Riders of the Storm, 'roots vs. Astros, 9/11/08

[mihoba]

Why are the 'roots wearing blue caps?

[mihoba]

Both teams are wearing blue caps. I missed the memo.

ETA: Anniversary. I suck. Cool caps though.

[MRaup]

Both teams are wearing blue caps. I missed the memo.

They wearing the patriotic hats?

Blue with logo in red/white/blue? Like from July 4th?

[OregonStrosFan]

9/11 Heroes Night.  LINK

[StrosFanInOhio]

Best wishes to all you down there.  Praying for all of you and my family in Baytown.

In the meantime, Phillies downing the chokers.

[Anit]

No TV here in san antonio, we're getting high school football instead!!

[jonbloozy]

No TV here in san antonio, we're getting high school football instead!!

Don't you love it?  I've got Gameday running.  Any additional observations would be appreciated, but if they ask J.R. Towles what he'd do if he wasn't a pro ballplayer, I already know the answer.

[Lurch]

Place is empty.  roots must feel like they're playing at home

[MRaup]

Place is empty.  roots must feel like they're playing at home

Ba-zing!

[Lurch]

For those stuck with HS football, I havent tried it this year, but last year the trick was to get mlb.tv (it's now $15 for the remainder of the season), find a proxy server in another state to connect through and watch the game that way.

[Col. Sphinx Drummond]

Reggie!

[jonbloozy]

Why do you have to find a proxy server in another state?  Does Mlb.tv blackout all of Texas?

[utastro]

There was also an asian web site where you could basically watch all sports games.  Don't remember the link though.

[Lurch]

SQUEEZE!

[utastro]

Squeeze me Roy

[Lurch]

Why do you have to find a proxy server in another state?  Does Mlb.tv blackout all of Texas?

My understanding is they administer the blackout zone by ip address.  You just have to find a proxy outside the blackout zone.

[Desperado]

Abercrombie brings in Pence. 2-0 Stros.

Ausmus single loads the bases, no outs.

Roy singles and gets his second RBI of the game. 3-0 Stros.

[matadorph]

I rushed home following my Thurs night basketball to find no TV in Austin. What is this high school football shit?!

[JaneDoe]

RBI single for Oswalt..  3-0

[matadorph]

Roy!

[OregonStrosFan]

Don't you love it?  I've got Gameday running.  Any additional observations would be appreciated, but if they ask J.R. Towles what he'd do if he wasn't a pro ballplayer, I already know the answer.

Am happy to do some PBP for you.

[matadorph]

Much appreciated.

[VirtualBob]

I just re-watched "Patton" the other night, and it suddenly hit me that Roy is taking a page from the general.  it's not his job to pitch to contact.  It's his job to get the other poor dumb bastard to pitch to contact!

[Lurch]

Hot damn.  These guys are playing some serious ball.

[Savage]

I want the Miggy music!  

[OregonStrosFan]

Bottom 5: Duke (LHP) still on the mound

Spaz: singles up the middle.  None out, Spaz at 1B.

Castillo: bouncer to third, Mientkiewicz gloves it on the short hop and throws wildly to 2B (e-5 on the fielders choice), ball into the outfield, Spaz advances to 3B, Castillo safe at 1B.  None out, runners at the corners.

Abercrombie: Broken bat looper into center, Spaz holds up on it and then scores, Castillo to 2B.  Pieroots 0, Good Guys 2.  None out, runners at 1B and 2B.

Ausmus: sharply hit single up the middle on the 3-1 pitch, Castillo holds at 3B.  None out, bases juiced.

Oswalt: hard liner into right, Castillo scores.  Pieroots 0, Good Guys 3.  None out, bases juiced.

Erstad: grounder behind 1B, A LaRoach (playing back, for some odd reason) steps on the bag for the force, Abercrombie scores.  Pieroots 0, Good Guys 4.  One out, runners on 2B and 3B.

Loretta: flies out on 3-2 pitch to center, deep enough for Ausmus to score on the tag, Roy also tags and goes to 3B.  Pieroots 0, Good Guys 5.  2 outs, Roy at 3B.

Tejada: ripped into left field (LF shading him a bit towards CF) for a double, Roy scores.  Pieroots 0, Good Guys 6.  2 outs, Miggy at 2B.

pitching change

Bottom 5 (2 outs, Miggy at 2B): Pieroots 0, Good Guys 6

[Col. Sphinx Drummond]

Hot damn.  These guys are playing some serious ball.

Kabong goes down, Wiggy stepped up. Wiggy goes down, Reggie and Castillo have stepped up.

[matadorph]

Thanks, OSF.

I get a warm feeling inside when I set my pointer on that little blue circle on gamecast and it says "in play, run(s)" but I need more info, and i need it fast.

[Jacksonian]

Pirates have gone Claven.

[OregonStrosFan]

Bottom 5 (2 outs, Miggy at 2B): Marino Salas (RHP) on the mound

Berkman: gets ahead 2-0 and then gets the IBB treatment.  2 outs, Miggy at 2B, Twinkie at 1B.

Spaz: grounder up the middle, Salas reaches down and makes the grab.  3 outs.

End 5: Pieroots 0, Good Guys 6

[VirtualBob]

Pirates have gone Claven.

??

[mihoba]

Kabong goes down, Wiggy stepped up. Wiggy goes down, Reggie and Castillo have stepped up.

Beaaaaautiful to see.

[Lurch]

This Roy kid is pretty good

[OregonStrosFan]

Top 6: Oswalt on the mound

Moss: ball (1-0), broken bat flair into left - just foul (1-1), bouncer to Loretta who throws to Twinkie for out #1.

L. Cruz: called strike (0-2), called strike (0-2), dribbler just in front of Ausmus, throw to 1B easily in time.  2 outs, none on.

Gomez (PH for Salas): called strike (0-1), ball (1-1), foul- Berkman makes chase but out of play (1-2), fouled out of play (1-2), puts one off Roys foot that ricochettes towards the 1B line, Roy gets to it, drops to the ground and makes the toss to Twinkie for the out.  3 outs.

Middle 6: Pieroots 0, Good Guys 6

[utastro]

This Roy kid is pretty good

Somebody should give this kid a tractor.

[jonbloozy]

Thanks for the PBP

[Lurch]

Tonight's Astros' MVP: Pieroots arms

[OregonStrosFan]

Bottom 6: Hansen (RHP) on the hill for the Pieroots

Castillo: struck out swinging on the 0-2 pitch.  1 out, none on.

Abercrombie: ball (1-0), whiffs on the low slider (1-1), ball- high (2-1), checks up on slider almost in the dirt (3-1), pops the fastball back (3-2), slider down the pipe (strikeout).  2 outs, none on.

Ausmus: first pitch grounder to 3B, Mientkiewics ranges well to his left in plenty of time but throws way off 1B, Ausmus to 2B.  2 outs, Ausmus on 2B.

Roy: flies out to right center on first pitch.  3 outs.

End 6: Pieroots 0, Good Guys 6

[Col. Sphinx Drummond]

The Pyroots are the best losers of all time. The most losing seasons in a row of any major sports team.

[OregonStrosFan]

Top 7: Roy still on the hill

McLouth: strike of some sort (0-1), foul (0-2), struck out swinging at the high heat.  1 out, none on.

Rivas: ball (1-0), called strike (1-1), ball up and in (2-1), Ausmus to the mound for a conference, flies out to deep right, Spaz back to  the warning track and makes the grab.  2 outs, none on.

Doumit: called strike (0-1), just foul up the right field line (0-2), Mickey Mouse curve in the dirt (1-2), grounder Tejada to Berkman.  3 outs.

Middle 7: Pieroots 0, Good Guys 6

[OregonStrosFan]

***but if they ask J.R. Towles what he'd do if he wasn't a pro ballplayer, I already know the answer.

Not only have I NOT seen this segment come up yet, they actually had live singing for God Bless America...

[Lurch]

Lidge coming in for the Philly save.  Up 6-3

[OregonStrosFan]

Bottom 7:Jesse Chavez (RHP) pitching for the 'Roots

Erstad: ball (1-0), ball (2-0), fastball down the pipe (2-1), foul (2-2), struck out swinging on a slider low in the zone.  1 out, none on.

Loretta: ball (1-0), ball (2-0), ball low and away (3-0), ball away (walked).  1 out, Loretta on 1B.

Tejada: first pitch roller up the line, LaRoche up the line for it, leaves his feet and dives to (appear to) make the tag on Tejada, Loretta advances.  2 outs, Loretta at 2B.

Twinkie: swings at wicked slider (0-1, Gameday says changeup, JD says 'wicked slider', I'm going with JD on this one), can't check his swing on another good changeup/slider(?) (0-2), foul (0-2), ball (1-2), swung at a slider (almost) in the dirt (strikeout).  3 outs. 

End 7: Pieroots 0, Good Guys 6

[Lurch]

Lidge coming in for the Philly save.  Up 6-3

And he's looking nasty.  4 pitch K for the first out

[catAstrofy]

Lidge'em in the no-no hole

[Jacksonian]

??

They're mailing it in.

[Lurch]

All time Astros leader in consecutive shut out innings

[OregonStrosFan]

Top 8: Roy still on the hill

Adam LaRoche: strike of some sort (another late break back to the game feed 0-1), called strike (0-2), ground to Berkman who steps on the bag for the out.  1 out, none on.

Mientkiewics: shot into the hole b/w 3B and SS into left (2nd baserunner of the evening).  1 out, runner at 1B.

Pearce: foul back- nice play by a fan (0-1), grounder to Miggy for the 6-4-3 DP (as called by JD 2 pitches before).  3 outs.

Middle 8: Pieroots 0, Good Guys 6

[Lurch]

Phillies win, Lidge finished em off.

[das]

Top 8: Roy still on the hill

Adam LaRoche: strike of some sort (another late break back to the game feed 0-1), called strike (0-2), ground to Berkman who steps on the bag for the out.  1 out, none on.

Mientkiewics: shot into the hole b/w 3B and SS into left (2nd baserunner of the evening).  1 out, runner at 1B.

Pearce: foul back- nice play by a fan (0-1), grounder to Miggy for the 6-4-3 DP (as called by JD 2 pitches before).  3 outs.

Middle 8: Pieroots 0, Good Guys 6

77 pitches thru 8 innings with 60 of them strikes.  Absolutely amazing.

[OregonStrosFan]

Spaz: ball (1-0), swinging strike at ball low and away (1-1), swinging strike at slider low and away (1-2), lays off the slider low and away (2-2), ball low (3-2), strikes out swinging at something low and away.  1 out, none on.

Castillo: strike (0-1), swinging strike at something low and away (0-2), grounder deep in the hole at 3B, Mietkiewics throws a 1-hopper to 1B but nor nearly in time to get Castillo out.  1 out, Castillo at 1B.

Abercrombie: strike (0-1), fouled off (0-2), ball outside (1-2) checks up on the high heat (2-2), tries to check his swing on a wild pitch nowhere close for the strikeout, Castillo advances on the wild pitch.  2 outs, Castillo on 2B.

Ausmus: ball inside (1-0), call low (2-0), called strike on the inside corner (2-1), ball inside (3-1), fastball down the pipe (3-2), fouled away (3-2), crowd does the friggin' wave, ball (walk).  2 outs, runners at 1B and 2B.

Roy: called strike (0-1), flied out to right.  3 outs, Mr. RBI strands 2.

End 8: Pieroots 0, Good Guys 6

[OregonStrosFan]

Top 9: (0 on, 0 out): Roy still on the hill

Moss: foul out of play (0-1), fouls a nice curve off his foot (0-2), ball up and in (1-2), Mickey Mouse curveball inside (2-2), fouled away (2-2), fouled away (2-2), slow curve on the outside corner for the strikeout (looked outside but I ain't bitchin' about it. 

Top 9: (0 on, 1 out): Pieroots 0, Good Guys 6

[Lurch]

JD: So, who gets to hit into the double play?

[OregonStrosFan]

Top 9: (0 on, 1 out): Pieroots 0, Good Guys 6

Cruz: foul (0-1), ball (1-1), swung through a fastball down the pipe (0-2), bouncer up the middle that sneaks through for a single.  1 out, runner at 1B.

Top 9: (1 on 1B, 1 out): Pieroots 0, Good Guys 6

[Lurch]

Un fucking real.  Faced the minimum.

[mihoba]

Faced the minimum. Fucking incredible!

[OregonStrosFan]

Top 9: (1 on 1B, 1 out): Pieroots 0, Good Guys 6

Michaels (PH for Chavez): fouled off, bouncer to Roy for the _______ (you guessed it, DP, 1-6-3).  3 outs.

BALLGAME: Pieroots 0, Good Guys 6

[Lurch]

Faced the minimum. Fucking incredible!

Brave's a Cabrera

[matadorph]

Faced the minimum. Fucking incredible!

W

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You da man, Roy.

[Col. Sphinx Drummond]

In my book, Roy is as good as anyone out there.

[mihoba]

Brave's a Cabrera

19 seconds, damn!

[jonbloozy]

Two San Antonio games missed in a row, two back to back shutouts.  A 1-hitter and a 27-batter-3-hitter.  Way to go Roy.

[Desperado]

Thanks TWC for not letting me see this!...

[remy]

Wow.  Just wow.

[ValpoCory]

Facing the minimum is just incredible.  And Roy may start consecutive Astros games if they don't play until Tuesday.

[ybbodeus]

I'm ordering something Glen....anything Glen.