Mariners @ Astros - 6/15/07

[homer]

Seattle

Suzuki, CF
Lopez, 2B
Guillen, RF
Ibanez, LF
Sexson, 1B
Johjima, C
Betancourt, SS
Bloomquist, 3B
Hernandez, P

Houston

Biggio, 2B
Pence, CF
Berkman, 1B
Lee, LF
Loretta, SS
Scott, RF
Lamb, 3B
Ausmus, C
Rodriguez, P

[remy]

I'm pretty sure Brownie and JD have already partaken in some special brownies.

[homer]

I'm pretty sure Brownie and JD have already partaken in some special brownies.

Why are they wearing that shit?

[AllyDStros]

Why are they wearing that shit?

It's 70s night.

[homer]

Lamb hitting 7 is strange.

[dirty steve]

anybody with sac would have had that, Bloomquist.

[homer]

Glad to see Gunther picking up the GIDP slack.

[remy]

Mansolino's a fucking idiot.

[mihoba]

You don't run on Ichiro... Mansolino

Damn

[homer]

Manso guessing.

[remy]

Another patented Astros 3-hits-no-runs inning right there.

[homer]

Another patented Astros 3-hits-no-runs inning right there.

We were guessing station to station and poor baserunning for reasons. Better throw Manso in that mix as well.

[homer]

Who would win a foot race between Lee and Loretta? It would be close.

[remy]

Brownie has had insane giggles since the pregame show.  I swear he's stoned.

[homer]

The Astros should have about 4 runs by now.

[remy]

The Astros should have about 4 runs by now.

Yeah but "King" felix looked hittable that first trip through the order.  I am optimistic.

[homer]

Yeah but "King" felix looked hittable that first trip through the order.  I am optimistic.

He didn't look hittable, he was. Knocked all over the yard.

[homer]

That ball was scorched.

[remy]

Attaboy surferdude!

[homer]

Wandy walks down to ask Manso for the signs, Manso says 'how the fuck should I know? But I did sleep at a Holiday Inn Express last night'.

[remy]

Good god wandy that was fucking awful.

[LonghornCDR]

Wow.  That was interesting.

[Anit]

somebody called the first home run of the year for bloomquist..wasnt expecting that though

[homer]

somebody called the first home run of the year for bloomquist..wasnt expecting that though

That was me.

[remy]

somebody called the first home run of the year for bloomquist..wasnt expecting that though

That would be homer.

[homer]

Wow.  That was interesting.

Pence was there. That was not a good play.

[LonghornCDR]

Yeah... he just kind of stabbed up at it.  He was definitely there.

[dirty steve]

That was me.

nice call--never seen a ball go up the hill and behind the pole before.  guess it would take something like that for bloomquist to "go yard" for the first time.

[homer]

Yeah... he just kind of stabbed up at it.  He was definitely there.

That was approximately where Willy robbed John Rodriguez in the 2005 NLCS. I think Peepers was crucified for not snagging one near there earlier this year.

[homer]

nice call--never seen a ball go up the hill and behind the pole before.  guess it would take something like that for bloomquist to "go yard" for the first time.

got a little over 2 games to go.

[homer]

Loretta is a SLOW man.

[LonghornCDR]

My Clam!

[Curly]

?  What the hell was Biggio doing cutting that ball where the hell was Loretta?  Loretta guns him down at the plate.

[dirty steve]

lamb takes the overrated hernandez deeeep to right. 4-1 stros.

[homer]

King Felix has looked very ordinary tonight.

[homer]

lamb takes the overrated hernandez deeeep to right. 4-1 stros.

King Felix is like Fat Tire.

[LonghornCDR]

King Felix has looked very ordinary tonight.

He's 19-21 career with an ERA north of 4. He's looked ordinary on most nights, but had a 1-hitter against the Sawks.  In the eyes of the worldwide leader, that makes him one of the greatest ever.

[Curly]

King Felix is like Fat Tire.

Leaves you with a bad after taste....or getting lit up?

[homer]

That was ill advised.

[LonghornCDR]

What the hell Bidge?

[Curly]

My coach pitch kids run the bases better than this team!!!!

[Anit]

why is this team so bad at baserunning

[dirty steve]

good decision by manso and bad one by biggio.  up to 2987 though.  4-1 top 7

[LonghornCDR]

I like Mistress Mandy.

[homer]

Leaves you with a bad after taste....or getting lit up?

Limey compared Andruw to Fat Tire in the TZ today insofar as overrated.

[homer]

When they showed that head painted retard earlier, I thought 'What the fuck does that have to do with the 70's?'

You have to be a special kind of retarded to paint your head for the Seattle Mariners. In Houston.

[dirty steve]

JD asked where you could get your head painted like the guy with Johjima sign and brownie answers "not any place that advertises publicly."

wandy holds serve in the 7th.  4-1 good guys.

ausmus--"while you were out dancing at the nightclub i was home doing 3rd grade homework."

[LonghornCDR]

Nice effort by Wandy so far.  84 pitches.  Think he comes back in the 8th since the bully's been worked so much?

[homer]

Nice effort by Wandy so far.  84 pitches.  Think he comes back in the 8th since the bully's been worked so much?

M's won 5 in a row in their last at bat recently. I hope Garner nails it down.

[dirty steve]

nice stroke by Lee to the opposite field, loretta stroke to CF.  two men on.  two out.
pitching change seafarers.

[LonghornCDR]

M's won 5 in a row in their last at bat recently. I hope Garner nails it down.

Yeah... but the "nail down" guys have thrown quite a bit lately.  Wheels should be available since he only pitched one inning on Wednesday, though it was a long one.

[cougar]

Nasty placement on that strike 3.  Can't yell about that one too much.

[Bench]

When they showed that head painted retard earlier, I thought 'What the fuck does that have to do with the 70's?'

You have to be a special kind of retarded to paint your head for the Seattle Mariners. In Houston.

I think it's funny that chubby face-painted white man is obsessed with Johjima. Not really what anyone expects.

[cougar]

One of the hardest hit singles you'll see.

[mihoba]

Nice play by Lee on a ball off the wall

[LonghornCDR]

Get him out Gar.  He's way above his head pitching this deep in the game.

[Jacksonian]

lamb takes the overrated hernandez deeeep to right. 4-1 stros.

Overrated?

[LonghornCDR]

DQ takes the L for the Yanquis.

[LonghornCDR]

Great job Wandy.

[Bench]

Overrated?

Yeah, that's way too much glee.

How about the good guys are putting some good swings on the ball and getting some good luck? That's what it looks like to me.

Great night, Wandy. Let's hope the pen can bounce back tonight.

[homer]

Overrated?

he has looked pretty ordinary tonight.

[cougar]

DQ takes the L for the Yanquis.

And yet somehow ESPN will make it seem like he won.

[dirty steve]

Overrated?

i should say hyped IMO a bit much in the national media.  the "king" moniker, stuff like that.  i think alot had to do with that matchup he had with Matsusaka early in the season at Fenway, which happens to be his only start where he lasted past 6 innings.

[homer]

DQ takes the L for the Yanquis.

zero run support.

[mihoba]

Nice job Wheels... and Wandy.

[mihoba]

zero run support.

Oliver Perez has come up huge for the steM this year.

[Alkie]

Awesome.  Milo just told us (twice) about the Montgomery Burns and Friends in attendance before (very excitedly) telling us that Ned Flanders was celebrating his birthday at the park tonight with his friends and family.

[LonghornCDR]

zero run support.

Hmmm... sounds familiar.

[dirty steve]

Oliver Perez has come up huge for the steM this year.

if perez could have worked out for the pirates that would have been more of a killer trade for pitt.  bay/perez for brian giles.

[LonghornCDR]

The return of the crimson chin!

[homer]

bruntlett makes his season debut as pinch runner for lamb and likely defensive replacement for biggio in the ninth.

loretta to 3rd, brunt to ss

[dirty steve]

loretta to 3rd, brunt to ss

thanks.  that's what i get for paying attention.

[Jacksonian]

i should say hyped IMO a bit much in the national media.  the "king" moniker, stuff like that.  i think alot had to do with that matchup he had with Matsusaka early in the season at Fenway, which happens to be his only start where he lasted past 6 innings.

21 years old.  Mid to upper 90's fastball.  Rushed to the majors at 19.  Obliterated every minor league level despite inconsistent breaking pitches.  His minor league hype was deserved, but he is a lesson in the jump to the majors.  He no longer deserves the over-hype.  But, his future is very bright.

[cougar]

I am getting more and more convinced that Bidge's 3000th hit will be a double down the left field line.  It almost has to be.

[dirty steve]

bidge gets 2988 cruising into second base.  lidge in for the 9th.

[ThomasTx12]

that Ausmus bobblehead commercial was hilarious.

[LonghornCDR]

that Ausmus bobblehead commercial was hilarious.

Beg pardon?

[The Spleen]

I'm going to walk into Barnes & Noble tomorrow and see one of those big display stands loaded with 50 copies of "The Book On Hunter Pence"...

[BatGirl]

Awesome.  Milo just told us (twice) about the Montgomery Burns and Friends in attendance before (very excitedly) telling us that Ned Flanders was celebrating his birthday at the park tonight with his friends and family.

so glad you heard it, too!  is anyone keeping up with these? 

[dirty steve]

21 years old.  Mid to upper 90's fastball.  Rushed to the majors at 19.  Obliterated every minor league level despite inconsistent breaking pitches.  His minor league hype was deserved, but he is a lesson in the jump to the majors.  He no longer deserves the over-hype.  But, his future is very bright.

not denying his stuff, and i realize alot of it is BSPN.  the guy, for sure, has a huge future ahead of him.

[mihoba]

I am getting more and more convinced that Bidge's 3000th hit will be a double down the left field line.  It almost has to be.

Now tied for 6th place on the all-time doubles list with HOFer Napoleon Lajoie.

657 doubles and 997 extra base hits.

[LonghornCDR]

loretta to 3rd, brunt to ss

Even better with Mo at 3rd, Brunt at SS, and Loretta at 2B.

[homer]

I'm going to walk into Barnes & Noble tomorrow and see one of those big display stands loaded with 50 copies of "The Book On Hunter Pence"...

More of a pamphlet.

[LonghornCDR]

Now tied for 6th place on the all-time doubles list with HOFer Napoleon Lajoie.

657 doubles and 997 extra base hits.

 Most ever doubles for a righty.  Amazing to think about.

[The Spleen]

More of a pamphlet.

I didn't count the pages. I just know it has a picture of a curveball on the cover...

[LonghornCDR]

I didn't count the pages. I just know it has a picture of a curveball on the cover...

Scooter.  A curveball is called a curveball because it curves.

[dirty steve]

just cracked a firemans 4 on the same night #4 makes his season debut
nice job brad--save #1. 

[LonghornCDR]

just cracked a firemans 4 on the same night #4 makes his season debut
nice job brad--save #1. 

Nope.  4 run lead.

[homer]

16 hits, 5 runs.

[dirty steve]

Nope.  4 run lead.
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have i mentioned this is only the first beer i have had.  sorry for the shoddy reporting, it's nice to see brad finish the game nonetheless.

[Bench]

I didn't count the pages. I just know it has a picture of a curveball on the cover...

Straight ball... Hunter hit very much.

Curved ball, bats are afraid.

[dirty steve]

Straight ball... Hunter hit very much.

Curved ball, bats are afraid.

i stand up for you jobu...if you cant help me now...