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Sorry to hear about the issues with that garage, but I’m glad you found a cheaper metered spot instead. I’ve used ParkWhiz multiple times in the last year and haven’t had any issues. I wouldn’t have recommended the app otherwise.
Having Frito pie tonight after the football game.
One of the options at lunch toda was frito pie.
I did my part.
WTF is Yuli looking at?
What's it say? I had the same question, and I've got no scroll. Delay possibly?
Edit: Never mind, I just looked at the Cleveland radar...
Ellis didn't want to leave the plate uncovered, as Fisher the winning run was coming around 3B...that's Hosmer's ball. He just misplayed it.
Just keep moving it along to get it to Giles in the 9th.
I have literally no idea who Mary Hart is.
Stay on target, Lance.
Did the jersey graze count as hbp?
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How much were tickets to be at Minute Maid tonight?Pretty sure it’s free
That’s 4 games in a row for Springer to go yard, right?
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Wow did Peacock miss with that one.
I was referring to his Frank Drebin imitation.
YES!!!
HOW DOES 0 FOR 5 FEEL, DUSTIN!!!!!!?
Meanwhile I managed to score 77 and lose by 17 points. Going against Kareem hunt isn't fun
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Playing LF.
Anybody got the draft order yet? My browser just sits there saying that the draft is loading.
I read all 5 Game of Thrones books this summer. Now I'm trying to finish Malcolm Gladwell's Outliers.
Updated:
Lurch - Lurchs Short Bus
Andy - KC Faggots
T.J. - (Will send invite soon)
MRaup - Flying Fatness
DVauthrin - (Team?)
Austro - Hurtin' for Certain
Waldo - Goal Line Gimmix
AppyAstros - Du's Devils
Chuck - The Rues
JaneDoe - Fantastic Facendas
Chandler44 - Channel 4 News Team
BizidyDizidy - (Will send invite soon)
Tralfaz - '11 Oilers
Unknown Teams:
Dome DogZ - Joey are you out?
Four of us Wolves - UTAustro, you in?
Defenseless Receiver - Not sure who this is. DVauthrin?
i tried to pick up jackson in both my leagues for this week but he was already taken in both. without gates, my team has threatened to topple for a while anyway, so this will probably be the week. still got mcfadden though.
Just got this in my e-mail:
Gee, I wonder what it could be.
maybe instead of the boot they can play for possesion of the round rock express
I was going to drop out so utastro could be in, as long as I got first shot at getting back in next year. Do you confirm you are in?
We were at the game last night (Castro sat, Bogusevic was 4-5, Bourgeois was 2-3 I think, Trinidad kept giving up hard-hit balls but somehow managed to allow only one run, Kata had a couple of clutch hits), and they said that Ferrell would be signing autographs somewhere up along the 3B concourse. Probably out in the area where the lemonade stand used to be (and why did they get rid of that, anyway?).
Tecmo Bowl is the best there is, the best there was, and the best there ever will be.
Robot catcher, you say? Might be more likely than you think.
Jack Sparrow wouldn't be safe on that team.
But keep your research to yourself. I like watching the participants go through unaided mental gymnastics on sunday morning.
But we can't look up the answers. Takes the fun out of it.
I am in Austin and plan to go to the RR game on Tuesday. I have never been to the Dell and am looking forward to it. I would love some company; shoot me a PM if you are interested.
Not us Austinites with AT&T U-Verse.
I'm amazed that no one uses a character from Office Space as their avatar. This would seem suitable. Or this.
I can't believe we don't have a thread yet...
Shiner 100 is out. I got it at Central Market in Houston. I've had two and I got to say, meh. Don't get me wrong, it's not bad; It's just not great. I don't think I will buy another 6 pack.
I've been drinking Agave wheat, Fireman's #4 and Hop Wallop. All are really good.
http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/print?id=3760663&type=blogEntry
Stark reports the Astros are one of 4 teams interested in....Michael Barrett
The "stength of schedule" piece certainly is. That's how OU overtook UT this week, by playing a ranked team while UT played an unranked team.
Playing under the rules laid out by WakePhil would encourage a team to select a designated drinker, someone who might be the beer drinking equivalent of Kobayashi.
Player D: "Is it my shot, yet?"
Team response: "STFU and drink another beer!"
I've never downloaded a torrent. What site do I start at? What program is the best to download to run a torrent? I've got a link to the Texas/Missouri game titled, "Neutering Pathera Tigers". Started downloading it overnight, after like 22 hours it had only downloaded 19% and I didn't have a program to run it. Said it was 6 gigs. Basically, I just want to find the best program to download to run torrents that won't fuck up my computer. I'm ignant about this stuff, help.
FWIW, the wireless printer (and the setup hassle all of this may create if she doesnt have the things we've listed above) may be overkill for her. The other solution is simply walking up to a standard (wired) printer and unplugging it from the desktop and into the laptop on those (probably rare?) occasions she wants to print from it instead. Just throwing that option out there. Plus, you'll probably get a much better printer for a lot less money.
ok, here we go...
computer (regular) is on a phone line, regular modem I guess. Is the ISDN that del with the antenae? I know it isn't cable...she says it is plugged in to the phone line. If you have the remote kind, will the computer pick up the signal from the computer when you turn it on (tell you it has found a new device) or is there something special that needs to be done?
And, thanks a lot for the info...was not meaning to be a dick in the previous response
Two spots left for Saturday on ezlinks. Grab them for $36 in the name your own price option. Right now its me and Austro
I agree with everything you said. However, it is entirely possible for the WS to be contested by two wild card teams, which means that Bud would have to picka neutral venueMilwaukee for the games.
Lexington has offered Applebee's Park
I bet we don't.
One simple solution to that problem: day games. It is a weekend, and I'm sure the park would be SRO.
This Roy kid is pretty good
When I moved in to my new place, we got ATT Uverse. Haven't missed a game yet.
Glad Austin gets the vaunted Madison High School versus New Braunfels High School football game instead of Astros baseball. It's not like we're about to have a forced break from Astros baseball or anything.
Right. Don't go dry humping your keyboard while hoping for an Astros playoff appearance.
And as I post that, Encarnacion makes a diving 5-4-3 DP.
Whoever created the CLPS model needs to check his math.
CMC goes through Houston.
GFDL is a bit south of Corpus.
BAMM and BAMS are going through Freeport.
This is as of 1:00 central.
Actually, if you turn on all the models, it has GFDL as right into Galveston.
The Cubs? I love the Cubs, and I am certain they are America's Team. I think it's high time that they won a World Series title. What with their historic ballpark, energetic and knowledgeable fanbase, and 100 year drought, I think it's in the stars this season. Look out Red Sox, you're going to get swept in this year's World Series!
great ideas, everybody! i can tell we're gonna have a time to remember forever.
Yes. T-W is occasionally running a scroll across the bottom saying that the Rangers' game is "not available", so they're showing the Astros as an alternate. It's pretty depressing to think that the Astros are considered second fiddle to the Rangers.
Unfortunately, they've got the Rangers listed for 77. 54 has some high-school all-star basketball game. Maybe it will show up on 12.
Gets worse for Lidge. ESPN is reporting that he "will undergo surgery on Monday to repair the meniscus in his right knee and is expected to miss 3-to-6 weeks." Link. I hate to see this, as I was (and will be) pulling for the guy this year...
Edited to add link to Phillies Press Release
You have to be kidding me...now we are going to comparing photos over the years?
See, that's why I like this Deveney guy. Real positive attitude. Reminds me of another great American hero who once said,
"Don't hit me with negative waves so early in the morning. Think that bridge will be there and it will be there. It's a mother, beautiful bridge and it's gonna be there."
His Google exploded, or it's his company's holiday bash. Can't see any other reason for him to be awol on today of all days.
Everett pre-collision, yes it does. How good is his rehab going nowadays though and are there legitmate concerns about him right now? I dunno.
Tommy Manzella is major league ready but has very little upper minor league experience, so he's an option if they intend to think long-term. Also there is the Clint Barmes/Chris Burke trade that could bring back a #8 hitter with some semblence of major league ready shortstop defense. I've seen Barmes as a guy lacking soft hands, but apparently he might be good enough.
All speculation at this point, eh?
you just love you some Scott, don't you?
Yeah, if the Mets will do David Wright, Jose Reyes, and Aaron Heilman.
Note, your link points to the second page of the article. Strangely enough, it reads fine starting from there...
Can Bonds play RF?
Grandmother can organise hitting and baserunning drills.
"Hey Harry, you wanna play with the sorcerer's stone?"
Not acceptable. I was looking for a superhero to take the GM job.
My first choice? Jack Bauer. Unfortunately, he is unavailable. And fictional. And overqualified.
Shit. I wonder which catcher was the "good catcher" we had "many years" ago. Biggio?
one game and he is a hall of famer?
who would have thunk berkman could have been so coherent
Shiner and Queso stands at the end of every aisle.
Statistically, it doesn't look like Kenny Lofton is washed up (which is what I thought your comment about Mays being available was trying to say).
20007777 BABY!!!
are you saying you know of/heard of a plan?
Lance-MVP
Roy-Cy Young
Astros-World Series
If he gets claimed before the ten days, the Astros could be shitheads and allow the claiming team to grab him. Ensberg could wind up in Kansas City this way, so if San Diego wants him, they better talk trade or hope no one like Kansas City puts in a claim for him and Houston just allows it to go through.
The difference in making a claim and waiting is of course that Houston would only owe the part of the contract up to the point he was claimed. The claimant team would owe a pro-rated part of the contract. If Ensberg clears the ten days, he's a free agent and walks and the team he signs with will owe only a minor amount of money to Ensberg (league minimum 300K I think). It's a player all on Houston's nickel.
I've got dibs on PTBNL, if anyone's starting a pool.
I'll admit to lusting after Vladimir Guerrero in 2000...
it really appeared to me Qualls fired the ball almost out of stadium in a fit of anger, as evidenced by the 4 letter word he yelled after throwing the ball. most players dont yell f-bombs when casually flipping a ball into the stands at the end of an inning.
I think "No Whining" has been one of the unofficial slogans of the OWA.
in RR, Randolph was as dominant as a pitcher can be. coming out of the Astros' pen, however, he is meat.
i think Drayon should consider commissioning an exorcist.
Lee - can't score from first on a 2 out, misplayed double.
6 runs on one hit.
3 hits, no runs.
3 straight sliders to Biggio.
Angel Hernandez is worse at his job than anyone on Earth.
What did I miss?
Biggio was Biggio. Same as ever.
I agree that he doesn't have the type of stuff to get righties out consistently because of his throwing motion, but he should be getting lefties out a lot better than he has with his throwing motion alone. Why he doesn't do that is anyone's guess and something a stat sheet will never tell you.
You have to watch to find out for yourself if reverT is just awful as a lefty specialist... or not. Throw away the stat sheet.
Can't field it for them. That dp was tailor made. Biggio usually turns it.
Maybe he sent Miller out there to hit him. Miller missed. Not Garner's fault.
Garner has one move to Soscia's two moves in the ninth. Chone Figgins was hitting like a lightweight right handed, so the choice was Figgins hitting left handed or right handed and Garner chose right handed. But Chone Figgins isn't Lance Berkman all of sudden to worry about turning him around (IMHO), so it was a calculated mistake on Garner's part. But not one without reason.
Did you miss the Loretta bobble that threw off the timing of the play?
Blaming Bidge for that missed DP is bullshit!!
Now, explain to me how Carlos Lee and his bumbling act in LF is immune to the same treatment? His non-errors were much more blatant and contributed significantly to the early deficit.
You know, before we lost the damn game, we had scored 9 runs on the best team in baseball (2nd best?) in their home park. It's not like we lost 21-0.
Bases loaded, Qualls in, I figured "hell, he'll get the DP, we ain't blowing a 5 run lead...even to the Angels."
I read the GZ.
Someone wanna tell me what the fuck happened after I went to fucking bed?
I understand there were some bad bounces and shitty umpiring. SIX FUCKING RUNS WORTH??
I bet they've got it in El Paso...
Growing up, one of our friend's fathers had just been caught cheating, with a man, on one of his business trips.
Your argument was, word for word, what he told his wife.
Based on their recent history? Nieve, White, and Lane.
Gueros here in Austin protends to sell Fish Tacos, so I ordered some the other day. Not. Even. Close.
I think that there is some truth to the statement that for the last three (at least 2) years the astros have been looking to give some of ausmus playing time away.
“At some point, we’ll reunite them as batterymates.”
The game is over and we have more runs than the other team? What do they call that?
Well, yes, I wasn't under the impression the hip megatron kablunski would actually kill him.
Not with PENCE!!! tearing his hip flexor labia.
Seriously... is Sampson ROY-eligible?
Me thinks that odd slide/dive to home plate was a cause. (he landed on the right hip)
I come from the exciting world of web design and development, where the word data is most frequently used as a singular noun, meaning "a stored set of information".
Ah yes, 2004. What a good year that was for Mr. Lane. I wonder what ever happened to that guy?
"We cure what ails your team."
Also, he tried trading for Tejada before and during the season. Also tried to trade for Lee.
bobbing for Bonds' balls
Uno swings the bat, Uno does not.
I sure as hell hope Barroid Bonds decides to play one more year because I don't want him on the same ballot to overshadow our guys.
Why Qualls? I like Qualls more than Wheeler.
I'd hate to see Burke sent down since he's the only bench guy with speed and can play a multitude of positions. I'd lean towards sending out one of the pitchers.
Dave Borkowski is a more interesting topic at this point.
i still believe in Scott's potential.
Where did ESPN get the $28 million?
Randolph is back at RR, which was the plan all along.
omg. do you know the Edddie Waitkus story?
Maybe a poor choice of words. What Would Joe Morgan Say?
The ninja doesn't fare too well in this article. Ranked last among NL RF's under 30. And since the ones over 30 are Griffey, Jones, Giles, Green, Winn, and Wilson, you could certainly argue that only PW would rank lower overall.
Oh.But I like your idea of calling Pence up and sending him back down every so often. 2 hole, up and down, this is starting to sound like a porno.
.157/.224/.196 since he rode the horse.
are you sure you want to have seen this game?
Well, that should do it. The bats should be able to kick back and let loose now. Maybe they will get something started so Arroyo can hit the game winning homerun.
LEAVE! HIM! IN!Its like a NASCAR race. That was the big one.
Brad Ausmus has a really really nice changeup. The arm speed on his throws really sells it.looked like a 12 6 slider
GZ had half as many posts as the previous game, too.
too disgusted to post?
a nice Sunday afternoon after the game?
watching the NFL draft?
The circumstances just blow for the kid, ML ready or not...This team has serious flaws and now alot of people are going to put the savior tag on him. Somebody break out the time machine and go back to 04 and get Beltran.
Gee, Lance does a better Ensberg than Ensberg!
Really nice bunt for Loretta, everybody safe! Think he was trying to sacrifice? It seemed like it.Channeling Taveras
Take a justice = ?
Take a walk?
...stroll?
...strike?
...pitch?
...nap?
...trip?
...cruise?
...cab?
...chill pill?
...right?
...left?
...call?
Okay, looks like we made a breakthrough this morning and everyone is beyond step 1 of denial. Let's eat some Justice!
THAT'S IT! AE IN CENTER!
But you don't know if they (TWC) gets more of a kickback on the commercial sales than they would if they were to air the Astros games. Say that FSN takes a chunk and then the Astros take another and then they pay TWC a flat fee to air the program or a percentage of the commercial sales or even some sort of deal where TWC gets to sell commercial airtime some 5% of the hour (or something). Perhaps the deal from the infomercial is much better or the deal with the network guys who would rather air "Friends". Why would TWC opt for anything worse in sales when they could make better money? They don't care if it's an infomercial or a re-run, if it makes them money, then sweet, they'll do it.
FSN and the Astros have nothing to do with it unless they cut TWC a better deal... and they won't.
everyone needs to pull out all the major slump busters here and now.. also a few sacrifices to the baseball gods. have to do what you can to help the cause
any ideas?
If you travel out to the northern suburban areas, you'll find Austin isn't so "Weird" any more.
I'm trying to find the clip of the Devil Rays in which both runners (Crawford and Young I believe) both end up on 3rd and both decide to run in opposite directions resulting in both being tagged out. This happend about a week ago. Anyone have a link to that? I heard that was hilarious.
ETA: Actually it was Zobrist and Crawford and the game was against the twins on 4/12.
My second favorite: I spent a couple summers in Seattle with my aunt, who lives there. Somedays, I'd have to go work at her jewelry store with her. One afternoon, a couple of women from LA were in the shop and started talking to me. I told them that I was from El Paso and one of the women, with a straight fucking face, actually asked me "so, is your dad a cowboy?" "No, he's a dentist." "A cowboy dentist?" Her friend actually turned around and walked out of the store.
"Yes, a cowboy dentist. Why don't you come on out to the ranch and we can shoot Injuns and you can fuck our donkey, you stupid bitch."
From everything I've been told by my cable provider, the programming rep at KNVA, and the programming rep at KCWX, the blame doesn't lie with TWC but with the network that carries the non-FSN games. Blame the CW. You need to call KNVA and gripe about their limited Astros coverage
I thought this thread was going to be about Palmeiro hitting himself in the head with a batted ball yesterday. I had never seen a ball go straight from bat to cranium before... didn't even think it was possible.You bastards. Making fun of the Austin folks. That's just not fair.
Yeah, I don't really care. Thanks for your opinion though.
Absolutely no doubt.
That's nothing! At the cricket world cup, South Africa's Herschelle Gibbs hit the ball out of the ground six times in a row all by himself!!! Never been done on a world stage before.
Because Lamb had already been used?
Tomorrow's Phillies makeup is on KNWS.
Thanks for your email regarding Houston Astros telecasts in Austin forwarded to FSN Southwest by the Astros. We understand your frustration with missing some Astros games in Austin, but we’d like you to know that we’re working to get more games on in your market. The games you’re missing are part of the KNWS over-the-air package seen in Houston that we syndicate to local broadcast stations in the outer-markets. Last season, KBEJ out of San Antonio broadcast the 25-game package and was carried in Austin on Time Warner Cable. Unfortunately, KBEJ no longer is available in Austin. Our new Austin broadcast affiliate, KNVA, is only able to clear 9 of this season’s 24 KNWS games due to network commitments. KNVA is the home to both MY Network TV and the CW Network, and can’t pre-empt primetime network programming. These days it’s difficult to find broadcast affiliates that can clear all the games since most stations have some type of network affiliation that prevents them from pre-empting network programming, and there are very few independent stations still in existence. KNVA’s Astros schedule doesn’t begin until May 22, which is why you’ve missed Astros games in April. We are, however, working with Time Warner Austin to get some of the games KNVA can’t carry cleared on Time Warner’s local Ch. 77. Although you will miss Saturday’s (April 21) and Sunday’s (April 22) games against the Brewers, Time Warner Austin is able to clear Monday’s (April 23) rain-makeup game against the Pirates on Ch. 77 at 6 p.m. Following are the 9 Astros games KNVA will carry:
Tue., May 22, 9 p.m. at San Francisco
Sat., June 16, 6 p.m. vs. Seattle
Tue., June 19, 9 p.m. at Los Angeles Angels
Tue., Aug. 14, 9 p.m. at Los Angeles Dodgers
Sat., Sept. 1, noon at Chicago Cubs
Sun., Sept. 9, noon at New York Mets
Sat., Sept. 15, 6 p.m. vs. Pittsburgh
Sat., Sept. 22, 6 p.m. at St. Louis
Sat., Sept. 29, 6 p.m. vs. Atlanta
We’ll continue to work with Time Warner Austin to pick up games KNVA can’t broadcast. You’ll still receive all 130 Astros games on FSN Southwest in Austin. We understand your concern, and we appreciate you allowing us the opportunity to explain the situation. Keep rooting for the Astros!
Sincerely,
FSN Southwest Viewer Service
Wanna bet. Where were you when the Astros were 1-5 and deemed the worse team in the majors by the fans. And the fault was being laid on the offense. Especially Lance Berkman.As I recall, the first 2 games were being blamed on the bullpen. The offense did enough to win those games and it just so happens, Lidge played a key role in the first loss. He also let another close game get blown wide open. Lance definately deserves some blame for the slow start since he is the big toe and is not pulling his weight (pun intended). But again (and again and again) the comparisons on the reactions to Lidge vs the non reaction to Lance are more complex than what you have tried to simplify as "one bad night".
Ironically, tonight, your point about Lidge does not hold water because they won! So how do you figure?
You forgot "tonight" in your sentence (and the very thing I've been saying too!)
Because it's Brad Lidge. Which is my point. Oswalt and Berkman wouldn't be given the same grief for a bad night because they do well to bounce back and perform well. Lidge has not done so, so when he has a bad night (which human are prone to do, these are not robots mind you), then he's going to get his arse handed to him by fans. I'd rather just deal with the fact he stunk tonight and move on.
I really have to ask you if you're paying attention to what Garner is doing because he is effectively trying to allow him to work his way back to where you want him to be. One bad night should not derail that, should it? Or is he (Lidge) just not allowed to have a bad night because he just isn't Oswalt or Berkman status as a player? Serious question here.
Then move on. One bad night doesn't change things, only allows for some steam to be let out by fans.
Noe, Lidge is not even an effective mop up man right now. He has been terribly inconsistent for a long, long time.
That being said, the problem I have tonight is with Garner. After two walks, the second of which he threw a fastball three freakin' feet outside for a wild pitch, and no mound visit. The tying run was now in the on-deck circle. No stall tactics, nothing.
It was apparent to me after two batters that Lidge had nothing. Can Garner not see that from the dugout? Stubborn is an understatement for leaving him in that long, in my opinion.
Astros did indeed win, but all is not good if Skipper still has confidence in Lidge after that outing, in my opinion of course.
It has context: Berkman, Oswalt and Lidge have been high caliber performers for the Houston Astros in the past. Of the three, only Lidge has fallen from high caliber to slightly above average. He's not allowed to be slightly above average, he must be high caliber or else ship him out. ... Oswalt had a bad night, Lance said "I stink" when asked why he was struggling. But they get a pass.This argument is barely acceptable. Lidge had (had as in past tense) one job, to close out games and preserve the win. He failed consistently and was removed from his job. The leash cannot and should not be as long for a closer as it is for a starting pitcher and position player. I don't want to see Lidge shipped out. I want him to do his job and get folks out.
Currently, he supposed to work on simplifying his game and getting consistent with throwing strikes while getting folks out. I don't know what else to tell you if you're not paying attention to what the Astros have asked Lidge to do, but that is his role right now in order to get back to closing again. He won't until he gets the mechanics down and consistency back.
I don't know what this means.He's not the closer any more.
I bet it doesn't even register and you'll be upset about it too.If it doesn't register, I'll be perfectly happy.
This is silly.
Pitcher who gets folks out.
Oh come on! One bad night means he had absolutely nothing tonight. Nothing, nada, zip, zilch. Up and down his entire performance, he was bad.So what role should Lidge play? Hi priced middle reliever? Because a closer has to do more than just have a good night throwing pitches, he has to be dominant. Lidge is anything but dominant even when he is throwing good pitches. He threw a great pitch to Nady but Nady still beat him.
I stand by what I said, tonight, his bad night, he stunk. But so far this season (and I didn't see his Cardinal game), he hasn't looked awful the *entire* outing. He usually shows something to have hope he was just needing work.
Tonight, either because he just had nothing going up to the mound or because he had the yips, don't know, he just didn't show one darn thing worth saying he could take something away from it. So yes, one bad night.
Like I care what media and fans think. But then again, Drayton McLane does. Smells like Jay Powell gettting run out of town all over again. Nice baseball fans here in Houston if that happens. Lidge had a bad night, no sugar coating. But if every player gets run out of town because of one bad night, then Lance Berkman better worry.Lidge getting run is a real possibility. We may not like it, but I'm guessing that uncle Drayton and the rest of the Astros brass won't be able to escape the Lidge backlash. He is not helping his cause.
Seriously.
So tonight is one that he can't take anything from other than to say "I stunk" and move on. It's over and now move on.
I'm not sure Gar can risk pitching him at home because it's no good to anyone to have the whole home crowd on your case.
I guess that depends whether Garner and Tim feel that they have room for a "project" on this team right now. Maybe that means sending a guy like Moehler down and bringing up more of set-up type guy, and leaving just Lidge and Borkowski for mop-up-ish duties...
Glenn Wilson said he hasn't been the same since Pujols.
20 mins of post game from FSN... nothing
I heard he's using White's bottle of Head n' Shoulders.
Did he suck last night when he went 1-2-3 in the seventh and ended up with a W? He obviously doesn't suck ALL the time.No, just in the 9th inning. He should not see the 9th for a long long time if ever.
an MRI?Or a new identity. I hear the name Eny Cabreja is available.
He throws some pretty good batting practice.
The man was like a gazelle, it was unbelievable. His legs looked to be moving in slow motion, but the world behind him was zooming by so fast it was blurred.
Just got home, and I haven't found it on DirecTV yet. 1300 is preempting the broadcast because of the AFL coach's call-in show. Life is not good. I'm going to keep hunting through the billion or so alternate channels, and see if I can find anything...
Evidently, only the admins can see 'it', whatever it is.I can see it too. It's Angelina Jolie dancing dirty right?
you most likely suck dick for a living don't you?
I'd stick with utastro. MrAnderson is used by approximately 10 million Matrix fans.
Or he needs a life.. and a girl friend.. maybe some kids..
i think you might be on the wrong board as well..
She plays in the pitt.
MrAnderson = austro?
Why the name change, Mr. Anderson?No big reason, just felt time for a change.
Joseph Santoliquito? And why is he doing Footer's job?
Pence is also 7 feet tall, shoots fireballs from his eyes, and lightning bolts from his arse.
Does anyone know if the Fox Saturday game coverage tomorrow at 3pm will be Astros/Phillies here in Austin? Time warner's website just says "MLB baseball," without specifying which teams.The Statesman says the Astros game is on Fox tomorrow.
I heard Lidge interviewed on 790 this morning and if any of these experts on human pyschology would just pick up a phone and talk to the man, they'd see the man has his head screwed on right and will be okay once he figures out his mechanics.
"If we win, that is all that matters... we'll all be happy! I don't care if I pitch the sixth or the ninth to get us there, so long as we win, that is what is important."
Yeah, he sounds like a man in dire need of being shipped out because he's falling apart.
at this point lidges brain is not connected to his arm
where do you sit, ut?
That being said, I hope there is no one that argues that they'd rather have Wandy than Pettitte.
I(Rhetorical question - I know it is, because I'm a sucker for anything Aaron Sorkin writes, including the embarrasing display of working out his own personal issues that was Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip)
He failed to compensate for the moons gravity.
However, according to your DVR, the Rangers games the last two nights were not on Channel 77.
I'm guessing it will be on 77.
The Statesman today indicates that not even KNWS will show the game tonight. It says 1300 am (in progress). Has anyone recieved a response from TW?
The first KNWS game is Wednesday, April 4th, in the 3rd game of the season. I guess we will find out then what TWC in Austin is planning to do with those 25-30 or so KNWS games this year.
According to my DVR guide, the Astros-Pirates game is not on Channel 23, 54, or 77. I hope they get that fixed.
as far as the "who heard of a power hitter in the 2 hole" argument way above, it's not exactly unheard of. The Mets are going to hit Wright 2nd, the Cardinals have went with Edmonds/Duncan in the 2 hole for the most part the last few years, the Reds hit Dunn 2nd after the Lopez trade, Utley spent a lot of time in the 2 hole last year, etc.
DQ is still undecided.
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/headline/sports/4668573.html
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If you have a subscription, you mean? I'm a cheap bastard, I want it free.
Well, I agreed with my wife to cut cable tv as long as I could sign up for MLBTV. Baseball is the only tv I can't live without.
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On SI.com:
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The season can't get here fast enough.
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i know less than nothing about technology, but i have had good experiences generally w/TW's customer service.
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I'm not exactly the most serious semi-lurker here... but if I really didn't know what an NRI was... you guys just might send me off to play in the Special Talk Zone with all the other helmet-wearing Clarks...
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I'm relieved that you world was not instead shattered by Martina Navritalova's (sp) retirement.
That's Mr. Navritalova to you. NTTAWWT.
Does she have too many Y chromosomes?
Doubt it. It was just a weak joke about her sexual orientation. Very weak.
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I'm relieved that you world was not instead shattered by Martina Navritalova's (sp) retirement.
That's Mr. Navritalova to you. NTTAWWT.
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Daisuke Matsuzaka has reached a deal with the Boston Red Sox for six years, $52 million, a source close to the negotiations has told SI.com. The deal contains escalator clauses that could bring it up to $60 million.
The link.
If true, that's quite a bit less than I expected Satan to be able to shake from Boston's pockets.
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I say work with what we got...take our chances in '06...and ultimately look to '07 as the year we go for it all again.
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Anyone have some imput about #2 pitcher
and matching up well with trading partner?
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I useta like the Ironworks barbecue, but haven't been there in 30 years. It's still open, though. Any good?
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I thought a lot of Hays county was dry. I thought the city of San Marcos was excluded.
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Hays County ain't dry--Salt Lick doesn't have a license. The 360 location imports bbq from Driftwood, but serves other stuff consistent with its customer base of Westlake area moms.
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...bring your own alcoholic beverages, because Hays County is dry
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Why aren't we moving Lee to 2B or C?
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They have one starting pitcher signed. ONE. Oswalt.
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Dude, did you read the thread?
That is already an option, obviously, but we'd really LIKE to find someplace within driving range from HOUSTON.
If that falls thru, duh, I'll fly to ELP and drive like we did last week.
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Let's see. If I take Friday off...I can be in Ruidoso some time around midnight. If I fish Saturday and leave Sunday at sun-up, I can make it back to Houston in time for work Monday.
Wow.
32 hours of driving for 8 hours of fishing! Genius.
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If you're right, that's really good news. Hirsh and Albers to round out the rotation?
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my source is inside baseball, wiseass, and he negotiates trades for his team. believe what you want.
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So my suggestion to just throw him out the helicopter door was rejected?
("I kid! I kid!")
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Well, he couldn't fix Lidge. If he just listened to local radio, he would have figured out what was wrong, but he was too stubborn or ignorant or both. He deserves to be fired.
I was trying to think of any problems with pitching, and the only one of any note I could think of was Lidge. Maybe Wandy's continued suckitude, but that's only notable because Rocket didn't come on board until June and Backe was gone from week one. Other than that, the pitching was as good as could be expected from the kids, and as good or better than expected from the vets.
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His name came up on another thread which has me thinking how close is he to being ready? I had assumed him to be a possible mid-2007 call up.
Hunter or Howard? Howard is the Astors sooper #1 prospect who should be promoted when everyone else is FIRED tho nobody knows who he is.
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But of course when the Astros are playing a Lefty, ahem tonight, all bets are off. The hat is shaken and names are drawn.
With 2.5 hours to game-time, and 1.5 hours until the line-ups are posted, I'll give it a go in case Gar is reading, looking for inspiration:
CF Taveras
3B Ensberg
1B Berkman
LF Scott
RF Lane
2B Biggio
SS Everett
C Ausmus
P Clemens
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aint broke, don?t fix it, is the logic for their positions. got it.
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on Berkman's leg. Has it gotten worse as the season has progressed? He played RF earlier in the season. Also, he seems to be running the bases fine. He has been utilizing his speed game as of late. Is Gar just worried that Berkman will get hurt out in RF?
Berkman is a lot better in RF than is Huff. Huff is much better at 3rd than Lamb. And Lamb has held his own at 1st this year.
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Yeah, but it's cold there (56 degrees right now). I always hated playing in the cold and wet but that probably explains why I'm a desk jockey now.
4pm EST start?
Yep, the crawler on Fox Southwest says the game will start at 3 p.m. Central.
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the Astros or whoever is chasing them (the Cardinals)."
thats one way to look at it i suppose.
just to explain, a quick glance at that quote makes it seem like the cards are the ones doing the chasing.
i wonder if they feel like that they way this past week has gone.
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It wasn't fun times for me last night as I was thinking this very same thing around about the 7th inning.
MoBerg on 2nd base and Lambo hits an absolute rocket on a line drive to CF. Duffy makes a phenominal play on the ball. Ensberg is tagging up and is actually thinking about trying to score from 2b on a sac fly (heady play by moberg)
if it comes to that.
Duffy makes the catch, gets up and gets the ball in as quickly as possible under the scenario. I scream and cuss and want to cry. I turn to the cat and inform him that that, right there, could have been the difference between winning and losing the pennant.
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Good lord, man, have some standards.
The only thing worse would have been "Ooh, ooh, I get first dibs at Paris Hilton."
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I sense a new hit TV show: "****ing With the Stars."
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By Friday, I'll need more smack!
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JD joked that he was playing Connect the Dots.
Mad-libs are always fun to break the tension in the dugout.
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doesnt this deserve its own thread.. Happy birthday Jim R. you are the voice of sanity and knowledge
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Arrange a trade with the Yanks for A-Rod. After that article that broke in SI he's going to want out. Get Lee and we'll be in business. /pipe dream
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...but he's probably not all that close to the 6 full years required for free agency.
Spot on. It's 4 years and 47 days, going by the Astros' Media Guide.
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Game 1 against Whiner II. We haven't seen that puke in a while. I think that's the game to steal.
I'm not sure the Astros have scored enough runs in total in previous starts against Glavine to offset what the GDM's offense is going to do to Wandy tonight.
Conversely, if Hirsh can hold his end up, I think they can take Mai...fuck. OK, tonight it is.
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"Perhaps Astros fans should pipe down about the club's inability to push through a proposed trade that would have sent Everett and Roy Oswalt to the Orioles for the big bat of Miguel Tejada at the nonwaiver trading deadline."
Totally. There were just SOOOOO many Astros fans that were pissed about not getting rid of Roy Oswalt.
Ones of them.
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Just got back from Round Rock, and Zeke was sitting up behind us in the stands in street clothes. I think he started last Friday, which would make tomorrow his next scheduled start, so it struck me as pretty odd that he wasn't in the dugout. Is this a harbinger of some sort of trade?
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They will drive you to fatally stabbing a loyal subordinate in the leg, and then avoid a bullet in the brain by showing you their tits.
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Maybe somebody can give him a recommendation for a job in NY.
? Beltran??
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Damn! I was really hoping that this thread would be about Yvette.
Or Alyson! I'm betting BudGirl was hoping it was about Ausmus.
Alyson isn't as profound as Yvette. But she is a redhead, and there's a lot to be said for that. A lot.
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Damn! I was really hoping that this thread would be about Yvette.
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try this The Link
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I think the town of Greune in general is a bit of a sham-- more or less just an invented town to get tourists to go shopping at antique stores and stuff.
Which is eggszactly the point of Greune. It's not a town, it's a part of New Braunsfels (sp?) that is built for tourism. There is no *town* in Texas named Greune.
My sister wants to move there when she retires and she was heartbroken when I told her there was no Greune, Texas. She kept insisting there was... I kept telling her she was going to move into New Braunfels or the surrounding hill country area (very beautiful near the ranch resorts and tennis clubs), but not to Greune. That was merely a tourist invention of shoppes and food places and nothing more.
It's like saying your moving to The Galleria!
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Hit FWD on the right side of the screen...
How accurate is that link? That's gonna fuck with my trip.
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Wifey and I are spending a weekend there 9/1-9/4. 5th Wedding Anniversary
Any recommendations on some upper end restaurants while we're there? IS the Gristmill any good?
I'd prefer to stay out of Austin (game weekend) but recommendations in SA would be fine.
Help?
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I don't see Pettitte or Clemens coming back. I could be, and problably am, wrong. Now back to my real job.
Clemens I'm inclined to agree with, but are they that down on Pettitte? not even a 1 or 2 year contract with an option maybe thrown in there?
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Can't Errormiss opt out of his contract after this season?
Would anyone be interested in seeing him in an Astros uni?
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Speaking of Bruntlett--does he see the light of day again before the September callups?
No way. See the NYCU for complications involving getting Hirsh on the team.
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Gorzelanny is a young lefty on a tear, and guys like that don?t come along every day.
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So...like...what are you saying man?
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Do they actually hire trained artists to do this stuff or do they just have 5-6 different heads, along with different hair colors that they throw on these pre-made figurines?
This one - The Link is brutal.
There's a better likeness to Brad...come to think of it, Ausmus or Lidge. What about Hickey? I think I could do a better job than these guys. Laughable on one hand...fairly ridiculous on the other.
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We don't need a 5th starter until next Saturday so I assume Nieve will work out of the pen until then.
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Albers sent down, Nieve back up according to FSW.
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Didn't see this anywhere else on OWA, but Buster Olney is saying the Braves are deciding whether to keep him since he becomes a 5/10 (or is it 10/5?) guy on 8/15. Could they be negotiating for a huge haul - they wanted Lester, Crisp and at least one other prospect from Boston - before he gets the upper hand?
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Ask him to point *specifically* where McLane and Purpura said they offered Roy Oswalt in a deal for Tejada. He won't do it.
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I have read your articles as well as other columns in Baltimore, New York, and elsewhere and the thing that I am most confused about with all of this trade mess dealing with Oswalt is whether Oswalt was indeed offered or whether his name was only mentioned in trade talks. You seem to think that he was indeed offered to the Orioles while the Astros insist that he was never offered and that it was the Orioles who initiated the "We want Roy for Tejada" trade talk. According to the Astros, once Roy's name came up, the trade discussions effectively ceased. So what is the true story? Was he offered or not?
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Here's the deal. I don't believe that the Astros were calling teams about Oswalt, but Drayton McLane and Tim Purpura admitted that he was offered in a package for Tejada.
I've written as much.
Take care,
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I wanted to nickname Luke Scott "the third wheel" after reading about him living with wily t and his brand new wife Never caught on though...
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The bottle of Boone's was my friend Matt's. Not mine. *I* was drinking bourbon. I was drinking scotch. I was drinkin' beer.
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As it is, someone stands to lose. Maybe Lidge should be sent down to work on his mechanics (does he still have options?).
Yes.
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Do we have to let Palmerio back on the team? The circumstances are awful, but I'd rather have Scott on the team right now than Orlando.
I don't see how Scott could get dropped from the team, much less the everyday lineup...at least for the time being.
But someone has to go when Ensberg and Palmerio come back.
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Do we have to let Palmerio back on the team? The circumstances are awful, but I'd rather have Scott on the team right now than Orlando.
I don't see how Scott could get dropped from the team, much less the everyday lineup...at least for the time being.
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-Only 6 games back of the freaking Reds (now with extra-strength Rheal Cormier)!
-Three starters who would be #1 on any other contenders (only Carpenter, Pedro, and maybe Brandon Webb and Peavy can argue)
-Luke Scott mashing, with Jason Lane safely away in AAA
-Berkman, Lamb, Huff, with Ensberg ready to come back and reclaim his job
-The best defensive SS and Catcher in the NL
Who leaves when Ensberg comes back? Scott?
I've been wondering about that as well. Lane will go down for Ensberg, but then someone else must be taken off the 25 to accomodate Palmeiro at the end of the week. Scott's been hot, hate to see him go. What has Bruntlett done lately?
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-Only 6 games back of the freaking Reds (now with extra-strength Rheal Cormier)!
-Three starters who would be #1 on any other contenders (only Carpenter, Pedro, and maybe Brandon Webb and Peavy can argue)
-Luke Scott mashing, with Jason Lane safely away in AAA
-Berkman, Lamb, Huff, with Ensberg ready to come back and reclaim his job
-The best defensive SS and Catcher in the NL
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Has its use dropped off due to on-field performance? Just curious, because I remember its heyday well.
The GameZone is there for your use and enjoyment. It is what you make of it.
Oh, I know. Just haven't been home much during games this season, and I was surprise to see the tumbleweeds in there when I went looking earlier today.
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Worthless is right. Soriano in CF? You have got to be shitting me, Pyle!
Yeah but consider this... Playing Soriano in CF frees up Burke for shortstop...
Bet you didn't consider that angle....
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I still maintain that getting Bagwell to throw left handed is the solution.
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But not for anyone THAT is AVAILABLE. (see I can't even type clearly, the thought repulses me so)
Pence I would have a hard time with, but could swallow alot easier than Hirsh... but that is just me, I guess.
PLease don't swallow Hirsh, even if he is available.
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scubbies beat the stem
may the astros vicorty send the other new york team down a slippery slidey slop
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i, for one, would not want a rental, no matter who it is. i am far from convinced that this team is one player away from the WS.
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What is it batting since May 1? I'm guessing over .300
Basically, he's been giving up an All-Star performance since May 1:Split Avg OBP Slg
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Before May 1 .239 .298 .363
After May 1 .304 .394 .506
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and, he was much better yesterday.
The slider Phillips took for ball 4 was a pretty good pitch. My thoughts were he (Phillips) was guessing slider.
Howevah...... the one Valentin struck out on was verrrry similar to the one Pooholes deposited onto Kingwood Dr.
Yes it was, but the one the pitch before was a good one. Valentin fouled that one off. And I was shocked phillips didn't go for the 3-2 slider. It had good break and decent location. It's not like he's faced Brad before.
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Getting two steps ahead, if the rotation became Roy, Andy, Roger, Wandy and Taylor, what do you think would happen when Backe comes back?
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ok say he does come to the astros who do you sit down wandy or taylor.or neive...
Assuming they all hold to form, which is a big assumption IMO, I think Nieve is out of the rotation. I'm not sure if he'd move to the BP or AAA, though.
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As a starter, you have a certain routine you follow. Depending on your program (and the Astros have a program for pitchers), you will usually have a scheduled bullpen session a couple of days prior to your next scheduled start. I'm sure the thought might of crossed Garner's mind that Buchholz would be his emergency guy. But then again, we don't know if Taylor had pitched his bullpen session that night or the night before and is scheduled for long relief today (for instance).
Maybe the booth guys overlooked him because he's in the rotation. Brownie and JD are usually pretty good at filling in such blanks. Maybe that one slipped by them.
Brownie had to correct himself after stating that last night's game was the longest in EFUS/AFUS/MMPUS history. He added the "regular season" qualifier later on.
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OBP is a determination of how often you reach first, without the benefit of a fielding error or fielder's choice. Mihoba's explanation shows why sac fly was added.
Yeah, but why? I mean besides "because them's the rules." Why is them's the rules? Either count them both or count neither. As was mentioned earlier, they are both outs that advance a runner (unless you do it wrong, in which case it doesn't count).
I'm guessing the reasoning is that a SF is an attempt to reach base, but a sac bunt is not.
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"Most ill-informed baseball opinions have their genesis in the postseason." -- Ray Ratto
Who remembers Jim Leyritz? Class? Anyone?
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Well I am new around here and it sure seems a friendly place!
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part of the hammering for whining.
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what college is in finals in March?
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Yeah, I tried out the Astros.com message board. But, I dont really like the set up of it all. So I looked up Astros Fan Page in google and found this fan page.
Welcome.
If I may suggest....if you're going to use that handle, maybe this would be a better avatar for ya.
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What the hell, lets all donate some money and get the dome some new turfAnything to see the Astros play ONE MORE GAME in the Astrodome. GO STROS!
The Dome was a shithole when they played there before, and it's gotten worse. No way in hell.
I agree, with the lack of a lease to a professional team, and no major events scheduled recently, the revenue stream for the needed maintenance just isn't going to come from softball games, but hey, maybe they can play an exhibition game against the rats.
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That is only if KNWS is carrying the game, and then it's channel 23 now instead of 77. All three games in San Francisco are on FSSW, so it's not channel 23's fault that they are carrying the Rangers. They do not have the option to carry any FSSW. The problem isn't with TWC either, it is strickly a problem with FSSW and the feed they will give each region. If we're screwed in Austin with tonight's game, it is because they think we would rather watch hockey in Central Texas... or in most cases... the Spurs.
It happens. Damn you, FSSW!
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Dish Network has the game starting at 8:30, carried on FSN alternate channel #3.
When I lived in Dallas, I expected Astros games to be pre-empted by Ranger games, even when FSN Guide info indicated it was an Astros game. I'm in Austin and I expected it to be the other way around but the Rangers get far more coverage on FSN, with Houston getting bumped to "alternate channels". Drayton better realize that FSN is screwing him over for the Rangers! Seriously, who likes the Rangers?
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I don't know the details of the policy, but no insurance policy will pay if there's no loss. If Jeff retires, the Astros have no loss so there's no payout. If Jeff doesn't retire, but is deemed unable to play, the insurance reimburses the Astros for his salary.
The $17mm question is whether the policy is an all or nothing deal. If anyone knows that, we'll have a much better idea of what could happen with Bags.
alright, well I understand if Bags says "hey, I can't play anymore, I RETIRE" then he is essentially walking away from $17M.
but, as I see it, he is trying to play, but it appears he is physically unable to perform...thus, the policy (or claim on the policy) kicks in.
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I'd love for Bagwell to be able to play this and next year (at a highly reduced salary). That way Bidge and Bags can retire on the same day. That would be such a huge party, I may have to fly to Houston.
I guess it's sorta wishful thinking, though.
Why do you care how much Bagwell is getting paid? Why would he play for a highly reduced salary?
Edit: I re-read and realize you were talking about 2007. Anyways, if he plays in '07, he's due about $17 million.
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[Check out the Astros Photo Gallery. Why the f**k are the last 2 pictures (on page 2) of the White Sux at the White House included in the Astro's Photo Gallery?
Uh guys, last season is over. Way over. A new season has begun. One in which we all hope that the Astros finally win a World Series.
Can we please skip the "White Sux" references? You sound like a bunch of whiny Cub Fans.
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I don't see how this kind of speculation furthers an understanding of the situation.
Of course it doesn't. I don't think JCIII was looking for objective evidence from members of this board.
Most people have a gut feeling on the outcome of various situations. I thought the Astros would lose in the World Series. Then again, I also thought the Astros would lose in the NLCS.
Is this board the wrong place to discuss such gut feelings?
Of course not. Next thing you know, people will be guessing how many wins the Astros will have during the season. What possible value is that?
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Go look up what objective means. Then, look up what evidence means. Our gut feelings mean nothing in this situation.
I conceded as much already. Everyone knows that a gut feeling is not always an accurate foreshadowing of the future. I just don't get why you chose to pick on this thread.
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I think his chances of even coming back are slim.
Speaking of slim, check out skinny Bagwell on the front page of the Chronicle's website Chron
Not sure how long the picture will be there, but man, he looks like he weighs about 165 in that picture!
Edit: Here's a better (and probably more permanently linked) picture: Skinny Baggy
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The second move would be to have Jack Bauer torture the birds to find out who they were working for.
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I'd like people not to come running like little girls whenever ESPN writes an article based soley on Richard Justice's musings.
Perhaps we'd have half the threads talking about Bagwell's rag arm.
...and more room to discuss Berkman's knee-knack.
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I think you were the only one who caught that comment.
You won't find it on google.
Well, if its not on google, then it clearly never happened.
If he said it on the radio it wouldnt appear in a web search. Lots of reasons Google wouldnt pick up this comment. The thing is, this ridiculous suggestion keeps getting made.