Author Topic: Astros v West Dallas (Read 12111 times)

Lurch · « **on:** June 25, 2010, 07:13:18 pm »

Bourn - CF
Keppinger - 2B
Berkman - 1B
Lee - DH
Pence - RF
Blum - SS
Johnson - 3B
Quintero - C
Bourgeois - LF

Andrus - SS
Young - 3B
Kinsler - 2B
Guerrero - DH
Hamilton - LF
Cruz - RF
Smoak - 1B (how often does a 1st bagger bat 7th?)
Ramirez - C
Bourbon - CF

Lurch · « **Reply #1 on:** June 25, 2010, 07:16:58 pm »

Top 1:
Bourn 6-3
Kepp 4-3
Lance K looking

Lurch · « **Reply #2 on:** June 25, 2010, 07:20:48 pm »

Bottom 1:
Andrus - Single up the middle. Kepp stops it but no play at 1st
Young - Fly out to cf
Kinsler - (Andrus stole 2nd on first pitch) Pop up to 1st, runner does not advance.
Guerrero - 5-3

0-0 after 1

Lurch · « **Reply #3 on:** June 25, 2010, 07:31:20 pm »

Top 2:
Lee - Fly out to CF
Pence - hard hit 6-3
Blum - double down the 3rd base line (Zambrano thinks Young should have dived)
Johnson - solid line drive up the middle scoring Blum. Scored a double, but it seems questionable. CF didnt come up cleanly with the ball. Not sure how fast Johnson is. Perhaps thats why.
Q - Tough sonofabitch. Welcome back. Soft line out to 2nd

1-0 Good guys

Lurch · « **Reply #4 on:** June 25, 2010, 07:39:22 pm »

Bot 2
Hamilton - Single to RF. Pence played it, uh, oddly? Slid/fell well before the ball got to him. Reached up and grabed it before it bounced over him.
Cruz - K swinging
Smoak - FC-6, Hamilton out at 2nd. Smoak to 1B
Ramirez - 5-4

1-0 Good Guys after 2

austro · « **Reply #5 on:** June 25, 2010, 07:47:56 pm »

Quote from: Lurch on June 25, 2010, 07:39:22 pm

Hamilton - Single to RF. Pence played it, uh, oddly? Slid/fell well before the ball got to him. Reached up and grabed it before it bounced over him.

Oddly? He's just a goofball. He fell down and then knocked the ball down.

Ron Brand · « **Reply #6 on:** June 25, 2010, 07:49:07 pm »

DoRay bitching about Kepp's inability to get Boojwah home and it sounded like they were whining about him missing several chances vs the Giants.

Suck it, bushers. We need Capps.

austro · « **Reply #7 on:** June 25, 2010, 07:49:10 pm »

Holy shit. That guy is annoying.

OregonStrosFan · « **Reply #8 on:** June 25, 2010, 07:49:31 pm »

Hell of a catch from Andrus IN SHALLOW CENTER to rob Berkman of an RBI.

Lurch · « **Reply #9 on:** June 25, 2010, 07:49:36 pm »

Top 3:
JB - Excellent opposite field poke to RF for a single.
Bourn - (JB steals 2nd. Bad throw, but good looking speed from JB!) 6-3. JB to 3rd
Kepp - Infield in. Fisted. Foul out to 1st.
Lance - UNBELIEVEABLE catch by Andrus in shallow center. Diving, going away. Awesome

Mr. Happy · « **Reply #10 on:** June 25, 2010, 07:51:59 pm »

JD: Elvis robbed Elvis.

Just awesome.

Ron Brand · « **Reply #11 on:** June 25, 2010, 07:52:17 pm »

They're saying the OF grass is slick from the rain just before the game. Not like Andrus cares.

austro · « **Reply #12 on:** June 25, 2010, 07:54:00 pm »

Battle of the Elvii!!

Ron Brand · « **Reply #13 on:** June 25, 2010, 07:54:00 pm »

JD is a treasure.

OregonStrosFan · « **Reply #14 on:** June 25, 2010, 07:56:11 pm »

Quote from: Ron Brand on June 25, 2010, 07:54:00 pm

JD is a treasure.

Yep. Too bad you missed his "I was attacked by a bird outside the Astrodome one day while running" story.

Lurch · « **Reply #15 on:** June 25, 2010, 08:00:56 pm »

Bottom 3:
Borbon - 6-3
Andrus - Berkman gets a bit of revenge. Nice diving grab on bouncer down the 1B line.
Young - 10 pitch at bat. Single to LF
Kinsler - K looking, and tossed for showing up the ump!

1-0 Good Guys, End of 3

Thats it for me if anyone wants to pick up pbp

OregonStrosFan · « **Reply #16 on:** June 25, 2010, 08:01:41 pm »

Kinsler gets the hook after flipping his bat then batting helmet after a called strike 3.

Ron Brand · « **Reply #17 on:** June 25, 2010, 08:02:03 pm »

Sounds like Kinsler found a really stupid way to get tossed.

OregonStrosFan · « **Reply #18 on:** June 25, 2010, 08:03:07 pm »

Quote from: Ron Brand on June 25, 2010, 08:02:03 pm

Sounds like Kinsler found a really stupid way to get tossed.

JD thought it was a weak ejection.

Ron Brand · « **Reply #19 on:** June 25, 2010, 08:04:59 pm »

He's probably right, unless there was conversation during the equipment flipping.

Lurch · « **Reply #20 on:** June 25, 2010, 08:06:20 pm »

Quote from: Ron Brand on June 25, 2010, 08:04:59 pm

He's probably right, unless there was conversation during the equipment flipping.

If there was, it was one way. They had the camera on Kinsler the whole time, and he didnt say a word. Ump fined him after the helmet toss, then with the shin guard toss came the ejection

Ron Brand · « **Reply #21 on:** June 25, 2010, 08:07:18 pm »

WTF Blum?

OregonStrosFan · « **Reply #22 on:** June 25, 2010, 08:07:38 pm »

Quote from: Ron Brand on June 25, 2010, 08:04:59 pm

He's probably right, unless there was conversation during the equipment flipping.

JD noted Kinsler didn't say a word, and replays seemed to indicate the same thing.

More slapdickery from the Astros on the bases. Blum gets caught in a rundown while Lee made it to 3B on the Blum single.

believin · « **Reply #23 on:** June 25, 2010, 08:08:54 pm »

Quote from: Lurch on June 25, 2010, 08:06:20 pm

If there was, it was one way. They had the camera on Kinsler the whole time, and he didnt say a word. Ump fined him after the helmet toss, then with the shin guard toss came the ejection

I thought he might have said something on the previous low pitch (the 3rd pitch of the AB, I think). But I am not sure.

Ron Brand · « **Reply #24 on:** June 25, 2010, 08:09:59 pm »

I guess it's possible the ump told Kinsler to stop after the second item, but it's pretty chickenshit.

Chris Johnson, ladies and gentlemens!

OregonStrosFan · « **Reply #25 on:** June 25, 2010, 08:10:18 pm »

Johnson scores Lee with a single to right for his 2nd RBI of the night. Astros 2-0.

OregonStrosFan · « **Reply #26 on:** June 25, 2010, 08:11:14 pm »

Quote from: believin on June 25, 2010, 08:08:54 pm

I thought he might have said something on the previous low pitch (the 3rd pitch of the AB, I think). But I am not sure.

I think he did after that called strike as well.

matadorph · « **Reply #27 on:** June 25, 2010, 08:12:39 pm »

Nice piece of hitting there from Johnson. Stayed back and waited on that pitch long enough to poke it into right. Yay.

matadorph · « **Reply #28 on:** June 25, 2010, 08:14:28 pm »

And just like that.....never mind, I suck.

austro · « **Reply #29 on:** June 25, 2010, 08:16:36 pm »

Johnson giveth, and Johnson taketh away.

austro · « **Reply #30 on:** June 25, 2010, 08:17:37 pm »

Vlad the Impaler is a lot more like Vlad Needs a Walker nowadays.

dirty steve · « **Reply #31 on:** June 25, 2010, 08:17:43 pm »

good play by blum. almost doubled off guerrero.

dirty steve · « **Reply #32 on:** June 25, 2010, 08:19:14 pm »

is guerrero keeping his pitching arm warm with that sleeve on?

Ron Brand · « **Reply #33 on:** June 25, 2010, 08:19:46 pm »

It's sad to see Vlad hobbling so. I really enjoyed watching him play before the injuries got him. Hell of a player.

matadorph · « **Reply #34 on:** June 25, 2010, 08:20:55 pm »

Quote from: austro on June 25, 2010, 08:16:36 pm

Johnson giveth, and Johnson taketh away.

Which should help explain the logic behind the Feliz signing.

austro · « **Reply #35 on:** June 25, 2010, 08:22:20 pm »

Wow: five straight games allowing at least one unearned run. That's not good.

Ron Brand · « **Reply #36 on:** June 25, 2010, 08:22:39 pm »

When's the last time Feliz had 2 RBI in a game?

Col. Sphinx Drummond · « **Reply #37 on:** June 25, 2010, 08:24:44 pm »

Gotta buckle down, here.

matadorph · « **Reply #38 on:** June 25, 2010, 08:26:53 pm »

Quote from: Ron Brand on June 25, 2010, 08:22:39 pm

When's the last time Feliz had 2 RBI in a game?

June 15, 2010 vs. KC?

Lurch · « **Reply #39 on:** June 25, 2010, 08:27:33 pm »

Holy shit, nice K

austro · « **Reply #40 on:** June 25, 2010, 08:27:44 pm »

Quote from: Sphinx Drummond on June 25, 2010, 08:24:44 pm

Gotta buckle down, here.

One buckle, downed.

OregonStrosFan · « **Reply #41 on:** June 25, 2010, 08:27:44 pm »

Heck of a K there by Moehler after going down 3-1 to Andrus.

End 4: HOU 2, TEX 1

Col. Sphinx Drummond · « **Reply #42 on:** June 25, 2010, 08:27:52 pm »

Quote from: matadorph on June 25, 2010, 08:26:53 pm

June 15, 2010 vs. KC?

When was the last time before that.

Lurch · « **Reply #43 on:** June 25, 2010, 08:34:51 pm »

Quote from: Sphinx Drummond on June 25, 2010, 08:27:52 pm

When was the last time before that.

June 6.

May 23 (3)

Ron Brand · « **Reply #44 on:** June 25, 2010, 08:36:39 pm »

Ok, Feliz was an RBI machine. Now we know.

austro · « **Reply #45 on:** June 25, 2010, 08:38:34 pm »

Well, shit. That was a good pitch, and Young turned it into a single anyway.

OregonStrosFan · « **Reply #46 on:** June 25, 2010, 08:41:32 pm »

ARI Edwin Jackson with a 7-walks, no hits through 8 in Tampa. At 130+ pitches. On to the T9.

austro · « **Reply #47 on:** June 25, 2010, 08:42:33 pm »

Um, Mr. Moehler? Just because you got Hamilton to swing at some shit in the dirt doesn't mean that you're going to beat him inside on a waist-high fastball.

SaltyParker · « **Reply #48 on:** June 25, 2010, 08:49:16 pm »

Quote from: OregonStrosFan on June 25, 2010, 08:41:32 pm

ARI Edwin Jackson with a 7-walks, no hits through 8 in Tampa. At 130+ pitches. On to the T9.

shades of Doc Ellis

Lurch · « **Reply #49 on:** June 25, 2010, 08:49:50 pm »

Sit down, dumb fuck

matadorph · « **Reply #50 on:** June 25, 2010, 08:50:40 pm »

Quote from: Lurch on June 25, 2010, 08:49:50 pm

Sit down, dumb fuck

make me.

matadorph · « **Reply #51 on:** June 25, 2010, 08:51:25 pm »

I hate interleague play.

matadorph · « **Reply #52 on:** June 25, 2010, 08:52:24 pm »

PSA: Flip it to ESPN

OregonStrosFan · « **Reply #53 on:** June 25, 2010, 08:52:26 pm »

ARI @ TB: Jackson strikes out the 1st batter looking. 1 out. 140 pitches. Blaylock up.

OregonStrosFan · « **Reply #54 on:** June 25, 2010, 08:53:14 pm »

Quote from: SaltyParker on June 25, 2010, 08:49:16 pm

shades of Doc Ellis

Jackson is on LSD?

Lurch · « **Reply #55 on:** June 25, 2010, 08:53:55 pm »

Quote from: OregonStrosFan on June 25, 2010, 08:52:26 pm

140 pitches.

Pussy.
-Isner

OregonStrosFan · « **Reply #56 on:** June 25, 2010, 08:54:09 pm »

ARI @ TB: Blaylock lifts a fly into LF. 2 outs. Aybar PHing.

Walks Aybar on 4 straight pitches. 146 pitches, 8 walks.

Col. Sphinx Drummond · « **Reply #57 on:** June 25, 2010, 08:55:31 pm »

Listening to Dwayne Statts (I think it's him) trying to jinx Jackson.

Lurch · « **Reply #58 on:** June 25, 2010, 08:56:01 pm »

Quote from: Sphinx Drummond on June 25, 2010, 08:55:31 pm

Listening to Dwayne Statts (I think it's him) trying to jinx Jackson.

The constant ESPN crawl should do it, if anything will

matadorph · « **Reply #59 on:** June 25, 2010, 08:56:27 pm »

Caballo doubles off the wall in LF

Col. Sphinx Drummond · « **Reply #60 on:** June 25, 2010, 08:56:32 pm »

I thought that was Kabongged.

Lurch · « **Reply #61 on:** June 25, 2010, 08:57:07 pm »

Wow, passed up 2nd to make the throw!

matadorph · « **Reply #62 on:** June 25, 2010, 08:57:17 pm »

Wow, that's gotta sting for Rays fans.

OregonStrosFan · « **Reply #63 on:** June 25, 2010, 08:57:23 pm »

Nubber up the middle, throw to 1B in time. Rays no hit for the 2nd time this season (1 perfecto).

OregonStrosFan · « **Reply #64 on:** June 25, 2010, 08:58:14 pm »

Quote from: Lurch on June 25, 2010, 08:57:07 pm

Wow, passed up 2nd to make the throw!

That what I thought as well. Passed up the easy tag of the base.

matadorph · « **Reply #65 on:** June 25, 2010, 08:59:00 pm »

Pence with another double to plate Carlos!

austro · « **Reply #66 on:** June 25, 2010, 08:59:02 pm »

Quote from: Lurch on June 25, 2010, 08:57:07 pm

Wow, passed up 2nd to make the throw!

Johnson had a similar play earlier tonight on a ground ball to third. Why not simply tag the runner coming from 2nd? He's only five feet away.

OregonStrosFan · « **Reply #67 on:** June 25, 2010, 09:01:03 pm »

Quote from: matadorph on June 25, 2010, 08:59:00 pm

Pence with another double to plate Carlos!

What game are you talking about?

Col. Sphinx Drummond · « **Reply #68 on:** June 25, 2010, 09:01:50 pm »

149 pitches.

OregonStrosFan · « **Reply #69 on:** June 25, 2010, 09:03:11 pm »

Is it too much to ask MLB.TV that you should allow the game to stay on long enough to hear the postgame interview with Jackson before you cut off the feed? Geez...

austro · « **Reply #70 on:** June 25, 2010, 09:03:55 pm »

Nice hit by Blum, but what a ridiculous throw from Borbon.

Lurch · « **Reply #71 on:** June 25, 2010, 09:04:05 pm »

Quote from: OregonStrosFan on June 25, 2010, 09:03:11 pm

Is it too much to ask MLB.TV that you should allow the game to stay on long enough to hear the postgame interview with Jackson before you cut off the feed? Geez...

Well, for only $19.99/month...
-MLB

matadorph · « **Reply #72 on:** June 25, 2010, 09:04:48 pm »

Fuck yes, Blum! Double to the gap in right center. Borbon made a great diving play on the ball but it squirted out of his glove. Finally, some good fortune.

OregonStrosFan · « **Reply #73 on:** June 25, 2010, 09:06:59 pm »

Quote from: Lurch on June 25, 2010, 09:04:05 pm

Well, for only $19.99/month...
-MLB

They've played the postgames for the other 3 no hitters this year. I guess no hitters have just gone out of style...

austro · « **Reply #74 on:** June 25, 2010, 09:08:03 pm »

Quote from: OregonStrosFan on June 25, 2010, 09:06:59 pm

They've played the postgames for the other 3 no hitters this year. I guess they've just gone out of style...

It's a NL pitcher no-hitting an AL team. It doesn't fit the narrative.

matadorph · « **Reply #75 on:** June 25, 2010, 09:10:05 pm »

Whoa! Awesome defense by the stRangers gifts the Stros another run! Hahaha

Col. Sphinx Drummond · « **Reply #76 on:** June 25, 2010, 09:11:09 pm »

Q puts on the pressure bunt and it ends in a comedy of errors with one run in and Q on second.

austro · « **Reply #77 on:** June 25, 2010, 09:11:16 pm »

The 'Stros are very lucky that the ump didn't decide to ring up Q for running about 5 feet inside the baseline.

OregonStrosFan · « **Reply #78 on:** June 25, 2010, 09:11:48 pm »

Quote from: matadorph on June 25, 2010, 09:10:05 pm

Whoa! Awesome defense by the stRangers gifts the Stros another run! Hahaha

Double-E. Nice to see that slapdickery happening from the other dugoout for a change!

Lurch · « **Reply #79 on:** June 25, 2010, 09:13:25 pm »

Quote from: austro on June 25, 2010, 09:11:16 pm

The 'Stros are very lucky that the ump didn't decide to ring up Q for running about 5 feet inside the baseline.

This

matadorph · « **Reply #80 on:** June 25, 2010, 09:13:45 pm »

Quote from: austro on June 25, 2010, 09:11:16 pm

The 'Stros are very lucky that the ump didn't decide to ring up Q for running about 5 feet inside the baseline.

Yeah, good point. Q was running on the infield grass the entire way. Kinda funny.

matadorph · « **Reply #81 on:** June 25, 2010, 09:29:10 pm »

BERKMAN WITH A BOMB!!!

Astros 6 Rangers 3

matadorph · « **Reply #82 on:** June 25, 2010, 09:30:05 pm »

Puma knocked the snot out of that one to dead center. Suck it Rangers!

And now Caballo doubles to the corner in left.

matadorph · « **Reply #83 on:** June 25, 2010, 09:31:24 pm »

Need more runs. Bring him home, Spazz.

austro · « **Reply #84 on:** June 25, 2010, 09:31:52 pm »

The look on Berkman's face seemed to say "Finally!".

Ron Brand · « **Reply #85 on:** June 25, 2010, 09:32:12 pm »

I really didn't think Puma had any more 422' bombs left in him. Good to see that he does.

austro · « **Reply #86 on:** June 25, 2010, 09:34:14 pm »

Well, more baserunning shenanigans, but I guess we're better off in the end.

matadorph · « **Reply #87 on:** June 25, 2010, 09:36:18 pm »

Blum walks, Navarro in to pinch run.

Lurch · « **Reply #88 on:** June 25, 2010, 09:37:25 pm »

Big Johnson!

matadorph · « **Reply #89 on:** June 25, 2010, 09:37:58 pm »

Chris Johnson, ladies and germs!

That guy sucks.

Pence scores. Navarro to third

Astros 7 Rangers 3

matadorph · « **Reply #90 on:** June 25, 2010, 09:45:39 pm »

Chacin Ks Hamilton to lead off the bottom of the 7th. First time he's been retired tonight.

matadorph · « **Reply #91 on:** June 25, 2010, 09:46:15 pm »

Chacin Ks Cruz swinging.

matadorph · « **Reply #92 on:** June 25, 2010, 09:48:51 pm »

Smoak doubles to the gap in left.

matadorph · « **Reply #93 on:** June 25, 2010, 09:52:35 pm »

Chacin coolly Ks Ramirez swinging to end the seventh.

Astros 7 Rangers 3

matadorph · « **Reply #94 on:** June 25, 2010, 09:57:04 pm »

Booooojwah grounds out to second despite hustling down the line. Almost beat the throw on a very close play.

matadorph · « **Reply #95 on:** June 25, 2010, 09:58:39 pm »

Bourn stings a sharp grounder to Young at 3b. Error on Young allows Bourn to reach base.

matadorph · « **Reply #96 on:** June 25, 2010, 10:03:54 pm »

Keppinger battles but flies out to CF.

matadorph · « **Reply #97 on:** June 25, 2010, 10:05:22 pm »

Ramirez calls for a pitchout, guesses correctly, but Bourn steals second base anyway.

matadorph · « **Reply #98 on:** June 25, 2010, 10:06:37 pm »

Berkman walks. Caballo up.

matadorph · « **Reply #99 on:** June 25, 2010, 10:08:49 pm »

Caballo walks to load the bases. Make 'em pay Spazz.

matadorph · « **Reply #100 on:** June 25, 2010, 10:12:15 pm »

Spazz grounds out weakly to third to end the threat.

Astros 7 Rangers 3

austro · « **Reply #101 on:** June 25, 2010, 10:13:12 pm »

Who could have possibly predicted that Spazz would roll over a pitch and hit it to third?

roadrunner · « **Reply #102 on:** June 25, 2010, 10:13:45 pm »

Quote from: OregonStrosFan on June 25, 2010, 07:56:11 pm

Yep. Too bad you missed his "I was attacked by a bird outside the Astrodome one day while running" story.

Ha no shit. I was attacked outside of my house by a bird while running a few weeks ago. Scared the shit out of me. Wish I could've heard it.

austro · « **Reply #103 on:** June 25, 2010, 10:16:36 pm »

I keep waiting for that guy behind the plate to jump up and celebrate a strikeout yboddeus-style. And now that I think about it, I haven't seen yboddeus or Taras around these parts since the super-conference musical chairs dance began. Hmmmmm....

matadorph · « **Reply #104 on:** June 25, 2010, 10:18:17 pm »

Quote from: austro on June 25, 2010, 10:13:12 pm

Who could have possibly predicted that Spazz would roll over a pitch and hit it to third?

Or that he'd swing over the top of a hittable fastball on the first pitch of that AB.

matadorph · « **Reply #105 on:** June 25, 2010, 10:24:24 pm »

Borbon singled to right, followed by a pitching change. Lopez in for Chacin.

Andrus sac bunts Borbon to second. One out.

Young grounds out to Kepp, Borbon to third.

PH Murphy singles to left, scoring Borbon.

Vlad the Impaler now up.

matadorph · « **Reply #106 on:** June 25, 2010, 10:26:28 pm »

Huge out for Lopez! Vlad flies out to Kepp in shallow right.

Astros 7 Rangers 4

matadorph · « **Reply #107 on:** June 25, 2010, 10:30:51 pm »

Alexi Ogando on for the Rangers.

Another fielding error by Young allows Navarro to reach.

matadorph · « **Reply #108 on:** June 25, 2010, 10:31:54 pm »

Big Johnson singles again. Four hits tonight!

matadorph · « **Reply #109 on:** June 25, 2010, 10:33:14 pm »

Quintero Ks swinging on some chest-high heat.

Ron Brand · « **Reply #110 on:** June 25, 2010, 10:39:42 pm »

I would like for Bourn to come up with a hit here.

matadorph · « **Reply #111 on:** June 25, 2010, 10:39:48 pm »

Mini-drama behind the plate. A 96 mph fb from Ogando got away from him, which Ramirez failed to catch. The ball nicked the HPU on the mask, resulting in one of his crewmates presumably saying something to Ramirez about not catching the ball. Ramirez and Ron Washington took exception, only for Michael Young to step in and play peacemaker.

Booojwah walks to load the bases for Bourn.

Ron Brand · « **Reply #112 on:** June 25, 2010, 10:41:46 pm »

Sounds like Bill Miller was way out of line popping off to Ramirez.

chuck · « **Reply #113 on:** June 25, 2010, 10:42:12 pm »

Man, how much more fun is it to watch the two new Jasons and CJ out there than it was to watch a bunch of washed-up slapdickery? I mean, fuck me, if people are going to be out there fucking up (and getting four hits in a game) can't they at least be in their 20s? Having as much as a third of the lineup be new blood has made it fun to watch this sad team again.

matadorph · « **Reply #114 on:** June 25, 2010, 10:42:21 pm »

Bourn's struggles continue. Grounds to second for the force at home.

Keppinger follows with a grounder to second to leave three stranded.

Astros 7 Rangers 4

matadorph · « **Reply #115 on:** June 25, 2010, 10:44:48 pm »

Quote from: chuck on June 25, 2010, 10:42:12 pm

Man, how much more fun is it to watch the ~~two~~one new Jasons and CJ out there than it was to watch a bunch of washed-up slapdickery? I mean, fuck me, if people are going to be out there fucking up (and getting four hits in a game) can't they at least be in their 20s? Having as much as a third of the lineup be new blood has made it fun to watch this sad team again.

matadorph · « **Reply #116 on:** June 25, 2010, 10:45:37 pm »

Are you fucking kidding me?

WTF Navarro.

Ron Brand · « **Reply #117 on:** June 25, 2010, 10:47:38 pm »

Radio says it was clearly a catch and Navarro was putting it in his hand to throw it around.

matadorph · « **Reply #118 on:** June 25, 2010, 10:48:03 pm »

Hamilton pops up to Navarro, but Navarro drops the ball as he reaches into his glove for around the horn. Ump calls Hamilton safe.

chuck · « **Reply #119 on:** June 25, 2010, 10:48:22 pm »

Quote from: matadorph on June 25, 2010, 10:45:37 pm

Are you fucking kidding me?

WTF Navarro.

Dude was clearly out. These fat motherfuckers get paid WAY too much money to fuck up calls like that. Goddam I get tired of seeing this sort of bullshit. It's edging ever closer to the NBA every season.

matadorph · « **Reply #120 on:** June 25, 2010, 10:50:06 pm »

Yeah, twas a catch. Fucking bullshit.

Nelson Cruz inexplicably bunts a pop bunt to Berkman. Hamilton barely gets back to first in time to avoid the double play.

matadorph · « **Reply #121 on:** June 25, 2010, 10:50:38 pm »

Passed ball by Q allows Hamilton to advance to second.

Ron Brand · « **Reply #122 on:** June 25, 2010, 10:50:49 pm »

Keystone Fucking Kops tonight.

matadorph · « **Reply #123 on:** June 25, 2010, 10:51:40 pm »

Smoak grounds out to Keppinger, Hamilton to third. Two outs.

Let's go Lindstrom!

austro · « **Reply #124 on:** June 25, 2010, 10:53:22 pm »

Quote from: chuck on June 25, 2010, 10:48:22 pm

Dude was clearly out. These fat motherfuckers get paid WAY too much money to fuck up calls like that. Goddam I get tired of seeing this sort of bullshit. It's edging ever closer to the NBA every season.

On the other hand, you could simply make the fucking catch, and then throw it around the horn. Sort of like the kids in Little League do.

Ron Brand · « **Reply #125 on:** June 25, 2010, 10:53:59 pm »

Good Guys win!

chuck · « **Reply #126 on:** June 25, 2010, 10:54:09 pm »

Game.

matadorph · « **Reply #127 on:** June 25, 2010, 10:54:25 pm »

YES!!!

Lindstrom induces a lazy fly to Pence to win the game and end the Rangers win streak.

chuck · « **Reply #128 on:** June 25, 2010, 10:55:07 pm »

Quote from: austro on June 25, 2010, 10:53:22 pm

On the other hand, you could simply make the fucking catch, and then throw it around the horn. Sort of like the kids in Little League do.

He did make the catch, that's the point. He dropped the ball as he transfered it to his throwing hand. The batter was plainly out.

matadorph · « **Reply #129 on:** June 25, 2010, 10:55:46 pm »

Quote from: Ron Brand on June 25, 2010, 10:50:49 pm

Keystone Fucking Kops tonight.

Raise your hand if you thought Pence might drop that one. Slapdickery night at the Ballpark in Arlington!

austro · « **Reply #130 on:** June 25, 2010, 10:56:38 pm »

Quote from: chuck on June 25, 2010, 10:55:07 pm

He did make the catch, that's the point. He dropped the ball as he transfered it to his throwing hand. The batter was plainly out.

"Plainly" is a stretch. Do I think it was a catch? Yes. But, still, it was shabby fielding, and we should expect better from a major league shortstop.

matadorph · « **Reply #131 on:** June 25, 2010, 11:00:02 pm »

Quote from: austro on June 25, 2010, 10:56:38 pm

"Plainly" is a stretch. Do I think it was a catch? Yes. But, still, it was shabby fielding, and we should expect better from a major league shortstop.

I watched it again on dvr and have to agree with you. Plainly is a stretch. I can see that call going either way because Navarro wasn't actually reaching into his glove when he dropped the ball. It looked like it could've been one continuous event in which he didn't actually control the ball in his glove. Fortunately it don't make a shit either way.

chuck · « **Reply #132 on:** June 25, 2010, 11:32:43 pm »

Quote from: matadorph on June 25, 2010, 10:55:46 pm

Raise your hand if you thought Pence might drop that one. Slapdickery night at the Ballpark in Arlington!

Of course I did.

On the Navarro thing his body had plainly relaxed as he reached into the glove to retrieve the ball. This is when he dropped the ball. I mean, this is a catch 1000 times out of 1000. The umpire that made the safe call was fucking standing behind the play and had no view. The other umpires were obviously delirious with the thought of red meat in their immediate future and were not fucking paying attention. It was not a clean play on Navarro's part, obviously, but a professional umpiring crew would make the correct call. No, it made no difference in the outcome of the game but I am tired of watching shit umpiring. The league is becoming the NBA. The bush league bullshit the umpiring crew pulled on the Rangers after their catcher got crossed up and the ball glanced off the home plate umpire's mask was no different. Do your fucking job correctly and shut the fuck up you fat, overpaid motherfuckers.

chuck · « **Reply #133 on:** June 26, 2010, 12:24:24 am »

I just saw Mariano Rivera strike out James Loney to end the game by throwing three straight balls that each was called a strike by noted fuckwit Phil Cuzzi. Loney pushed back a little to this overpaid dickhead on his way to the dugout and got thrown out after the game was over. I'm telling you, this NBA style umpiring is going to ruin the game if someone more responsible than the antisocial mouthbreather who's in charge of the league doesn't step up and do something.

You know you have a problem with the umpiring when the "best umpire in the league" makes arguably the worst call in history.

It's a shame that a league that's actually doing most things right otherwise is about to fuck itself by having a bunch of billionaires lock out the players in a year's time.