Astros vs. Giants, 6/22/10

[OregonStrosFan]

Rooks batting 6-8 tonight for the Good Guys!  Lineups from FSHouston (via Twitter):

Astros:

Bourn cf
Keppinger 2b
Berkman 1b
Lee lf
Pence rf
Johnson 3b
Castro c
Manzella ss
Oswalt p

Giants:

Torres cf
Sanchez 2b
Huff 1b
Uribe 3b
Burrell lf
Sandoval 3b
Renteria ss
Molina c
Lincecum p

[OregonStrosFan]

Seriously dude, get a haircut...

[cougar]

Lincecum looks like he has a dirty mop head stuck down the back of his cap.

[Alkie]

Seriously dude, get a haircut...

I'm all for hippies and fucking the system and rebelling and all that shit.

Get a haircut.

[cougar]

Way to disguise that "drop" Lance.  Looked VEEEEERY natural.

[OregonStrosFan]

And Castro singles in to center on the 0-1 pitch for his first MLB hit!

[cougar]

Single up the middle off of Tim Lincecum.  Way to start your career kid.

[Andyzipp]

Fucking Oswalt.

[roadrunner]

Absolutely terrible coverage of Castro's AB by FSN. 

[cougar]

Geez it's like you can time the Giants' outfield with a sundial out there.

[Andyzipp]

Absolutely terrible coverage of Castro's AB by FSN. 

Hey! This is the broadcast partner of the Big XII you're disparaging.

[austro]

Talk about timing things with sundials. Somebody needs to tell Lance to take the anvil out of his pants.

[OregonStrosFan]

Saw the Bourn 2B gapper, but missed the end of the inning.  What happened?

ETA: Nevermind, Kepp walks and then Berkman grounds into a DP to end the bases loaded threat.  End 3: SF 0, HOU 1

[believin]

Kepp walked, Berkman GIDP

[OregonStrosFan]

Kepp walked, Berkman GIDP

Thanks, just saw that... Damn 'Puma'...

[OregonStrosFan]

Fucking Oswalt.

Cost himself a run there, but won't stop him bitching about run support after the game...

[Andyzipp]

Cost himself a run there, but won't stop him bitching about run support after the game...

Bunting is nothing more than concentration.  He fucked himself.

[Ron Brand]

I am glad that Manzella didn't break his damn wrist on that rollover.

[Ron Brand]

Mitch Kramer fails again in a bunt situation. I'd still like him on my team.

[Ron Brand]

Fuck Yeah! Best strike-em-out throw-em-out I've seen in a long time!

[Ron Brand]

What the hell? Nobody but crickets in here?

[austro]

It's pretty much a dream debut for Castro so far.

[Ron Brand]

Lincecum could take a shower in the barrel of a .22.

[Ron Brand]

Nice hit, youngblood.

[austro]

Lincecum could take a shower in the barrel of a .22.

CC Sabathia thinks he has self-image issues.

[cougar]

What the hell? Nobody but crickets in here?

Still here.  Just eating Pizza Hut.  I try not to masticate at the computer.  I've heard you go blind if you do that too much.

[Ron Brand]

Nice to see that Castro is able to catch up to that slider that Lincecum throws. That's a nasty pitch but he's able to go down and get a piece of it.

[Ron Brand]

Still here.  Just eating Pizza Hut.  I try not to masticate at the computer.  I've heard you go blind if you do that too much.

Nah, you just end up wearing glasses. You do get hair on your palms though, but that's from the Pizza Hut offal.

[cougar]

Nah, you just end up wearing glasses. You do get hair on your palms though, but that's from the Pizza Hut offal.

Oh man.  I'm not hungry anymore.  Thanks.

[Ron Brand]

Alkie, Chris Sampson will be at the Whataburger at 15329 Wallisville Road from 11-12 tomorrow if you want to show him who sponsored his page.

[Ron Brand]

Doesn't seem to be any conflicts between Roy and Castro tonight.

[Ron Brand]

As soon as I wrote that, Roy shook him off twice of course.

[Ron Brand]

Doesn't the first base umpire know that close calls go to the home team? Asshole.

[austro]

That was a tough AB by Uribe.

[Ron Brand]

That was a tough AB by Uribe.

Yeah, and now we see where those two non-calls get us. Dammit.

1-1, two outs in the seventh, runners on the corners.

[austro]

Well, fuck. And unfortunately, there's only one out, not two.

[Ron Brand]

Well, fuck. And unfortunately, there's only one out, not two.

You is right. Time for another double-play.

[Ron Brand]

Well, fuck. Sandoval actually beat the throw on that glacial roller. 2-1 Gints.

[dirty steve]

pretty cheap "RBI" by sandoval.

[Ron Brand]

pretty cheap "RBI" by sandoval.

Counts just the same.

[Ron Brand]

Feliz would've made that play.

[Alkie]

Alkie, Chris Sampson will be at the Whataburger at 15329 Wallisville Road from 11-12 tomorrow if you want to show him who sponsored his page.

Fucking Judge Thompson.   Or I'd be there.

[Ron Brand]

Fucking Judge Thompson.   Or I'd be there.

I hate The Man.

[Ron Brand]

2-1 Giants after 7.

[austro]

Fucking Judge Thompson.   Or I'd be there.

Restraining order?

[JimR]

how did we score?

[austro]

how did we score?

Castro single, moved to second on a WP, scored on a double by Bourn.

[JimR]

thanks. go baby Astros!

[austro]

thanks. go baby Astros!

Castro also threw somebody out on a strike-em-out throw-em-out DP, and Johnson had a nice solid single.

[Ron Brand]

Nuts, nothing doing in the 8th. On to the 9th, still 2-1 Giants.

[Ron Brand]

JD has an irrational disdain for the BBGs.

[Ron Brand]

Well, Johnson certainly throws hard.

[austro]

Their retaliation was swift.

[Ron Brand]

Kepp was playing in Tomball for Huff's AB.

[Ron Brand]

Hell. Didn't Uribe just bat?

[Ron Brand]

Wouldn't be surprised to see Manzella get a night off tomorrow. He was wincing pretty good after landing on that wrist again.

[austro]

Well, fuck.

[Ron Brand]

Well, fuck.

Your 2010 Houston Astros.

[austro]

Wouldn't be surprised to see Manzella get a night off tomorrow. He was wincing pretty good after landing on that wrist again.

Yeah, swinging the bat won't help that at all. And that's the kind of nagging thing that can hang on for a long time.

[Ron Brand]

Nice throw by the new Face of the Franchise.

[austro]

Another CS by Castro!

[Ron Brand]

Yeah, swinging the bat won't help that at all. And that's the kind of nagging thing that can hang on for a long time.

Spit on it and wrap it up. Go get 'em tomorrow.

[Ron Brand]

Nice to see the Douchebag Patrol is in the park tonight.

[Ron Brand]

Nice hair, Wilson.

[dirty steve]

Nice to see the Douchebag Patrol is in the park tonight.

flat-brimmed hats?  hollister T's?  white rimmed sunglasses?

[Ron Brand]

It's all down to Captain Blum, two outs in the ninth.

[Ron Brand]

flat-brimmed hats?  hollister T's?  white rimmed sunglasses?

Slicked hair, sunglasses, giant spacers in the ears, cholo shirts.

[Ron Brand]

That'll do it, ballgame. Gints, 3-1.

Shitfuck.

[JaneDoe]

 That's why you run them all out.

[austro]

Well, that just kind of sums up a lot about this season.

[Col. Sphinx Drummond]

Roy should have pitched a shut out.

[OregonStrosFan]

That's why you run them all out.

No kidding.  It's one thing to suck, but add loafing on top of it?  Not a good combination... (not singling out Blum, rather just seems epidemic this year...).

[OregonStrosFan]

Okay, for those 'in the know,' how did Castro 'the catcher' look.  [Yes, this is where one of those Noe'esque breakdowns of catching skills would be helpful.  No offense, Noe...].

[Ron Brand]

Okay, for those 'in the know,' how did Castro 'the catcher' look.  [Yes, this is where one of those Noe'esque breakdowns of catching skills would be helpful.  No offense, Noe...].

I'm not nearly knowledgeable enough but from a layman's perspective he looked good. I don't remember who it was in the postgame who said it, but they praised his low target despite his height, said he was quiet behind the plate, appeared to frame pitches well, and didn't cause Roy to break his rhythm. Displayed a good arm and quick feet, but I don't know enough about footwork to say if it was good footwork.

[Ron Brand]

Oswalt said it went 'pretty well' for his first game.

[Andyzipp]

Castro seemed very "quiet" behind the plate.  Was a good thing.