Author Topic: Astros @ Tigers May 22, 2015 (Read 6115 times)

Mr. Happy · « **on:** May 22, 2015, 12:48:00 pm »

After last night's heartache, I've been ready for today's game since this morning. Here are your lineups for tonight's tilt:

Astros

2BJose Altuve (R)
3BLuis Valbuena (L)
RFGeorge Springer (R)
DHEvan Gattis (R)
LFPreston Tucker (L)
CFColby Rasmus (L)
1BChris Carter (R)
CJason Castro (L)
SSMarwin Gonzalez (S)

HOU: Collin McHugh (R) (5-1, 4.09)

Tigers

CF Anthony Gose (L)
2B Ian Kinsler (R)
1B Miguel Cabrera (R)
RF J.D. Martinez (R)
LF Yoenis Cespedes (R)
3B N. Castellanos (R)
DH Rajai Davis (R)
C James McCann (R)
SS Jose Iglesias (R)

DET: Alfredo Simon (R) (4-2, 3.04)

HudsonHawk · « **Reply #1 on:** May 22, 2015, 06:14:27 pm »

T1:

Altuve pops out F4
Valbuena flies out F7
Springer with an infield single on a chopper right down the 3B line
Gattis with a shallow fly F9 on a 3-0 pitch

No score, Tiggers coming to bat for the first time.

Mr. Happy · « **Reply #2 on:** May 22, 2015, 06:18:11 pm »

Altuve is really scuffling. 3-27. He appears to have regressed and is expanding his strike zone.

HudsonHawk · « **Reply #3 on:** May 22, 2015, 06:23:44 pm »

B1:

Gose grounds out 4-3
Kinsler grounds out 3U on a check swing
Cabrera doubles down the RF line...Springer got to it quickly to have a shot at 2B, but the throw was offline
JD Martinez hit by pitch, just clipping his jersey

Ashby admits he didn't know a HBP is a dead ball

Cespedes strikes out swinging,

Tigers leave a pair

No score after one.

jbm · « **Reply #4 on:** May 22, 2015, 06:25:44 pm »

Quote from: Mr. Happy on May 22, 2015, 06:18:11 pm

Altuve is really scuffling. 3-27. He appears to have regressed and is expanding his strike zone.

Hasn't his strike zone always been expanded?

HudsonHawk · « **Reply #5 on:** May 22, 2015, 06:32:18 pm »

Strike zone is fairly generous tonight

Mr. Happy · « **Reply #6 on:** May 22, 2015, 06:32:43 pm »

Quote from: jbm on May 22, 2015, 06:25:44 pm

Hasn't his strike zone always been expanded?

Yes, a bit, but he's really swinging at some pitches that he can do nothing with. Popping out a lot on the infield, as he's been doing, is not a good sign. He needs to start going the other way again.

HudsonHawk · « **Reply #7 on:** May 22, 2015, 06:34:00 pm »

T2:

Tucker with a good at bat...3-2, fouling off a few high fastballs (though set up for the changeup)...pops out F6
Rasmus strikes out swinging
Carter strikes out swinging

No score

HudsonHawk · « **Reply #8 on:** May 22, 2015, 06:41:41 pm »

B2:

Castellanos flies out F9
Davis singles past a diving Carter
I just realized Omar Vizquel is the 1B coach for the Tigers
Ashby admits he doesn't know what an inside-the-park HR is
McCann (whose HR yesterday was *not* inside-the-park, despite what Ashby claims) grounds into 6-4-3 twin killing

No score after 2

Col. Sphinx Drummond · « **Reply #9 on:** May 22, 2015, 06:52:10 pm »

wow! Kinsler flubs a routine grounder. Should of been the third out, instead the Astros score a run.

jbm · « **Reply #10 on:** May 22, 2015, 06:52:34 pm »

Kindler taketh and giveth. Nice to get that run in.

HudsonHawk · « **Reply #11 on:** May 22, 2015, 06:52:39 pm »

Astros get a run on Kinsler error, then score again on Springer double!! 2-0 good guys!

HudsonHawk · « **Reply #12 on:** May 22, 2015, 06:54:08 pm »

T3:

Castro leads off with a double to RCF...probably could have had 3B, but broke it down and stopped at 2B
Marwin sacrifice bunt, out 5-3, Castro to 3B
Altuve, with the infield in...lines out to 2B
Valbuena rolls over on one, hits a routine grounder to 2B...Kinsler boots it...E4...Castro scores
Springer doubles over CFer's head...Valbuena scores
Ashby babbling about not understanding why Astros win when they score first. Blummer has to explain that their pitching has been good
Gattis flies out F7 to end the inning

But the Astros pick up a pair of unearned runs...lead 2-0

Middle of 3...

Col. Sphinx Drummond · « **Reply #13 on:** May 22, 2015, 06:54:55 pm »

Gose might want to play Springer a little deeper as he watches one sail over his head in deep center.

Tom Servo · « **Reply #14 on:** May 22, 2015, 06:56:44 pm »

Quote from: HudsonHawk on May 22, 2015, 06:54:08 pm

Ashby babbling about not understanding why Astros win when they score first. Blummer has to explain that their pitching has been

I think this has to be explained to him every time the record when scoring first is brought up.

Col. Sphinx Drummond · « **Reply #15 on:** May 22, 2015, 07:00:59 pm »

Anthony Gose? No, Brett Wallace.

Col. Sphinx Drummond · « **Reply #16 on:** May 22, 2015, 07:04:43 pm »

Big strike out of Cabrera.

doyce7 · « **Reply #17 on:** May 22, 2015, 07:04:46 pm »

Quote from: Tom Servo on May 22, 2015, 06:56:44 pm

I think this has to be explained to him every time the record when scoring first is brought up.

If you don't have a brain then there's nothing to stop the explanation from going in one ear and out the other

HudsonHawk · « **Reply #18 on:** May 22, 2015, 07:06:01 pm »

Well hell. Martinez with a 3-run dinger to give the Tigers a 3-2 lead

HudsonHawk · « **Reply #19 on:** May 22, 2015, 07:06:43 pm »

B3:

Inglesias singles to RF
Gose with a bunt single as McHugh simple can't beat him to the bag, Inglesias to 2B
Ashby speculating that starting pitching may be important in baseball. He isn't sure though
Kinsler flies out F7...runners have to hold
Cabrera strikes out swinging, flailing at a pitch in the dirt
Martinez homers to RF...Ingelsias scores, Gose scores
The very next pitch...Cespedes flies out F7 to end the inning. Fuckshit.

After three...Tigers 3 Astros 2

NeilT · « **Reply #20 on:** May 22, 2015, 07:07:06 pm »

That Martinez kid seems like a pretty good ball player.

Col. Sphinx Drummond · « **Reply #21 on:** May 22, 2015, 07:07:17 pm »

J.D. can hit the ball hard.

Tom Servo · « **Reply #22 on:** May 22, 2015, 07:07:41 pm »

Quote from: HudsonHawk on May 22, 2015, 07:06:43 pm

B3:

Inglesias singles to RF
Gose with a bunt single as McHugh simple can't beat him to the bag, Inglesias to 2B
Ashby speculating that starting pitching may be important in baseball. He isn't sure though
Kinsler flies out F7...runners have to hold
Cabrera strikes out swinging, flailing at a pitch in the dirt
Martinez homers to RF...Ingelsias scores, Gose scores
The very next pitch...Cespedes flies out F7 to end the inning. Fuckshit.

After three...Tigers 3 Astros 2

That really sucks after getting the first two outs. Damn

HudsonHawk · « **Reply #23 on:** May 22, 2015, 07:13:13 pm »

T4:

Tucker grounds out 4-3
Rasmus pops one into foul territory down the 3B line, SS Inglesias is the closest to it, but he overruns it. Rasums eventually strikes out swinging
Carter strikes out siwinging

Still 3-2 Tigers

HudsonHawk · « **Reply #24 on:** May 22, 2015, 07:13:49 pm »

Not having Blue Bell really sucks

NeilT · « **Reply #25 on:** May 22, 2015, 07:15:10 pm »

It's too bad Mark's not here. Carter's at bat deserved Mark.

HudsonHawk · « **Reply #26 on:** May 22, 2015, 07:19:46 pm »

Quote from: NeilT on May 22, 2015, 07:15:10 pm

It's too bad Mark's not here. Carter's at bat deserved Mark.

Yeah, I can't quite match Mark's enthusiasm.

HudsonHawk · « **Reply #27 on:** May 22, 2015, 07:20:09 pm »

B4:

Castellanos singles to RF, in what would be right at second baseman without the shift on
Davis pops out F3 in foul territory
McCann grounds into 5-4-3 double play to end the inning

We've played four...3-2 Tigers.

HudsonHawk · « **Reply #28 on:** May 22, 2015, 07:25:44 pm »

T5:

Castro flies out F7
Marwin drills one to RF, but right at Martinez...F9
Altuve flails at the first pitch in the dirt, pops out F5...boy he looks really bad at the plate right now

We're half way...Tigers up 3-2

HudsonHawk · « **Reply #29 on:** May 22, 2015, 07:28:45 pm »

Blummer with the zinger of the week...

Ashby, upon seeing the boats on the river: "I wonder who's on the boat out there."
Blum: "Derek Bell"

NeilT · « **Reply #30 on:** May 22, 2015, 07:38:10 pm »

Derek Bell jokes are always welcome.

HudsonHawk · « **Reply #31 on:** May 22, 2015, 07:40:10 pm »

B5:

Inglesias grounds out 5-3
Gose doubles over Tucker's head. Tucker was VERY shallow on that. That was a fly ball that bounced 10 ft in front of the track
Kinsler grounds out 6-3, Gose to 3B
Cabrera walks
Ashby doesn't know a fastball from a slider, even though he can see the signs
With Martinez at the plate...Cabrera with a delayed steal, throw goes to 2B, Altuve comes back to the plate...Gose called out at the plate...for the moment it's a 2-4-2 caught stealing. Looks like Ausmus will not challenge

Tigers up 3-2

HudsonHawk · « **Reply #32 on:** May 22, 2015, 07:40:35 pm »

Quote from: NeilT on May 22, 2015, 07:38:10 pm

Derek Bell jokes are always welcome.

Bell might be in jail

HudsonHawk · « **Reply #33 on:** May 22, 2015, 07:42:11 pm »

T6:

I'm out of wine

NeilT · « **Reply #34 on:** May 22, 2015, 07:43:04 pm »

Quote from: HudsonHawk on May 22, 2015, 07:40:35 pm

Bell might be in jail

That's not a joke though. That's only sad.

Col. Sphinx Drummond · « **Reply #35 on:** May 22, 2015, 07:49:03 pm »

The shift is a cold bitch.

HudsonHawk · « **Reply #36 on:** May 22, 2015, 07:49:08 pm »

T6:

Valbuena pops out F6
Springer grounds out sharply 4-3
Gattis draws a 2-out walk
Blummer explaining the open mouth/closed mouth signal, Ashby not getting it
Tucker with shot to RF, fielded by the thirdbaseman (damn that shift again), out 5-3

3-2 still

HudsonHawk · « **Reply #37 on:** May 22, 2015, 07:49:54 pm »

The Minute Maid OJ commercial...if that kid was mine, I'd whip his ass.

HudsonHawk · « **Reply #38 on:** May 22, 2015, 07:56:27 pm »

B6:

Martinez (who was at the plate when Gose was caught stealing to end the 5th) singles to RF on an 0-2 pitch
Julia eating Little Ceasar's
Cespedes grounds into FC, Martinez out 5-4. No chance to get two there.
Castellanos flies out F7
Davis flies out F8

Tigers up 3-2

Col. Sphinx Drummond · « **Reply #39 on:** May 22, 2015, 08:02:47 pm »

Quote from: HudsonHawk on May 22, 2015, 07:56:27 pm

Julia eating Little Ceasar's

Mike Ilich has sold a lot of them Little Ceasar pizzas. Owns the Tigers and the Red Wings.

Col. Sphinx Drummond · « **Reply #40 on:** May 22, 2015, 08:04:47 pm »

Carter owns a hefty .158 BA. Wow! That is shitty. But he's due.

Col. Sphinx Drummond · « **Reply #41 on:** May 22, 2015, 08:06:23 pm »

He's due to hit a pop fly to deep RF.

NeilT · « **Reply #42 on:** May 22, 2015, 08:16:56 pm »

The shift isn't much good against the long ball.

BudGirl · « **Reply #43 on:** May 22, 2015, 08:18:03 pm »

Quote from: NeilT on May 22, 2015, 08:16:56 pm

The shift isn't much good against the long ball.

Have the Astros hit one tonight?

Col. Sphinx Drummond · « **Reply #44 on:** May 22, 2015, 08:25:31 pm »

Quote from: BudGirl on May 22, 2015, 08:18:03 pm

Have the Astros hit one tonight?

No, ma'am.

NeilT · « **Reply #45 on:** May 22, 2015, 08:25:48 pm »

Quote from: BudGirl on May 22, 2015, 08:18:03 pm

Have the Astros hit one tonight?

No

BudGirl · « **Reply #46 on:** May 22, 2015, 08:40:19 pm »

what a shitty double. grrr

HudsonHawk · « **Reply #47 on:** May 22, 2015, 08:41:31 pm »

Wow, Valbuena "Ole'd" that one

HudsonHawk · « **Reply #48 on:** May 22, 2015, 08:42:51 pm »

Quote from: BudGirl on May 22, 2015, 08:40:19 pm

what a shitty double. grrr

Now ruled an E5

HudsonHawk · « **Reply #49 on:** May 22, 2015, 08:44:36 pm »

Davis with an infield single, Cabrera scores...4-2 Tigers

HudsonHawk · « **Reply #50 on:** May 22, 2015, 08:45:50 pm »

Davis takes 2B. Runners at 2B and 3B, two out

HudsonHawk · « **Reply #51 on:** May 22, 2015, 08:46:27 pm »

McCann with a single up the middle... Cespedes scores, Davis scores. Now 6-2

BudGirl · « **Reply #52 on:** May 22, 2015, 08:46:45 pm »

Quote from: HudsonHawk on May 22, 2015, 08:42:51 pm

Now ruled an E5

i don't disagree with the ruling.

BudGirl · « **Reply #53 on:** May 22, 2015, 08:47:11 pm »

i think they are going to need more than a homerun to win this game.

HudsonHawk · « **Reply #54 on:** May 22, 2015, 08:48:07 pm »

Inglesias Ks to end the inning, but the Tigers get three unearned runs

Three outs left...Astros down by four.

NeilT · « **Reply #55 on:** May 22, 2015, 08:49:00 pm »

We been quelled.

ETA: that was supposed to be qualled.

HudsonHawk · « **Reply #56 on:** May 22, 2015, 08:50:46 pm »

Quote from: BudGirl on May 22, 2015, 08:46:45 pm

i don't disagree with the ruling.

Eh...that's a tough error, even though I think he could have made the play, or at least knocked it down.

BudGirl · « **Reply #57 on:** May 22, 2015, 08:51:46 pm »

stopping the ball would have at least kept the runners at 1st and 2nd.

HudsonHawk · « **Reply #58 on:** May 22, 2015, 08:53:22 pm »

Gattis flies out F7
Villar grounds out 6-3

Astros down to their last out.

HudsonHawk · « **Reply #59 on:** May 22, 2015, 08:55:45 pm »

Marisnick, pinch hitting for Rasmus, strikes out to end the game

Astros go down 6-2

chuck · « **Reply #60 on:** May 22, 2015, 08:57:52 pm »

The Astros are in a horrible division and for all I know they may well win it. But I think we're seeing that the Astros simply cannot compete with a good team when most of the key guys they rely on are Mendoza or worse. Ground Control doesn't care about batting average but these guys aren't always going to hit a bomb the one time per week they get a hit.

BudGirl · « **Reply #61 on:** May 22, 2015, 09:00:32 pm »

I would really like Karter, Springer and Gattis to hit their weight.

player weight average
Karter 250 161
Springer 215 205
Gattis 260 196

Col. Sphinx Drummond · « **Reply #62 on:** May 22, 2015, 09:03:08 pm »

The difference in batting averages between the Tigers and Astros is astonishing. The fact that they have scored the same amount of runs is amazing. The Astros can't maintain their production if their averages don't rise. But hey, I love that the are doing so much better than last year.

HudsonHawk · « **Reply #63 on:** May 22, 2015, 09:05:38 pm »

Quote from: BudGirl on May 22, 2015, 09:00:32 pm

I would really like Karter, Springer and Gattis to hit their weight.

player weight average
Karter 250 161
Springer 215 205
Gattis 260 196

That's sad when you really wish your #3 hitter was hitting .215.

BudGirl · « **Reply #64 on:** May 22, 2015, 09:07:24 pm »

Quote from: HudsonHawk on May 22, 2015, 09:05:38 pm

That's sad when you really wish your #3 hitter was hitting .215.

.215 is better than .205.

HudsonHawk · « **Reply #65 on:** May 22, 2015, 10:26:25 pm »

Quote from: BudGirl on May 22, 2015, 09:07:24 pm

.215 is better than .205.

Yes. Yes it is.

BudGirl · « **Reply #66 on:** May 23, 2015, 11:14:56 am »

Neil likes Ashby.

Col. Sphinx Drummond · « **Reply #67 on:** May 23, 2015, 01:15:49 pm »

I think little Tsukuru should personally disavow Homeruna and maybe Lightning will no longer forsake him.

juliogotay · « **Reply #68 on:** May 23, 2015, 01:20:12 pm »

Quote from: BudGirl on May 23, 2015, 11:14:56 am

Neil likes Ashby.

Neil, I had such high hopes for you.

NeilT · « **Reply #69 on:** May 23, 2015, 02:56:08 pm »

Quote from: juliogotay on May 23, 2015, 01:20:12 pm

Neil, I had such high hopes for you.

I've given this a lot of thought. I think there are four possible reasons that I haven't minded Ashby. (1) I had read two years of Ashby comments in the GZ before I actually heard him. Nobody could have been as bad as my expectations. (2) I never heard Ashby when the Stros were losing. I've only heard him while the Stros are actually doing pretty well. I suspect his gratuitous negativity is lower this year than over the past two seasons. (3) I'm pretty easy to amuse, and my mood when I'm listening to baseball these days is actually pretty good. (4) i really don't have any baseball sense, and someone should take over the Friday recap immediately.

It did occur to me last night that if the Stros keep winning, you're going to have a whole generation of new fans who only know Ashby, and they will think he's the voice of the Astros.

BudGirl · « **Reply #70 on:** May 23, 2015, 03:39:52 pm »

Quote from: NeilT on May 23, 2015, 02:56:08 pm

It did occur to me last night that if the Stros keep winning, you're going to have a whole generation of new fans who only know Ashby, and they will think he's the voice of the Astros.

And this worries me most of all.