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Astros @ Red Sox April 25, 2013
« on: April 25, 2013, 01:49:07 pm »
Your lineups:

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CFRobbie Grossman
2BJose Altuve
CJason Castro
1BCarlos Pena
DHChris Carter
LFFernando Martinez
3BMatt Dominguez
RFRick Ankiel
SSMarwin Gonzalez
HOU: Phil Humber (0-4, 6.63)

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CF Jacoby Ellsbury
RF Daniel Nava
2B Dustin Pedroia
DH David Ortiz
1B Mike Napoli
LF Mike Carp
C Jarrod Saltalamacchia
3B Will Middlebrooks
SS Stephen Drew
BOS: Clay Buchholz (4-0, 0.90)
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Re: Astros @ Red Sox April 25, 2013
« Reply #1 on: April 25, 2013, 01:53:55 pm »
Your lineups:

Astros

CFRobbie Grossman
2BJose Altuve
CJason Castro
1BCarlos Pena
DHChris Carter
LFFernando Martinez
3BMatt Dominguez
RFRick Ankiel
SSMarwin Gonzalez
HOU: Phil Humber (0-4, 6.63)

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BOS: Clay Buchholz (4-0, 0.90)

so Boston is going to play us 1 on 9? cocky bastards.
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Re: Astros @ Red Sox April 25, 2013
« Reply #2 on: April 25, 2013, 01:55:40 pm »
so Boston is going to play us 1 on 9? cocky bastards.

Fair chance of winning.  Low risk of injury.  Seems smart to me.
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Re: Astros @ Red Sox April 25, 2013
« Reply #3 on: April 25, 2013, 02:05:01 pm »
Fair chance of winning.  Low risk of injury.  Seems smart to me.

he'll strike out 27.
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Re: Astros @ Red Sox April 25, 2013
« Reply #4 on: April 25, 2013, 02:09:22 pm »
so Boston is going to play us 1 on 9? cocky bastards.

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Re: Astros @ Red Sox April 25, 2013
« Reply #5 on: April 25, 2013, 02:32:34 pm »
so Boston is going to play us 1 on 9? cocky bastards.

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Re: Astros @ Red Sox April 25, 2013
« Reply #6 on: April 25, 2013, 02:46:23 pm »
he'll strike out 27.
Or more, unless Buckholz can run in, grab the ball, and then beat the batter to 1st. Then again, I could see Carter striking out looking 4 times even with no catcher.
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Re: Astros @ Red Sox April 25, 2013
« Reply #7 on: April 25, 2013, 02:58:29 pm »
Don't think them ump would let them play without a catcher.  They are very aware of how important catchers who actually catch the ball are.  Ouch!

On a related note, my son was catching in a middle school game this year.  The outfield lights aligned perfectly with the pitchers release point.  Son never saw the pitch coming.  Just stayed still hoping it would hit his glove.  It didn't - the ball went over his shoulder and hit the ump right in the forearm. It was about 30 degrees and the ump had a plate in that arm.  Felt horrible for him. 
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Re: Astros @ Red Sox April 25, 2013
« Reply #8 on: April 25, 2013, 03:09:28 pm »
Don't think them ump would let them play without a catcher.  They are very aware of how important catchers who actually catch the ball are.  Ouch!

On a related note, my son was catching in a middle school game this year.  The outfield lights aligned perfectly with the pitchers release point.  Son never saw the pitch coming.  Just stayed still hoping it would hit his glove.  It didn't - the ball went over his shoulder and hit the ump right in the forearm. It was about 30 degrees and the ump had a plate in that arm.  Felt horrible for him. 

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Re: Astros @ Red Sox April 25, 2013
« Reply #9 on: April 25, 2013, 03:20:52 pm »
I have heard of coaches calling that play.  I believe my son when he says he never saw the ball.  He was statue still as the ball wizzed by him.
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Re: Astros @ Red Sox April 25, 2013
« Reply #10 on: April 25, 2013, 03:46:36 pm »
I have heard of coaches calling that play.  I believe my son when he says he never saw the ball.  He was statue still as the ball wizzed by him.

I don't think that our coach called that play. However, I was once ordered to drill a particular guy. I couldn't do it and immediately got yanked after I struck the hitter in question out! I lost a win that day because I couldn't even bring myself to throw a BP breaking ball inside and hit him. I often wonder about that, but I still feel good about the decision to not participate in such foolishness after 30 years where someone could get really hurt. I wasn't a particularly hard thrower, but anything at that speed (tough to say how hard I was throwing that day because there weren't regular gun readings like today, but it had to be in the low to mid 80's because the fastest I got clocked was 88 on a give it all you got four seamer. My money pitch was the fork ball (also known today as the splitter), and that pitch had to have been in the mid to upper 70's).
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Re: Astros @ Red Sox April 25, 2013
« Reply #11 on: April 25, 2013, 05:42:23 pm »
Bucholz is all over the place today. Pena bunts? WTF?
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Re: Astros @ Red Sox April 25, 2013
« Reply #12 on: April 25, 2013, 05:44:05 pm »
Bucholz is all over the place today. Pena bunts? WTF?
Seems like a bad idea with two outs and a man on first. Don't you want to go for extra bases there?
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Re: Astros @ Red Sox April 25, 2013
« Reply #13 on: April 25, 2013, 05:51:28 pm »
Seems like a bad idea with two outs and a man on first. Don't you want to go for extra bases there?
If you're the cleanup hitter, bunting with two outs seems silly.
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Re: Astros @ Red Sox April 25, 2013
« Reply #14 on: April 25, 2013, 05:52:35 pm »
Our battery is off today. This one could get out of hand quickly. 2-0 with one out and a runner on 2B.
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Re: Astros @ Red Sox April 25, 2013
« Reply #15 on: April 25, 2013, 05:55:10 pm »
Our battery is off today. This one could get out of hand quickly. 2-0 with one out and a runner on 2B.
Yeah, Humber looks like shit.
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Re: Astros @ Red Sox April 25, 2013
« Reply #16 on: April 25, 2013, 05:56:48 pm »
Humber is pitching like I saw him throw with the White Sox last year. We should cut bait and release him now. He's not going to eat many innings. He struck out Napoli, which was lucky.
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Re: Astros @ Red Sox April 25, 2013
« Reply #17 on: April 25, 2013, 06:00:33 pm »
A lot of straight, 89-mph fastballs over the plate and not much else?
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Re: Astros @ Red Sox April 25, 2013
« Reply #18 on: April 25, 2013, 06:01:35 pm »
Yeah, Humber looks like shit.

He throws BP, just like last year, and he really has no out pitch. I've seen enough of him now to know that he doesn't have it.
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Re: Astros @ Red Sox April 25, 2013
« Reply #19 on: April 25, 2013, 06:03:16 pm »
I predict we'll see Cisnero or Clemens chucking 3-5 innings before this one's over.
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« Reply #20 on: April 25, 2013, 06:04:00 pm »
At least Will Middlebrook lived up to his sub-200 average.  He's the kind of hitter that Humber needs to see more of.
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« Reply #21 on: April 25, 2013, 06:08:22 pm »
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« Reply #22 on: April 25, 2013, 06:13:33 pm »
Nice at bat by Dominguez.
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Re: Astros @ Red Sox April 25, 2013
« Reply #23 on: April 25, 2013, 06:13:48 pm »
I predict we'll see Cisnero or Clemens chucking 3-5 innings before this one's over.

I think that you're right. The second time through the order won't be any better.
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Re: Astros @ Red Sox April 25, 2013
« Reply #24 on: April 25, 2013, 06:15:02 pm »
nice hustle Carter

If I had been Porter, I would have immediately pulled Carter out of the game for admiring a ball in play for that long. It is inexcusable.
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Re: Astros @ Red Sox April 25, 2013
« Reply #25 on: April 25, 2013, 06:16:06 pm »
I almost forgot that I have the privilege of writing the recap for tonight's game. Great.
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« Reply #26 on: April 25, 2013, 06:22:02 pm »
Is he throwing underhand?

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Re: Astros @ Red Sox April 25, 2013
« Reply #27 on: April 25, 2013, 06:27:51 pm »
Is he throwing underhand?

No. Just 89 over the plate. Humber has real problems pitching out of the stretch, where his command breaks down. That's a mechanics issue, but I just don't think that Humber has big league stuff anymore even if he was to solve the mechanical issue. That 6.63 ERA (before four additional earnies in two frames) is going to stay there. Humber got lucky that Pedroia didn't square up the pitch that started the 5-4-3 twin killing.
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Re: Astros @ Red Sox April 25, 2013
« Reply #28 on: April 25, 2013, 06:28:57 pm »
I really like Marwin from the left side.
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« Reply #29 on: April 25, 2013, 06:28:59 pm »
He throws BP, just like last year, and he really has no out pitch. I've seen enough of him now to know that he doesn't have it.

The fact that he somehow managed to throw a perfect game is one of those great mysteries that you can find only in baseball.

Mainly because baseball is the only place where things like perfect games are recorded, but still it boggles the mind. 
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« Reply #30 on: April 25, 2013, 06:38:29 pm »
The fact that he somehow managed to throw a perfect game is one of those great mysteries that you can find only in baseball.

Mainly because baseball is the only place where things like perfect games are recorded, but still it boggles the mind. 

I think that his stuff has deteriorated, and I'm not sure why that happened. The perfect game was one of those nights when you just rare back and hit the glove no matter where it is. He got some breaks on some hard hit balls that were right at fielders, and the defense made a couple of nice plays behind him.
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« Reply #31 on: April 25, 2013, 06:41:36 pm »
Thanks for playing tonight, Pena. First, a bunt with two outs and now taking a close 3-2 pitch. You're the fucking cleanup hitter, cocksucker.
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Re: Astros @ Red Sox April 25, 2013
« Reply #32 on: April 25, 2013, 07:06:55 pm »
Holy shit. Stop the presses. Ankiel walked.
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« Reply #33 on: April 25, 2013, 07:07:36 pm »
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Re: Astros @ Red Sox April 25, 2013
« Reply #34 on: April 25, 2013, 07:07:57 pm »
Holy shit. Stop the presses. Ankiel walked.

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« Reply #35 on: April 25, 2013, 07:13:41 pm »
The Boston TV guys are unbearable.

I was just about to mention that.

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Re: Astros @ Red Sox April 25, 2013
« Reply #36 on: April 25, 2013, 07:48:19 pm »
Interesting.  Cosart getting his second consecutive start in OKC.  Not doing very well, but perhaps they are looking to stetch him out for a call up?

Well actually, if you disregard the first 5 batters that all scored, he hasn't allowed a hit or walk since.  55 pitches through 3.  We'll see how many pitches he's allowed to toss tonight
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« Reply #37 on: April 25, 2013, 08:01:53 pm »
71 putches through 4.

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Re: Astros @ Red Sox April 25, 2013
« Reply #38 on: April 25, 2013, 08:17:53 pm »
Cosart gets to pitch past 75 pitches in the 5th (not successfully, but still pitching)

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Re: Astros @ Red Sox April 25, 2013
« Reply #39 on: April 25, 2013, 08:24:00 pm »
Cosart throws 88 pitches.  Last 4 were intentionals so really just 84.  But allowed to go 2 batters past 75.  Looks like he is being stretched out.  Humber days likely numbered

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« Reply #40 on: April 25, 2013, 09:38:39 pm »
Cosart throws 88 pitches.  Last 4 were intentionals so really just 84.  But allowed to go 2 batters past 75.  Looks like he is being stretched out.  Humber days likely numbered

With an 0-5 record, a 7.99 ERA and a BAA of .343, I certainly hope so. He's the same sorry pitcher he was with the White Sox last year.
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Re: Astros @ Red Sox April 25, 2013
« Reply #41 on: April 25, 2013, 09:46:15 pm »
With an 0-5 record, a 7.99 ERA and a BAA of .343, I certainly hope so. He's the same sorry pitcher he was with the White Sox last year.

I was astounded by the inconsistency of his breaking ball.
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« Reply #42 on: April 25, 2013, 09:48:26 pm »
Any reason why the game started at 6:30 rather than 7:00?
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« Reply #43 on: April 25, 2013, 10:40:14 pm »
Cosart throws 88 pitches.  Last 4 were intentionals so really just 84.  But allowed to go 2 batters past 75.  Looks like he is being stretched out.  Humber days likely numbered

The tandems at AAA were a short-term thing anyway.  With the callups lately this is actually not surprising.
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Re: Astros @ Red Sox April 25, 2013
« Reply #44 on: April 26, 2013, 07:21:34 am »
I was astounded by the inconsistency of his breakingmeat ball.

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