Author Topic: Rangers at Astros, 8/28/14 (Read 7947 times)

Ron Brand · « **on:** August 28, 2014, 08:34:09 pm »

Wow. Marisnick looks like Richard Cera if he was a vampire kid in The Lost Boys.

Ron Brand · « **Reply #1 on:** August 28, 2014, 08:35:39 pm »

2-0 Rangers through four.

Ron Brand · « **Reply #2 on:** August 28, 2014, 08:36:37 pm »

A commercial with Mrs. Jack!

Ron Brand · « **Reply #3 on:** August 28, 2014, 08:38:31 pm »

Broken bat groundout by Martin.

Ron Brand · « **Reply #4 on:** August 28, 2014, 08:39:55 pm »

I thought Elvis Andrus was supposed to be the second coming of Ernie Banks, or maybe Rogers Hornsby?

Ron Brand · « **Reply #5 on:** August 28, 2014, 08:41:01 pm »

McHugh blows a 2-2 fastball by Andrus for the second out.

austro · « **Reply #6 on:** August 28, 2014, 08:41:51 pm »

I'm really kind of pissed off that the Rangers have runs on little bloop shit and the Astros have hit some balls hard and have nothing to show for it. I realize that's the nature of the game, but it still pisses me off.

Ron Brand · « **Reply #7 on:** August 28, 2014, 08:42:06 pm »

Mike Carp, or as he is better known, Rico Suave.

Ron Brand · « **Reply #8 on:** August 28, 2014, 08:42:39 pm »

I'm glad the Rangers are little bloop shit now.

Ron Brand · « **Reply #9 on:** August 28, 2014, 08:43:51 pm »

Suave grounds out to Altuve for the third out.

austro · « **Reply #10 on:** August 28, 2014, 08:46:10 pm »

Quote from: Ron Brand on August 28, 2014, 08:42:39 pm

I'm glad the Rangers are little bloop shit now.

If only we still had JackAstro to fashion that into an image (or, better yet, an animated GIF) that we could share far and wide.

Ron Brand · « **Reply #11 on:** August 28, 2014, 08:46:21 pm »

Dismal shots of waterhead Ranger fans. Nice.

Ron Brand · « **Reply #12 on:** August 28, 2014, 08:46:47 pm »

I miss JackAstro.

Ron Brand · « **Reply #13 on:** August 28, 2014, 08:48:15 pm »

Marwin is perplexed by the crafty Tepesch.

Ron Brand · « **Reply #14 on:** August 28, 2014, 08:49:17 pm »

Marwin appears to be of the "see ball, hit ball" school. Fly out to left.

Ron Brand · « **Reply #15 on:** August 28, 2014, 08:50:24 pm »

Big crowd at the park. Must be at least 5000 there.

Ron Brand · « **Reply #16 on:** August 28, 2014, 08:50:47 pm »

Altuve slashes a single up the middle.

Ron Brand · « **Reply #17 on:** August 28, 2014, 08:52:06 pm »

Good eye, Carter.

Ron Brand · « **Reply #18 on:** August 28, 2014, 08:54:12 pm »

Tepesch flirts around the strike zone but Carter doesn't offer and now it's runners on first and second. Some Ranger reliever I couldn't give a shit about is coming in to pitch.

Ron Brand · « **Reply #19 on:** August 28, 2014, 08:56:35 pm »

WOW. Some vendor just walked through the shot. He had a body like a yellow squash.

Ron Brand · « **Reply #20 on:** August 28, 2014, 08:57:31 pm »

Fowler flies down the line and beats out a slow roller to short. Bases loaded, Castro up.

Ron Brand · « **Reply #21 on:** August 28, 2014, 08:58:46 pm »

GRAND SALAMI!

austro · « **Reply #22 on:** August 28, 2014, 09:00:02 pm »

There we go! A birthday slam for RB!

Ron Brand · « **Reply #23 on:** August 28, 2014, 09:01:26 pm »

Krauss bounces out to the mound. Two down.

Ron Brand · « **Reply #24 on:** August 28, 2014, 09:02:06 pm »

Singleton is much thinner than I thought he was.

Ron Brand · « **Reply #25 on:** August 28, 2014, 09:04:06 pm »

Singleton fans on the high heat. 4-2 Astros through five.

Bench · « **Reply #26 on:** August 28, 2014, 09:05:44 pm »

Quote from: Ron Brand on August 28, 2014, 08:58:46 pm

GRAND SALAMI!

CASTRO SALAMI BLASTRO1111

Ron Brand · « **Reply #27 on:** August 28, 2014, 09:06:57 pm »

Beltre fans on a breaking ball away.

Ron Brand · « **Reply #28 on:** August 28, 2014, 09:08:14 pm »

Robertson reaches down and golfs a hanger to center for a single.

Ron Brand · « **Reply #29 on:** August 28, 2014, 09:09:15 pm »

Wild pitch moves Robertson up.

Ron Brand · « **Reply #30 on:** August 28, 2014, 09:11:40 pm »

Arencibia grounds out to third. Two down.

Ron Brand · « **Reply #31 on:** August 28, 2014, 09:14:42 pm »

Odor hits a slow roller down the line. McHugh picks it up and stumbles to first ahead of the runner. He's called safe and the run scores, but it's challenged and clear that Odor is out. End of the top of the sixth, still 4-2.

austro · « **Reply #32 on:** August 28, 2014, 09:18:05 pm »

Jesus, McHugh: he's behind you. Just turn around and tag him!

Ron Brand · « **Reply #33 on:** August 28, 2014, 09:18:37 pm »

Dominguez fans, chasing badly.

Ron Brand · « **Reply #34 on:** August 28, 2014, 09:20:55 pm »

Mendez clips Lost Boy Marisnick.

Ron Brand · « **Reply #35 on:** August 28, 2014, 09:22:02 pm »

Mendez throws hard with good movement, but he's got the control of a heroin addict.

Ron Brand · « **Reply #36 on:** August 28, 2014, 09:23:55 pm »

Marwin walks. Altuve up.

Ron Brand · « **Reply #37 on:** August 28, 2014, 09:24:46 pm »

GET YOUR HANDS OFF ME, MADDUX!!!

Ron Brand · « **Reply #38 on:** August 28, 2014, 09:27:02 pm »

Slow rolling 6-3 double play.

Ron Brand · « **Reply #39 on:** August 28, 2014, 09:32:08 pm »

Fantastic breaking ball gets the K from Choice.

Ron Brand · « **Reply #40 on:** August 28, 2014, 09:33:01 pm »

Chirinos hits one into the padding in left and is awarded second.

Ron Brand · « **Reply #41 on:** August 28, 2014, 09:34:02 pm »

McHugh is throwing some real yellowhammers.

Ron Brand · « **Reply #42 on:** August 28, 2014, 09:35:34 pm »

Martin flies out.

Ron Brand · « **Reply #43 on:** August 28, 2014, 09:41:34 pm »

Whiff of some Ranger brings it to a close. Klein in to pitch to Carter in the bottom of the seventh.

Ron Brand · « **Reply #44 on:** August 28, 2014, 09:42:51 pm »

Carter strikes out.

Ron Brand · « **Reply #45 on:** August 28, 2014, 09:45:44 pm »

Fowler flies out to left.

Ron Brand · « **Reply #46 on:** August 28, 2014, 09:47:15 pm »

Castro flies out to right. 4-2 Astros after seven.

Ron Brand · « **Reply #47 on:** August 28, 2014, 09:49:46 pm »

FIELDS! is in.

NeilT · « **Reply #48 on:** August 28, 2014, 09:50:36 pm »

I hope it's FIELDS!, and not his evil twin Fields?

Ron Brand · « **Reply #49 on:** August 28, 2014, 09:51:55 pm »

Krauss is a gigantic human.

Ron Brand · « **Reply #50 on:** August 28, 2014, 09:52:19 pm »

Suave lines out to Krauss by the wall in left.

Ron Brand · « **Reply #51 on:** August 28, 2014, 09:54:23 pm »

Beltre lines out to centre.

NeilT · « **Reply #52 on:** August 28, 2014, 09:58:13 pm »

FIELDS!

Ron Brand · « **Reply #53 on:** August 28, 2014, 09:58:52 pm »

Robertson with the third hard hit ball off of FIELDS! but Krauss is there to catch it under the 362' sign.

jbm · « **Reply #54 on:** August 28, 2014, 09:59:15 pm »

Not sure if it was Fields or his evil twin, but those three shots go down as outs on the board.

Ron Brand · « **Reply #55 on:** August 28, 2014, 10:01:20 pm »

Tolleson in to pitch to Krauss.

Ron Brand · « **Reply #56 on:** August 28, 2014, 10:02:02 pm »

Hot liner to left but Choice catches it, one down.

Ron Brand · « **Reply #57 on:** August 28, 2014, 10:10:45 pm »

Singleton fouls out, Dominguez grounds out.

Ron Brand · « **Reply #58 on:** August 28, 2014, 10:11:13 pm »

Sipp in. First guy pops out.

Ron Brand · « **Reply #59 on:** August 28, 2014, 10:15:38 pm »

Filthy curveball freezes Odor for strike three.

Ron Brand · « **Reply #60 on:** August 28, 2014, 10:17:18 pm »

Sipp gets Choice swinging. Astros win!

NeilT · « **Reply #61 on:** August 28, 2014, 10:19:10 pm »

Nice to see a big Castro hit.

Ron Brand · « **Reply #62 on:** August 28, 2014, 10:22:29 pm »

It was a no-doubter, too.

Reuben · « **Reply #63 on:** August 28, 2014, 11:13:07 pm »

Quote from: austro on August 28, 2014, 09:18:05 pm

Jesus, McHugh: he's behind you. Just turn around and tag him!

McHugh definitely has room for improvement in the, uh, mental side of his fielding.

Reuben · « **Reply #64 on:** August 28, 2014, 11:13:52 pm »

Quote from: Ron Brand on August 28, 2014, 10:17:18 pm

Sipp gets Choice swinging. Astros win!

Thanks for the PBP. Nice to see you again, sir.

Ron Brand · « **Reply #65 on:** August 29, 2014, 08:17:50 am »

Quote from: Reuben on August 28, 2014, 11:13:52 pm

Thanks for the PBP. Nice to see you again, sir.

I'm glad I could finally see another game. Who are these guys?