Author Topic: Tuesday at Pirates (Read 7906 times)

VirtualBob · « **on:** September 04, 2012, 06:11:24 pm »

Damn. All set to watch this one live and they are rolling out the tarp. Figures.

Bench · « **Reply #1 on:** September 04, 2012, 06:28:14 pm »

I wondered why it wasn't on the radio. Damn.

VirtualBob · « **Reply #2 on:** September 04, 2012, 06:52:20 pm »

Tarp coming off now. .

Fredia · « **Reply #3 on:** September 04, 2012, 06:59:38 pm »

so few games left

jbm · « **Reply #4 on:** September 04, 2012, 07:15:52 pm »

I wonder if FSH will even show it now. I just see a bunch of guys kicking a little white ball around.

VirtualBob · « **Reply #5 on:** September 04, 2012, 07:20:22 pm »

Pirates are taking the field and my iPhone battery is at 12%. Bye.

OregonStrosFan · « **Reply #6 on:** September 04, 2012, 07:24:24 pm »

Atluve breaks up the perfecto in T1!!!

VirtualBob · « **Reply #7 on:** September 04, 2012, 07:43:34 pm »

Paredes is horrible in LF. That is all.

Mr. Happy · « **Reply #8 on:** September 04, 2012, 08:11:36 pm »

I'm reporting for duty. Where is everyone?

Ron Brand · « **Reply #9 on:** September 04, 2012, 08:15:14 pm »

Quote from: Mr. Happy on September 04, 2012, 08:11:36 pm

I'm reporting for duty. Where is everyone?

I'm at work. Booooooo.

Mr. Happy · « **Reply #10 on:** September 04, 2012, 08:21:54 pm »

Quote from: Ron Brand on September 04, 2012, 08:15:14 pm

I'm at work. Booooooo.

Boooooo, indeed, sir. But, as always, I'm glad to see you, RB.

Mr. Happy · « **Reply #11 on:** September 04, 2012, 08:24:15 pm »

Lyles has made a mess of things in the home third frame, and he's running up a pitch count to boot. He'll learn that strikeouts are wonderful, but they aren't a substitute for pitchability.

Reuben · « **Reply #12 on:** September 04, 2012, 08:24:53 pm »

Am I wrong to harp on about how bad Greene is at SS? Little range, too many errors or other fuck-ups.

Reuben · « **Reply #13 on:** September 04, 2012, 08:26:20 pm »

Ugh, as if on queue...

Reuben · « **Reply #14 on:** September 04, 2012, 08:28:41 pm »

What home-scorer bullshit, calling that a hit. Greene should've had that and turned it into 2 outs. Instead it's run #3.

Then Altuve shows him how to turn a hard-hit ball into a DP.

BizidyDizidy · « **Reply #15 on:** September 04, 2012, 08:29:34 pm »

Quote from: Reuben on September 04, 2012, 08:26:20 pm

Ugh, as if on queue...

That's out of line

Ron Brand · « **Reply #16 on:** September 04, 2012, 08:32:03 pm »

Quote from: Reuben on September 04, 2012, 08:24:53 pm

Am I wrong to harp on about how bad Greene is at SS? Little range, too many errors or other fuck-ups.

So maybe swap out Paredes and Greene?

Ron Brand · « **Reply #17 on:** September 04, 2012, 08:32:23 pm »

Quote from: Mr. Happy on September 04, 2012, 08:21:54 pm

Boooooo, indeed, sir. But, as always, I'm glad to see you, RB.

Aw, thanks.

Reuben · « **Reply #18 on:** September 04, 2012, 08:35:37 pm »

Quote from: Ron Brand on September 04, 2012, 08:32:03 pm

So maybe swap out Paredes and Greene?

You mean swap both of them out for good fielders? Good idea.

austro · « **Reply #19 on:** September 04, 2012, 08:39:50 pm »

Quote from: Ron Brand on September 04, 2012, 08:32:03 pm

So maybe swap out Paredes and Greene?

I am not at all interested in seeing Paredes at short.

jbm · « **Reply #20 on:** September 04, 2012, 08:41:18 pm »

Quote from: Ron Brand on September 04, 2012, 08:32:03 pm

So maybe swap out Paredes and Greene?

Just dump Greene . The occasional homer doesn't offset the crappy ABs and shitty fielding.

They called that a hit. Bullshit.

Ebby Calvin · « **Reply #21 on:** September 04, 2012, 08:44:22 pm »

I just clicked on the box score. Who the fuck is B. Laird?

austro · « **Reply #22 on:** September 04, 2012, 08:45:59 pm »

I don't know about that third strike on Lyles. I sure hope he also gets the benefit of that call when he's back out on the mound.

Reuben · « **Reply #23 on:** September 04, 2012, 08:50:12 pm »

What the fuck are those yokels hooting about in the stands there?

austro · « **Reply #24 on:** September 04, 2012, 08:56:16 pm »

Sheesh, an ERA of 16 in the 5th inning? I knew it was bad, but that's *bad*.

strosrays · « **Reply #25 on:** September 04, 2012, 09:00:13 pm »

My, my. Eschenfelter (sp?) is a fucking chatterbox, isn't he?

I tuned in, in time to hear him say, "Lyles pitches beyond his years, in terms of how old he is ... "

Mr. Happy · « **Reply #26 on:** September 04, 2012, 09:00:50 pm »

Quote from: austro on September 04, 2012, 08:56:16 pm

Sheesh, an ERA of 16 in the 5th inning? I knew it was bad, but that's *bad*.

I chronicled some of his poor stats earlier this season. It's really that bad. And he's dreadful against left-handed hitters, who are smoking him. He's simply got to come up with an answer for them.

austro · « **Reply #27 on:** September 04, 2012, 09:02:05 pm »

I hope that Lyles just learned something from that offspeed pitch to McCutchen.

Alas, Laird can't save him.

Mr. Happy · « **Reply #28 on:** September 04, 2012, 09:05:57 pm »

Quote from: austro on September 04, 2012, 09:02:05 pm

I hope that Lyles just learned something from that offspeed pitch to McCutchen.

Alas, Laird can't save him.

Superman and Holt are 6-6 against Lyles tonight. That's six of the seven hits he surrendered in 4.2 frames.

Reuben · « **Reply #29 on:** September 04, 2012, 09:06:23 pm »

Quote from: Dark Star on September 04, 2012, 09:00:13 pm

My, my. Eschenfelter (sp?) is a fucking chatterbox, isn't he?

I tuned in, in time to hear him say, "Lyles pitches beyond his years, in terms of how old he is ... "

He's terrible. Just claimed Holt was "running with the pitch, with the 3-2 count and 2 outs..." when 1) he was not, in fact, running until after the ball was hit, and 2) you only automatically run on 3-2, 2 outs when you don't have an empty base behind you.

Reuben · « **Reply #30 on:** September 04, 2012, 09:15:27 pm »

dear god this is embarrassing.

Mr. Happy · « **Reply #31 on:** September 04, 2012, 09:17:42 pm »

Quote from: Reuben on September 04, 2012, 09:06:23 pm

He's terrible. Just claimed Holt was "running with the pitch, with the 3-2 count and 2 outs..." when 1) he was not, in fact, running until after the ball was hit, and 2) you only automatically run on 3-2, 2 outs when you don't have an empty base behind you.

He's a walking cliche' and doesn't really understand the game. I think that he is awful.

austro · « **Reply #32 on:** September 04, 2012, 09:18:08 pm »

Because I'm a glutton for punishment, I just went and looked at the Astros' 2005 draft. You know, the one that yielded McCutchen, Justin Upton, Alex Gordon, Ryan Braun, Troy Tulowitzki, Jay Bruce, Jacoby Ellsbury, and others. Our first-round pick was none other than Mr Happy's fave, Brian Bogusevic. At least he's still around. 1S was Eli Iorg. 2 was Ralph Henriquez (who?).

Notables taken after Bogusevic: Colby Rasmus, Tyler Greene (I think), Clay Bucholz, Jed Lowrie, Chase Headley. And Jordan Shafer!

austro · « **Reply #33 on:** September 04, 2012, 09:18:38 pm »

How do you drop a routine pop-up to short?

Mr. Happy · « **Reply #34 on:** September 04, 2012, 09:19:10 pm »

Quote from: jbm on September 04, 2012, 08:41:18 pm

Just dump Greene . The occasional homer doesn't offset the crappy ABs and shitty fielding.

They called that a hit. Bullshit.

Dude really doesn't appear to be a SS, and the second sack job ain't open around here.

austro · « **Reply #35 on:** September 04, 2012, 09:31:53 pm »

Apparently L-A-I-R-D is an alternative spelling for "hole". As in "there's a hole in our infield."

Reuben · « **Reply #36 on:** September 04, 2012, 09:33:47 pm »

Quote from: austro on September 04, 2012, 09:31:53 pm

Apparently L-A-I-R-D is an alternative spelling for "hole". As in "there's a hole in our infield."

I was waiting for the replay- thinking "didn't that "hit" just go right by the 3rd baseman?" - but the replay never came so I wasn't sure.

Ebby Calvin · « **Reply #37 on:** September 04, 2012, 09:42:41 pm »

Phillip Humber, Rice grad and Perfect Game pitcher, came in relief for the ChiSox tonight: 0.1ip, 7h, 2bb, 8er. Yikes.

austro · « **Reply #38 on:** September 04, 2012, 09:44:28 pm »

I wonder if Cruz has any idea where the ball is going when he lets go of it.

austro · « **Reply #39 on:** September 04, 2012, 09:45:00 pm »

Well, there's a fucking surprise: McCutchen gets a hit.

austro · « **Reply #40 on:** September 04, 2012, 09:47:39 pm »

That was a lucky break: they hit the ball to the side of the infield that can catch.

strosrays · « **Reply #41 on:** September 04, 2012, 09:49:28 pm »

But can't throw.

austro · « **Reply #42 on:** September 04, 2012, 09:50:08 pm »

Cruz keeps the comedy coming.

pots · « **Reply #43 on:** September 04, 2012, 10:12:46 pm »

Just scanning the MLB standings. The collective win loss record (since each trade) for the teams that made trades with Houston this year is really bad. Apologies if this has been mentioned elsewhere

Marlins May 7th (Ruggliano)
26-22 since 34-54

Blue Jays July 20th
46-47 since 14-28

WhiteSox July 22 (the only survivor)
50-45 since 23-16

Pirates July 24th
54-42 - 17-22

Arizona July 29th
51-51 since 15-19

Yankees Aug 27th
74-53 since 2-6

Actually Tampa is 4-0 since the Francisco trade. Missed that this even happened

strosrays · « **Reply #44 on:** September 04, 2012, 10:29:01 pm »

What a desultory affair.

~~Fuck this.~~ Unacceptable.

Mr. Happy · « **Reply #45 on:** September 04, 2012, 10:30:24 pm »

What is this? Loss 94 or 95? I can't remember and am too lazy to look it up. So there. Okay, so I looked it up. It's no. 94; let's not make this any worse than it may be tomorrow.

VirtualBob · « **Reply #46 on:** September 04, 2012, 10:56:26 pm »

Quote from: Reuben on September 04, 2012, 08:24:53 pm

Am I wrong to harp on about how bad Greene is at SS? Little range, too many errors or other fuck-ups.

No. He was BRUTAL tonight. No range. No arm. No glove. Bad judgment in field and at plate. Put Wallace back at SS!

VirtualBob · « **Reply #47 on:** September 04, 2012, 10:58:01 pm »

Quote from: Reuben on September 04, 2012, 08:35:37 pm

You mean swap both of them out for good fielders? Good idea.

+1 (or maybe that should be "+2") ... Paredes is not an outfielder, and we already saw how bad he was in the infield. He did look pretty good on the basepaths.

VirtualBob · « **Reply #48 on:** September 04, 2012, 11:00:27 pm »

Quote from: Reuben on September 04, 2012, 08:50:12 pm

What the fuck are those yokels hooting about in the stands there?

That came through on the tube? I was there and I could not figure it out. Very strange. I thought Pittsburgh was a baseball town, but between the Steelers jersey, the irritating woman behind me yelling "Get real, Astros!" and the yelping/hooting all the time, I don't know what to think now.

VirtualBob · « **Reply #49 on:** September 04, 2012, 11:03:48 pm »

Quote from: Reuben on September 04, 2012, 09:33:47 pm

I was waiting for the replay- thinking "didn't that "hit" just go right by the 3rd baseman?" - but the replay never came so I wasn't sure.

It did. With Laird & Greene in the infield and Paredes taking bad routes to ground balls in the outfield behind them, it's a miracle they ever get anyone out.

Reuben · « **Reply #50 on:** September 05, 2012, 08:25:33 pm »

Quote from: VirtualBob on September 04, 2012, 11:00:27 pm

That came through on the tube? I was there and I could not figure it out. Very strange. I thought Pittsburgh was a baseball town, but between the Steelers jersey, the irritating woman behind me yelling "Get real, Astros!" and the yelping/hooting all the time, I don't know what to think now.

Apparently the hooting was started by Dave Raymond. What a fucking tool. I don't attend or watch a baseball game to hear a bunch of idiots who apparently find the game of baseball too boring go "hoo-hooo" at irregular intervals. That really fucking pisses me off. I hope that clueless shithead is not back next year.

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