New York Yankees @ Houston Astros - 2 Apr 2014

[subnuclear]

New York Yankees:
1. Jacoby Ellsbury (L) CF
2. Derek Jeter (R) SS
3. Carlos Beltran (S) RF
4. Brian McCann (L) C
5. Mark Teixeira (S) 1B
6. Alfonso Soriano (R) DH
7. Brett Gardner (L) LF
8. Brian Roberts (S) 2B
9. Kelly Johnson (L) 3B

SP - Hiroki Kuroda

Houston Astros:
1. Dexter Fowler (S) CF
2. Robbie Grossman (S) LF
3. Jason Castro (L) C
4. Jose Altuve (R) 2B
5. Chris Carter (R) DH
6. Marc Krauss (L) 1B
7. Matt Dominguez (R) 3B
8. Alex Presley (L) RF
9. Jonathan Villar (S) SS

P - Jarred Cosart

[subnuclear]

Cosart is throwing up and in on Jeter like Feldman did.

[subnuclear]

Ellsbury, Jeter and Beltran all with infield ground outs. Middle of 1st, 0-0.

[jbm]

Back to the small crowds again.

Cosart looking pretty sharp. Just one inning, but his command looks improved.  Maybe some of the mechanical changes are making a difference.

[subnuclear]

Fowler homers to right. Astros 1-0.

[Col. Sphinx Drummond]

I like the new guy.

[subnuclear]

Fowler - HR to right
Grossman - K
Castro - BB
Altuve - popup to center, Castro stays on first
Carter - flies out to left

End of the 1st. Astros 1-0.

[Matt]

MLB.TV was trying to tell me the game was blacked out in my area. I'm in South Korea...

[subnuclear]

That makes about as much sense as a lot of the other MLB blackouts.

[subnuclear]

McCann - grounds out to first
Teixeira - K looking
Soriana - Ground out to third

Middle of 2nd. Astros 1-0.

[Col. Sphinx Drummond]

Cosart looking sharp.

[Nate Colbert]

Back to the small crowds again.

Small crowds and the Yankees are in town? Wow. Are they still using the dynamic pricing and charging too much for this series?

[subnuclear]

Krauss - grounds out
Dominguez - K looking
Presley - line drive out to right field after working a count full

End of the 2nd, Astros 1-0.

[subnuclear]

My mlb.tv just went out for some reason.

[Aussie Astro]

My mlb.tv just went out for some reason.

Going fine in the southern hemisphere....  local problem?

[subnuclear]

Gardner - K looking
Roberts - line drive single to right
Johnson - ground out to second
Ellsbury - out somehow

Middle of the 3rd, Astros 1-0.

[subnuclear]

Going fine in the southern hemisphere....  local problem?

Compared to Aussieland, yes. Just came back, though.

[subnuclear]

I wonder when this Fowler guy is going to show us what he can do.

[subnuclear]

Fowler scores on error(?) on Teixeira. Astros 2-0. 1 out.

[subnuclear]

Villar - thrown out at 1st by catcher on soft grounder
Fowler - triple to center field warning track
Grossman - mishandled infield hit by Teixera, Fowler scores
Castro - 4-5-3 DP

Astros 2-0, End of the 3rd.

[subnuclear]

Jeter - 4-3 ground out
Beltran - Fly out to center
McCann - Single up the middle
Teixeira - Flies out to third

Middle of the 4th, Astros 2-0.

[austro]

I wonder when this Fowler guy is going to show us what he can do.

Careful, he may show us how he gets injured next.

[subnuclear]

Altuve - K swinging
Carter - K swinging
Krauss - 4-3 Ground out

End of the 4th, Astros 2-0.

[Matt]

Got it working after a bit of finagling. Its not like the Astros are hosting the Doosan Bears. I would understand that black out restriction.

[austro]

Got it working after a bit of finagling. Its not like the Astros are hosting the Doosan Bears. I would understand that black out restriction.

Talk about relegation...

[Matt]

Talk about relegation...

Right? I don't even know what the fuck a Doosan bear is.

[subnuclear]

Soriano - K swinging
Gardner - Single to right field
Roberts - Single to left field, Gardner stays at second
Johnson - 3-6 force play on second, Gardner on third, Johnson on first
Ellsbury - 4-3 ground out

Middle of the 5th, Astros 2-0.

[subnuclear]

Dominguez - Ground out
Presley - Flies out to left center
Villar - Ks looking

End of the 5th, Astros 2-0.

[Uncle Charlie]

Cosart really labored in the 5th.  From where I was sitting it looked like he couldn't get the ball down?

[subnuclear]

Cosart really labored in the 5th.  From where I was sitting it looked like he couldn't get the ball down?

That's what I was seeing, too.

[subnuclear]

Williams in for Cosart, top of the 6th.

[subnuclear]

Williams takes his time in pitching.

[subnuclear]

Jeter - BB on 4 pitches
Beltran - K swinging
McCann - Single to right, Jeter to 3rd
Teixeira - K looking
Soriano - Ground out to Dominguez

Middle of the 6th, Astros 2-0.

[Col. Sphinx Drummond]

Soriano looks washed up.

[Aussie Astro]

Williams takes his time in pitching.

It worked.  Make 'em drowsy and they are easier to get out.

[Col. Sphinx Drummond]

Meanwhile, the Phillies up 3-0, bottom of the seventh in Arlington.

[Col. Sphinx Drummond]

Robbie Grossman's first hit of the season is a triple.

[subnuclear]

I like all the fast outfielders we have.

[subnuclear]

Fowler - grounds out to 2nd
Grossman - triples to Tal's hill
Castro - Flies out to shallow left, Grossman stays put
Altuve - Flies out to shallow right

End of the 6th, Astros 2-0.

[Col. Sphinx Drummond]

MLB.tv is about a minute behind Gameday.

[subnuclear]

Chapman in for Williams.

[Uncle Charlie]

MLB.tv is about a minute behind Gameday.

Williams is about a minute behind the live action.

[Aussie Astro]

MLB.tv is about a minute behind Gameday.

That is pretty normal for here, I thought it was because of the distance.  So, maybe it isn't?

[VirtualBob]

Leadoff walks.  Uggh.

[subnuclear]

Gardner scores on double play, Astros 2-1 2 outs. Top of the 7th.

[subnuclear]

Albers in for Chapman, 2 outs in the top of the 7th. Astros 2-1.

[VirtualBob]

Chapman has one walk per out so far in two outings ... hopefully this is not going to be a trend.

[Jose Cruz III]

Chapman has one walk per out so far in two outings ... hopefully this is not going to be a trend.

The pen is gonna have to throw strikes.

[subnuclear]

Gardner - BB
Roberts - Single to left center, Gardner to third
Johnson - 4-6-3 DP, Gardner scores
Ellsbury - BB
Jeter - Ellsbury gets a SB, K swinging

Middle of the 7th, Astros 2-1.
 

[Matt]

Matt Albers is rather rotund now.

[BudGirl]

It worked.  Make 'em drowsy and they are easier to get out.

Must be Feldman's approach also.  Goodness he seemed slow last night.

[Kit]

Fat Albert=Matt Albers?

[gwat]

I don't know whether this has been mentioned or not, but for the time being, on DirectTv, you can witness the game
on MLB Extra Innings HD Mix, channel 720, as one of the 8 feeds they show simultaneously. Marginally better than
catching it on your phone. At least I am able to in San Antonio.

[BudGirl]

Matt Albers is rather rotund now.

I thought he was always a big boy?

[subnuclear]

Opposite field homer for Dominguez!

[Jose Cruz III]

Matty D with an opposite field insurance run.

[Col. Sphinx Drummond]

Matty boy!

[Matt]

I thought he was always a big boy?

Larger yes but it seems like he's gotten more round over the years.

[Aussie Astro]

I thought he was always a big boy?

Wow, there's a blast!

[subnuclear]

I thought he was always a big boy?

He's a little bigger.

His father works with my dad and apparently went to the company baseball nights with them when I was in HS and Albers was a little kid.

[Jose Cruz III]

4 hits tonight. 2 homers and 2 triples.

[subnuclear]

Phelps in for Kuroda

Carter - K looking
Krauss - Fly to left
Dominguez - HR
Presley - ground out

End of the 7th, Astros 3-1.

[Nate Colbert]

Tweets from Greg Rajan:

Since #Astros games aren't on TV here, maybe we can get updates on the Telex like they did in the old days.

The CSN in CSN Houston is short for Can't See Nothin'.

Local sportscaster says we can't show you the Astros highlights, so he's miming them.

[subnuclear]

Beltran - double to left field
McCann - K swinging
Teixeira - K swinging
Soriano - K swinging

Middle of the 8th, Astros 3-1.

[Jose Cruz III]

Albers is lethal when he keeps the ball down. That was impressive work against the heart of the order.

[Col. Sphinx Drummond]

The Ragners come back in the bottom of the ninth to beat the Pillies 4-3.

[subnuclear]

Thorton in for Phelps, 1 out Bottom of the 8th.

[subnuclear]

Altuve gets the IBB!

[subnuclear]

Bases loaded, 2 outs, bottom of the 8th.

[Col. Sphinx Drummond]

Altuve gets the IBB!

It was precious.

[subnuclear]

Corporan pinch hitting for Carter.

[Col. Sphinx Drummond]

Good move.

[subnuclear]

Villar - BB after falling behind 1-2
Fowler - K looking
Grossman - Villar steals 2nd, BB
Castro - ground out to first, Villar and Grossman on 3rd and 2nd.
Altuve - IBB!
Corporan (in for Carter) - grounds to pitcher

Bottom of the 8th, Astros 3-1.  

[subnuclear]

Fields in to close it out.

[NeilT]

FIELDS!

[Matt]

This bullpen thing is pretty nice so far.

[subnuclear]

Gardner - flies out to short
Roberts - K swinging
Johnson - Fly out to 1B

Astros win 3-1!

[HudsonHawk]

That's the ol' ginger, kid...fuck those guys...pound that Shiner boys!!

[Nate Colbert]

Paid attendance: 23,145.

[jbm]

This bullpen thing is pretty nice so far.

It is.  These guys look good or maybe the Yankees just suck.  Hopefully a touch of both.

[Noe]

MLB.tv is about a minute behind Gameday.

Aren't you in Austin? How are you watching on MLB.tv (live). BTW - this just in: MLB.tv sucks! That is all.

[hostros7]

Aren't you in Austin? How are you watching on MLB.tv (live). BTW - this just in: MLB.tv sucks! That is all.

Why the negative opinion?

[subnuclear]

I found my Mlb.tv synched up not too far from McTaggart's comments on twitter. Sometimes I push the "Live" button to make sure I'm caught up with what the broadcast has delivered to me. In the past it seems to get backed up for some reason.

[Col. Sphinx Drummond]

Aren't you in Austin? How are you watching on MLB.tv...

I don't know. It's like the internet is magic.

[Ron Brand]

Recap of last night's game, courtesy of Sphinx Drummond.

[Nate Colbert]

Recap of last night's game, courtesy of Sphinx Drummond.

I gotta be missing something, but isn't this year's payroll $45 million? The other amount sounds like last year's total.

[BudGirl]

Here's some info to figure it out.

[pots]

Or you can just use this:
http://deadspin.com/2014-payrolls-and-salaries-for-every-mlb-team-1551868969

44+ million

Last year  was 27,251,338

[Col. Sphinx Drummond]

I googled "Astros 2014 payroll" and then clicked the link. ESPN.com.

[OregonStrosFan]

That is pretty normal for here, I thought it was because of the distance.  So, maybe it isn't?

Nope, I typically find MLB.TV to be 20-60 seconds behind live action.  This also depends on which device I'm using (laptop is the least behind, then the iPad, followed well behind by my older Roku player).

[subnuclear]

Must be Feldman's approach also.  Goodness he seemed slow last night.

I didn't know you could find statistics on this until now.

[Bench]

I didn't know you could find statistics on this until now.

What does that mean?

[BudGirl]

What does that mean?

From what I could tell, all Astros pitchers are slow.

[subnuclear]

What does that mean?

"Pace" is on the right and I think it's the average time between pitches in seconds.

[Col. Sphinx Drummond]

I gotta be missing something, but isn't this year's payroll $45 million? The other amount sounds like last year's total.

Here it says, $21,133,500.00.