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Giants at Astros, 8/13/08
« on: August 13, 2008, 07:02:41 pm »
Giants Line-up

R. Winn, RF
R. Rohlinger, 3B (call-up from AA)
A. Rowand, CF
B. Molina, C
F. Lewis, CF
R. Aurilia, 1B
E. Burriss, 2B
O. Vizquel, SS
B. Zito, P

Astros Line-up

T. Wigginton, LF
M. Loretta, 2B
M. Tejada, SS
L. Berkman, 1B
G. Blum, 3B
H. Pence, RF
R. Abercrombie, CF
H. Quintero, C
R. Wolf, P

Not going to be able to do PBP, so if anyone else is able to do so, by all means...
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Re: Giants at Astros, 8/13/08
« Reply #1 on: August 13, 2008, 07:10:27 pm »
I'll try to catch a few innings.
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Top 1st, no score
« Reply #2 on: August 13, 2008, 07:12:48 pm »
Wolf on the hill

Winn flied out to left
Rohlinger struck out swinging
Rowand flied out to Wiggy in left leaning on the corner of the wall below the Crawfords. Side retired.
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« Reply #3 on: August 13, 2008, 07:15:20 pm »
Barry Zito

Wiggy looks funny as a leadoff hitter

Ball high, curve for a called strike, curve fouled back, grounded to third, scooped up by the rook, and he air mails it over the firstbaseman for an E-5. Wiggy remains at first.
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Re: Giants at Astros, 8/13/08
« Reply #4 on: August 13, 2008, 07:16:19 pm »
Was gonna say the same thing.  I can't pick anyone from that lineup who would be a better fit, though.
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Re: Bottom 1st, no score
« Reply #5 on: August 13, 2008, 07:17:53 pm »
Wiggy is dead meat on the botched hit and run play. 1 out.

Loretta fouls off several benders, finally whiffs on a high FB (foul tip) 2 outs
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Re: Bottom 1st, no score
« Reply #6 on: August 13, 2008, 07:19:06 pm »
Miggy watches 4 balls out of the strike zone and walks to first.
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Re: Bottom 1st, no score
« Reply #7 on: August 13, 2008, 07:20:40 pm »
Berkman takes a FB right down the pipe, watches another FB sail high, watches a curve bend in for strike two, and pops up a FB to short. Side retired.
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Top of the 2nd, no score
« Reply #8 on: August 13, 2008, 07:30:09 pm »
Wolf

Benjie Molina watches a strike, then gets plunked for the third consecutive night.

Fred Lewis takes a strike, takes another for a ball (cloooose), fouls the next offering back, lines another FB foul, and watches a waist high outside FB for strike three. 1 out.

Rich Aurilia takes a ball low, watches a FB on the outside black for a strike, missed badly on a slow curve, fouled a FB to the right side, and hesitates on a slow curve that drops in the backdoor. 2 down.

Emmanuel Burriss takes a strike, ball, slow curve tapped weakly to short, Miggy grabs and flip to Loretta. Molina wasn't even in the picture, now THATS slow. Side retired.
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Bottom of the 2nd, no score
« Reply #9 on: August 13, 2008, 07:34:35 pm »
Zito

Blum watches a big looper, lines a FB into the right rield corner but tracked down by Winn. 1 down.

Pence takes a curve for a strike, pops the next pitch to shallow right center, 2 down.

Abercrombie takes a strike, misses a FB at the letters, and misses another in the same spot. Side retired.

A whopping 7 pitches from Zito.
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Top of the 3rd, no score
« Reply #10 on: August 13, 2008, 07:40:33 pm »
Wolf

Omar takes a ball high, takes a FB down the pipe for a strike, FB drifts away, FB drifts in, FB strike to make it a full count. FB fouled back, FB popped high to center, 1 down

Zito watches a curve for a strike, then lines a FB right to Wiggy in left, 2 down

Winn pops the first Wolf offering to Pence in right. Side retired.
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Re: Giants at Astros, 8/13/08
« Reply #11 on: August 13, 2008, 07:41:52 pm »
Appreciate the PBP this eve mihoba.  Thanks!
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Re: Giants at Astros, 8/13/08
« Reply #12 on: August 13, 2008, 07:44:41 pm »
thanks!
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Bottom of the 3rd, no score
« Reply #13 on: August 13, 2008, 07:47:18 pm »
Zito

Q drops a bloop into center for a single

Wolf squares, pulls back for a strike. Squares again, ball. Squares and taps a good sac bunt down the 3rd base line. 1 down, Q to second.

Wiggy takes a strike, fouls off an inside curve, an inside FB backs him up, and he chases an outside change for strike three, 2 down.

Loretta takes a ball outside, pops up a curve to CF, side retired.

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Re: Giants at Astros, 8/13/08
« Reply #14 on: August 13, 2008, 07:48:20 pm »
Appreciate the PBP this eve mihoba.  Thanks!

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Top of the 4th, no score
« Reply #15 on: August 13, 2008, 07:53:18 pm »
Wolf

Rohlinger takes a ball, then grounds to Blum, 1 down

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Rowand, ball, strike, ball, strike, foul, slow hook grounded to third, Blum scoops and fires, 2 down

HBP Molina fouls one off, pops up a slow curve to Loretta, side retired.
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Bottom of the 4th, no score
« Reply #16 on: August 13, 2008, 08:04:22 pm »
Zito on the hill

Aflac trivia answer: Rich Aurilia had 206 hits in 2001. Stumped me.

Miggy fouls one back, check swing strike, check swing called a strike, 1 down.

Twinkie watches a ball, slow curve misses outside, FB on the outside corner for a strike (not), another (closer) for a strike, Zito tries the same spot again but misses, slow inside curve slammed to left but bends around the fowl pole, full count. Lined to left for a solid single.

Blum take a ball, misses a slow curve, next pitch is lined hard to left that backs up Lewis a few steps, 2 down.

Pence takes a strike, flails wildly at a FB right down the pipe (flying open big time), takes a ball, takes another FB low, FB fouled off to the right side, low curve is hit to center, side retired.
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Top of the 5th, no score
« Reply #17 on: August 13, 2008, 08:13:32 pm »
Wolf (48 pitches-32 strikes)

Lewis takes a 90 mph FB for a strike, FB sails high and wide, low FB blooped to center for a single

JD talking to Roy in the dugout "sound of the game" segment

Aurilia takes a ball, check swing strike on a high FB, pickoff attempt not close, another pickoff attempt, pop up foul near the Astros dugout, Lance is there, 1 down.

Burriss watches a ball sail outside, Q to the mound for a chat. Slow roller to Loretta, takes the out at first, 2 down. Lewis to second.

Vizquel steps in with 1st base open and the P on deck, Q to the mound again. FB low, cutter inside misses, and they go ahead a walk him.

Zito takes a ball, tapped to Berkman, flip to Wolf covering, side retired.
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Bottom of the 5th, no score
« Reply #18 on: August 13, 2008, 08:19:31 pm »
Zito (56 pitches-38 strikes)

Abercrombie steps in. Attempts a push bunt, foul. Takes a strike, curve inside, and whiffs on a change. 1 down.

Q taps the first pitch to the GG laden shortstop, 2 down.

Wolf takes a FB strike, curve for a check swing strike, high FB misses, curve sails outside, high curve flailed at and missed, side retired.
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Re: Giants at Astros, 8/13/08
« Reply #19 on: August 13, 2008, 08:34:58 pm »
Am home now, so can spell you if need be.
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Top of the 6th, Giants , Astros 0
« Reply #20 on: August 13, 2008, 08:36:26 pm »
Wolf (62 p-32 s)

Winn watches a curve for a ball, FB hammered past Blum into the corner, double.

Rohlinger takes a ball, FB one hopper to Wolf, looks the runner back and fires to first, 1 down.

Rowand watches a slow curve bend in, and another strike in through the back door, high FB fouled back, FB outside, slow bender misses inside, change drifts outside for a full count. Cutter tapped foul, FB looped to right in front of Pence for a single, Winn stops at third.

Molina check swing strike on a high FB, slow hook drops in the back door, ball, slow curve lined over Wiggy into the well by the bullpen, Winn scores, Rowand to third on the double.

Lewis takes a strike, ball outside, another ball outside, inside FB swing and a miss, FB sails high and outside, FB fouled back, hard shot grounder to Berkman, runners have to hold, Twinkie unassisted, 2 down.

Q to the mound

Intentional walk to Aurilia, loading the bases.

Burriss grounded an easy bounce to Blum, side retired.

Giants 1, Astros 0



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Re: Giants at Astros, 8/13/08
« Reply #21 on: August 13, 2008, 08:37:22 pm »
Am home now, so can spell you if need be.

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Re: Giants at Astros, 8/13/08
« Reply #22 on: August 13, 2008, 08:39:36 pm »
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Re: Giants at Astros, 8/13/08
« Reply #23 on: August 13, 2008, 08:50:43 pm »
Nice to see Abercrombie with a productive AB!
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Re: Giants at Astros, 8/13/08
« Reply #24 on: August 13, 2008, 08:56:17 pm »
$120 million to walk home the pitcher. Yay Boras!
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Re: Giants at Astros, 8/13/08
« Reply #25 on: August 13, 2008, 08:56:53 pm »
Nice to see Abercrombie with a productive AB!

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Re: Giants at Astros, 8/13/08
« Reply #26 on: August 13, 2008, 08:59:22 pm »
$120 million to walk home the pitcher. Yay Boras!

And'll be looking for $100 million more over the summer for a player that quits on his team has knee flair-ups when scheduled to face staff aces...
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Re: Giants at Astros, 8/13/08
« Reply #27 on: August 13, 2008, 09:00:45 pm »
I've never seen an entire pitching staff get infected with "Roy Oswalt Inning" before.

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Re: Giants at Astros, 8/13/08
« Reply #28 on: August 13, 2008, 09:01:28 pm »
This is one of the oddest 6-run innings I've seen in a while.
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Re: Giants at Astros, 8/13/08
« Reply #29 on: August 13, 2008, 09:01:57 pm »
I think I feel bad for the Giants at this point.

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Re: Giants at Astros, 8/13/08
« Reply #30 on: August 13, 2008, 09:02:01 pm »
I just got home . . . how many guys were HBP with bases loaded?

EDIT: Never mind, thanks mihoba
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Re: Giants at Astros, 8/13/08
« Reply #31 on: August 13, 2008, 09:02:12 pm »
Jesus, that's some wild pitching.
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« Reply #32 on: August 13, 2008, 09:02:21 pm »
If I were a giants fan, my tv would have a boot shaped hole in it now.

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Bottom of the 6th: Astros 6, Giants 1
« Reply #33 on: August 13, 2008, 09:02:57 pm »
Zito (66p-45s)

Wiggy popped foul, roller up the middle, scooped by Omar, spins around and fires...safe! Wiggy was busting it down the line earning that infield single.

Loretta takes a ball, takes another, and another, and a forth for a walk, Wiggy to second.

Miggy steps in. Pickoff attempt at first not close, FB sails high, FB swing and a miss right down Broadway, swings at a low FB and pops it to shallow center, three fielders converge but it drop in for a single, bases juiced.

Berkman has them worried. Ball, FB just misses inside, FB high, FB down the pipe taken for a strike, FB low walks in the tying run!

Blum takes a strike, ball, change misses outside, change is hit, a high fly to medium left, Loretta tags and scores the go ahead run as the throw goes wide, trailing runners advance, 1 down.

Pence intentionally walked to load'em up again.

Abercrombie knocks a fly to center, Miggy tags and scores! 3-1 Astros, 2 down.

Q hits a foul, strike, then gets hit on the foot. Bases juiced again.

Wolf ball, ball, strike, ball high, strike, liner just foul down the LF line (brother Jim called it foul, bastard! but the correct call), ball four walks in another!

Zito is toast, new blood coming in, secondbaseman Velez hitting in the nine hole comes in on the double switch, new hurler Billy Sadler (RHP) is in the 7 hole.

Wiggy (who took Sadler deep Monday night) steps in with the bases loaded. FB low for a strike, FB drifts inside and plunks him. 5-1 Astros.

Loretta ball, strike, strike, curve doesn't break causing another bases loaded plunk! 6-1 Astros.

Tejada takes a ball, FB high to right near the line, side retired.

Okay, I'm done. You have a 6-1 lead OSF!
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Re: Giants at Astros, 8/13/08
« Reply #34 on: August 13, 2008, 09:03:10 pm »
I just got home . . . how many guys were HBP with bases loaded?

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« Reply #35 on: August 13, 2008, 09:03:15 pm »
WTF is going on?  This looks crazy on Gameday
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Re: Giants at Astros, 8/13/08
« Reply #36 on: August 13, 2008, 09:03:54 pm »
I just got home . . . how many guys were HBP with bases loaded?

2 bases loaded walks, 2 bases loaded hit batsmen, 2 bases sac flies.  As JD said, it was a "sacrificial inning."
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Re: Giants at Astros, 8/13/08
« Reply #37 on: August 13, 2008, 09:05:12 pm »
If I were a giants fan, my tv would have a boot shaped hole in it now.

If I were a Giant's fan my teevee would have a Birkenstock Sandal shaped hole on it now.
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Re: Giants at Astros, 8/13/08
« Reply #38 on: August 13, 2008, 09:05:16 pm »
2 bases loaded walks, 2 bases loaded hit batsmen, 2 bases sac flies.  As JD said, it was a "sacrificial inning."

I seen chubacabra that looked better than that inning.

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« Reply #39 on: August 13, 2008, 09:07:27 pm »
Thanks mihoba + prav + OSF.  I have two TVs on and am just sitting down to start watching.  I thought I had the front TV delayed and saw the same play twice.  Plus three walks.  Damn.
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« Reply #40 on: August 13, 2008, 09:14:51 pm »
Thanks mihoba + prav + OSF.  I have two TVs on and am just sitting down to start watching.  I thought I had the front TV delayed and saw the same play twice.  Plus three walks.  Damn.

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Middle 7: SF 2, HOU 6
« Reply #41 on: August 13, 2008, 09:14:55 pm »
Top 7: Wolf on the mound

Vizquel: popped the 3-2 pitch up to Berkman (b, cs, b, b, cs, bip).  1 out, none on.

Velez: grounds the 3-2 pitch up the middle, Loretta backhand it and throws to Berkman for the out (b, b, cs, b, fb, bip).  2 outs, none on.

Winn: the 1-1 pitch off the left field wall (4/5ths the way up), takes a hard bounce off the wall and Wigginton has to chase it for a bit (cs, b, bip).  2 outs, runner on 2B.

Rohlinger: takes the 0-2 pitch by the bag down the right field line for a double, Winn scores (cs, cs, bip- 1st MLB hit and RBI for Rohlinger).  SF 2, HOU 6.  2 outs, runner on 2B.

Rowand: takes the 1-0 pitch to deep center field, Abercrombie catches it at the bottom of Tal's hill.  3 outs.

Middle 7: SF 2, HOU 6
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Re: Giants at Astros, 8/13/08
« Reply #42 on: August 13, 2008, 09:18:45 pm »
Just caught up with the PBP. Thanks guys!
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End 7: SF 2, HOU 6
« Reply #43 on: August 13, 2008, 09:23:28 pm »
Bottom 7: Sadler (RHP) on the mound

Berkman: struck out swinging on a 1-2 breaking ball.  1 out, none on.

Blum: grounds out to 1B on the 1-0 pitch.  2 outs, none on.

Spaz (0-2, IBB): chopper to 3B on a 1-2 pitch, Keppinger tries to shorthop it but can't make the play (E-5).  2 outs, Spaz on 1B.

Abercrombie: strikes out swinging at high heat on the 1-2 pitch (called strike, foul ball, ball-fastball outside, throw over, foul ball- tried to take someone out in the Astros dugout, fb- high fastball, throw over, swinging strike - high heat).  3 outs.

End 7: SF 2, HOU 6
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Re: Giants at Astros, 8/13/08
« Reply #44 on: August 13, 2008, 09:24:51 pm »
put the Olympics on one.

No Olympics for another 35 minutes here on the left coast...  NO SPOILERS PLEASE!
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Re: Giants at Astros, 8/13/08
« Reply #45 on: August 13, 2008, 09:25:47 pm »
put the Olympics on one.

Or Hard Knocks.

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Middle 8: SF 2, HOU 6
« Reply #46 on: August 13, 2008, 09:32:50 pm »
Top 8: Geary pitching

Molina: ball - fastball up (1-0), bip - tapper to 3B, Blum makes it look easy to Berkman for the out (can't hurt that Benji is slower out of the box than David Wells).  1 out, none on.

Lewis: called strike - outside corner on the knees (0-1), foul ball (0-2), ball- fastball high (1-2), ball- fastball high (2-2), foul ball (2-2), ball (3-2), foul ball (3-2), foul ball (3-2), bip - popup to shallow left towards the line, Tejada overruns it but makes the play for the out.  2 outs, none on.

Aurilia: ball (1-0), foul (1-1), ball-bender up and in (2-0), fouled away (2-2), bip - flies out to Spaz.  3 outs.

Middle 8: SF 2, HOU 6
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Re: Giants at Astros, 8/13/08
« Reply #47 on: August 13, 2008, 09:38:50 pm »
No Olympics for another 35 minutes here on the left coast...  NO SPOILERS PLEASE!

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Re: Giants at Astros, 8/13/08
« Reply #48 on: August 13, 2008, 09:40:52 pm »
This Espinelli guy has one of the funkiest deliveries I've ever seen.
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Re: Giants at Astros, 8/13/08
« Reply #49 on: August 13, 2008, 09:41:12 pm »
If I were a giants fan, my tv would have a boot shaped hole in it now.

The only game in my mind that felt like this inning was Mike Hampton's game against Atlanta in the 97 NLDS.  I can't remember how many walks he had in that inning.  But it was really ugly.  I think I broke my tv remote throwing it against the wall.
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Re: Giants at Astros, 8/13/08
« Reply #50 on: August 13, 2008, 09:42:05 pm »
This Espinelli guy has one of the funkiest deliveries I've ever seen.

I felt really bad for him last night.  Local boy comes home and gets the shit kicked out of him in front of family and friends.
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« Reply #51 on: August 13, 2008, 09:46:04 pm »
Bottom 8: Gino Espinelli (from Katy-Taylor high school) on the mound.  LHP throwing with a 3/4(?) arm slot stepping well towards 1B (JD: probably looks like he's pitching from 1B to lefties)

Quintero: hard grounder through the middle into center past Espinelli who puts a little glove on it but can't make the play.  None out, runner at 1B. (7 pitch AB, fouled off 2, 2 strike pitches).

Bourn (PH for Geary): flied out to deep-ish right field on the 3-2 pitch.  1 out, runner at 1B. 

Wigginton: first pitch bouncer up the middle that finds a hole (JD: took a tip from Q, a 'Q-tip'), Q to 2B.  1 out, runners at 1B and 2B. 

Loretta: grounder to Vizquel for the 6-4-3 DP.  3 outs.

End 8: SF 2, HOU 6

JD saying the Astros will get Webb, Johnson and CC in a span of 3 of 4 days.

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Re: Giants at Astros, 8/13/08
« Reply #52 on: August 13, 2008, 09:46:42 pm »
I felt really bad for him last night.  Local boy comes home and gets the shit kicked out of him in front of family and friends.

Same here (on one level anyway).  Faired a bit better tonight though...
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Top 9 (none on, none out): SF 2, HOU 6
« Reply #53 on: August 13, 2008, 09:51:01 pm »
Top 9: Brocail on the mound (takes 1-spot in the order), Bourn stays in to play CF (9-hole), Abercrombie over to left, Wigginton out.

Dave Roberts (PH for Espinelli): 2 hopper to Loretta who throws over to 1B for the out.  1 out, none on.

Top 9 (none on, one out): SF 2, HOU 6
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Top 9 (none on, one out): SF 2, HOU 6
« Reply #54 on: August 13, 2008, 09:54:08 pm »
Top 9 (none on, one out):

Vizquel: ball (1-0), foul (1-1), ball (2-1), called strike (2-2), foul ball (2-2), ball (3-2), foul ball (3-2), foul ball (3-2), grounder to Loretta for  the second out (none on).

Top 9 (none on, two outs): SF 2, HOU 6
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Top 9 (none on, two outs): SF 2, HOU 6
« Reply #55 on: August 13, 2008, 09:56:30 pm »
Top 9 (none on, two outs):

Winn: called strike (0-1), called strike (0-2), foul ball (0-2), swinging strike at a bender in the dirt, Q picks it up and makes the throw to Berkman for the final out.

BALLGAME: SF 2, HOU 6
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Re: Giants at Astros, 8/13/08
« Reply #56 on: August 13, 2008, 09:56:39 pm »
I felt really bad for him last night.  Local boy comes home and gets the shit kicked out of him in front of family and friends.

Not me, he's wearing the wrong uni so WFW.
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Re: Giants at Astros, 8/13/08
« Reply #57 on: August 13, 2008, 09:59:01 pm »
Not me, he's wearing the wrong uni so WFW.

I'm glad I'm not the only one who thought this.
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Re: Giants at Astros, 8/13/08
« Reply #58 on: August 13, 2008, 10:02:08 pm »
I'm glad I'm not the only one who thought this.

Don't see feeling bad for the home town kid that'd just been called up getting shelled while at the same time enjoying watching the Astros pour it on as mutually exclusive...
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Re: Giants at Astros, 8/13/08
« Reply #59 on: August 13, 2008, 10:07:49 pm »
Don't see feeling bad for the home town kid that'd just been called up getting shelled while at the same time enjoying watching the Astros pour it on as mutually exclusive...

I kinda feel bad cause he's missing a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to play in the Olympics.  I don't feel bad that he made last nights game more enjoyable.
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Re: Giants at Astros, 8/13/08
« Reply #60 on: August 13, 2008, 10:29:52 pm »
He should have gone to the Olympics.
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Re: Giants at Astros, 8/13/08
« Reply #61 on: August 13, 2008, 10:44:29 pm »
He should have gone to the Olympics.

All in all, I'd rather get shelled in Houston than shangheid by Koreans in China.  You pretty much know that the post game spread is on the up and up.

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