Astros 1 Phil 0, In the Top of the Second

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J A Happ, lefty pitching

I just started listening...

Hidalgo: walked, stole second

Lane: out ?

Bruntlett: out ?

Quintero: singled, RBI

Albers: walk

Burke: flew out to center

Inning over

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Albers pitching

Burrell:  b-b-b-sc-foul-sc fans complaining

Dobbs: (12 for 27) b (bounces away from Q)-ss-fb foul left side - bounces to first, Albers races to bag before Dobbs

Rowand: b (at knees)- breaking ball sc-smashes 1 hop to second fielded by Bruntlett

Inning over

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Tomorrow night evening game, Oswalt pitching

J A Happ on the

Loretta: bunts down third baseline, Dobbs could not field cleanly, base hit

Lamb: (doubled in the first) b-sc (looked good) - sc(outside corner)- checks 1st, tosses, Loretta back- breaking ball in the dirt (2-2)- b (high) - b (runner goes, 3rd walk for Happ, seems to have control issues, high

Ensberg: b (inside)- sc - rips over short into left field, bases loaded

Hidalgo: foul right side - (Happ still in stretch with bases loaded) - sc (fastball) - b (outside) - b (check swing, ball low) - b (inside, just missed, fans complain, umpire seems to have tight zone, liner over short into left field, 2 score, single...meeting on the mound)

Lane: foul ( 2 inches, pulled left side) - inside out pops up, Ryan Howard did not get there, he was checking the railing - b (bounces in front of the plate) - high pop up foul right side, Howard had to reach into the Astros' dugout, could not get there - b (bounces again in front of the plate) - b (outside, Happ laboring) - rapped to left center field, gapper, double, 2 score

That is it for J A Happ, new pitcher Geary

Bruntlett: bouncer up the middle, 6-3 put out

Quintero: foul - foul (back) - b (way outside in the dirt) -
b-(way high) - b (high) - (Comparing Q to Barney Rubel, sp?)
ground ball sharply up the middle, base hit

Albers: throw to first, Barney back - Albers shows bunt, b (high, up near head) - Bunt out to mound, Geary almost airmailed the throw, Albers out, Q at second base

Burke: b - b - b (inside fb) - bouncer to third, easy play for Dobbs

All Astros, inning over

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Albers pitching

Ruiz: una linea into left, base hit, single fielded by Hidalgo

Geary: Foul - foul (first base side), bunts fielded by Lamb, 3-4 PO at first, Ruiz to second.

Rollins: b - b (inside, may have been crossed up, goes out to mound) - sc (fb outside half of plate) - b (outside) - b (looked like a good fb, no call)

Bourn: b (high, outside) - b ( high, outside, Bourn 24 yrs old from Hou, might know each other) - sc- lined into center field, base hit, 1 scores, Rollins to third

Utley: b (low) - (Wallace out to mound) - foul (back) - sc (fb) - high fly right field line and gone, 6 to 4

Howard: b - b (bounces away from Q) - b (fb outside and high, Q out to the mound) - b (fb, outside) walks

Burrell: sc (right in there) - b - b (inside) - sc (breaking ball inside corner) - b - b (outside) walk

Dobbs: hits into 4-6-3 dp fielded by Bruntlett

out of the inning

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Geary pitching

Loretta: ss (pop up bounces 100 ft above booth) sc (at knees)- b - b (in) - b (way inside under the chin) - ss (foul) - b (up and inside) walk

Lamb: b (up, inside) - b (downstairs, off speed) - pick off attempt, Loretta in rundown 1-4-3-6 cs) - s ? - ropes one into right center field for a single.

Ensberg: b (in the dirt) - ss (foul out of play) - b (bouncer) - pop out shallow left

Hidalgo: ss (smokes into Rays dugout) - grounds to third, bobbles and throws to get Lamb to end the inning.

Ted Williams museum is something to see, you can pet the devil rays...

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Pitching change, Chris Sampson coming on, plan is for Albers and Sampson to pitch 3 innings

Rowand: sc (in there) - hard smash line drive past Loretta, base hit

Ruiz: b - ss (foul 1st base side)- ss (Q throws down to 1st) - b - foul high pop out to Q

Simon: smoked to right, Lane covered a lot of ground and stuck out his glove at the last possible second and makes the play

Rollins: (Toss to first) b (up and outside) - sc (snap throw to 1st, throw beat runner, tag not made) - sc - b (breaking ball just missing) - b ( high, full count) - ss (chopped up first base side foul) - fb - fb off Q - b (just outside) walk

Utley: ss (sinker) - b (downstairs) - ss (waves over the top of the pitch) - fb - ss (throws to Lamb, 2-3 so)

Inning over
Bourn:

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Smith pitching for Phil

Lane: b (inside) - b (high, check swing) - sc - sc (Jason backing away, thought inside) - fb (off his fingers, Hooters ball girl fields) - b (way high under the chin) - hard and fair off the chalk left field, long single

Bruntlett: b (misses in) - sc (slider) - (toss to 1st, Jason back, look to 1st, Lane back, Lane takes off, sb off Smith) sc - fb (got a piece, off Ruiz) - ss

Quintero: b (down and in) - b (up and outside) - (wind blowing out left field) - lined out to left, ball found Rowand

Sampson: b - ss (foul to screen) - b (inside almost got him on the wrist) - sc - sc (over inside corner, no hit, maybe no ice cream.

Inning over.

If anyone wants to take over, let know...

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GP justed joined, I can take over for ya.  BTW, Need to Spring forward the time on these posts (somebody who has that ability).

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Sampson still in

Utley, Howard, Burrell

Utley: ball(low)-sc(knees outside corner)-ss(late sink fooled him)-ball(in the dirt, Q makes good stop)-ss(swings over the top, so sad for you) Ked

Howard: Skys one into LF, it carried all the way to track, wind aided, but caught for the out.

Burrell: sc(down the middle)-ball(low)-ball(down and in, just missed)-foul(into Q's glove, strike 2)-foul(chopper wide of 3rd)-ball(bounces in the dirt)-rocketed hard down left field line... foul(almost HR)-rocketed to CF, Burke on the Run, glasses down, off the wall for a double.

Dobbs: sc(breaking ball)-ball(high)-groundball on two bounces to Bruntlett, quick flip to Lamb, gets him easy.

Inning over.

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Sampson pitching

Utley: b (down low)- sc (at knees) - ss (waves and misses over the top) - b (in the dirt) - ss (swings over the top, so)

Howard: (MVP, face of the Phillies) Skies one to Jason Lane, carried to the warning track, out

Burrell: sc (down the middle) - b (misses low) - b (down and in, just missed) - ss (foul ball) - ss (chopper foul wide at third) - b (bounces in the dirt) - ss (rocketed hard down left field line foul into the corner, barely) - rocket to center off the wall, Burke fields, double.

Dobbs: sc (breaking ball) - b (high) - ground ball, 2 bounces to Bruntlett, out at first, inning over

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Burke, Loretta, Lamb
Smith pitching for Phili

Burke: (now 2-30 on the spring) ball(high and outside)-foul(hard down 3B line, behind Mansolino)-ball-hard chopper to 3B, 5-3, 1st out

Loretta: sc-ball(high, Holdzolm heading back to Cubs officially)-ss-ss Ked

Lamb: sc-sc(outside corner, cutter)-ss, Ked

Inning over
Do-Ray talking about pitching machine to help train the eye, something about tennis balls at 140 MPH, with a mark, and you stand there and try to identify what it was to help train your eyes.

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Matt Smith still pitching

Burke: b (high and outside) - ss (foul down third base line) - b (up and outside) - hits down 3rd base line, fielded by Dobbs, one out

Loretta: sc (down the middle) - b - sc - ss (big cut, not contact, out)

Cubs take Holdzcom back.

Lamb: sc - sc (cutter away, catches corner) - ss. k'd

Astros go in order go to the bottom of 6

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ok, if you are going to continue, go ahead, I will just listen and read.

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Saurbeck pitching, Munson to 1st, Conrad to 2nd

Hand full of changes

Rowand: Lined out to Burke, running catch

Ruiz: b - b - b (outside) - b walk

Werth: b (downstairs) - b (outside) - sc - b (in dirt, wp, Ruiz to 2nd, Q's throw off line) - sc (fb, outside corner) - line drive past Conrad, Ruiz goes back to third, Werth singles

Rollins: b - b (down in the dirt) - (Throw to first, again, Werth back) - ss (misses) - b (up and outside) - ss (foul down right field line) - foul to screen, run scores, Q falls asleep and Werth went to 3rd w/o throw...Rollins to 2nd

Bourn: b - b - sf, Werth scores, game tied

Utley: SO
Have a phone call, missed some of this

I have to go...maybe someone can pick up

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Ok, I will take over now.  Sorry I was away and am back now.

heading into the top of the 8th.

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Phili making some changes that we don't care about

Hernandez (AAA pitcher) in for Phili (5th pitcher on the day)

Astros batters Ked away the 7th (3 straight)

Bruntlett: ball(low and inside)-sc(inside corner)-hit on the butt

Quintero: long series of signs from Mansolino; throw to 1B(back in easy)-time called-foul(bunt, made the stands)-bunt(turns into DP, good play by 1B, and 2B, 3-6-4)

Conrad: ball(low)-ball(low)-bouncer to 2B, easy play.

Inning over.

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Do we have another Extra Inning Spring game comming?

Wheeler in to pitch
Sauerbeck pitched both 6 and 7th
Santangelo catching
Pence in CF
Anderson in RF

Ruiz: sc-ball(outside, looked good)-lifted to RF, easy play by Anderson, 1 out

Sandiball(sp): ball(low)-foul(pop-up, out of play)-ball(skips to Lou, who makes a good play)-high pop-up, Right CF, Pence calls off Anderson and makes the play

Abernathy: Cheo loves the progress Pence is making in ST, really likes his speed and gate; ball-foul(back)-ss(WAY out in front)-check swing, called strike 3!

1-2-3 for Wheeler
Heading to 9th.

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Biseinies pitching for Phili

Pence (aka Superman): ball(high, obvious fear of Pence)-foul(up the right side, Hunter meant to hit it there)-swing and a miss(Astros have ump check the ball for green dust)-ball(high, after cleaning the ball, pitcher is nervous again)-foul(just missed the sweet spot)-ball(over Pence's head, pitcher sweating profusely as Hunter digs in)-foul(back, the glare is getting intense)-swings and misses  Obviously a cry for help was heard.
(some of the events above may have been exagerated, but the results were the same)

Munson: ss-sc-ball(low)-ball(in the dirt)-bouncer to 3rd, long throw, gets a hustling Munson. 2 out

Scott: ball(checked swing)-ss-sc(Scott not pleased with call)-ss, ked to end inning

Inning over, heading to bottom of 9th tied.

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Rick White pitching the 9th

Bourne: Ransom in tight at 3rd; foul(bunt)-ball(inside)-ball(high)-bouncer to 1B, back-handed by Munson, there is a race to 1B..... Munson beats the speedy Bourne.

Garcia: sc-ball(outside)-ss(bad swing and a miss)-ball(fastball that just misses)-bouncer to 1B, flipped to White who covers, for the 2nd out.

Coast (??): ball(check swing)-ball(fastball away)-sc(nice fastball)-ss(way offspeed)- flyball to RF, easy play for Anderson.

Heading to Extras... don't worry game only plays 10, even if still tied.

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Jim Ed Warden(?) pitching for Phili
side arm RHP

Anderson: Bunted 3B side, barely got him, might have pulled 1B off bag, but called out. Do-Ray think 1B was pulled off

Ransom: ball(outside)-ball(outside)-ball(outside)-ball(outside), walk

Lane: ball(inside)-ball(low)-lined to 3B, caught and doubled off Ransom.

Tie is best result now...

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White pitching still, I think this is good, as the Astros are looking for multi-inning RP, and nice to see them stretch out some bullpen guys.

Calloway: ball(low and outside)-sharp grounder up the middle, base hit

King: toss to 1B(dives back)-pitch-out(runner not going)-foul(bounced down to 3B)-ball(in the dirt, good block by Santangelo)-ball(fastball, low)-sc(outside corner, King didn't like the call)-foul(bouncer down 3B, runner was moving)-ball(runner was going), 2 on, 0 outs...

Rowand: Pence makes a lunging catch, as the wind knocks it down.  Nice catch, for the 1st out.

: ball(low)-come backer to 2B, DP, 4-6-3...

Game is a tie.

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Quote:
Biseinies pitching for Phili

Pence (aka Superman): ball(high, obvious fear of Pence)-foul(up the right side, Hunter meant to hit it there)-swing and a miss(Astros have ump check the ball for green dust)-ball(high, after cleaning the ball, pitcher is nervous again)-foul(just missed the sweet spot)-ball(over Pence's head, pitcher sweating profusely as Hunter digs in)-foul(back, the glare is getting intense)-swings and misses  Obviously a cry for help was heard.
(some of the events above may have been exagerated, but the results were the same)

Munson: ss-sc-ball(low)-ball(in the dirt)-bouncer to 3rd, long throw, gets a hustling Munson. 2 out

Scott: ball(checked swing)-ss-sc(Scott not pleased with call)-ss, ked to end inning

Inning over, heading to bottom of 9th tied.

ROFL, his mother wishing too hard must have distracted him!

[Ty in Tampa]

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ROFL, his mother wishing too hard must have distracted him!

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