9 Sep 2011 - Astros @ Nationals

[subnuclear]

The ambassador from Mexico throws like a girl.

[strosrays]

Just realized that of the Astros 18 remaining games this season, exactly 1/2 - nine - will be broadcast on FSH, and thus be available to anyone outside of Houston (i.e., who cannot pick up my20) without MLBTV.

It is just as well.  Fuck it.  I'm going out.

[subnuclear]

zimmerman hits a 2 run HR. Bot of the 1st. Nats 2-0.

[chuck]

The ambassador from Mexico throws like a girl.

See if he's got any arb eligibility left, he sounds like he could play right field for the club.

[strosrays]

Oh, goddamn.  On top of it all, Kate Plus 8 is being cancelled.  Fuck!

[subnuclear]

Bud sacrifice flies, Barmes scores. 2-1 Nats. top of 4th.

[Mr. Happy]

I'm flying to SFO from Charlotte. I'll follow the game here.

[hostros7]

Just realized that of the Astros 18 remaining games this season, exactly 1/2 - nine - will be broadcast on FSH, and thus be available to anyone outside of Houston (i.e., who cannot pick up my20) without MLBTV.

It is just as well.  Fuck it.  I'm going out.

Sunday's game against tainted messiah isn't even televised in houston is it?  I'll cop to being at reliant, but if I wasn I would definitely flip back and forth

[subnuclear]

bud gets 3 up 3 down. 2-1 Nats. Top of the 5th.

[subnuclear]

correction. Top of the 4th.

[subnuclear]

Cj sac flies in Altuve. 2-2. still top of 4th.

[subnuclear]

Bottom of the 4th. still 2-2.

[chuck]

Cj sac flies in Altuve. 2-2. still top of 4th.

Can you start waving frantically so I'll know where you are?

[subnuclear]

Can you start waving frantically so I'll know where you are?

I'll just take my shirt off.

[subnuclear]

Another 3 up and 3 down. Top of 5th. 2-2.

[hostros7]

Who swings more at first pitch, altuve or tejada?

[subnuclear]

Bourgeois hits schafer with a hard grounder for 3rd out. still 2-2.

[chuck]

If someone wants to find it (I don't) I promise you two months ago or so we were joking in here about the various ways the Astros have fucked shit up this year. Someone pointed out that no baserunner had been hit by a ball and we agreed we had that to look forward to. So now what?

[hostros7]

Have they thrown the ball to a fan yet prior to the end of an inning?

[chuck]

Have they thrown the ball to a fan yet prior to the end of an inning?

They traded Pence so I think we're fucked on that one.

[subnuclear]

Top of the 6th. 2-2.

[Mr. Happy]

Altuve is starting to piss me off with this swinging at every pitch. I had great success against guys like that because you either start them off with an outside pitch that they roll over on, or you pitch them up and in and either pop them up, break their bat or both. He's going to have to get over that. Seriously.

[subnuclear]

Barmes singles in Lee from 2nd. 3-2 Stros.

[subnuclear]

Q grounds out to end the inning. Bot 6th. 3-2 Good guys.

[subnuclear]

Martinez catches a mile high fly to left and throws out Ankiel at first. 2 outs.

[subnuclear]

Morse grounds out to Bud. Top of 7th. 3-2 Astros.

[subnuclear]

Altuve is starting to piss me off with this swinging at every pitch. I had great success against guys like that because you either start them off with an outside pitch that they roll over on, or you pitch them up and in and either pop them up, break their bat or both. He's going to have to get over that. Seriously.

That's what it looked like his last bat. Soft fly to 2nd.

[subnuclear]

Altuve takes first and second pitch.

[subnuclear]

Altuve Ks anyway. 7th inning stretch. 3-2 stros.

[Mr. Happy]

Altuve Ks anyway. 7th inning stretch. 3-2 stros.

He's young, but he's got some holes that are going to have be fixed if he's going to stick.

[subnuclear]

Bud hits espinosa trying to pick him off. The ball bounces and he runs to 3rd.

Double on next pitch scores him. 3-3.

[subnuclear]

Top of 8th. 3-3.

[subnuclear]

Bourgeois on 3rd. 1 out. jd up.

[subnuclear]

jd Ks. cj up.

[subnuclear]

CJ line drives to cf. Bot of 8th. 3-3.

[Ron Brand]

He's young, but he's got some holes that are going to have be fixed if he's going to stick.

Even DoRay had figured that out, doing some weird chirpy tradeoff on how his strike zone is getting expanded. Odd to hear even a baseball nugget from them without the excessive didacticism attached.

[subnuclear]

Iron Rod is pitching.

[Mr. Happy]

CJ line drives to cf. Bot of 8th. 3-3.

Thanks for the updates, Subie! RB-FoRay are still jumbuck who neither know nor appreciate the game.

[subnuclear]

Quick innging by FeRod. 3-3. Top of the ninth.

[subnuclear]

Thanks for the updates, Subie! RB-FoRay are still jumbuck who neither know nor appreciate the game.

No problem. After raining all day its been beautiful night for baseball.

[subnuclear]

After strike 3 call, barmes gets a pass ball to first.

[subnuclear]

Fly to pitcher catches Barmes at first. 2 outs.

[subnuclear]

Wallace Ks after working count full. 3-3 bot of 9th.

[subnuclear]

Del Rosario on the mound.

[subnuclear]

Morse flies out. 1 out.

[subnuclear]

Werth grounds to short. Fly out ends inning. 3-3 Free baseball.

[subnuclear]

Schafer grounds out. 1 out.

[subnuclear]

Altuve flies out to left. 2 outs.

[subnuclear]

Bourgeois ks. bot of 10th. 3-3.

[subnuclear]

Harrell pitching.

[subnuclear]

Marrero grounds out to 3rd. 1 out.

[subnuclear]

Ramos walks.

[subnuclear]

Desmond Ks.

[subnuclear]

Q throws out runner trying to steal. top of 11 th. 3-3.

[chuck]

Q throws out runner trying to steal. top of 11 th. 3-3.

I think it was actually a strikeout. We're in the top of the 11th regardless.

[subnuclear]

I think it was actually a strikeout. We're in the top of the 11th regardless.

Maybe.

[subnuclear]

Lee grounds out. 1 out.

[subnuclear]

Martinez strikes out horribly. Two outs.

[chuck]

Martinez strikes out horribly. Two outs.

Those were among the worst three consecutive swings I have ever seen from a major league position player.

[subnuclear]

Johson singles down the middle.

[Mr. Happy]

Those were among the worst three consecutive swings I have ever seen from a major league position player.

Must have been on breaking balls down. I've noticed a hole there.

[subnuclear]

Barmes flies out. bot of the 11 th. 3-3.

[subnuclear]

Must have been on breaking balls down. I've noticed a hole there.

The area above his eyes seems to be a hole, too.

[subnuclear]

Harrell still pitching.

[subnuclear]

Ankiel Ks. iPhone running low.

[Mr. Happy]

The area above his eyes seems to be a hole, too.

Those four seamers look like big baloons , but you can't hit that high heat.

[chuck]

Must have been on breaking balls down. I've noticed a hole there.

The first was a very nice change. JD was about thirty seconds too early. The next two were fastballs up around the armpits. It wasn't like JD let it rip and missed them. In each case he realized early in the swing that he had fucked up and just sort of gave up, stumbling through the remainder of the swing. As Subie said, it was horrible.

[subnuclear]

Zimmerman walks.

[chuck]

Ankiel Ks. iPhone running low.

Why don't you go ahead and put your shirt back on?

[Mr. Happy]

Glad to see them run Harrell out there in a close game. Let's see what he's got.

[chuck]

Glad to see them run Harrell out there in a close game. Let's see what he's got.

What he's got is the hook.

[subnuclear]

Morse walks. Shirt back on. Nobody recognized my Enos Cabell tattoo.

[subnuclear]

Lopez pitching.

[austro]

Nobody recognized my Enos Cabell tattoo.

It's not authentic if he's not grabbing his crotch.

[subnuclear]

Total clusterfuck ends it. Jesus.

[subnuclear]

Maybe das will get you guys a w tomorrow.

[chuck]

It's not authentic if he's not grabbing his crotch.

I was about to say they must have thought he was some sort of rapper, you know, the crotch grabbing and the rainbow gut. It's an easy mistake to make.

Hey Jimmy, just eat it you stupid fucker. Don't you know the game situation?

[chuck]

Maybe das will get you guys a w tomorrow.

Of course he will; he always does.

[chuck]

Three or four times tonight I've looked at the Nats' lineup and wondered how the fuck they can be twenty games ahead of the Astros and three or four times the Astros have shown me exactly how that might be.

I'm going to go boil some crabs.

[Mr. Happy]

What happened?

[believin]

What happened?

Going on what I heard from DoRay, Paredes knocked down a ball off Werth's bat that, if it got through, would score the winning run.  The runner from 2B stopped at 3B, but Paredes threw to 2B to try to get the out, and threw the ball away.  The runner who'd stopped at 3B scored then.

[austro]

Going on what I heard from DoRay, Paredes knocked down a ball off Werth's bat that, if it got through, would score the winning run.  The runner from 2B stopped at 3B, but Paredes threw to 2B to try to get the out, and threw the ball away.  The runner who'd stopped at 3B scored then.

Earlier chuck was asking about what new ways they could fuck up a game. I don't think we had this one on our list yet.

[Mr. Happy]

You never never never throw behind the lead runner.

[chuck]

You never never never throw behind the lead runner.

Especially when you're on your knees and the guy you're trying to throw out is already standing on the bag looking around.