Author Topic: Left Coast Deadenders @ Good Guys, 9/12/10 (Read 4267 times)

Ron Brand · « **on:** September 12, 2010, 01:26:36 pm »

Bourn with a single and stolen base, then plated by a two-run rocket to LF b Pence. Lee follows with a single, then Downs gets a two-base error moving Caballo to third. 2-0 so far, bottom of the first.

OregonStrosFan · « **Reply #1 on:** September 12, 2010, 01:29:06 pm »

Wallace plates 2 with a single to RF. 4-0 Good Guys with 1 out B1.

OregonStrosFan · « **Reply #2 on:** September 12, 2010, 01:29:21 pm »

Astros lineup: Bourn cf, Sanchez 2b, Pence rf, Lee lf, Dpwns 3b, Wallace 1b, Manzella ss, Castro c, Figueroa p

Dodgers lineup: Oeltjen cf, Theriot 2b, Ethier rf, Gibbons lf, Loney 1b, Mitchell 3b, Hu ss, Ausmus c, Monasterios p

Ron Brand · « **Reply #3 on:** September 12, 2010, 01:29:57 pm »

Wallace with a great AB ending in a 2-run single. Manzella singles next. 4-0 Astros.

Ron Brand · « **Reply #4 on:** September 12, 2010, 01:35:59 pm »

Good Guys bat around but decide to stop scoring at 4.

Ron Brand · « **Reply #5 on:** September 12, 2010, 01:43:24 pm »

Downs starts a nice 5-4-3 double play to end the weak blue threat in the top of the second.

OregonStrosFan · « **Reply #6 on:** September 12, 2010, 01:46:32 pm »

Middle 2: Fusion pro glide challenge 4, Panera bread 8. FML...

Lurch · « **Reply #7 on:** September 12, 2010, 01:46:52 pm »

JD doing his best Dr Seuss

Lurch · « **Reply #8 on:** September 12, 2010, 01:49:12 pm »

Bourn with 2 SB on Ausmus in 2 innings

OregonStrosFan · « **Reply #9 on:** September 12, 2010, 01:56:58 pm »

Spaz!!! walks, Torrey ambles to the mound, Jeff Weaver coming in to pitch. B2: 1 out, runners at 1B and 2B. LAD 0, HOU 4.

Ron Brand · « **Reply #10 on:** September 12, 2010, 01:57:29 pm »

Quote from: Lurch on September 12, 2010, 01:49:12 pm

Bourn with 2 SB on Ausmus in 2 innings

I think Bad Brad is something like 0-14 against runners.

Priceless taped goodbye by Baggy for Ausmus as a bumper. Really nice.

Ron Brand · « **Reply #11 on:** September 12, 2010, 01:58:36 pm »

Weaver in to pitch to Lee, 1 out, runners on first and second.

Ron Brand · « **Reply #12 on:** September 12, 2010, 01:59:29 pm »

Lee skies one to the wall in front of the Boxes but it's caught, two down.

Ron Brand · « **Reply #13 on:** September 12, 2010, 02:02:29 pm »

Brownie says it's nothing to be worried about, but CJ isn't playing today because of his back. Should be in the lineup tomorrow.

Ron Brand · « **Reply #14 on:** September 12, 2010, 02:03:27 pm »

Downs with an excuse-me checked swing roller to the mound to end the second.

Ron Brand · « **Reply #15 on:** September 12, 2010, 02:06:55 pm »

Cool. The Pearland LL team is at the game. They got to meet the Astros in the clubhouse. Bourn told one of the players that he'd steal a base for him today.

Ron Brand · « **Reply #16 on:** September 12, 2010, 02:08:14 pm »

Ausmus Ks. Surely BudGirl is at the game.

Ron Brand · « **Reply #17 on:** September 12, 2010, 02:09:03 pm »

Weaver Ks too and at the end of 3 it's 4-0 Astros.

OregonStrosFan · « **Reply #18 on:** September 12, 2010, 02:11:43 pm »

Middle 3: Panera CRUSHING Fusion pro glide challenge 18-4. Seriously, how in the heck MLB.TV has found time to play that commercial 18 friggin' times before B3 is beyond me...

Ron Brand · « **Reply #19 on:** September 12, 2010, 02:14:10 pm »

Wallace called out on a pitch at least six inches inside.

Ron Brand · « **Reply #20 on:** September 12, 2010, 02:15:58 pm »

Quote from: OregonStrosFan on September 12, 2010, 02:11:43 pm

Middle 3: Panera CRUSHING Fusion pro glide challenge 18-4. Seriously, how in the heck MLB.TV has found time to play that commercial 18 friggin' times before B3 is beyond me...

So what you're saying is that I might not want to run out and get MLB.TV when my local cable decides to go Rangers-only?

Ron Brand · « **Reply #21 on:** September 12, 2010, 02:16:58 pm »

Manzella bounces out but Castro with a nice single. Figueroa hits a twelve-bouncer up the middle for the force at second to end the third.

OregonStrosFan · « **Reply #22 on:** September 12, 2010, 02:21:05 pm »

Quote from: Ron Brand on September 12, 2010, 02:15:58 pm

So what you're saying is that I might not want to run out and get MLB.TV when my local cable decides to go Rangers-only?

Not at all, as JD, Brownie and Astros baseball make up for the pain (20x now). I would advise you to remove all sharp metal objects from your general vicinity while watching said games however...

Ron Brand · « **Reply #23 on:** September 12, 2010, 02:22:34 pm »

Oeltjen's single to right is the first Dodger hit.

Ron Brand · « **Reply #24 on:** September 12, 2010, 02:24:37 pm »

Runner goes and Ethier hits a nubber to no man's land towards third and it's an infield hit. One down on Theriot's K. Gibbons up.

Ron Brand · « **Reply #25 on:** September 12, 2010, 02:25:35 pm »

Gibbons clobbers one into the second deck in right and it's 4-3.

Ron Brand · « **Reply #26 on:** September 12, 2010, 02:27:52 pm »

Loney launches one in front of the bullpen for a triple.

Ron Brand · « **Reply #27 on:** September 12, 2010, 02:28:44 pm »

Mitchell pops up to center but it scores Loney and now it's tied at 4.

Ron Brand · « **Reply #28 on:** September 12, 2010, 02:29:59 pm »

Figgy gets the K to end the Dodger half of the 4th.

Ron Brand · « **Reply #29 on:** September 12, 2010, 02:34:30 pm »

Bourn grounds out 6-3. Sanchez follows up with a single to center. Pence!!! up.

Ron Brand · « **Reply #30 on:** September 12, 2010, 02:37:08 pm »

Pence!!! singles Sanchez to third with a sinking liner to RCF. Lee's up, and Torre is going to the mound.

Ron Brand · « **Reply #31 on:** September 12, 2010, 02:38:04 pm »

He's seen enough, and Bubba Gump is coming in to make some shrimp.

Ron Brand · « **Reply #32 on:** September 12, 2010, 02:41:34 pm »

Lee bounces to third, 5-4-3 to end the inning. Still 4-4.

I really can't stand the stupid Coors Light commercials where they cut a gang of douchebags around remarks made by some coach or player. Incredible that someone with a key to the vault gave a green light to that kind of shit.

Ron Brand · « **Reply #33 on:** September 12, 2010, 02:44:35 pm »

Ausmus flies out to the track in right. Lindsey PHs for Bubba and hits one in front of Lee, who stumbles while trying to pick it off the grass and it's a single.

Ron Brand · « **Reply #34 on:** September 12, 2010, 02:45:31 pm »

Oeltjen bunts Lindsey to second, two down. Theriot up.

OregonStrosFan · « **Reply #35 on:** September 12, 2010, 02:45:53 pm »

Quote from: Ron Brand on September 12, 2010, 02:44:35 pm

Ausmus flies out to the track in right. Lindsey PHs for Bubba and hits one in front of Lee, who stumbles while trying to pick it off the grass and it's a single.

Can't say I'm particularly miffed about Lindsey getting a hit there. Good for him!

Ron Brand · « **Reply #36 on:** September 12, 2010, 02:47:21 pm »

Quote from: OregonStrosFan on September 12, 2010, 02:45:53 pm

Can't say I'm particularly miffed about Lindsey getting a hit there. Good for him!

I was just about to ask if anyone else was in the GZ.

Ron Brand · « **Reply #37 on:** September 12, 2010, 02:48:30 pm »

Theriot walks to put runners on first and second. Ethier coming up with two down.

Chacin warming up.

Waited long enough, Mills out to remove Figgy.

OregonStrosFan · « **Reply #38 on:** September 12, 2010, 02:53:09 pm »

Quote from: Ron Brand on September 12, 2010, 02:47:21 pm

I was just about to ask if anyone else was in the GZ.

Yep, hanging around trying not to gouge my eyes and ears out. Seriously (or rather deliriously) hoping against hope for a different commercial to come up (30x now, no exaggeration). Hell at this point I'd welcome the stepford wife/daddys little goil commercial.

That, and an out from Gibbons here with the bases juiced...

Ron Brand · « **Reply #39 on:** September 12, 2010, 02:53:27 pm »

Chacin goes 3-0 on Ethier but ball 3 is waaaay outside. Castro blocks it well and scrambles to throw to third as the runners advance and almost throws it away. They go ahead and IBB Ethier and Gibbons is up.

Bases loaded, two out, 4-4 in the top of the 5th.

OregonStrosFan · « **Reply #40 on:** September 12, 2010, 02:54:03 pm »

Actually I'd endure the commercial another 30x for an Astros W here!

Ron Brand · « **Reply #41 on:** September 12, 2010, 02:55:32 pm »

Gibbons flies out to LCF, ending the threat.

Ron Brand · « **Reply #42 on:** September 12, 2010, 02:57:02 pm »

Quote from: OregonStrosFan on September 12, 2010, 02:53:09 pm

Yep, hanging around trying not to gouge my eyes and ears out. Seriously (or rather deliriously) hoping against hope for a different commercial to come up (30x now, no exaggeration). Hell at this point I'd welcome the stepford wife/daddys little goil commercial.

My experience from watching the online stuff is that the rotation of commercials is very limited, so it may be that there aren't many purchases of ad time that include online broadcasts. Once you get that rotation started in a game, you're probably not going to see anything else for the rest of that game.

Col. Sphinx Drummond · « **Reply #43 on:** September 12, 2010, 02:57:44 pm »

I hate that one commercial where they try to sell you shit.

Ron Brand · « **Reply #44 on:** September 12, 2010, 02:58:16 pm »

Troncoso on the hill for the Blue Menace. Downs grounds his first pitch to short.

Ron Brand · « **Reply #45 on:** September 12, 2010, 02:58:50 pm »

Quote from: Sphinx Drummond on September 12, 2010, 02:57:44 pm

I hate that one commercial where they try to sell you shit.

Yeah, it's a lot crappier than that one where they try to get you to look at something.

Ron Brand · « **Reply #46 on:** September 12, 2010, 03:00:12 pm »

It is pretty infuriating for them to jam commercials onto a service you had to pay to get anyway. Wouldn't you pay a little bit more for no commercials?

Ron Brand · « **Reply #47 on:** September 12, 2010, 03:00:48 pm »

Wallace crushes one just under the yellow line in LCF for a double.

OregonStrosFan · « **Reply #48 on:** September 12, 2010, 03:01:20 pm »

Wallace showing some solid power as of late, just missing a couple of homers (and hitting another).

Ron Brand · « **Reply #49 on:** September 12, 2010, 03:02:50 pm »

Manzella with a liner to right but Wallace can't advance. Two out, Castro up.

OregonStrosFan · « **Reply #50 on:** September 12, 2010, 03:04:19 pm »

Quote from: Ron Brand on September 12, 2010, 03:00:12 pm

It is pretty infuriating for them to jam commercials onto a service you had to pay to get anyway. Wouldn't you pay a little bit more for no commercials?

Absolutely. I typically don't mind commercials too much, but the rotation they have on MLB.TV is beyond ridiculous. That, and you see the same ones every friggin' game multiple times. I mean seriously, how do you play a commercial 31 times prior to the B5 of a baseball game?

Ron Brand · « **Reply #51 on:** September 12, 2010, 03:05:14 pm »

Quote from: OregonStrosFan on September 12, 2010, 03:04:19 pm

Absolutely. I typically don't mind commercials too much, but the rotation they have on MLB.TV is beyond ridiculous. That, and you see the same ones every friggin' game multiple times. I mean seriously, how do you play a commercial 31 times prior to the B5 of a baseball game?

If you only sell two at that level, then they get run more often.

Ron Brand · « **Reply #52 on:** September 12, 2010, 03:06:03 pm »

Castro with a bloop to center in the middle of the SS, 2B and CF that drops. Scores Wallace and with no one covering second, Castro gets into scoring position. Blum hitting for Chacin.

OregonStrosFan · « **Reply #53 on:** September 12, 2010, 03:07:05 pm »

Drabek getting a call-up to start for the Jays this week. Good for him.

Ron Brand · « **Reply #54 on:** September 12, 2010, 03:07:40 pm »

Blum with a soft fly to the line in left that drops and bounces into the stands, scoring Castro and it's 6-4!

OregonStrosFan · « **Reply #55 on:** September 12, 2010, 03:07:51 pm »

And Blum makes it 6-4 with a slicer into left for a double. (JD: Blum with a cross-court winner).

Ron Brand · « **Reply #56 on:** September 12, 2010, 03:09:10 pm »

JD reporting that they only got 4900 slips of paperwork on Harmonica Night, so they fell 1200+ short of the record.

Ron Brand · « **Reply #57 on:** September 12, 2010, 03:09:38 pm »

Bourn flies out to left to end the inning.

Ron Brand · « **Reply #58 on:** September 12, 2010, 03:11:47 pm »

Byrdak in to pitch the sixth.

Ron Brand · « **Reply #59 on:** September 12, 2010, 03:12:29 pm »

Welcome to all those who were viewing the Texans-Ravens game...

subnuclear · « **Reply #60 on:** September 12, 2010, 03:14:04 pm »

Quote from: Ron Brand on September 12, 2010, 03:09:10 pm

JD reporting that they only got 4900 slips of paperwork on Harmonica Night, so they fell 1200+ short of the record.

For those of us unable to watch the game, why would Harmonica Night necessitate paperwork? Where was the record established?

Ron Brand · « **Reply #61 on:** September 12, 2010, 03:14:17 pm »

Loney doubles to LCF.

Ron Brand · « **Reply #62 on:** September 12, 2010, 03:15:48 pm »

Quote from: subnuclear on September 12, 2010, 03:14:04 pm

For those of us unable to watch the game, why would Harmonica Night necessitate paperwork? Where was the record established?

They had to turn in paperwork attesting that they had played the harmonica and played that song with the rest of the people in attendance, because it was some record for the largest number of people playing a song on a harmonica at the same time. I think they needed over 6100 and they handed out 10,000 of them. I don't know where the record was set at.

Ron Brand · « **Reply #63 on:** September 12, 2010, 03:16:47 pm »

Byrdak out, Fulchino in. First pitch a fastball running in around the eyes.

Ron Brand · « **Reply #64 on:** September 12, 2010, 03:19:10 pm »

Mitchell pops up to Spaz for the first out. Hu is up.

I don't know.

Ron Brand · « **Reply #65 on:** September 12, 2010, 03:20:34 pm »

Hu strikes out.

Col. Sphinx Drummond · « **Reply #66 on:** September 12, 2010, 03:20:53 pm »

Quote from: Ron Brand on September 12, 2010, 03:12:29 pm

Welcome to all those who were viewing the Texans-Ravens game...

I always thought Elway sucked for snubbing the team and city that Johnny U put on the football map.

OregonStrosFan · « **Reply #67 on:** September 12, 2010, 03:21:50 pm »

Quote from: Ron Brand on September 12, 2010, 03:20:34 pm

Hu strikes out.

Huh? I thought Hu was on first......

Ron Brand · « **Reply #68 on:** September 12, 2010, 03:22:31 pm »

HPU refusing to call Ausmus out on strikes.

Ron Brand · « **Reply #69 on:** September 12, 2010, 03:22:46 pm »

Quote from: OregonStrosFan on September 12, 2010, 03:21:50 pm

Huh? I thought Hu was on first......

I don't know.

OregonStrosFan · « **Reply #70 on:** September 12, 2010, 03:23:27 pm »

Sanchez with the great leaping catch to end the inning and rob Ausmus of an RBI!

Ron Brand · « **Reply #71 on:** September 12, 2010, 03:26:09 pm »

Sanchez laces the first pitch into left for a single.

OregonStrosFan · « **Reply #72 on:** September 12, 2010, 03:26:23 pm »

Quote from: Ron Brand on September 12, 2010, 03:22:46 pm

I don't know.

Third base.

Ron Brand · « **Reply #73 on:** September 12, 2010, 03:28:12 pm »

Pence singles through the hole in right, runners at first and second for El Caballo.

Ron Brand · « **Reply #74 on:** September 12, 2010, 03:29:41 pm »

Lee gets under the first pitch and pops it behind third, caught by Hu. One out. Downs up.

Ron Brand · « **Reply #75 on:** September 12, 2010, 03:30:52 pm »

Troncoso looks like he should be playing the fish for War.

Ron Brand · « **Reply #76 on:** September 12, 2010, 03:32:40 pm »

Downs bounces to the mound. Trancoso throws to second but not in time, and the throw to first gets Downs. Runners on second and third, so they IBB Wallace.

Ron Brand · « **Reply #77 on:** September 12, 2010, 03:34:19 pm »

Manzella bounces out to short to end the sixth. Good Guys up, 6-4.

Ron Brand · « **Reply #78 on:** September 12, 2010, 03:38:52 pm »

Reed Johnson pinchhits and flares a single. Mills pulls Fulchino and brings in Abad.

Ron Brand · « **Reply #79 on:** September 12, 2010, 03:42:12 pm »

Kemp skies one to left for the first out.

Ron Brand · « **Reply #80 on:** September 12, 2010, 03:44:10 pm »

Castro is doing a good job of getting his body in front of pitches in the dirt and away. Good to see.

OregonStrosFan · « **Reply #81 on:** September 12, 2010, 03:45:29 pm »

Michael Bourn's glove: where triples go to die!!!

Ron Brand · « **Reply #82 on:** September 12, 2010, 03:45:37 pm »

Another highlight catch by Bourn!

Ron Brand · « **Reply #83 on:** September 12, 2010, 03:46:33 pm »

Theriot smoked one in front of the 404 sign in LCF that Bourn got to on a dead run, then spun and threw to the cutoff man, who threw to first but not in time to double off the runner. Fantastic catch.

Ron Brand · « **Reply #84 on:** September 12, 2010, 03:47:57 pm »

Popup in front of the plate ends the top of the seventh.

OregonStrosFan · « **Reply #85 on:** September 12, 2010, 03:48:42 pm »

Quote from: Ron Brand on September 12, 2010, 03:46:33 pm

Theriot smoked one in front of the 404 sign in LCF that Bourn got to on a dead run, then spun and threw to the cutoff man, who threw to first but not in time to double off the runner. Fantastic catch.

And he was shading to right field no less...

Ron Brand · « **Reply #86 on:** September 12, 2010, 03:50:06 pm »

Quote from: OregonStrosFan on September 12, 2010, 03:48:42 pm

And he was shading to right field no less...

You can't overestimate Michael Bourn's defensive contribution. We're so lucky to see him do this night after night.

Ron Brand · « **Reply #87 on:** September 12, 2010, 03:51:30 pm »

Ducky Dotel in for the Dodgers.

Castro grounds out to second.

Ron Brand · « **Reply #88 on:** September 12, 2010, 03:52:51 pm »

Abad whiffs, bringing up SBB with two outs.

Ron Brand · « **Reply #89 on:** September 12, 2010, 03:55:10 pm »

Bourn with a sharp grounder that a diving Loney comes up with. He flips to Dotel covering the bag and they just beat Bourn, who for some GOD DAMN STUPID FUCKING REASON decides to slide headfirst into.

Ron Brand · « **Reply #90 on:** September 12, 2010, 03:58:41 pm »

Gibbons grounds out to first. One down.

Ron Brand · « **Reply #91 on:** September 12, 2010, 04:00:46 pm »

Loney flies out and Lindstrom's coming in.

Ron Brand · « **Reply #92 on:** September 12, 2010, 04:05:14 pm »

Mitchell grounds out to end the top of the 8th.

Ron Brand · « **Reply #93 on:** September 12, 2010, 04:05:58 pm »

Sanchez flies out to right to start the bottom of the eighth.

Ron Brand · « **Reply #94 on:** September 12, 2010, 04:06:59 pm »

Pence whiffs. Two down.

Ron Brand · « **Reply #95 on:** September 12, 2010, 04:07:15 pm »

Ka-Bonggg!

OregonStrosFan · « **Reply #96 on:** September 12, 2010, 04:07:48 pm »

Was thinking this'd be a good time for a KaBong shot into the Crawford Boxes. Guess Carlos thought so as well!

Ron Brand · « **Reply #97 on:** September 12, 2010, 04:08:02 pm »

Lee with the first pitch liner to the Crawford Boxes and it's 7-4.

Ron Brand · « **Reply #98 on:** September 12, 2010, 04:08:39 pm »

Quote from: OregonStrosFan on September 12, 2010, 04:07:48 pm

Was thinking this'd be a good time for a KaBong shot into the Crawford Boxes. Guess Carlos thought so as well!

It would be nice if Downs could reach today.

Ron Brand · « **Reply #99 on:** September 12, 2010, 04:09:21 pm »

Sadly, Downs strikes out to end the eighth.

OregonStrosFan · « **Reply #100 on:** September 12, 2010, 04:11:16 pm »

Quote from: Ron Brand on September 12, 2010, 04:09:21 pm

Sadly, Downs strikes out to end the eighth.

Not his finest hour(s) today. Not really sure I'd bat him 5th again (or in the first place).

Ron Brand · « **Reply #101 on:** September 12, 2010, 04:11:46 pm »

Boojwah goes to LF, Lyon in to close.

Ron Brand · « **Reply #102 on:** September 12, 2010, 04:13:52 pm »

Hu fans.

Ron Brand · « **Reply #103 on:** September 12, 2010, 04:14:19 pm »

Ausmus' last at bat in Houston.

Ron Brand · « **Reply #104 on:** September 12, 2010, 04:15:24 pm »

Bouncer to the mound. Standing ovation for Brad Ausmus.

OregonStrosFan · « **Reply #105 on:** September 12, 2010, 04:16:06 pm »

Good win for the Good Guys today!

Ron Brand · « **Reply #106 on:** September 12, 2010, 04:16:29 pm »

Bounced bunt to Wallace and that ends it. Good Guys win, 7-4!

BudGirl · « **Reply #107 on:** September 12, 2010, 06:15:27 pm »

Quote from: Ron Brand on September 12, 2010, 02:08:14 pm

Ausmus Ks. Surely BudGirl is at the game.

Why yes, I was. It was a sad moment for me. Rather amusing that the women around me were also cheering for him.

Ron Brand · « **Reply #108 on:** September 12, 2010, 06:39:03 pm »

I'm glad you went. I hope you enjoyed yourself.