Astros @ Brewers, Saturday, August 15, 2009

[BudGirl]

Saturday's lineup for Astros: Bourn CF, Tejada SS, Berkman 1B, Lee LF, Blum 3B, Pence RF, I. Rodriguez C, Matsui 2B, Moehler P

May the boys have a better game than yesterday.

[Lurch]

Saturday's lineup for Astros: Bourn CF, Tejada SS, Berkman 1B, Lee LF, Blum 3B, Pence RF, I. Rodriguez C, Matsui 2B, Moehler P

May the boys have a better game than yesterday.

Don't set the bar too high there, BG.

[hostros7]

Dear Cecil,

Your logic of not giving Miggy a day off because "he's on a hot streak" doesn't apply when he's 0 for his last 12.  Why don't you be the fucking manager and rest him.  He may be 49 years old for all we know.

[hostros7]

Hopefully the Brewers won't realize Carlos + sun = clusterfuck until dusk. 

[hostros7]

Astros haven't completely imploded yet.  Get out of a 1 out men on 2nd and 3rd with Prince up with an IBB and a DP. 

[austro]

If somebody will take Pence in a trade for something of value this winter, I sure hope we take them up on it.

[JaneDoe]

If somebody will take Pence in a trade for something of value this winter, I sure hope we take them up on it.

I'm afraid that time has come and gone, my friend.

[hostros7]

Preferably any sort of pitching.  You know it's bad when you're trolling through baseball reference transaction section thinking about how Mike Burns is the one who got away.

[hostros7]

Counsel triples in Escobar and Lopez with 2 outs.  3-0 Sausage Racers.

[Matt]

Got home in time to see Kaz's 2,000th hit.

[Mr. Happy]

Moehler is very hittable.

[austro]

Moehler is very hittable.

Ya think? And he's our #3.

[Lurch]

Ya think? And he's our #3.

Sure, but we've got five of those.

[austro]

Sure, but we've got five of those.

Discouraging times. And as I type that, Jason Fucking Kendall gets hit again.

[Col. Sphinx Drummond]

My interest is such that I've taken to turning the sound down on the game and down-streaming netflix movies on my PC.

[Ron Brand]

I'm listening to Jefferson Airplane on the Woodstock Channel and reading you guys.

[austro]

I'm listening to Jefferson Airplane on the Woodstock Channel and reading you guys.

I was out a couple of times today and listened to that on the car's XM radio. My daughters gave me the Blu-Ray DVD set last month, so if this game gets out of control I'll go watch some of that tonight.

[austro]

By the way, I have the DVD set of the Monterrey Festival, and Grace Slick looks like a high school cheerleader. It's very amusing to watch.

[Lurch]

I was out a couple of times today and listened to that on the car's XM radio. My daughters gave me the Blu-Ray DVD set last month, so if this game gets out of control I'll go watch some of that tonight.

I sucked down a few huge margaritas at dinner (nachos, fajitas, ribs, grilled ribs, fried cheesecake) and that seems to have made the game much more enjoyable.  That, and taking money from others on poker stars.

[Ron Brand]

I can watch 1969 Grace Slick all day long.

[BudGirl]

are we all suppose to post what we are doing to make this game watchable?

[austro]

I sucked down a few huge margaritas at dinner (nachos, fajitas, ribs, grilled ribs, fried cheesecake) and that seems to have made the game much more enjoyable.  That, and taking money from others on poker stars.

Get out of here. I assumed that signing up for PokerStars was the same as just giving your money away.

[Mr. Happy]

I'm just watchinbg the game.

[austro]

are we all suppose to post what we are doing to make this game watchable?

Well, I doubt that you would be very impressed to learn that I'm actually watching the track and field world championships. I switch back to the 'Stros during the commercials.

[Ron Brand]

I'm also driving to work and have had enough DoRay, thank you.

[BatGirl]

i hope the astros had 36-10
posted somewhere in the clubhouse today

[Col. Sphinx Drummond]

I can watch 1969 Grace Slick all day long.

I remember back in the day, some rag like Crawdaddy or Creem had an article posing the question; who was better: Janis or Grace? My only reaction was Grace is hot, who cares about singing. I was 13 and saw the whole comparison based on whom would I prefer to ball.

[pots]

Wow, managed a single and a couple of walks against Mike Burns.  That's fantastic.

[Mr. Happy]

I'm also driving to work and have had enough DoRay, thank you.

DoRay are just awful. I refuse to listen any more.

[Philip]

are we all suppose to post what we are doing to make this game watchable?

I've got numerous festering scabs all up and down my legs from mosquito bites suffered last weekend while doing some yard work at dusk that have finally reached a nice crisp picking stage. It complements the game and season perfectly.

[Mr. Happy]

This is a critical inning if we're to have any chance.

[chuck]

I can watch 1969 Grace Slick all day long.

I saw some recent footage of her the other day and good lord is she looking rough. Looks sort of like a fat, lesbian Joan Baez. I would never have been able to recognize her.

[Aussie Astro]

Is anyone streaming mlb tv?  What is the quality like, pretty shitty in this part of the world...

[BatGirl]

how is nancy wilson holding up these days?

[Ron Brand]

I saw some recent footage of her the other day and good lord is she looking rough. Looks sort of like a fat, lesbian Joan Baez. I would never have been able to recognize her.

I last saw her a couple of years ago and she looked like a nutty grandma who was probably hot several years ago. Fat lesbian Joan Baez is not the image I want stuck in my brain.

[subnuclear]

Is anyone streaming mlb tv?  What is the quality like, pretty shitty in this part of the world...

I am on the best quality here in DC, but I haven't been watching very long.

I just got back from watching "Catch Me While You Can" at the AFI theater in Silver Spring and I'm reading old reviews of it and catching up on the game.

[Philip]

General Off the Wall question: Is there a name for that little head shake black chicks do that implies something along the lines of "ain't nobody gunna diss this girl"? Better yet, is there an emoticon for it?

[Ron Brand]

I'm just watchinbg the game.

So how is it going?

[chuck]

how is nancy wilson holding up these days?

Playing first base for the Indianapolis Indians. Has a Whorp of .00897.

[Ron Brand]

General Off the Wall question: Is there a name for that little head shake black chicks do that implies something along the lines of "ain't nobody gunna diss this girl"? Better yet, is there an emoticon for it?

That chickenhead move? Except full-on chickenhead comes from too much crack.

ETA: Black chicks?

[subnuclear]

I saw some recent footage of her the other day and good lord is she looking rough. Looks sort of like a fat, lesbian Joan Baez. I would never have been able to recognize her.

She's 70.

[Philip]

http://i.a.cnn.net/money/galleries/2007/moneymag/0702/gallery.pop_icons.moneymag/images/grace_slick.gi.jpg

Grace Slick then and now.

[Ron Brand]

http://i.a.cnn.net/money/galleries/2007/moneymag/0702/gallery.pop_icons.moneymag/images/grace_slick.gi.jpg

Grace Slick then and now.

I'll take the one on the left, please.

[BatGirl]

General Off the Wall question: Is there a name for that little head shake black chicks do that implies something along the lines of "ain't nobody gunna diss this girl"? Better yet, is there an emoticon for it?

dude.

[chuck]

http://i.a.cnn.net/money/galleries/2007/moneymag/0702/gallery.pop_icons.moneymag/images/grace_slick.gi.jpg

Grace Slick then and now.

Fat, lesbian Joan Baez, like I said.

I have no idea how I know this but rap groupies are called chickenheads.

[Lurch]

They're still shitty.

[Mr. Happy]

Cooper to bring in Byrdak.

[Ron Brand]

"Hey, if we think REALLY HARD, maybe we can stop this rain!"

"No rain! No rain! No rain!"

[chuck]

"Hey, if we think REALLY HARD, maybe we can stop this rain!"

"No rain! No rain! No rain!"

The game's in a rain delay? Now that's just cruel.

Me, I'm watching football. In football if it rains they keep playing. Or they close the roof, one.

[Ron Brand]

The game's in a rain delay? Now that's just cruel.

Me, I'm watching football. In football if it rains they keep playing. Or they close the roof, one.

I was tying Woodstock in metaphorically with the current play of Our Team.  Poorly, I must admit.

Here's another Woodstock Moment.

[Philip]

No, the move has the head going back and forth like "No" with a downward dip  with a return upward usually accompanied by a wave of the hand and/or a snapping of the fingers. Usually a "I know that's right, guurl" comes in their somewhere.

[chuck]

I was tying Woodstock in metaphorically with the current play of Our Team.  Poorly, I must admit.

They have a roof in Milwaukee. I'm an idiot. Sorry.

Let me tell you a little about Milwaukee...

James Casey just made a circus catch and a special teams tackle.

[pots]

Uh oh, Gervacio is making the mistake of pitching too well right off the bat.  How many innings do you think he pitches over the next couple of weeks?

[Col. Sphinx Drummond]

.remoh nur owt a htiw!!!ECNEP

[Ron Brand]

.remoh nur owt a htiw!!!ECNEP

!yaY

[Aussie Astro]

Lame.

[Mr. Happy]

Mercifully, this one is over.

[Aussie Astro]

Questions about tomorrow - what time is the game?  How crazy would I be if I set an alarm clock and watch it?

[BudGirl]

Questions about tomorrow - what time is the game?  How crazy would I be if I set an alarm clock and watch it?

http://www.spikesnstars.com/2009/08/14/astros-at-brewers-t9-isnt-just-a-half-inning-anymore/