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Talk Zone / I want to hate Justin Timberlake... (non BB)

« on: December 18, 2006, 09:28:03 pm »

...but he's a pretty funny SNL host.  This short was one of the best they have had in a long time.   Link

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Talk Zone / This just in- Ortiz still a tool.

« on: August 21, 2006, 10:27:53 am »

 

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Phil Garner opted to sacrifice offense for defense at shortstop, but somehow Taveras' solid offense wasn't deemed strong enough to keep his strong defense on the field as Chris Burke got hot in late May.

Although Garner consistently said Taveras hadn't done anything wrong, sitting on the bench didn't feel any better for Taveras. Outsiders also scratched their heads...

But it wasn't until Burke played his way out of the lineup that Taveras got the chance to showcase his skills on a consistent basis again.

Taveras is even creating havoc these days with his legs. He didn't run as much while he hit second earlier in the year, because Garner didn't want opponents to see first base open and walk the team's one consistent power threat, Lance Berkman.

  Link

This article kind of makes Taveras look like a whiney bitch to me.  I wonder how much of that is Ortiz's fault?


 

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...Although the offense has continued to struggle since hitting coach Gary Gaetti was fired July 12, there's no doubt Taveras has benefited from his new old hitting coach.

"After Gaetti left and the new coach started working with me, it became easier," Taveras said. "(Berry) was with me in Double-A and it became easier. Gaetti never worked with me. We never went to the cages.

"Maybe he didn't want to change anything, and he never worked with me. I don't know if they told him not to help me. He didn't work with me."...  

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Talk Zone / Astros in HD on FSN-HD tonight.

« on: August 18, 2006, 07:31:04 pm »

Just a heads up.  The schedule on the TWC site - Link -  shows tonight's game will be shown in HD here in Houston on TWC.  I don't know what that means for you guys that have DirecTV, but you may want to check channel 95, or whichever one had the last HD game.

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Talk Zone / ESPN "all access" road trip w/ the Astros

« on: July 02, 2006, 05:02:36 pm »

I saw this on the 9:30AM SportsCenter this morning (it was on sometime during the last half).  It's only about 5-10 minutes, but it has some good stuff.  It's supposed to be shown during SportsCenter tonight and on the overnight repeats as well.  

This is from astros.com:

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ESPN will air a special behind-the-scenes look at the Astros on the road. Bob Holtzman and crew joined the club on its trip to Chicago last weekend and filmed footage they will use to depict "a day in the life" of the Astros on the road. The segment is scheduled to air on Sunday during the 9:30 a.m. CT SportsCenter, and then again on the 10 p.m. telecast, which will repeat through the night.

 Link -near the bottom

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Talk Zone / We Finally Get a HD Astros Game...

« on: May 12, 2006, 08:58:34 pm »

...on TWC in Houston.  Tonight's game will be the first Astros game of the season to be broadcast in HD in Houston.  In addition to tonight's game the games on Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday will be broadcast in HD on ch. 302.  I don't know if any other area cable system besides TWC-Houston are going to carry these games.  There is a chance it may be on ch. 1604 in Austin, and if you have MLB EI with DirecTV you can check ch. 95.

There is just something about baseball in HD.  It's almost as good as being there but without the traffic and $6.00 beer.

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Talk Zone / Astros HD Schedule

« on: April 30, 2006, 11:01:01 pm »

The following games are scheduled to be broadcast in High Definition.  There will also be a Sunday night game vs. STL that will be shown on ESPN-HD.  This is only for Time Warner Cable in Houston, I don't have any information about other providers (DirecTV, Dish Network, etc.).

Astros HD Telecasts

Wed. May 10, 9:00 p.m. at Los Angeles Dodgers
Fri. May 26, 6:00 p.m. at Pittsburgh
Sat. May 27, 6:00 p.m. at Pittsburgh
Mon. May 29, 3:00 p.m. at St. Louis
Tue. May 30, 7:00 p.m. at St. Louis

Mon. June 26, 6:00 p.m. at Detroit

Tue. June 27, 6:00 p.m. at Detroit
Fri. Aug 4, 8:30 p.m. at Arizona
Sat. Aug. 5, 8:30 p.m. at Arizona
Fri. Aug 18, 7:00 p.m. at Milwaukee
Sat. Aug 19, 6:00 p.m. at Milwaukee
Thu. Aug. 24, 6:00 p.m. at Pittsburgh
Fri. Aug. 25, 6:00 p.m. at Pittsburgh

Fri. Sept. 8, 7:00 p.m. at Milwaukee
Mon. Sept. 11, 7:00 p.m. at St. Louis
Tue., Sept. 12, 7:00 p.m. at St. Louis
Wed. Sept. 13, 1:00 p.m. at St. Louis


TWC (in Houston) plans to broadcast these games on ch-299 (IN-HD2)

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Talk Zone / Barzilla makes it so easy...

« on: April 05, 2006, 05:59:36 pm »

...to dislike him.

 

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I applied to work with the Astros to use my statistics background. They said they were impressed, but it was suggested I start at the minor league level and move my way up. At this point in my life, that is not a realistic possibility, but it might be for him. I'd maybe check with Corpus or Round Rock and see if they have any openings. Then, he might be able to work his way up the ranks.

  link

What a pompous asshole.

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Talk Zone / MLB Territories Map/Blackout Rules

« on: April 05, 2006, 02:39:39 pm »

 This map shows which MLB teams claim each area.  It also shows overlaps.  Also,  here is some detail about blackout rules.  I figured somebody could use this information.

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Talk Zone / (Non Baseball) Cool Plugin for Firefox or IE

« on: March 20, 2006, 11:28:13 pm »

This is one of the coolest plugins I have ever used.  I don't think any of my firefox extensions are as useful as this when surfing. I liked it so much, I had to spread the word.

 Link to Browster.com

P.S. It's supposed to be spyware free.

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Talk Zone / Soriano, most unselfish player ever?...

« on: March 20, 2006, 09:55:50 pm »

 The Link

 

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VIERA, Fla. -- Alfonso Soriano refused to play the outfield for the Washington Nationals in what was supposed to be his spring training debut Monday night, and general manager Jim Bowden said his biggest offseason acquisition will go on the disqualified list if he doesn't agree to switch positions this week.  

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Talk Zone / Molony article question

« on: March 18, 2006, 10:35:51 pm »

 Link

According to this Bagwell had only made two starts at 1st before todays game.  I seem to remember him starting a game on the 11th or 12th at 1st.  How many has he played at 1st counting todays game...4? or 3 as Molony writes?

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Talk Zone / Astros re-sign Russ Springer

« on: December 02, 2005, 09:27:55 pm »

For $750K.  Very nice move IMO.


The  link




*EDIT: I see my post was 2 minutes too late.  Sorry.

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Talk Zone / Anybody know...

« on: October 24, 2005, 11:20:47 pm »

...what time the doors are going to open at MMPUS for the next 3 games?  I know it's 90 minutes before the game during regular season weekdays, but I would guess it will be earlier than that for the WS.

Thanks in advance.

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Talk Zone / Berkman showing off his six-pack?

« on: October 15, 2005, 01:08:04 am »

I can't find words to describe   this  properly.

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Talk Zone / If you are looking for a single ticket for Sunday...

« on: October 08, 2005, 07:29:26 pm »

There are some good seats left  here  (Astros.com)  They are just singles (could not find two together), but a couple of minutes ago the best available was club seats behind home plate (nice view).

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Talk Zone / Stl/SD gets Angel "Fuckin" Hernandez

« on: October 03, 2005, 03:21:52 pm »

How does  this  happen?  There is no way Angel "AssHat" Hernandez should be allowed to umpire in the postseason.  I hope it's only for the St. Louis/San Diego NLDS series.

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Talk Zone / Anybody else seen this site?

« on: October 02, 2005, 11:05:16 pm »

This site (www.theticketreserve.com) is kinda neat.  You can buy options to purchase playoff tickets at face value if your team ends up playing in that game.  Two months ago home games 1 and 2 for the NLDS at MMP were going for $2-6 each. Not to bad.  Even though the Astros won't make it, the WS options were going for $8 last month for game 1 at MMP, for some reason they are much higher now.