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Title: Angels @ Astros, 9/20/19
Post by: austro on September 20, 2019, 07:22:23 pm
I got here a bit late. For some reason, Altuve is leading off, but he did his best George impression and stroked a lead-off homer. Anybody know where Springer is? Seems odd that he'd be getting the night off after an off day.
Title: Re: Angels @ Astros, 9/20/19
Post by: Astros Fan in Big D on September 20, 2019, 07:23:59 pm
Broadcast just said day off for George.
Title: Re: Angels @ Astros, 9/20/19
Post by: Astros Fan in Big D on September 20, 2019, 07:24:57 pm
Bregxit!!
Title: Re: Angels @ Astros, 9/20/19
Post by: Aussie Astro on September 20, 2019, 07:28:12 pm
Wow, fast start, lucky we tuned in early.
Title: Re: Angels @ Astros, 9/20/19
Post by: Astros Fan in Big D on September 20, 2019, 07:28:17 pm
Correa!!
Title: Re: Angels @ Astros, 9/20/19
Post by: Astros Fan in Big D on September 20, 2019, 07:31:06 pm
A double?

Come on,  Diaz.   Get with the program.
Title: Re: Angels @ Astros, 9/20/19
Post by: Astros Fan in Big D on September 20, 2019, 07:32:10 pm
RBI knock for Josh.
Title: Re: Angels @ Astros, 9/20/19
Post by: Lefty on September 20, 2019, 07:39:23 pm
A double?

Come on,  Diaz.   Get with the program.

An enterprising sort in the clubhouse would have a box of wheaties waiting for him in his locker.
Title: Re: Angels @ Astros, 9/20/19
Post by: austro on September 20, 2019, 07:53:45 pm
Oops, 89mph thigh-high center-cut is not a recipe for success.
Title: Re: Angels @ Astros, 9/20/19
Post by: Astros Fan in Big D on September 20, 2019, 08:07:22 pm
Correa Correa!
Title: Re: Angels @ Astros, 9/20/19
Post by: Astros Fan in Big D on September 20, 2019, 08:23:29 pm
McTaggart with this note:

https://twitter.com/brianmctaggart/status/1175210906399080449?s=19 (https://twitter.com/brianmctaggart/status/1175210906399080449?s=19)

Quote
Wow, the 1979 Astros hit 49 home runs all season, and four of those were by pitchers. They had a .659 OPS as a team.
Title: Re: Angels @ Astros, 9/20/19
Post by: Astros Fan in Big D on September 20, 2019, 08:24:15 pm
Grienke scuffling.

2 runs in,  runner on 2nd with no outs in the 4th.
Title: Re: Angels @ Astros, 9/20/19
Post by: Astros Fan in Big D on September 20, 2019, 08:27:20 pm
4th straight hit puts runners on the corners.

Strom out to discuss things.
Title: Re: Angels @ Astros, 9/20/19
Post by: Astros Fan in Big D on September 20, 2019, 08:29:01 pm
Another hit,  another run.

6-4.

Title: Re: Angels @ Astros, 9/20/19
Post by: austro on September 20, 2019, 08:29:04 pm
Those hits wouldn't have counted when I was a kid. We often only had six or so, so anything to the right of 2nd base was an out.
Title: Re: Angels @ Astros, 9/20/19
Post by: Astros Fan in Big D on September 20, 2019, 08:30:08 pm
4-6-3 gets 2 outs; runner to 3rd.
Title: Re: Angels @ Astros, 9/20/19
Post by: The Third Man on September 20, 2019, 08:31:13 pm
Timely double play. Let's hope Greinke's grunting ass can right the ship.
Title: Re: Angels @ Astros, 9/20/19
Post by: austro on September 20, 2019, 08:33:55 pm
Ugly inning finally over. Time to score some more runs.
Title: Re: Angels @ Astros, 9/20/19
Post by: Astros Fan in Big D on September 20, 2019, 08:34:57 pm
Broadcast said Grienke's ERA in the 4th is 5.87.

Or it was.
Title: Re: Angels @ Astros, 9/20/19
Post by: austro on September 20, 2019, 08:40:02 pm
Broadcast said Grienke's ERA in the 4th is 5.87.

Hmmmm. I'm a notorious worrywart, but I have a hard time imagining the Yankees or Dodgers being worried about facing the Greinke we've seen thus far.
Title: Re: Angels @ Astros, 9/20/19
Post by: Lefty on September 20, 2019, 08:43:06 pm
Hmmmm. I'm a notorious worrywart, but I have a hard time imagining the Yankees or Dodgers being worried about facing the Greinke we've seen thus far.
For what it's worth, he's pitched well vs the Yanks twice and been beat up by LA twice this year.
Title: Re: Angels @ Astros, 9/20/19
Post by: Astros Fan in Big D on September 20, 2019, 08:49:54 pm
For what it's worth, he's pitched well vs the Yanks twice and been beat up by LA twice this year.

The Angels were super patient and Grienke made a few mistakes.  The biggest was the 1-2 pitch that Calhoun clobbered into the corner.
Title: Re: Angels @ Astros, 9/20/19
Post by: austro on September 20, 2019, 08:56:10 pm
Freaking Simmons. That guy can really play.
Title: Re: Angels @ Astros, 9/20/19
Post by: The Third Man on September 20, 2019, 08:57:22 pm
Freaking Simmons. That guy can really play.
He's a wizard.
Title: Re: Angels @ Astros, 9/20/19
Post by: austro on September 20, 2019, 08:58:50 pm
He's a wizard.

Burn him!
Title: Re: Angels @ Astros, 9/20/19
Post by: Astros Fan in Big D on September 20, 2019, 09:07:09 pm
Josh James pitches the 6th.

Flyball and 2 Ks.
Title: Re: Angels @ Astros, 9/20/19
Post by: austro on September 20, 2019, 09:11:59 pm
You know, if they could program Chirinos to lay off of anything above the waist, he could be quite dangerous.
Title: Re: Angels @ Astros, 9/20/19
Post by: austro on September 20, 2019, 09:15:45 pm
Need Brantley to pick up Altuve here. Need to get this run in.
Title: Re: Angels @ Astros, 9/20/19
Post by: austro on September 20, 2019, 09:16:34 pm
Rats, not to be. Lead-off double wasted.
Title: Re: Angels @ Astros, 9/20/19
Post by: Astros Fan in Big D on September 20, 2019, 09:16:58 pm
Rats, not to be. Lead-off double wasted.

Frustrating.
Title: Re: Angels @ Astros, 9/20/19
Post by: Astros Fan in Big D on September 20, 2019, 09:19:14 pm
Pressly back to pitch the 7th.

Title: Re: Angels @ Astros, 9/20/19
Post by: austro on September 20, 2019, 09:19:21 pm
There's a sight for sore eyes! Pressly in for the 7th.
Title: Re: Angels @ Astros, 9/20/19
Post by: Astros Fan in Big D on September 20, 2019, 09:20:22 pm
Final
Tor 4
NYY 3
Title: Re: Angels @ Astros, 9/20/19
Post by: Astros Fan in Big D on September 20, 2019, 09:20:41 pm
3 pitch K!
Title: Re: Angels @ Astros, 9/20/19
Post by: austro on September 20, 2019, 09:21:32 pm
Frustrating.

With Altuve's bat-to-ball skills, you'd think he'd be at 90% on those runner-on-3rd-and-less-than-2-outs situations. Instead he's at half of that. It's a real head-scratcher.
Title: Angels @ Astros, 9/20/19
Post by: geezerdonk on September 20, 2019, 09:21:45 pm
Giles with the save.
Title: Re: Angels @ Astros, 9/20/19
Post by: austro on September 20, 2019, 09:24:05 pm
Man, that was a comforting sight. It'll be great to have Pressly back in the mix.
Title: Re: Angels @ Astros, 9/20/19
Post by: Astros Fan in Big D on September 20, 2019, 09:24:08 pm
Pressly gets another K!

K, F8, K
Title: Re: Angels @ Astros, 9/20/19
Post by: austro on September 20, 2019, 09:26:10 pm
Holy shit, that's a pretty good ERA: 0.00.
Title: Re: Angels @ Astros, 9/20/19
Post by: Lefty on September 20, 2019, 09:27:22 pm
Giles with the save.

With a little help from Joe West.
Title: Re: Angels @ Astros, 9/20/19
Post by: Astros Fan in Big D on September 20, 2019, 09:44:00 pm
Harris pitches a clean 8th.

Third out was exciting as Altuve made an over the shoulder catch that was punctuated by a nice hurdle over the sliding Josh Reddick.
Title: Re: Angels @ Astros, 9/20/19
Post by: Lefty on September 20, 2019, 09:50:23 pm
Harris pitches a clean 8th.

Third out was exciting as Altuve made an over the shoulder catch that was punctuated by a nice hurdle over the sliding Josh Reddick.
Was I the only one who thought "oh shit" as that was unfolding?
Title: Re: Angels @ Astros, 9/20/19
Post by: Astros Fan in Big D on September 20, 2019, 09:53:11 pm
Was I the only one who thought "oh shit" as that was unfolding?

No you were not.
Title: Re: Angels @ Astros, 9/20/19
Post by: JimR on September 20, 2019, 09:54:57 pm
I still have faith in Greinke as a big game pitcher.
Title: Re: Angels @ Astros, 9/20/19
Post by: Astros Fan in Big D on September 20, 2019, 10:01:48 pm
Osuna gives up a 2 out dink then puts it away with a swinging K.

Astros win 6-4

#101
1.5 up on the Yankees
Title: Re: Angels @ Astros, 9/20/19
Post by: doyce7 on September 20, 2019, 10:03:22 pm
I still have faith in Greinke as a big game pitcher.
I'm not worried either. He'll get locked in

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Title: Re: Angels @ Astros, 9/20/19
Post by: JimR on September 20, 2019, 10:09:23 pm
Do who did what? I am in a plane heading to Munich. Yep
Title: Re: Angels @ Astros, 9/20/19
Post by: Lefty on September 20, 2019, 10:28:49 pm
Do who did what? I am in a plane heading to Munich. Yep

Altuve, Bregman and Correa homered in the first, none were cheap, Diaz missed his by about 2 inches in LCF, Reddick followed his 2B with an RBI single to LCF.  James/Pressly!!!/Harris/Osuna went 4 IP, 1 H, 1 BB, 7 K

Have a great trip!

Magic number is 1, Oak is stomping the Rangers early, so maybe they get to clinch it at home tomorrow.  1.5 up on the Yanks for AL home field.
Title: Re: Angels @ Astros, 9/20/19
Post by: JimR on September 20, 2019, 10:42:42 pm
Thanks!  Y’all don’t give up on Greinke. I like that it is not coming easy for him. I hope JV and Cole are talking his ear off.

Prosit!
Title: Re: Angels @ Astros, 9/20/19
Post by: WVastro on September 21, 2019, 04:38:50 am
Thanks!  Y’all don’t give up on Greinke. I like that it is not coming easy for him. I hope JV and Cole are talking his ear off.

Prosit!

Two years ago I fell off of a table that I was attempting to dance on at the Munich Octoberfest. I was “relaxed” enough that there were no physical consequences.

The only thing that makes this story somewhat interesting is that the “Mayor” of Munich was sharing the table with us. Evidently he had a good laugh.
Title: Re: Angels @ Astros, 9/20/19
Post by: Col. Sphinx Drummond on September 21, 2019, 07:13:33 am
Thanks!  Y’all don’t give up on Greinke. I like that it is not coming easy for him. I hope JV and Cole are talking his ear off.

Prosit!
How long are you going to be gone Coach?
Title: Re: Angels @ Astros, 9/20/19
Post by: JimR on September 21, 2019, 07:27:23 am
How long are you going to be gone Coach?

9/20-10/6