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richardjustice Richard Justice
The Astros have sent Chris Johnson and Brett Wallace to the minor leagues and recalled Brian Bogusevic and Jimmy Paredes, who will play 3B.
jonmorosi Jon Morosi
Alex Anthopoulos is one of the sharpest GMs in the game. #BlueJays will ramp up payroll in future years. Wandy make sense. #Astros
From what I've seen and read (from folks like Footer, etc), if Berman says he has Astros info its pretty much gospel...berman usually scoops everybody with sports news in Houston. i'd take what he says pretty seriously.
What is going on with him by the way? Didn't he announce his retirement like 5 years ago?the marlins stadium is opening next year, so he can add that stadium to his "hall of fame" resume.
One of the local Austin sports anchors led off the highlights package with the clip of the guy falling, and I damn near thought he was about to make a joke... it was very nonchalant, right up until he said they guy had passed away. I couldn't tell if he knew beforehand or if he was just reading the prompter.on-air talent typically write their own copy to go along with the clips, so he probably knew.
Very sad story.
Sadly, no. There was more: lobster rolls on Friday, clams and fish on Saturday, and 'Sweet Caroline' today.why didnt they fly neil diamond in to sing it live?
For a bit at least, this'll be my memory of Drayton's legacy in Houston: first 100 loss team in team history, allowing Bud to make HOU play homes games in Wrigley north, and allowing Sweet Caroline to be played IN OUR HOUSE! Screw you Drayton! (And yes, I'll get over it, but still, PISSES ME THE HECK OFF!!!)
Brett Wallace could probably use some practice hitting against lefties. I hate it when Mills won't let him hit against lefties.love it when lee is replacing somebody defensively.
Plus, it couldn't have been any worse than what Michaels did.
Seeing The Chicago White Sox among them was interesting. How often do "competing" businesses loan money to each other?i am sure it has something to do with the manny ramirez deal last summer.
Yeah, I found that and edited my earlier post.sorry about that.
I didn't think Barmes was in danger of going anywhere, at least not until one of those pheenoms is ready...he is a free agent after this year, unless he is extended.
Wouldn't exactly mind seeing Manzella getting another shot back in the bigs either...completely forgot him. hitting .268 at OKC.
I tell you what, I'm going to miss Kepp when he gets traded. He's just the kind of player I like, just the kind of player any fan would like.funny that his name almost never gets brought up when people talk about wade's performance as GM.
Barmes has been better with the bat than I'd expected.
...and supposedly the Braves are kicking the tires on Pence.their farm is supposedly rife with young arms (mccann said it himself on the postgame earlier this week).
I wish they would have thought about this last season, I doubt a starting pitcher with a 5+ ERA will get you much.i'm pretty sure they did.
Uh-oh. Brandon Lyon will get a second opinion from Dr. Lewis Yocum Friday.
Yocum recently performed Tommy John surgery on Matsuzaka
Gotta sayif we're going former astros, i have to include danny darwin.
Might want to exclude Brocail for his own safety. Wouldn't want him to suffer a hemorrhage.
Carlos? You're kidding, right?maybe bruce lee and bill "superfoot" wallace?
So, you're in a bar brawl and can only chose 2 current Astros players (as in no Brocail) to have your back, which 2 are they?i go fulchino for the brawn, and maybe keppinger because he looks like he pull a knife on you pretty fast.
Fulchino and Myers might be legit choices, but for me I think I want Kepp and Downs. Thoughts?
Archie Bradley told me he talked to Astros area scout Jim Stevenson on Monday night. "The Astros have been in pretty good contact," he said.
nice avatar changethanks. is it wallace? i am still viewing the plaid jacket.
I'm conducting the "waive Bill Hall" train, but I'm also ready to eat the rest of Lee's contract just to open up the AB's.agree 100%. does bogusevic step in?
Lee would have caught that ball.i guess. he's still shitty.
If he'd played like today's Berkman he'd still be in Houston. He didn't.i have an idea. no offseason flag football, don't show up to camp with a bum knee and 20 pounds overweight
I don't want to see this turn into the NBA. The playoff system killed that for me and I don't follow it at all.especially when they expanded the first round to seven games and have two day layoffs between each game.
Isringhausen is back on the Mets? Where's Pulsipher and Wilson?reattaching his face after unsuccessfully charging the mound on kyle farnsworth.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO FILL EVERY SECOND OF AIRTIME WITH TALK! Shut the heck up every once in a while... It's okay.my biggest issue with them.
Wallace is way too slow of a runner for batting 2nd.so is sanchez. i guess it's just him by default until barmes gets back. bummer.
Boojwa be hackin'never knew the phonetic spelling of his name. good to know.
Per DoRay: Matt Holliday just had an emergency appendectomy.does that move berkman to the 4 hole for the turds?
Penis After Markethorrible.
Berman reporting former Cougar LHP Wes Musick is one of the prospects. Before signing with the Rockies, Musick was first selected by the Astros in the 46th round in 2005.has looked decent in two professional seasons.
http://www.myfoxhouston.com/dpp/sports/mlb/101223-astros-close-to-trading-lindstrom
So that's where the relevant thread was.thought it was better than starting another thread.
Or Hall plays LF?didn't he play CF or LF for the brewers? this seems like a get-right deal for hall. i am guessing he wants to start.
May not become a question of platooning Keppinger:rosenthal says astros sign bill hall to one-year deal.
That would certainly help the club if they're trying to figure out a way to sign Hall.
RSN = perceived ATM machine...i still don't think he is getting $800 million, even with comcast on board. forbes had the franchise deemed to be worth around $450 million seven months ago. i don't see how it adds $350 million to the price, but i could be wrong.
As much as I dislike Lee's play in LF, I don't see anyone on this roster than provides the offense he can provide. That said, I think we will see Lee at 1B far more than LF, if they can find a solid left handed bat to platoon with Michaels.so what about wallace? not saying he is the second coming of 5, but he seems like he doesn't need to be in AAA anymore. if you knew you were planning on going with the 1B platoon with lee, why did you make wallace a centerpiece of the oswalt trade if he won't see regular at bats until 2013 (if lee plays the balance of this contract with the astros).
With Wade, this seems like the first domino.i though the same thing, too. the valverde trade with arizona came a couple of days after the tejada trade, IIRC.
But whatever, at least they're not the Texans.i disagree.
Sort of? They fell of a cliff. "New Adventures in Hi-Fi" was a disaster, then came the anyuerism (sp?), and then the terrible decision to go with drum kits.bill berry had the aneurysm on the monster tour along with stipe and mike mills having surgical procedures. they signed an (then record) 80 million dollar contract with warner brothers before the release of hi-fi. hi-fi was recorded on the monster tour and berry left the band just before the beginning of sessions for "up." i haven't kept up with them regularly since monster, although i did go see their tour in 2003 at a 1/3'd full woodlands.
Brandon Lyon again? Dude must have a rubber arm.i think it is more about lindstrom's noodle arm lately.
“We win the right way and we lose the right way. We’ve received a lot of compliments over the years that when we lose we tip our caps and when we win we keep our mouths shut, that’s my comment.”well shut the fuck up then.
The Turd announcers have determined that the pressure is on the Astros right now.que?
Berkman marched into the GM's office and made the following announcement: "Trade me. I want to go to the Yankees."
i think the protection stuff is bs, if they do not give you something to hit, take a walk. sounds like an excuse to me.i agree. i guess it's just the media wanting everybody t know how bad he had in it in Houston.
that's understood and expected.
Also, horrible horrible home run call by Milo.
Carlos Gonzalez was traded three or four times and look at him. Guy's a stud.fantastic parallel. i have a hard time believing he isn't the starting 1B in 2011.
Wallace was a third baseman until this year, right? Anyone know/read anything about his abilities there? Could he be moved back there if Berkman is still around next year?i heard he was moved to 1B after his third base defense was called into question. i believe it is why the cardinals moved him to oakland in the matt holliday deal.
You realize we are talking about a guy currently in A-ball, right? If he was capable of replacing Bourn next season then you should be very happy with this deal.i guess i should have specified which offseason.
Wait...time out...why do they need to replace Bourn on the active roster? What did I miss last night while I was out drinking?sorry. just thought he might replace bourn if he was deemed too expensive in the offseason. i'd prefer to keep him and move lee or pence.
We already have Brendan Ryan. His name is Tommy Manzella.can't disagree. i guess what i meant was to shoot for more realistic goals and not guys like matt kemp. i like loney, but he doesn't seem to have a position unless a companion deal moving berkman occurs.
I don't quite understand why they asked for Loney or Kemp in the first place; a) no contending team wants to give up major pieces of its lineup in-season, and b) those guys are going to be expensive (and/or free agents) by the time the Astros are close to good again anyway. Not to mention Loney seems like a good but not great 1B- .290 hitter, hits about 13 HR a year. I hope its not because he's from Houston.i think a piece like the brendan ryan types (plus younger high end talent) would be reasonable as far so requesting something off the major league roster. as reuben said, what team wants to ship off major pieces when they are trying to improve?
The PTBNL is a top prospect, also. If it were Mike Trout, that would be fantastic for us, but doubtful. Tyler Skaggs could be a possibility, since he was signed on August 7th.the four letter netwrok said trout was not going to be under consideration.
177.164. forgot about pudge last year along with guys like elarton and truby from the early 2000's.
I feel ashamed that I couldn't get all of 2008 or 2009.
Just for kicks:more misguided commentary from the national media who only see HOU-NL next to Oswalt's name in box score.
Oswalt lifetime vs. AL teams: 11-9, 3.73, 28 GS, 186 IP, 155 K, 47 BB, 1.33 WHIP. In other words, a slightly higher ERA but otherwise pretty darn close to his career averages.
Only Ed Wade could fuck up a Roy Oswalt trade, and I fully expect him to do so.cardinal fan clearly expects him too. i hate them even more now.
They also don't think.true. came off as a bunch of elitist assholes too.
that's almost where i am at. YOU request a trade and act like YOU hold all the power. total bullshit, again.
Bullshit. You make no deal and let Roy's ass rot.
I don't want Happ. He's 28 and coming off injury. I hope they're not interested in anyone who'll be at least 30 by the time the team is ready to start becoming competitive again. I'm not hearing much promising about St. Louis's crop down on the farm either.but the deal with the rays is that they were (allegedly) getting werth their way so they would send players to the phillies. i would hope happ isn't a centerpiece of a possible phillies deal, either. the three-way deal with the rays seemed like a pretty good option. i like that there seems to be a legit market of contenders supposedly interested.
Might need a third team with a deeper, richer prospect pool to get involved. Like the Rays.
Can I just say something here? Because virtually all the shit that I read that talks about teams possibly trading for Roy makes this huge deal about how big his contract is, and that he would have to be paid for not just this year, but- the horror!- NEXT year, too, when he'll still be under contract. So I just want to get this off my chest:i saw today that a key to the braves-blue jays trade was alex gonzalez' option for next year. granted, it is only 2.5 mil, but i would think that having one of the best pitchers in MLB over the last 10 years pulling down market value would be attractive.
Let's try a different tack: What if Oswalt were a free agent right now? You think you could sign him for a two-year deal, for less money then he's owed right now? Did you hear about the Lackey contract? Who would you rather have on your team? Do you start to get the picture? Yes... that's right, motherfucker: Supply and Demand. Two very powerful forces, very much at work here. Now, if you offer up better prospects than anybody else can, I have a feeling Drayton might toss a few mil your way... maybe. So, how badly do you want to get to the playoffs this year?
Sincerely,
Reuben
Nice to see the Douchebag Patrol is in the park tonight.flat-brimmed hats? hollister T's? white rimmed sunglasses?
Consistency maybe? Game story LINKcool. i try to keep up with the updates you guys provide but dont catch everything. it's good to see he at least has an idea of what needs to go on.
Lyles: "I hadn't had a good curveball for most of the year," said the South Carolina native, who also throws a fastball, cutter and changeup. "But that was there tonight. All of [my pitches] felt pretty good coming out of my hand."
"Coming into this year, I just wanted to work on my curveball, make that a more consistent pitch. Up 'til now, it hasn't been too great. But it worked for me tonight, so hopefully I can start putting together some more good starts."
Olney hears there's nothing to the report. I'm stunned.right...because ESPN never poaches a story and then takes credit for the discovery.
I don't want to get too far ahead of myself but this almost looks like a real major league baseball team.sounds like Indians manager Lou Brown from Major League.
I expect Kvalphabet to be a quick mover, maybe even as fast as Castro has been. 3B is a big hole in the org below Johnson at AAA though Meyers at Lex is doing ok.Exactly what I was hoping to hear.
Said Woodland Hills HS...from Woodlands, Texas..my fault. i figured the guy was from -the- Woodlands HS in the Woodlands, TX and that selig butchered even that.
Selig can say "THE Ohio State University," but would say The Woodlands for the 2nd pick.he called it the "woodland hills HS." just read it off the card.
Even though it had to say it on the card....
I know, picking on the retarded is not nice....
We don't need no stinkin' power bats! We got Koby! [/sarcasm]mets took matt harvey from UNC.
I couldn't take listening to Selig again this year, but ESPN seems stuck or the Mets are taking forever.
Did Pam schedule a "Remembering Cecil: Shit Could be Worse" promotional day at MMPUS?fantastic.
holy crapi know michaels had been burned as a PH'er. was sullivan available. absolutely atrocious effort by lee.
why was Lee in LF in the 9th?
pop fly "triple" tie game
If I'm the head of the umpiring union, I don't think I could be more embarrassed for my profession in the last few weeks than ever before.you could see space between the runner's foot and the bag when galarraga caught the ball. it's funny they dont show close plays on the scoreboard because the umpires dont want to get shown up.
Good God almighty, that one wasn't even close by Little League standards.
Didn't Cox once yank Andruw Jones in mid-inning, too?that's the one i thought of.
Kent's walk-off.me too. i have never been more excited as an Astros fan.
By all rights, MB seems to be bat-shit crazy. But he also seems to be better is smaller markets, media wise. I recall no outbursts while in Arlington. I don't recall anything from his stop-off in Oakland either, but not sure if I'm forgetting something. Where did he blow out his knee? LA?san diego. blew his knee out arguing balls and strikes while being restrained by manager bud black.
Yeah, that Wade sure is an idiot. Look at those losers like Chase Utley, Jimmy Rollins, Ryan Howard, Shane Victorino, etc...how did he ever get a job as a big-league GM?...and Charlie Manuel.
And on a more trivial note... Which Astros managerial candidate was Nolan Ryan's 3,509th strikeout victim when Ryan passed Walter Johnson for the all-time lead in 1983?mills with the expos, no?
I just saw that. Given that Chris Sampson has not been pitching great as of late, maybe the Astros should try to sign and rehabilitate Ryan.i think ryan is done. he parlayed that one good year in baltimore and hit the free agent market at a good time.
not both. Valverde, ok, if they need a closer.the jays did release bj ryan today, but he hasnt really been the closer in 2009. maybe they are OK riding out the year with jason frasor and jeremy accardo.
The bees apparently left Randy Johnson's face and migrated their way down to San Diego.horrible.
Not sure, but you can probably con Dome into buying you a dog while you're there...taking twice as many, but i will contact in case that falls through. thanks for the link though.
Matadorph had the update near the end of the thread. My cabrera linking was lacking.no prollom man. i'll put the search feature to work next time.
Cabrera is also a drunken batterer.so what's cabrera about it?
http://www.spikesnstars.com/forums/index.php?topic=107635.0
It's only the worst loss until they lose another game. Then *THAT* will be the worse loss of the year. Lather, rinse and repeat."i guarantee this won't happen again..."
And that's for the fuckers who think the Astros cut bait on him too early.i was waiting for ESPN to make the santana/nieve former astro connection.
but he won a gold glove!!see:
Tomball native Clay Hensley any interest?BTW, Hensley was born in Tomball, but went to Pearland HS. i believe he considers himself a Pearland native.
Fleecing the Mariners - home of Richie Sexson, Kenji Johjima, and about $150M of crap pitching - should never be a surprise.jason varitek and derek lowe for heathcliff slcoumb seemed fair also.
The one the Cubs made lately when they took Josh Hamilton in the Rule 5 and basically gave him to Cincinnati and now are turning over every rock looking for a left handed hitting outfielder wasn't exactly the best deal they ever made.sold him for $100K and then the Reds acquired Volquez for him. now they are on the hook for another 3 years of fukudome.
pot calling kettle black.
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Everett knows how to play defense, which is the job required of a SS.everett was set to be DFA'd himself until Alexi Casilla was injured.
House's bat makes up for his defense.that's cool and all, but to move berkman off 1B to make room for JR House?
The Venn diagram of Chili's bartenders and wannabe-MMA mooks wearing Affliction t-shirts just looks like one circle.excellent.
Just saying... don't really think the Rangers are that stupid, but they did go out and got Salty and who needs defense in the AL any way!its really obscene how much young catching talent the rangers have in saltalamacchia, max ramirez and taylor teagarden. it would seem laird would be a piece that they could market.
Horse. Shit.was the Jordan Lyles deal going over slot? will a potential Ross Seaton agreement do the same?
If nothing else, the "wager" bullshit shows his true colors. He's trying to prove to us that he's the expert.-draft smoak because he is the best bat in the draft.
Can we make a wager on who turns out to be the better pick?dude. we get it. plus, you have no idea who wade and heck, you know the people who make the decisions, had ranked where. this is petty.
2 LHP, 2 CF, 1 C out of 25 picks.has the team drafted this big before? seems like alot of room for the athletes to grow into.
3rd round.has there been anybody that has fallen that the Astros could be looking at?
Signed. See above.i thought you meant signed with south carolina.
Do you mean in terms of reaching at 1a?just in terms of getting his signature on astros letterhead.
Hey Duman. Assuming Austin signs soon, the G-Stros pitchers should be very happy with Austin in center.speaking of signability, how you guys feel about Lyles?
What's Goldstein's background? If he was as good as Heck/Wade, he'd have their job. I'll stick with the heckwad.same applies to Steve Phillips and Keith Law, all ex-MLB executives.
The problem here is would he have been available a few rounds later?duane brown would have been available in the seocnd or third too, right after norv turner took him at #27 in the first round.
Maybe if the MLB draft was more like the NFL draft. I simply don't agree with drafting based on the needs of the current ML roster. The system is close to empty, BPA makes sense.but if the guy is so major ready that it would retard his growth to keep at RR, then looking in another position makes more sense.
what if Berkman or Lee get hurt or drop off the planet or Pence for that matter?not that you were ever ahead, but you might want to quit for awhile.
I would've loved for Houston to have this kid drop down to them at 38. A reliever is hard to justify so high, but that's two relievers (Josh Fields and now Daniel Schlereth) in the first round.i think they said cashner (to Cubs) was a reliever also.
Not sure if you're saying the Astros' approach is better or worse than the Mets' approach, but to me Smoak was a no-brainer pick at #10. A lot can happen in a season or two. Even if he's ready to play next year, the Astros have some flexibility with Pence able to play centerfield (not too far below average from what I remember) opening up right field for Berkman. Passing on a relatively can't miss (as far as the MLB draft goes) 30+ HR switch hitter who is almost ML ready is a head scratcher, in my humble opinion of course.i could be worng, but i am almost sure the astros thinking is 100% opposite from yours in regards to pence to CF and berkman to RF, especially if they were moving for some cherry draft pick.
Is Smoak a below average fielder? I thought I read his hands were pretty good, and SC fans always spoke highly of his defense.not sure if they would take a guy looking to flip him a year later. i think it was said earlier in this thread that smoak was a DH-type.
If he's blocked in Houston, you would think it would be pretty easy to find someone out there willing to trade for a switch hitter projected to put up big power numbers.
Juneberno. I doubt they wasted a #10 on a guy who projects to be something different than what they are now. I think he's a catcher and will stay at catcher and they hope his smarts will allow him to do well in that regard (defense).just wondering. it sounded like his defensive prowess was getting attacked.
the reports sound pretty good.he sounds decent to me, but i dont know much about the talent level in the draft. where do you think the team projects at #38?
I expect the opposite. Radio pundits think "catcher" and ask "what does he hit?". They're going to like the Castro pick in that regard, although he's not a gap to gap hitter, more of a LoDuca type of hitter... high batting average potential, singles/doubles hitter... left handed, very level swing.could he possibly project to another position, like 3rd base?
But the reason scouts say a decent "backup" catcher is because of "catching" or defense. He's average. Ahum... yeah, just like LoDuca.
Noe-callis said the dropoff at catcher (after skipworth, posey and castro) lasted into the second round if that helps. maybe that went into their thinking.
Help me out a little in regards to the pitching class. I know Crow was considered the top pitcher, but what kind of drop off is there?
How in the blue hell did the former METS' GM say that character/makeup was one of the most important things to gauge in a player??he's an "ex" GM for a reason.
so they may be able to pick up a good player that another team wants to dump for that reason.see:
I'm going to say this as politely as I can:you summed it up perfectly for me. brad lidge, even during his toughest times, never beraded a teammate, coach or the fans for his hardship. i was appalled (sp?) when brownie said there was a mixture of boos when lidge jogged in to start the inning. for what?
You clearly know nothing about Brad Lidge, baseball, sports, the human condition, or life in general. I, for one, would greatly appreciate it if you would never darken the doorstep of Minute Maid Park, or any place where you might come into contact with civilized people, ever again. Should you feel the need to actually attend another game of a sport you clearly udnerstand on a level with nanotechnology, please make sure that you stay quiet at all times.
Thank you.
Nice to see that Hernandez is still an asshole.could not have been better said. didnt we have an issue with him in anaheim last year?
Prince has a point... he might eat his way out of baseball before his arbitration years.that might be hard. dude went vegetarian.
This ranks right up there with the most fucking idiotic things I have ever read. Congratulations.seriously. i was wondering when i read the first "if were winning all these games without yao..." les alexander has WAAAAAY too much $$$ tied up in yao, for one, to even consider moving him.
No. He was part of a young Astros DP duo. The other member of the pair is a Hall of Famer.metzger?
I want to see a case study of steroid/HGH users with 3rd ears growing out of their forehead.or the ones with the teeth strong enough to pull airplanes.
Or about 9 years old:it helps if you use seven fingers.
http://view.break.com/422526
Mike Wallace will get to the bottom of it.with questions that i am sure won't be reviewed for their content by racket and his legal team.
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/front/5400168.html
I think Lidge could have gotten Tejada done in Scott's place, if it came to that. I don't really care about clogging the bases, that lineup would score many more runs than this one with a fast guy at the top.thanks dusty.
But who cares, this one is still very good for the NL.
I still remember watching Teen Spirit's debut on Headbangers Ball (!) and it was unlike anything else I'd heard. It was an amazing What The Fuck Was That moment for me, at least.i thought nevermind was great, but i also think cobain's legend is what it is because he decided to eat a shotgun shell.
Last night my girlfriend came home and the first thing she said was "What's two girls one cup?". So apparently it's been making the rounds again recently. Which is NOT good.just tell her its conjoined twins that share one breast...your better off. it's the most foul thing i have seen in a long time.
Clemens' silence didn't last very long. His ego is going to be his undoing.why doesnt he come out and say it for himself, instead of all these statements released through rusty hardin or team racket?
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3160063
who.cares.
And yes he is related to the Patriots backup QB Matt Cassel.
Here's what they think they got from the Astrosisnt chase field's OF even more expansive than MMPUS's? it makes it sound like they are making burke out to be a jack-of-all-trades type.
and rounded out their roster with Burke, who has played all three outfield positions as well as second base and shortstop in parts of four seasons in the majors. Link
I missed that episode in Astros history since I moved to Virginia prior to his arrival. Rather than follow the Orioles, I took a leave of absence from baseball fandom.i understand. i was stationed in savannah in the late 1990's but was able to somewhat keep up with the astros. having your regional network be TBS is pretty shitty.
Sigh... This team will be hard to root for. Valverde's antics on the field are beyond obnoxious.you did cheer for lima right?
there will be some who you wont ever, ever be able to convince them that mario was a good pick over vy. after this year, vy and mario will likely be tied in amount of probowls attended and super bowl rings won but vince fans will continue to wax poetic about his "it" and "all he does is win games." if the tacks lose this weekend, they will be tied for last place just like the Texans. mario has shown clear improvement while vince has, if not regressed, has gotten worse. you hear people tear mario down for last year and they dont mention that he played through a painful foot injury, and not using said injury for any type of excuse. but when vince doesnt do well its because he doesnt have enough weapons. i thought sainthood enabled you to transcend that.
Yeah, I watched last years Titans-Texans games with Austin bandwagon idiots who latch on to whatever winning team in Texas they can (ie Spurs, Cowboys, Longhorns) and it wasn't pretty so this is where I'm coming from with hating Vince. The worst part was seeing Texans Longhorn fans hopping on the Titans bandwagon right in my living room after VY's run (which was bullshit anyways cause NFL OT rules are retarded).
If he starts suspending players over this report it may very well cost him his job. He is not that stupid. This thing is hot right now and surely he is just posturing to give the idea that baseball and the commish's office cares about the integrity of the game.selig and MLB got fat ($$$) on the roided physiques of sosa, clemens and bonds. for him to now act "in the best interests of the game" is crap.
Everyone its really this simple, fuck the Cowboys and Titansfixed. i dont like tenn-10, but my loathing for the team up north and the fake oilers outlasts even that.
...and owen daniels, eric winston, and charles spencer. thats five starters opening day starters in 2006 (and all but spencer were/are starters in 2007). daniels might make the pro bowl next year and winston is entrenched at RT for the next 8-10 years. spencer would be the starting LT if dayne hadnt stepped on his foot at Indy last year.
The draft that netted Williams and DeMeco Ryans. Williams may not turn into the superstar they'd hoped, but he's a good player. Ryans is too. Bohls is an idiot.
I thought Zaun's famous dinger was off B Kim of Arizona?it was. i believe the game was an early thursday afternoon start.
Also, do we get compensation picks for players who are non-tendered?i think we only get compensation if arbitration is offered.
Any other recent cy young winners that you would love to have on the team?how about CY Young himself? his rubber arm could probably slot as our #2 and #4 starter and long man in the bully on his days off.
That's what you get with a used Carr.that's fresh. i prefer "broken down" or "stalled" carr myself. but it is really sad how far carr has fallen since having a pretty decent 2004 season.
Potential, like his decision to wait until surrounded by 3 linemen in the red zone before getting it stripped? I was like watching Carr v2.0.sage is a BACKUP QB for a reason. those calling for him to be the full time starter are misguided.
Schaub is a much better decision maker.
Backup 1B/OF, good lefthanded bat off the bench. It's not crazy.agreed. it's not crazy, just not all that high on erstad.
The astros have allegedly inquired about Darin Erstad.i didnt know you could employ slow-footed DH's in the NL now?
http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/blog/mlb_experts/teams/Houston+Astros/mlb.t.18
This was discussed yesterday.i was thinking the same thing.
When is the Rule V draft?i believe it is tomorrow, the last day of the meetings.
Bring the Marlins to San Antonio please.maybe they could help fill that great idea called the alamodome.
I would think the lord would have long ago stopped advising Pettitte on his career, seeing as homosexuality is an abomination before God (or some such nonsense).POTW, for me at least.
Do you perceive Blum as having a role in replacing Bruntlett?that's what i thought we signed him for. wouldnt we be trading chris burke for...chris burke?
Clay Hensley maybe? He's a local boy.born in tomball but went to pearland HS. not sure if it matters, but he was popped for performance enhancers and suspended last year.
There's quite a bit of talent in that bullpen. No point in me taking a guess (I'd be wrong), but there are easily 4 guys who could help the Astros.i was thinking the same thing and am looking at the pads bully now. names that come to mind are cla meredith or heath bell, but bell is the setup man for hoffman IIRC.
BTW, mlbtraderumors reports that the Milwaukee Brewers asked about Chad Cordero of the Nats and they were asked to send back Rickie Weekes if they wanted Cordero. Milwaukee said "NO" as loud as they could.that blurb also said that weeks, corey hart, and hardy were untouchable just for a 9th inning type like cordero or nathan.
I wonder if the Brew Crew would be willing to send Weekes in a package deal for Nathan to outbid Houston. This report of dealing with Houston may be just a floated rumor by the Twins to Rosenthal to see if they can get the Brewers to talk "Weekes" with them.
Add Chris Burke to replace the now departed Barrett (to the Rays) and you have the makings of a deal.did you mean Jason Bartlett? I hadn't heard of any michael barrett to the rays chatter.
NFL network is available on Comcast.should be channel 113.
I'm just guessing, but I suspect neither will be Houston Astros for very much longer. Possibly by end of next week when the winter meetings end.i cant see how they will be. you already signed a multi-positional guy in blum and have abercrombie, ramirez (although i think he starts at RR) and cheito vieing for the 4th and 5th OF spots.
Do you have any proof that Dusty Baker has ruined even one pitcher's arm?your joking right?
My guess is they start pushing for a rover. Vlad, Mattews and Hunter? Damn. Seems to me, Garret Anderson is the "Luke Scott" of that outfield.garret anderson hasnt been healthy for years. my guess is he is the primary DH, Vlad the secondaryon days he doesnt play the field, and Willits is trade fodder and/or 4th OF.
You misspelled sucky.excellent
Bagwell is the one Dallas fans give me the most shit about.so dallas fans give YOU crap about one Astro that might have done it? i hope you asked him about:
Looking at the crowd and how nicely dressed and good looking they are, I can't help but think that this is the first Rockies game of the year for a lot of these folks.alot of faux enthusiasm it seems like.
Ch. 2 reported tonight that it is down to Wade, Amaro, and Beattie.well, having a seasoned guy certainly worked when the Texans hired Charley Casserly.
I bet Vince Young would make an amazing GM.i bet he'd make a good NFL RB too.
I think the Twins would love to pay Santana, but he wants out because he's fed up with their payroll. I heard on the radio that Ryan was starting to catch heat for the probable departures that are going to happen this offseason. It's completely ridiculous, but it might work out well for us.i think santana initially started to chirp when they traded luis castillo, on of his buddies, to the stem in July. i think the money issues naturally mushroomed from there.
Talked to a guy from St. Arnold's this weekend. They said that they had an unusually high demand for Oktoberfest this year, and so for the first time they're making a second batch. Should hit shelves around Oct. 1 or so.your talking about the second batch, right? i have seen the Oktoberfest at the Kroger on 528 and Bay Area Blvd. as recently as Saturday Sep. 8th.
Also, I tried the new Divine Reserve (no. 5). It's a Russian Imperial Stout, with 10% abv. It'll slap you silly and fuck you stupid, all while tasting like sweet dark coffee.
And Brooks Kieschnick.isn't one former mustachioed 2B a part of that ownership team also?
If the two top picks didn't sign because of money, then I blame the money man.or you could blame the players advisors. granted, that's something you should have figured out in background checks.
Cooper til the end of the year, Girardi in 08. Fred Bennett as gm?not sure if Fred could handle baseball GM duties and CB for the Texans. Maybe you meant Ricky.
Dusty would be great. I'd love to see Oswalt throwing 150 pitches every other start. Then when his arm falls off and the docs surgically re-attach it, we can move him to the bullpen.reattachment plus truck battery could do the trick.
http://houston.astros.mlb.com/media/player/mp_tpl.jsp?w_id=595009&w=mms%3A//a1503.v108692.c10869.g.vm.akamaistream.net/7/1503/10869/v0001/mlb.download.akamai.com/10869/2007/open/teams07/hou/video/082607_hou_bagwell_ceremony.wmv&pid=gen_video&gid=2007/08/26/pitmlb-houmlb-1&vid=7758&mid=200708262172461&cid=mlb&fid=gen_video400&v=2&mType=w&urlstr=&mUrl=&type=v_free&_mp=1did they let a fan tape that? you'd think they would get a steadycam out there for such a non important occasion.
I'm sure Cabrera's a Brave on this, but what the hell is a graphic of Dallas-legend Roger Staubach, a Dallas Stars goalie, and DQ doing on a Houston sports radio website? That's like having Texas Rangers fans (Emily Jones, John Rhadigan, etc.) on the FSNSW Astros postgame shows acting like they are Astros fans.the only thing i could think of is if maybe they are angling to get girls broadcasts in Houston airwaves for next year. i hate it that 610 has VY on their banner, but at least they carry UT broadcasts for the large horn fanbase in the Houston area.
Ryan didn't even have the decency to have an Astros cap put on his HOF plaque. No way in hell would I retire his number.didn't the hall institute a rule to where their governing body determines which lid the player is immortalized in to avoid being canseco'd? i heard gary carter wanted a steM hat but the HOF insisted that he use an Expos cap.
Don't forget the Jews are at the center of every conspiracy... afterall they secretly bankroll them all.a guy that comes into my shop thinks 9-11 was a conspiracy bewteen the isreali and US intelligence dept.'s.
I still remember JJDO writing just before last season that acquiring Preston Wilson would go down as one of the smartest deals of 2006.i didnt think it was a BAD signing, 4-4.5 mil with the three year option. low cost, low risk type deal. to the best of my knowledge, wilson was (is) pull hitter, and should have done well at MMPUS. but other than the first couple of weeks when he and Berkman seemed to HR in the same game, wilson provided almost nothing.
Ahhh, the Lackey Chron....
He should kiss Purpura's (allegedly) hairy beanbag. He got a WS ring because the Astros cut him. Perhaps he would've preferred to be at home in October when all that fun was going on?i thought the same thing. pvt. was horrible here, was horrible after a brief spurt in stl., and backed his way into a ring. whatever.
Baseball America's biggest tools:kudos.
http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/official_info/umpires/bio.jsp?id=2443
Twiddle the knobs on your sarc meter, somehow people think it's illuminating to mention Purpura's weight when they are criticizing his trades.i find the poo-pura "mispelling" of his name to be the freshest.
denial is a powerful drug.cocaine is to...
CP says Patton would easily be the 2nd best started on the Astros roster if he was brough up today.just like he thought Zobrist should take over the SS position from Everett last year.
The Astros lost him because of a stupid MLB rule that punishes teams with good minor league systems. No one had any idea Santana would turn out the way he did when the Astros lost him to rule V. Stupid rule V.true--but talking heads dont think about that. they just think somehow Hunsicker saw 2 Cy Young awards in Santana's future.
BTW, Pallilo is going crazy on 790 right now at the lack of moves that Tim P made. Called TIm worthless and is calling for Anderson, Raines, etc... to be called up immediately.Rich Lord just listed Sir Vince Young as one of the people the Astros let go--I am totally done with 610AM.
Rich Lord, playing the part of the Cowardly Lion, came back from the break stating that he was "not satisfied" with Purpura's answers on playing time for Lane and Burke.so what--he still isnt satisfied that the Texans didnt take VY last year. no matter what Purp said he wouldnt have satisfied. why didnt he said what he thought to Purp straight up instead of waiting until the next segment?
WXYZ in DETROIT has better handle on the Astros situation that the local nutless worms,do they mean that he offered very little as far as time he was an Astro, or his actual contributions? 10-1 with a 1.28 ERA and .98 WHIP are somewhat substantial to me.
Purpura had the chance to deal infielders Mark Loretta and Mike Lamb, but did not the pull the trigger on any deals. I don't blame Purpura for this one because he wasn't offered anything great in exchange for his veteran infielders. Both Lamb and Loretta are free agents after this season.
At least the ballclub didn't make a head-scratching move like it did before the trade deadline in 1998, when Freddie Garcia, Carlos Guillen and John Halama were sent to the Seattle Mariners for Randy Johnson. The Big Unit offered very little in his days as an Astro, while Garcia and Guillen emerged as top-notch players in the future.
Houston did pull some strings over the weekend by adding third baseman Ty Wigginton from the Tampa Bay Devil Rays for right-handed pitcher Dan Wheeler. Wigginton is a nice piece to the puzzle,
http://www.wxyz.com/sports/mlb/story.aspx?content_id=e5b748c2-bb84-4cbf-aaf6-542cf50d0697
You mean the same Lopez that gave Jimmy D. a vote for the Hall of Fame. Much like jesus (the sniveler not the Savior), I can't stand to read him, much less listen to him.i dont spend enough time in the car to warrant a satellite subscription, but it is a joke that I have to decide between Rome and 790 on the way in to work. i can honestly say the only show i can stomach is CP in the afternoon, and even then i have to tune out his Astros farm system rants about Zobrist, Jonny Ash, Towles, etc. (i.e.: this guy has to be up here by this time).
How about Hampton, Reynolds and Johnson in 98. Thooooose were the days.lima-time wasn't too bad, tallying a 16-8 mark.
Did Purpura hint at this or is this your own assessment?he cited free agency when talking about the starting pitching situation unless i heard it wrong.
Thanks, he's repeating what he's been saying for 2 weeks. Except the Ensberg thing.yeah--it did sound like everything we've heard before. talked about pitching being in high demand, teams dont want to give up top prospects, ala an RJ trade.
Ridiculous.you think a release to the chron would do that fine.
Heck, probally even better, atleast the cash wouldn't be tempted to swing at any pitches like Ensburg was tempted to do on rare occasions, and the largest majority of those rare swings just turned into outs.E-N-S-B-E-R-G. Ensberg.
Color me very confused...fixed. ensberg's cratering last year and his .232 BA this year didnt have anyting to do with that, did it?
if allegedly both San Francisco and Minnesota were both very interested in trading for Ensberg, how is it that a PTBNL was absolutely the best deal we could get, even if Ensberg did utterly destroy his trade value.
That is freaking outstanding! I hate listening to that show, especially the pet names they have for one another. It's rather uncomfortable to listen too actually.i heard the Carlos Lee idiot about a week ago talking about why people dogged because "he hit in clutch," not realizing he is being paid 16 mil annually to accomplish said task. then he tried to bring up bagwell/biggio's failure in the playoffs, etc.
Will Carroll says the Padres are close to getting both Loretta and Lamb:throw in burke and they would have most of our available IF talent.
http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=6526
Is Houston's price Bourne straight up for Qualls?Talks between the Astros and the Philadelphia Phillies regarding center fielder Michael Bourn, a Houston native, have ended, a baseball official said. The Phillies appear content to keep Bourn, who sprained an ankle Monday, in case they lose Aaron Rowand to free agency.
This is like saying that you prefer syphillis to any of the other STDs.true. but i wont listen to 97.5, especially since they have JDJo on there 2x a week, and Matt Jackson is equally unlistenable. combine that with VY's PR guy as his drive time partner--ugh.
Palilo Mad Libs!exactly. i prefer pallilo over any of the other talking Houston sports radio heads, but he REALLY beats the Towles idea into the ground. he pats himself on the back like he was the only person calling for Pence to be in the lineup Opening Day. not saying i wouldnt want Towles to cut his teeth in September, but Pallilo's Zobrist's pinings really have caused me to tune him out a little when goes on and on about it.
If the Astros don't call up {person's name} by {date}, they clearly aren't serious about winning. {First person} is hitting {a number between 200 and 400} at {Texas city name}, which they could really use. No Hall of Famer has made the majors later than age {number more than 25}. I just don't know what they're thinking!
Any Palilo claim to knowledge of prospects should be answered with ".207", which is Ben Zobrist's career slugging percentage.
You don't use Scott Boras if you're looking for an extension.has andruw jones been hurt by that tactic this year?
When the Braves were sold earlier this season there was some concern that they would stagnate because the new owners weren't going to spend money. Concern was unfounded looks like.i think this would signal that they wont attempt to resign Andruw Jones in the offseason, maybe looking to the trade route to acquire another OF. i'd think their focus would be on getting Teixeira locked up, even though Boras wont allow Teixeira to sign anything long term before next offseason.
God help me, I think I'm pulling for the Braves, just so the Mets get jacked.my loathing of the Braves wained a bit after we eliminated them in 2004 and 2005. but some still remains after having to watch nothing but Braves games when stationed in Savannah from 1996-1999.
http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/7075268but that prospect is former Rockets point guard Matt Maloney. isn't he still getting paid after signing that ridiculous Cato-like contract?
Phillies send their #9 prospect, according to BA, to the Reds for Lohse.
It is wild guessing at this point, but I think MM is right. Best guess at this point is Munson and Gimenez.is the spike in Towles production after his promotion to CC just an anomaly? or is it that something he is just "trending" towards? sure would be nice to have a great competition in ST next year, even with likelihood towles or gimenez starts the year at RR.
I could see Towles, but given he was an unexpected call-up to AA (where he has done well so far), I would be surprised to see him make the club out of ST next year, I would expect AAA.
Did you hear the questions? I was annoyed, too.yeah--granato didnt exactly wow him with his interview skills. maybe it's all that time off.
I know it's a business and all, but I'm sorry to see Wheeler go. Y'all will debate whether this was a good move or a bad one, and you will surely do a much better job than I could ever do, but he seemed like a good guy and a solid teammate.couldnt have said it better. i'll never forget:
Best wishes, Wheels.
Hunsicker now has his closer.surely you mean Andrew Friedman, the general manager of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.
They must be really close to dealing Mark Loretta if they decided to get Ty Wiggington. I can't see where anyone is close to dealing for Morgan Ensberg, so I'm thinking Wiggington replaces Loretta on the team for awhile.so since they didnt get any farm help with the wigginton trade, do you think it comes in a possible loretta deal? or does purp look again for players who can step in and play now?
Dan Wheeler gets to take his wife home where her father lives and works as the broadcaster for the Tampa team. Wheeler is married to the daughter of Dwayne Statts, former broadcaster for the Houston Astros.
If I remember correctly Wheeler lives in Tampa. Maybe this will please him.they caught him after the game and he mentioned he just built a house in the Tampa area. I believe his father in law is D-Rays broadcaster Dewayne Staats.
And wasn't it the Mets that took Derek Bell off of our hands? I'm not sure we got anything back, but they took Derek freakin Bell.pretty sure we got dotel back in that deal.
...or Tony Soprano....or Bobby Baccalieri
The postgame show is pretty much godawful no matter who they trot out there, with the exception of the occasional appearance from Alyson Footer. I put it on mute until the clubhouse interviews come on. The only person on that show that doesn't make me crazy is Patti Smith.sorry--that mole is pretty much unwatchable.
i think you misread it...or i did. i think he said after the WS, 3000....good call. at work, so i heard the conference bits and pieces, but i could have sworn i heard it something like "the WS was nice..but the 3K, that's the topper."
I forgot to mention that last week when driving through Abilene or Lubbock or somewhere out there, we saw a billboard for cans of...i saw the same thing at the Sealy Wal-Mart this past weekend in the aforementioned Bud and Bud Light versions. clam, tomato, and bud light. what a brilliant combination.
Bud (and Bud Light) with Clamato Juice.
I went to Amarillo once and hung out with some guys. I asked them what they did for fun and they said 'Go to Lubbock.'i lived in amarillo (actually Canyon) for about 10 months in 1994-95. never could quite get used to them calling it west Texas when it is really North. of course dallas is east Texas and they call it North Texas there.
Whatever caliber of shithole Lubbock is, Amarillo appears to be worse.
In other game news, the Vikings outlasted the Bears 20-14 in Chicago this afternoon. They will play again this evening, just for the hell of it.two Longwell field goals?
A lot can be said about the benefit of hitting in front of Prince....and after Hardy, even though he has cooled off recently.
What was the answer?
Also, do you really watch these chats or just read them later?
Everett in the booth now.great--i have the spanish feed. maybe THEY could get Dickie Thon.
Where?just over the back off the RH batter.
Two kids behind home plate, prime seats, spending all of their time text messaging, barely watching the game.i havent even seen them look forward to the field yet.
Such a waste.
He was HOF great without question, and that clown Terry Ryan who didn't vote for him because he isn't the one pitcher he'd want on the mound in Game 7 can kiss my ass.I believe Bill Conlin was the philadelphia sports writer who uttered that ridiculous statement. I think Terry Ryan was the GM of the Minnesota Twins.
In 3 games (7 at-bats) Torrence is batting .000 with 6 strikeouts. I know its only 7 at-bats and 3 games and that hes very young but those numbers are quite disappointing.you know similar players of higher stature have probably gone through the same "slump?" the guy was in high school 6-8 weeks ago.
Ball landed in the upper deck. Will a casaully flipped ball make it to the upper deck? Are you saying he was fined because he dropped a F-bomb, or becuase it landed in the upper deck?what i said was that it was a temporary fit of rage that caused him to throw the ball into the stands. not like he pointed to a kid or a friend sitting in the stands and flipped it to him.
Gettin' PERSONAL, aren't you. 7-21-1968FYI-thanks for the PBP
I may not always agree with you, but I don't make it personal. Everyone calls you old man and jokes about your age. It was not personal.
I don't know why you are so crabby lately, but I have done nothing to deserve being treated like this.
stop whining.so what do you call what everybody else has been doing?
prince fielder just
you could call it that. dude thought he was pete rose.
Giambi turned himself in.i wouldnt say voluntarily though. thursday was the deadline he could submit to the questoning, and thursday was the day he turned himself in, and this after very subtle nudging from the commissioners office.
where do you find the individual box scores?check this:
Thanks for the PBP Limeysecond that--
Hoggle.you could kindle a fire with those eyebrows.
A Scandinavian troll doll just tried to sell me a copier on ch 51. Who wants another beer?same thing freaked me out. he is your local Ricoh speliacist, though.
Bot 5 (is that all?): Matthews c.o.c. to LF. Kendrick nearly clipped by ball 2, later he smacks one to Lamb, 2 down. Hillenbrand c.o.c to CF. 1st clean inning for Jennings. Limey putting Shiner 98 on the endangered species list. 5-5.think i'll go to the fridge and contribute to the cause
Berkman hit by Colon's 0-2 pitch. Bases loaded for Lee, 1 out.comcast's signal is alot slower than TWC's. you posted this 10-12 seconds before it happened.
Another baserunning gaffe.yout still have runners on 2nd and 3rd with 1 out
That was a vise.sorry--"i missed the automotive torture devices for $200" question on Jeopardy today.
Worse death--Hydraulic press or firestorm?is that what made that guys eye pop out of socket in Casino when Joe Pesci was torturing him?
Hogs coach Van Horn thinks Eibner will go to Arkansas rather than sign.60-40 doesnt sound extremely confident, what is eibner wanting in terms of signing money?
http://www.nwaonline.net/articles/2007/06/13/razorback_central/061407uabballwrap.txt
"Right now I think it's 60-40 we get him."
Ground ball to short. Loretta bobbled the pickup slightly, they got the runner at 2nd, Biggio's relay to 1st was late and they just got one.that one just scored on a sac fly to make it 9-8