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General Discussion => Game Zone 2019 => Topic started by: subnuclear on June 06, 2019, 02:59:36 pm
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Day Game happening.
Chirinos with a 2-run HR. Yuli had an RBI single. Astros 3-0.
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WTF Marisnick?
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Verlander seemingly out of the 1st with only 9 pitches thrown, but 2 veteran outfielders let a long hanging pop fly fall between them. Marisnick should have taken charge on that. Now full count on the next batter
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Cost a run too. And 10 extra pitches. Ridiculous.
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That was unreal.
Would have been a nine pitch inning.
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Shot of Marisnick and Brantley... ahem... discussing the issue. It should be handled this way "Jake, you're the CF, you have to make the call and go get it. End of discussion... call me off dude". Why there is even a modicum of discussion is beyond me. Jake has no reasonable argument to make.
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Jake Marisnick, Michael Brantley and outfield coach Gary Pettis had a pretty long discussion before going out for the second inning.
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Shot of Marisnick and Brantley... ahem... discussing the issue. It should be handled this way "Jake, you're the CF, you have to make the call and go get it. End of discussion... call me off dude". Why there is even a modicum of discussion is beyond me. Jake has no reasonable argument to make.
"Which one of us has to go say sorry to JV?"
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Cost a run too. And 10 extra pitches. Ridiculous.
You knew the next guy would bloop one in.
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For fuck's sake.
RELEASE TYLER WHITE TODAY!
A cardboard cutout of him would get on base more than the real thing.
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Now Jake takes charge and makes a great play. That's what you want from a CF.
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ARE YOU NOT ENTERTAINED?! - Jake, probably.
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Looks like JV made a beeline to HPU Gerry Davis to discuss something. I've noticed that the low strike off the breaking ball is fooling Davis and he's hestitant to give that to JV. Not sure if that was a discussion point.
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For fuck's sake.
RELEASE TYLER WHITE TODAY!
A cardboard cutout of him would get on base more than the real thing.
He is useless.
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For fuck's sake.
RELEASE TYLER WHITE TODAY!
A cardboard cutout of him would get on base more than the real thing.
I don't know what White is trying to do with his swings, but it's really ugly lately. He's swings are loopy, as if he's trying to get air underneath a pitch but all he does is create an upper cut swing (think a right handed Tucker) that is missing a ton of hittable pitches. I know White is known for going the opposite way with his swings but this new thing he's trying to pull the ball and get it into the air ain't working.
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He is useless.
Useless as tits on a boar. Kind of a fitting idiom, actually.
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When White swings he usually raises his back foot which I find ludicrous and if I tried it I would fall on my ass.
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I don't know what White is trying to do with his swings, but it's really ugly lately. He's swings are loopy, as if he's trying to get air underneath a pitch but all he does is create an upper cut swing (think a right handed Tucker) that is missing a ton of hittable pitches. I know White is known for going the opposite way with his swings but this new thing he's trying to pull the ball and get it into the air ain't working.
There is so much mechanically wrong with his swing, it would take less time to list the things he's doing right.
Mostly because there aren't any.
He's just a straight up fucking mess.
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When White swings he usually raises his back foot which I find ludicrous and if I tried it I would fall on my ass.
And I see White falling on his knees so much lately because of his screwy swing that I wonder if he's not thinking to himself "This ain't working!" He's very uncomfortable doing what he's doing because it shows.
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He is an at bat or two away from going below the Mendoza line. You can’t have a hitter with that many at bats hitting below .200 in this lineup. I’m sure the boss has a plan and I’m ready for him to execute it.
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When White swings he usually raises his back foot which I find ludicrous and if I tried it I would fall on my ass.
While leaning over the plate
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While leaning over the plate
Falling over the plate.
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Wonder if no glasses was the issue for Marisnick in the 1st? If so, he has to be yelling at Brantley to take it.
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That routine fly ball to left was the best swing White has had in a week.
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RELEASE TYLER WHITE TODAY!
This would be a great time. They're probably past the Super 2 line for Alvarez, coming home tomorrow, and facing a AAA-level pitching staff to ease the new guy into the bigs.
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Wonder if no glasses was the issue for Marisnick in the 1st? If so, he has to be yelling at Brantley to take it.
Jake gestured to both Petite and Brantley that he could not see the ball (he did the old three stooges fingers to the eyeball gesture). If so, big mistake to go out there with a high sky without the shades. He has them on now.
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That routine fly ball to left was the best swing White has had in a week.
Thought the same thing... it was a much more controlled swing with less upward swing and more meet the ball approach. And the leg kick was even less in use, almost non-existent. Just got it at the end of the bat enough to keep it in the park, but good approach, good swing.
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Falling over the plate.
Weebles Wobble but they don't fall down
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Jake gestured to both Petite and Brantley that he could not see the ball (he did the old three stooges fingers to the eyeball gesture). If so, big mistake to go out there with a high sky without the shades. He has them on now.
His gestures in the dugout to Brantley were the equivalent of “my bad.”
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61 lineups in 61 games for Baltimore is pretty impressive.
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Super Jack!
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SUPERJACK!
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I liked Springer's transition from excitedly gesturing for the ball to be returned to the dugout to clamming up to give Mayfield the silent treatment.
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Mayfield now tied with White for home runs this season.
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This Fisher has trade value.
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Jack Mayhit too.
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Shift fuck grounder, 0-2 hanger, JV out, now a dying quail...bases loaded, tying run at the plate...
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Ground out, run scores as Harris late covering 1B on potential inning as nding DP
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Another shift fuck single, run scores... 5-3, two on, two out...
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Another shift fuck single, run scores... 5-3, two on, two out...
That was just a single in the hole. Unless they'd been weirdly shifted the other way.
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Another single, third hit allowed by Harris... Tying run in scoring position.
That's all for Harris...
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Harris doesn't have it today.
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Shift fuck grounder, 0-2 hanger, JV out, now a dying quail...bases loaded, tying run at the plate...
JV pitched better than his line shows. I’m still pissed about that fly ball in the first. And now Harris gets chased after allowing 3 hits and 3 runs to score. Great.
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Pressly in to try to hang on to the lead.
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Mariners pinch hit for Haniger...and he flies out to end the inning. Mariners plate three runs. 5-4 headed to the 8th
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Harris always looks like he's sad. I guess he just has that look.
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Walk, single, Astros have two on, one out...
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Is my laptop acting up, or did I just see Tyler White get a hit?
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Narvaez has some fancy looking tools on. And they don't look like a turtle.
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Is my laptop acting up, or did I just see Tyler White get a hit?
Actually stayed on a breaking ball. Blind nut finding a squirrel
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Narvaez has some fancy looking tools on. And they don't look like a turtle.
Sorta iridescent
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Wow! Good ears, Jake! Bases juiced.
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Kemp with a sac fly. 6-4
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Leadoff walk in the bottom of 8...tying run at the plate
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Jack Mayhit too.
Nice
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Man... Pressly getting the shit squeezed out of him. Threw Vogelbach four pitches in the zone, all called balls. Back to back walks.
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Home plate ump: Fuck you. Fuck you. Fuck you.
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Man... Pressly getting the shit squeezed out of him. Threw Vogelbach four pitches in the zone, all called balls. Back to back walks.
Jerry Davis is struggling mightily with his zone suddenly.
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Ground out. Kemp and Mayfield in no hurry to turn two though.
Mariners on the corners, one out...
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RBI single... 6-5
Pressly out, Osuna in with two on, one out
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Osuna gets two outs on three pitches. To the 9th...6-5 Astros
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Boy, Pressly got screwed.
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Boy, Pressly got screwed.
That run should be charged to Gerry Davis.
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Bregman singles, moves to 2B on a wild pitch...
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To bottom half of the 9th...6-5 Astros
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Leadoff walk to the 9 hitter puts the tying run aboard
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Walks are killer. Gerry Davis is no help.
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Smith grounds into FC. Tying run at 2B, one out
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Two out...
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Osuna is not afraid to pitch inside. Really got into Williamson's kitchen on that pitch.
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And we're tied.
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Shiftfucked
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Shift fuck single to RF
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Shift basehit. Kemp would have caught that liner easily had he been at the normal second base spot.
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Shiftfucked
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Bullpenfucked.
Man, lots of fat pitches from good pitchers today.
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What a shit job by the pen today.
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What is it they say about walking leadoff runners?
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Extra baseball. Which is just what we need because these guys have nowhere to go tonight.
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What is it they say about walking leadoff runners?
They will come back to haunt you every time!
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What is it they say about walking leadoff runners?
Especially when it's a banjo hitter in the 9 hole.
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Astros get a leadoff walk in the 10th...
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So turn about is fair play? Astros leadoff walk.
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White has a massive hole on the right side if he just takes the ball that way.
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White has a massive hole on the right side if he just takes the ball that way.
And Bass has thrown every single pitch on the outer half.
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White follows with a knock... Two on, nobody out
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White resurgence.
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Jake needs to bunt here
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Lovely bunt, Jake.
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White resurgence.
That was a good at bat. Twice in a row he stayed on good pitches and didn't bail.
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That was a good at bat. Twice in a row he stayed on good pitches and didn't bail.
He stilled his feet finally.
Much less herky-jerky motion the last 2 at bats.
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Jake with a sac, Kemp intentionally walked to load the bases. Reddick pinch hitting for Mayfield...
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Straw to SS?
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Kinda surprised Servais letting Bass face Reddick
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Reddick with a sac fly to drive in Chirinos..
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The mariners conferred for quite some time and decided the right approach was to throw a first pitch fastball right down the middle.
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Straw to SS?
Im assuming Reddick to RF and Straw to SS
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Fuck. Ball four.
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The mariners conferred for quite some time and decided the right approach was to throw a first pitch fastball right down the middle.
One of those reverse psychology things I guess.
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Fisher punches out on ball four in the dirt
But the Astros regain the lead, 7-6
Rondon will try his luck.
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How about we try starting an inning with NOT walking the leadoff hitter...
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I'd consider getting rid of the DH
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Bregman to SS. No more DH
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Wow,, was typing when they announced they forfeited the DH.
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Great catch
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Kemp with a nice over the shoulder grab!
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Kemp dropped that ball but managed to keep it from hitting the ground.
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Tony Kemp is a player!
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Give them the heat Ricky!
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And we're tied again.
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GOD FUCKING DAMNIT.
What the fuck? This is pathetic.
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Son of a fucking bitch!
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That was a muthafuckin meatball.
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0-2 and then messes around with pitches outside the zone. Forced into a hitters count and serves a fastball right down the middle. Damnit.
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That was not the shift
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Two blown saves in the same game.
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0-2 and then messes around with pitches outside the zone. Forced into a hitters count and serves a fastball right down the middle. Damnit.
0-2...nibble...nibble...nibble...cookie.
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BTW - he's doing the same thing with the next batter.
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We gotta do it again now. On to the 11th
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0-2...nibble...nibble...nibble...cookie.
Hector, nobody is going to swing at a pitch 4 feet above and away from the strike zone...
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Tyler White may have to close this game out
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0-2...nibble...nibble...nibble...cookie.
Heartbreaking AB to watch. Why nibble, go after him up and away and force him to protect. Instead, nibble at corners down and get into the hitters count. I don't understand the thinking.
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This reminds me of that Cleveland game last year.
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Bregman with a Texas League single
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Straw carved up on three pitches.
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Yuli grounds into FC but beats out the DP
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Fuck Chirinos. What else do you want?
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Takes an 2-0 meatball then hacks at one in the dirt. Awesome.
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Then swings at a horrible pitch.
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Horrible at bat.
Now gotta get six more outs from the pen.
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This has been a very messy game played by the Astros. From Jake's mistake in the first to every inning from there, the Astros have played a very ugly brand of baseball (save a few good defensive plays). Everything else has been less than professional approaches you come to admire about this club. Either they're tired or spent the night out on the town and are exhausted because of it, but not the sort of play you expect from this club.
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This has been a very messy game played by the Astros. From Jake's mistake in the first to every inning from there, the Astros have played a very ugly brand of baseball (save a few good defensive plays). Everything else has been less than professional approaches you come to admire about this club. Either they're tired or spent the night out on the town and are exhausted because of it, but not the sort of play you expect from this club.
It's been a shit show.
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Oooh another walk. Goodie.
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Smith swipes 2B on the next pitch. Winning run in scoring position
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Oooh another walk. Goodie.
To a guy who steals bases (just as I typed it, he stole second)
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Bad move to walk a .180 hitter whose only strength is base running.
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It's been a shit show.
Ugly, very ugly.
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Another walk. Because why not.
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Sure, walk a weaker hitter to get to Encarnacion. Smart, very smart. Damnit!
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Same shift employed by the Astros. But James is giving nothing to Encarnacion to hit. Meaning, he's basically going to walk the guy with those type of pitches.
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Third straight walk loads the bases with one out
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Double play please.
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Bases loaded. Looks like the end is near unless Vogelback hits into a DP. But James is really wild now.
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First, throw strikes.
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These past 2 games have been quite possibly the most embarrassing and frustrating that I can recall.
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Vogelbach punches out. Two away
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These past 2 games have been quite possibly the most embarrassing and frustrating that I can recall.
Never forget where we come from.
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To the 12th...
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BDSM Houdini act.
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That was stressful.
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Finally, an Astro pitcher attacked the zone and got the Mariners hitter. Damn, they've been treating the hitters with too much respect to be throwing the way they have in this game. Go after them, make them earn a run, don't give it to them!
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Julia tweeted that Wade Miley has a bat.
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White back leg swinging again. C'mon Shark, make me a liar!
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Atta baby! That's the Shark that is a contributor... head on ball, level swing, keep the truck still and take it to right.
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White singles to lead off the 12, but Jake immediately grounds into double play
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Ugly Jake.
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Damnit! *sigh* Not the Astros day it seems.
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White singles to lead off the 12, but Jake immediately grounds into double play
You know it is not your day when umpires miss calls. HP umpire Davis should've called foul immediately!
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Still gotta get 6 more outs.
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You know it is not your day when umpires miss calls. HP umpire Davis should've called foul immediately!
Gerry has tired eyes.
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Still gotta get 6 more outs.
At this point, I don't care if it's a win or a loss. Just end it soon. The pen can't take any more of this.
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That was odd
For those not watching, Santana struck out swinging, and on the follow through the bat hit Chirinos's mitt, knocking the ball out. Chirinos runs it down and flips to 1B for the put out.
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At this point, I don't care if it's a win or a loss. Just end it soon. The pen can't take any more of this.
The hockey game is about to start.
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Stubbs pinch hitting for James. No more position players. Grounds out on tbe first pitch
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Davis still can't find any strikes.
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Need ANOTHER six outs
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Devo in...
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Jake catches one, crashes into the wall and comes up limping.
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Jake catches one, crashes into the wall and comes up limping.
No problem, Tyler White is ready to take over. We can put a pitcher at 1st.
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Devo with a nice inning. Now let's score some fucking runs.
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Straw is incredibly valuable.
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Straw with leadoff triple!
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Zdeno Chara is playing with a broken jaw. #whyilikehockey Straw!!!!!!
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Yuli with a sac fly...Astros retake an 8-7 lead.
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My clock said double if you hurry............
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At the 14th inning stretch... Astros lead 8-7
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One out.
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Another walk puts the tying run aboard.
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I get off a plane to see than this collection of AAA scrappers has put together 8 runs, and the fucking pitchers can’t make that stand up??
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Two out... Again
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Devo humpin' it at 97!
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Another walk puts the tying run in scoring position...
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Two strikes to Narvaez. A dangerous place to be.
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And ANOTHER walk loads the bases...
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Fucking brutal.
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JV currently loading bars of soap into socks for the post game discussion with relievers about throwing strikes.
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Nine walks by the relievers.
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I wonder what Verlander's doing right now.
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Strom may want to visit with Devo and remind him of the consequences of walking this guy.
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Astros win!
8-7
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JFC, what an ugly win.
A win's a win, though.
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Thank god we didn’t lose to a guy named Shed.
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Thank you for swinging at ball 4 to end it.
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Whoever gave that idiot the green light 3-1 should be fired in the dugout.
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There is no way that guy should have been swinging before he had two strikes.
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Devinski tried mightily to cough that one up but Seattle wasn't having it. Very likely ball four and a tie game if Long takes the last pitch.
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A whopping nine walks from the bullpen.
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A whopping nine walks from the bullpen.
That's barely more than one per inning. What's the problem?
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World's. Ugliest. Win. (it counts though and I hope the pen got it out of their system... pitching to the Mariners like they were murderers row or sumptin).