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General Discussion => Game Zone 2019 => Topic started by: austro on March 30, 2019, 04:34:40 pm
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Well, I was slacking the first couple of days, so I'll try to be a bit more serious about the effort today. To that end, I'm cracking open the first of the sixer of Karbach Crawford Bock that my wonderful wife bought for me. I hope that it steadies Diaz's nerves.
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Well, I was slacking the first couple of days, so I'll try to be a bit more serious about the effort today. To that end, I'm cracking open the first of the sixer of Karbach Crawford Bock that my wonderful wife bought for me. I hope that it steadies Diaz's nerves.
Well Bregman is paying short and Yuli is playing 3rd, so Diaz shouldn't be too worked up.
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Well, I was slacking the first couple of days, so I'll try to be a bit more serious about the effort today. To that end, I'm cracking open the first of the sixer of Karbach Crawford Bock that my wonderful wife bought for me. I hope that it steadies Diaz's nerves.
The first? You have already lost track of what day it is.
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Anybody having issues with the ATT Sportsnet app pausing/ restarting frequently?
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Bregman!
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Happy birthday Alex!
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Back to back 1-out opposite field singles for Josh and Chirinos in the 2nd.
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Fizzle.
White got worked over and rung up on a check swing, Kemp grounded sharply into a FC.
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Fizzle.
White got worked over and rung up on a check swing, Kemp grounded sharply into a FC.
That was a REALLY bad at bat by White with a runner in scoring position.
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Anybody having issues with the ATT Sportsnet app pausing/ restarting frequently?
Yes. It's maddening.
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Gonzaga leads Tech 37 to 35 at the half.
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Josh with another single to left.
I like.
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Josh with another single to left.
I like.
Same. If he can do that consistently, he'll have a good year.
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Here's the tweet they mentioned.
Note the first person responding.
https://twitter.com/darenw/status/1112117258808107011?s=19 (https://twitter.com/darenw/status/1112117258808107011?s=19)
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Here's the tweet they mentioned.
Note the first person responding.
https://twitter.com/darenw/status/1112117258808107011?s=19 (https://twitter.com/darenw/status/1112117258808107011?s=19)
I'm sad that I don't get to yell Captain Caveman anymore.
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Chirinos with a wild ass throw to center field.
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New guys having trouble throwing to their new teammates.
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Great job by McHugh to get around that error!
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Yep. Spun some nasty stuff up there.
Glad he didn't try to field that helicoptered bat.
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Well, there goes that.
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A valiant dive but Yuli is no Bregman at the hot corner.
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Wicked slider by Collin.
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Forced to get him on strike 4 for the second out.
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Sure would be nice if the vaunted office would make a fucking appearance at some point.
Putrid at the plate so far tonight.
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Sure would be nice if the vaunted office would make a fucking appearance at some point.
Putrid at the plate so far tonight.
Yep.
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Finally hung one.
Lucky we're just tied for now.
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Harris up in the bullpen.
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McHugh is gassed.
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Huge K.
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RBI hits by 8 and 9 hitters. Ugh
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Come on, hit 'em where they ain't!
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Astros go down in order Bot6. On 7 pitches.
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Harris looked decent in the 6th.
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Devo in to pitch the 7th.
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Tech leads Gonzaga 69 - 62 with 54.2 to go
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Good job by Devo.
Runs, please!
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Devo strut makes its 2019 debut
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Now 69 - 67 with 22.1 to go.
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Tech pulls it off and is going to the final four for the first time in program history.
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Tech pulls it off and is going to the final four for the first time in program history.
Great game by Tech.
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Bases loaded 2 outs, Reddick at bat.
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Tech pulls it off and is going to the final four for the first time in program history.
Long Live the Mat-a-dor!!!
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Dammit!
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And Reddick lines out to LF.
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Looking very last year with the lineup. Correa is missed.
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Damn.
Josh just missed driving that ball.
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With the exception of Brantley’s double yesterday, it’s been home runs for all the offense.
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Was a grand slam really too much to ask?
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A sacrifice bunt!
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Tyler looked like a fell at the ball instead dove at it.
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Leadoff double, sac bunt and now runner at 3rd with 1 out.
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Hopefully they won’t be asking Devo for multiple innings often.
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Now a run in and a runner on first with one out.
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Pham smacks one thru the drawn in infield to plate the run.
Rays have an insurmountable 3-1 lead.
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No strutting for Devo when he leaves the mound this time, I would expect.
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Pham smacks one thru the drawn in infield to plate the run.
Rays have an insurmountable 3-1 lead.
Afraid this is true. Hoping for a split and some offense.
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Did we really need that drama on that flyball?
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Rays took advantage of balls getting under the corner infielders gloves.
Yuli had to move several feet to get into position for a chance at his.
White on the other hand has mountain range.
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Tommy Pham has a very interesting backstory.
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Jake strikes out on a 4-2 count to end the game.
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Jesus Christ, bring on the robot strike zone.
Two nights in a row with some seriously questionable strikes to steal Astro baserunners in the 9th.
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Guy throws 100, blue.
He doesn't need help from you.
Offense has been MIA.
Let's split it tmw.
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Wow, that was disappointing.
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Jesus Christ, bring on the robot strike zone.
Two nights in a row with some seriously questionable strikes to steal Astro baserunners in the 9th.
Kemp's AB last night was completely hijacked.
He would've needed a sheet of plywood to cover the plate after those 2 calls.
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Tommy Pham has a very interesting backstory.
We tried to trade for him at the deadline last year, but the Rays outbid us.
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Tommy Pham has a very interesting backstory.
I’m a Pham phan. It’s hard to not like the Rays here.
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Tommy Pham has a very interesting backstory.
You peeked my curiosity.
Found this link https://www.draysbay.com/2018/10/8/17945186/tommy-pham-makes-tampa-bay-rays-a-better-team (https://www.draysbay.com/2018/10/8/17945186/tommy-pham-makes-tampa-bay-rays-a-better-team)
...and this quote:
“The question was if I wish I had it easier or came up rich, would I have wanted that? The more I thought about it my answer is no. I played with a lot of guys coming up who came from a wealthy upbringing and what I remembered most about them is how soft they were. When things got harder for them, they always crumbled. I think where I came from helped me persevere through all my injuries in everything bcuz I seen a lot of guys fold, the most successful ppl in the world came from the smallest beginnings which makes me think it’s not about where you’re from or how you come up but where are you going!”
Thank you.
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You peeked my curiosity.
Found this link https://www.draysbay.com/2018/10/8/17945186/tommy-pham-makes-tampa-bay-rays-a-better-team (https://www.draysbay.com/2018/10/8/17945186/tommy-pham-makes-tampa-bay-rays-a-better-team)
...and this quote:
Thank you.
Good find.
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Good find.
Here's a better one that was found later: https://www.si.com/mlb/2018/04/02/tommy-pham-st-louis-cardinals (https://www.si.com/mlb/2018/04/02/tommy-pham-st-louis-cardinals)
There's a Luhnow connection:
He smarts at how long it took Cardinals management to believe in him, apportioning some blame to his injuries (a torn wrist ligament in 2011, and labrums torn in each shoulder, in ’12 and ’13) and some to the December 2011 departure of scouting director Jeff Luhnow, a champion of Pham’s who left to become the Astros’ general manager. “The front office, I can’t entirely say they were on my side,” Pham says. “I wasn’t drafted by these people.” (He cites John Vuch, the team’s director of baseball administration, as his only remaining ally from the old regime.)
And more background...
Tawana (Tommy's Mother) used to be ashamed of the twins’ severe childhoods, she says. After talking it over with Tommy a few years ago, though, she made peace with it. When he was young, she would tell him how easily he could become a statistic—a mixed-race boy born to an incarcerated father and a single, teenage mother. “Some parents care too little; I cared too much,” Tawana says. “I saved Tommy.”
And another Astros' connection:
Pham wasn’t always so open to learning; he says no coach could break through his hardheadedness until Jeff Albert, now the Astros’ assistant hitting coach, got to him in his fourth year of pro ball. It was late July and Pham’s average was hovering around .200. His high-A team’s game in Lakeland, Fla., was rained out. Pham says, “I was struggling so bad, I said, f--- it, I’m tired of struggling. What do I need to do?” Albert showed him video of his swing compared with proper form. From there, Pham says, he was all but set.
Who knows, he might sign with the Astros as a free agent...