Author Topic: StrosRays July the 12th, 2015 (Read 4992 times)

Reuben · « **on:** July 12, 2015, 12:25:29 pm »

Time to win a fuckin' game, boys. Here we go.

Reuben · « **Reply #1 on:** July 12, 2015, 12:26:34 pm »

Marwin walk, Correa rocket double off the LCF wall, and Gattis 5-3 groundout give Astros a 1-0 lead in the 1st.

Reuben · « **Reply #2 on:** July 12, 2015, 12:29:38 pm »

McCullers is fucking sick to death of all this fucking losing. Strikes out the side in bottom 1, and I swear Longoria somehow swung under a low, 96-mph heater to end the inning. Looks like the kid is getting some crazy movement so far.

Reuben · « **Reply #3 on:** July 12, 2015, 12:35:56 pm »

Castro gets a bloop single off the trademark, but that's it in the 2nd as Altuve flies out to CF for out #3.

Reuben · « **Reply #4 on:** July 12, 2015, 12:47:28 pm »

The goddam fucking Rays of Un-Devilish SUnshine get 2 runs off McCullers, as perenially-mediocre David DeJesus triples to score Forsythe, then scampers home on a "Wild Pitch" swinging strike that Castro probably should've blocked better.

2-1 TB.

austro · « **Reply #5 on:** July 12, 2015, 12:54:58 pm »

The Tampa PA announcer sounds like death warmed over.

Reuben · « **Reply #6 on:** July 12, 2015, 12:56:31 pm »

Quote from: austro on July 12, 2015, 12:54:58 pm

The Tampa PA announcer sounds like death warmed over.

That's not a little kid on a crappy speaker?

Reuben · « **Reply #7 on:** July 12, 2015, 12:59:08 pm »

Correa walked and Gattis ripped a single off Longoria's glove down the 3B line, but the Astros get nothing as Carter rudely makes the 3rd out while I'm taking a piss.

hostros7 · « **Reply #8 on:** July 12, 2015, 01:02:03 pm »

Right said Fred discussion and intros off the break? I hate this road trip.

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Reuben · « **Reply #9 on:** July 12, 2015, 01:04:36 pm »

McCullers sets the side down in order in the 3rd, including a K of John Jaso, who is a 31-year-old white man with embarrassingly hideous dreadlocks.

austro · « **Reply #10 on:** July 12, 2015, 01:12:44 pm »

Finally!

Reuben · « **Reply #11 on:** July 12, 2015, 01:13:47 pm »

Altuve says "FUCK THIS" and swats a 2-run dinger to put the Astros up 3-2.

Reuben · « **Reply #12 on:** July 12, 2015, 01:17:14 pm »

LJ Hoes won't make you squint and wonder if that's really George Springer out there in RF.

Reuben · « **Reply #13 on:** July 12, 2015, 01:20:08 pm »

McCullers gets 'em 1-2-3 in the 4th, now with 8 strikeouts.

Reuben · « **Reply #14 on:** July 12, 2015, 01:21:53 pm »

Quote from: austro on July 12, 2015, 01:12:44 pm

Finally!

Have the Astros scored 3 runs in a game since the last win?

Reuben · « **Reply #15 on:** July 12, 2015, 01:26:49 pm »

Evan Gattis loves to swing at balls.

Astros go quietly in the 5th.

austro · « **Reply #16 on:** July 12, 2015, 01:34:54 pm »

Quote from: Reuben on July 12, 2015, 01:21:53 pm

Have the Astros scored 3 runs in a game since the last win?

I don't think so.

Reuben · « **Reply #17 on:** July 12, 2015, 01:35:50 pm »

Among the many many things that Alan Ashby does not like, you can include cheese.

austro · « **Reply #18 on:** July 12, 2015, 01:37:07 pm »

Quote from: Reuben on July 12, 2015, 01:35:50 pm

Among the many many things that Alan Ashby does not like, you can include cheese.

And haggis, although he has no idea what it is.

Reuben · « **Reply #19 on:** July 12, 2015, 01:39:53 pm »

DeJesus and Elmore hit fucking annoying singles, then Casali draws a walk, bringing up Jaso. Fucking Jaso.

Reuben · « **Reply #20 on:** July 12, 2015, 01:43:30 pm »

John Jaso, who undoubtedly jerks off while fantasizing about drawing bases-loaded walks, does what he does best: stands there fucking doing nothing.

Now a FC scores another run, Rays up 4 fucking 3. God dammit.

MRaup · « **Reply #21 on:** July 12, 2015, 01:47:13 pm »

Nice to see Carter finally trying to, you know, hit the fucking ball instead of just standing there Jaso style.

austro · « **Reply #22 on:** July 12, 2015, 01:56:51 pm »

Castro at least getting some non-feeble hacks there. Takes a walk, bringing up Altuve. Time for a clutch hit.

austro · « **Reply #23 on:** July 12, 2015, 02:01:29 pm »

Quote from: austro on July 12, 2015, 01:56:51 pm

Castro at least getting some non-feeble hacks there. Takes a walk, bringing up Altuve. Time for a clutch hit.

Not to be.

MusicMan · « **Reply #24 on:** July 12, 2015, 02:08:00 pm »

Someone tell Altuve to stop swinging for the fences.

Reuben · « **Reply #25 on:** July 12, 2015, 02:17:18 pm »

For some reason, my internet connection is suddenly unable to show more than about 10 seconds of a baseball game without freezing for another 5-10.

austro · « **Reply #26 on:** July 12, 2015, 02:18:31 pm »

Boy, Correa really had a pitch to drive there and turned it into a 5-3 out instead.

Reuben · « **Reply #27 on:** July 12, 2015, 02:19:01 pm »

Quote from: Reuben on July 12, 2015, 02:17:18 pm

For some reason, my internet connection is suddenly unable to show more than about 10 seconds of a baseball game without freezing for another 5-10.

Sadly, I'm not exaggerating. This is fucking irritating.

austro · « **Reply #28 on:** July 12, 2015, 02:22:22 pm »

Quote from: Reuben on July 12, 2015, 02:19:01 pm

Sadly, I'm not exaggerating. This is fucking irritating.

Who's your provider? A couple weeks ago my U-Verse was doing the same thing: I could watch for 15 seconds or so, and then it would freeze. I could change channels and watch 15 seconds of something else, and then it would freeze again. And on and on. I finally had to reboot the gateway to solve the problem.

pots · « **Reply #29 on:** July 12, 2015, 02:29:39 pm »

Bothers me that a guy with as much power as Gattis only musters a 268 OBP. Hacks at everything. He and Altuve are horrendous at pitchers per plate appearance. At least Altuve maintains a decent average

Reuben · « **Reply #30 on:** July 12, 2015, 02:30:57 pm »

Quote from: austro on July 12, 2015, 02:22:22 pm

Who's your provider? A couple weeks ago my U-Verse was doing the same thing: I could watch for 15 seconds or so, and then it would freeze. I could change channels and watch 15 seconds of something else, and then it would freeze again. And on and on. I finally had to reboot the gateway to solve the problem.

We've got TWC here in NC. Rebooting the modem didn't help but fingers crossed, restarting the Apple TV is working so far.

Reuben · « **Reply #31 on:** July 12, 2015, 02:33:18 pm »

Quote from: pots on July 12, 2015, 02:29:39 pm

Bothers me that a guy with as much power as Gattis only musters a 268 OBP. Hacks at everything. He and Altuve are horrendous at pitchers per plate appearance. At least Altuve maintains a decent average

Yeah, Gattis has been a disappointment, overall, for me. He's had some clutch RBI, but I suspect he's also had a ton of RBI opportunities. And a lot of his ABs are just incredibly ugly.

Reuben · « **Reply #32 on:** July 12, 2015, 02:41:52 pm »

I missed it, but I'm gonna take a wild-ass guess and say Thatcher walked Jaso.

austro · « **Reply #33 on:** July 12, 2015, 02:44:52 pm »

Routine 8-3 double play to end the bottom of the 8th.

Reuben · « **Reply #34 on:** July 12, 2015, 02:45:21 pm »

Wow, what the fuck was Jaso thinking there? Colby ran that down easily.

Reuben · « **Reply #35 on:** July 12, 2015, 02:49:31 pm »

Quote from: Reuben on July 12, 2015, 02:30:57 pm

We've got TWC here in NC. Rebooting the modem didn't help but fingers crossed, restarting the Apple TV is working so far.

Didn't last.

austro · « **Reply #36 on:** July 12, 2015, 02:50:20 pm »

Cueto with an ugly 5 IP, 7 H, 5 R, 3 ER, 2 K effort today in an 8-1 loss to the Marlins. He's been really up-and-down this year; I'd be reluctant to give up much for that kind of inconsistent performance.

austro · « **Reply #37 on:** July 12, 2015, 02:51:36 pm »

What a miserable road trip.

Reuben · « **Reply #38 on:** July 12, 2015, 02:53:43 pm »

Fucking Drellich.

austro · « **Reply #39 on:** July 12, 2015, 02:59:55 pm »

Quote from: Reuben on July 12, 2015, 02:53:43 pm

Fucking Drellich.

What now?

Reuben · « **Reply #40 on:** July 12, 2015, 03:07:41 pm »

Quote from: austro on July 12, 2015, 02:59:55 pm

What now?

Had a tweet about a week ago, something like "Barring an unexpected collapse, the Astros will finish the 1st half with more Wins than they had in all of 2013." Clearly, this is all his fault.

Reuben · « **Reply #41 on:** July 12, 2015, 05:30:34 pm »

Twink

Ty in Tampa · « **Reply #42 on:** July 12, 2015, 05:48:33 pm »

Quote from: austro on July 12, 2015, 12:54:58 pm

The Tampa PA announcer sounds like death warmed over.

He's horrible. And he's been there from the beginning.

Also, on Sundays they have a 'guest announcer' for an inning which is a little kid doing exactly what they tell him to do. "N-o-w b-a-t-t-i-n-g...t-h-i-r-d b-a-s-e-m-a-n...E-v-a-n L-o-n-g-o-r-i-a."

remy · « **Reply #43 on:** July 12, 2015, 10:17:10 pm »

Quote from: Ty in Tampa on July 12, 2015, 05:48:33 pm

He's horrible. And he's been there from the beginning.

Also, on Sundays they have a 'guest announcer' for an inning which is a little kid doing exactly what they tell him to do. "N-o-w b-a-t-t-i-n-g...t-h-i-r-d b-a-s-e-m-a-n...E-v-a-n L-o-n-g-o-r-i-a."

It sounded fucking horrible on TV. I can't even imagine how bad it is in person.

JimR · « **Reply #44 on:** July 13, 2015, 08:38:12 am »

Quote from: austro on July 12, 2015, 02:22:22 pm

Who's your provider? A couple weeks ago my U-Verse was doing the same thing: I could watch for 15 seconds or so, and then it would freeze. I could change channels and watch 15 seconds of something else, and then it would freeze again. And on and on. I finally had to reboot the gateway to solve the problem.

there was an outage in the Austin area.