Author Topic: BoSox @ Astros April 23, 2016 (Read 7165 times)

Mr. Happy · « **on:** April 23, 2016, 12:45:31 pm »

Your lineups for today's matinee:

Red Sox

RFMookie Betts (R)
2BDustin Pedroia (R)
DHDavid Ortiz (L)
1BHanley Ramirez (R)
3BTravis Shaw (L)
SSBrock Holt (L)
LFChris Young (R)
CFJackie Bradley (L)
CC. Vazquez (R)

BOS: Clay Buchholz (R) (0-1, 5.74)

Astros

2B Jose Altuve (R)
RF George Springer (R)
SS Carlos Correa (R)
LF Colby Rasmus (L)
DH Preston Tucker (L)
CF Carlos Gomez (R)
1B Marwin Gonzalez (S)
3B Luis Valbuena (L)
C Jason Castro (L)

HOU: Mike Fiers (R) (1-1, 6.48)

austro · « **Reply #1 on:** April 23, 2016, 03:02:57 pm »

Ok, yard work's done, and I'm ready for another beating. Please, sir, may I have another?

NeilT · « **Reply #2 on:** April 23, 2016, 03:14:17 pm »

We're at the d&t drive in in the Heights. 50 beers on tap, country music and the Astros on tv, and Fritos pie. Fiers still can't get an out in the 2nd.

austro · « **Reply #3 on:** April 23, 2016, 03:23:04 pm »

Picking up where we left off last night:

Betts singles to LF, advances to second on a pick-off attempt that Marwin can't snag. He did something to his right wrist diving back into the bag, but he stays in the game.
Pedroia walks.
Ortiz singles (on a 1-2 pitch) to RCF, Betts scores, Pedroia advances to 3rd.
Ramirez strikes out swinging.
Shaw strikes out swinging on a full-count change-up.
Holt grounds out to Fiers on the first pitch.

RedSox lead 1-0. 27 pitches or so for Fiers.

Oh good, we get to play from behind again. I think I'd better go get a beer.

MusicMan · « **Reply #4 on:** April 23, 2016, 03:26:29 pm »

That one run inning lowered our 1st inning ERA.

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NeilT · « **Reply #5 on:** April 23, 2016, 03:29:18 pm »

This is peculiar Fritos pie, with pulled pork and a cheese sauce. The first beer was a cream ale with coffee and vanilla, but nobody told me. It was dreadful. The second is better.

austro · « **Reply #6 on:** April 23, 2016, 03:30:24 pm »

Quote from: MusicMan on April 23, 2016, 03:26:29 pm

That one run inning lowered our 1st inning ERA.

Baby steps.

austro · « **Reply #7 on:** April 23, 2016, 03:30:50 pm »

Quote from: NeilT on April 23, 2016, 03:29:18 pm

The first beer was a cream ale with coffee and vanilla

That sounds awful. For the record, I'm having a Devil's Backbone.

NeilT · « **Reply #8 on:** April 23, 2016, 03:35:01 pm »

Quote from: austro on April 23, 2016, 03:30:50 pm

That sounds awful. For the record, I'm having a Devil's Backbone.

That beer squared up on awful.

austro · « **Reply #9 on:** April 23, 2016, 03:38:32 pm »

Altuve singles to LF on the first pitch. Bagwell is my all-time favorite Astro, but I could see Altuve moving into that position someday.
Springer grounds deep into the hole, Holt has to eat the ball. Altuve advances to 2nd.
Correa gets jammed and pops out to SS, continuing his dreadful streak wRiSP.
Rasmus pops up to 1B.
Tucker pops up to C.

No runs, 0-3 wRISP, 2 LOBsters. I guess I should be happy that they made contact.

RedSox lead 1-0 after 1.

hostros7 · « **Reply #10 on:** April 23, 2016, 03:41:30 pm »

I'm in La Jolla having a cocktail on a beautiful day and can't seem to escape this traveling shit show, even if I wanted to.

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hostros7 · « **Reply #11 on:** April 23, 2016, 03:43:05 pm »

Quote from: NeilT on April 23, 2016, 03:14:17 pm

We're at the d&t drive in in the Heights. 50 beers on tap, country music and the Astros on tv, and Fritos pie. Fiers still can't get an out in the 2nd.

Maybe if you buy Scott Baio a beer and leave it up on the chalk board wall, the Astros could start hitting above the Mendoza line with RISP. not the vanilla cream ale though.

juliogotay · « **Reply #12 on:** April 23, 2016, 03:45:43 pm »

Quote from: hostros7 on April 23, 2016, 03:41:30 pm

I'm in La Jolla having a cocktail on a beautiful day and can't seem to escape this traveling shit show, even if I wanted to.

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Obviously you aren't trying hard enough.

austro · « **Reply #13 on:** April 23, 2016, 03:46:29 pm »

Oh god, Chris Young is leading off. He'll probably hit an 8-run homer.

Young strikes out looking at another change-up on the outside corner. I don't know if Fiers can survive throwing changes all day, but it's working right now.
Bradley grounds out to Altuve.
Vazquez grounds out to Correa.

Boston leads 1-0 after 1 1/2. Fiers at 42 pitches or so.

HudsonHawk · « **Reply #14 on:** April 23, 2016, 03:56:54 pm »

Only 0 for 2 w/RISP that inning. Baby steps.

austro · « **Reply #15 on:** April 23, 2016, 03:57:14 pm »

Gomez pops out to SS out behind 3B.
Gonzalez with a great drag bunt down the 1B line for a hit.
Valbuena with a sharply-hit double into the RF corner. Gonzalez advances to 3rd.
Castro grounds to 2B, Gonzalez scores, Valbuena advances to 3rd. No hit, but at least he got the run in.
Altuve looks at strike 3.

1 run scored, 0-2 wRISP, 1 LOBster.

All tied up 1-1 after 2.

austro · « **Reply #16 on:** April 23, 2016, 04:04:31 pm »

Betts flies out to Springer in RF on a running catch.
Pedroia grounds into the hole, Correa can't field it cleanly, don't know if he would have gotten Pedroia even if he did get it. Ruled an infeld single.
Ortiz flies out to LF.
Ramirez flies out to the warning track in RF.

0 runs, 1 hit. Fiers at 53 pitches.

Still tied 1-1 after 2 1/2.

austro · « **Reply #17 on:** April 23, 2016, 04:12:58 pm »

Springer grounds out to SS.
Correa strikes out swinging.
Rasmus strikes out swinging.

No runs, 0-0 wRISP, 0 LOBsters.

Still tied 1-1 after 3.

NeilT · « **Reply #18 on:** April 23, 2016, 04:16:01 pm »

Quote from: hostros7 on April 23, 2016, 03:43:05 pm

Maybe if you buy Scott Baio a beer and leave it up on the chalk board wall, the Astros could start hitting above the Mendoza line with RISP. not the vanilla cream ale though.

Wish I'd thought of it.

austro · « **Reply #19 on:** April 23, 2016, 04:20:52 pm »

Shaw grounds out to 2B.
Holt strikes out looking on a FB at the knees.
Young strikes out looking on a curve.

Still tied 1-1 after 3 1/2. Lost track of Fiers' pitch count, but that was a pretty efficient inning, probably 12-13 pitches.

austro · « **Reply #20 on:** April 23, 2016, 04:28:17 pm »

Tucker strikes out swinging.
Gomez flies out to LF.
Gonzalez strikes out swinging.

No runs, 0-0 wRISP, 0 LOBsters.

Tied up 1-1 after 4.

austro · « **Reply #21 on:** April 23, 2016, 04:35:12 pm »

Bradley flies out to RF.
Vazquez lines out to RF.
Betts lines out to LF on the first pitch.

No runs, no hits. Fiers at 75 pitches, and he has really settled in nicely.

Tied 1-1 after 4 1/2.

chuck · « **Reply #22 on:** April 23, 2016, 04:37:10 pm »

I can stream the audio today for some reason. But do I want to? Philosophical questions have never been my strong suit exactly. I was once accused of living an 'unexamined life.'

0-5 RISP I see.

austro · « **Reply #23 on:** April 23, 2016, 04:38:07 pm »

Quote from: chuck on April 23, 2016, 04:37:10 pm

I can stream the audio today for some reason. But do I want to? Philosophical questions have never been my strong suit exactly. I was once accused of living an 'unexamined life.'

0-5 RISP I see.

It's a tough call. They seem to be doing better today with nobody paying attention.

chuck · « **Reply #24 on:** April 23, 2016, 04:39:09 pm »

Now I lost the feed. I guess the decision has been made for me.

Mr. Happy · « **Reply #25 on:** April 23, 2016, 04:46:00 pm »

I caught a fucking broom jab today by a Rangers fan butcher at a Polish deli here in Toledo. Shitfuck.

austro · « **Reply #26 on:** April 23, 2016, 04:49:04 pm »

Quote from: Mr. Happy on April 23, 2016, 04:46:00 pm

I caught a fucking broom jab today by a Rangers fan butcher at a Polish deli here in Toledo. Shitfuck.

There are Rangers fans outside the Metroplex? That's disappointing.

Col. Sphinx Drummond · « **Reply #27 on:** April 23, 2016, 04:52:52 pm »

Colby "motherfuckin'" Rasmus!!!

WVastro · « **Reply #28 on:** April 23, 2016, 04:53:38 pm »

Ahhhhh. That felt so good.

Col. Sphinx Drummond · « **Reply #29 on:** April 23, 2016, 04:53:47 pm »

Quote from: austro on April 23, 2016, 03:30:50 pm

That sounds awful. For the record, I'm having a Devil's Backbone.

I approve.

austro · « **Reply #30 on:** April 23, 2016, 04:54:52 pm »

Valbuena walks. A baserunner!
Castro pops out to RF. Ofer his last 14.
Altuve hits a FC to 3B, Valbuena out at 2nd, Altuve on 1st. Nice play by Shaw, looked like it might get through.
Springer hits a liner up the middle, Pedroia knocks it down, but there's no play. Altuve advances to 2nd, Springer on 1st.
Correa HBP. Grazed his jersey, really, but we'll take it. Bases loaded with 2 outs.
Rasmus fooled by two breaking pitches, but then Buchholz throws a fastball and Rasmus crushes it for a grand slam!
Tucker grounds out to 1B.

4 runs, 1-1 wRISP, 0 LOBsters. Not a line I thought I'd type.

Astros lead 5-1 after 5.

Mr. Happy · « **Reply #31 on:** April 23, 2016, 04:55:53 pm »

Mrs. Happy called that grand salami by Rasmus. I can't believe that he didn't throw another curveball. He tried to sneak an inside piece of cheese past Rasmus that got too much plate.

Mr. Happy · « **Reply #32 on:** April 23, 2016, 05:03:06 pm »

Fiers is trying to make a mess.

Col. Sphinx Drummond · « **Reply #33 on:** April 23, 2016, 05:06:08 pm »

Fiers loads the bases with one out, Fiers out, Harris in.

austro · « **Reply #34 on:** April 23, 2016, 05:06:49 pm »

Can't stand prosperity. I'm switching to Lost Gold IPA to try to mix things up.

austro · « **Reply #35 on:** April 23, 2016, 05:15:03 pm »

Pedroia grounds down the line past Valbuena, Rasmus kicks it around, Pedroia winds up at 2nd.
Ortiz strikes out swinging.
Ramirez walks, Pedroia advances to 2nd. Please don't fuck this up.
Shaw singles on a liner to RF, Pedroia advances to 3rd, Ramirez advances to 2nd. Bases loaded with 1 out.

That's the end of the day for Fiers. Harris coming in to relieve.

Holt flies out to LF. Pedroia scores from 3rd, other runners remain at their bases.
And, of course, here comes Chris Young. But he grounds out 5-1, and I can breathe again.

1 run scored.

Astros lead 5-2 after 5 1/2. Nice job by Fiers to recover after a tough beginning.

Mr. Happy · « **Reply #36 on:** April 23, 2016, 05:29:40 pm »

Castro is hitting .125 .12fucking5.

austro · « **Reply #37 on:** April 23, 2016, 05:30:41 pm »

Buchholz comes back out for the 6th. I sure hope that's a mistake.

Gomez fouls off a lot of pitches, winds up looking at strike three.
Gonzalez works the count full, hits a deep drive to RCF, and Betts makes a jumping catch at the fence. Damn.

Buchholz out, Layne (LHP) in.

Valbuena stays in to face the leftie and winds up working a walk.
Castro looks at strike three.

No runs, 0-0 wRISP, 1 LOBster.

Astros lead 5-2 after 6.

austro · « **Reply #38 on:** April 23, 2016, 05:34:30 pm »

Rangers spit the bit and lose to the White Sox, so that's nice.

austro · « **Reply #39 on:** April 23, 2016, 05:38:48 pm »

Neshek in to pitch the 7th.

Bradley strkes out swinging.
Vazquez singles up the middle.
Betts grounds into a FC up the middle 1-6. Correa's throw to 1st is too late to catch the speedy Betts.
Pedroia grounds out 6-3.

No runs.

Astros lead 5-2 after 6 1/2.

The Third Man · « **Reply #40 on:** April 23, 2016, 05:39:14 pm »

Nice to see Pat Neshek returning to form.

austro · « **Reply #41 on:** April 23, 2016, 05:39:50 pm »

Quote from: The Third Man on April 23, 2016, 05:39:14 pm

Nice to see Pat Neshek returning to form.

That delivery has to be a bit unsettling.

HudsonHawk · « **Reply #42 on:** April 23, 2016, 05:43:35 pm »

Wow...Altuve lollygagged that. Don't see that often.

Mr. Happy · « **Reply #43 on:** April 23, 2016, 05:44:40 pm »

That was disappointing out of Altuve.

HudsonHawk · « **Reply #44 on:** April 23, 2016, 05:45:32 pm »

Quote from: Mr. Happy on April 23, 2016, 05:44:40 pm

That was disappointing out of Altuve.

Pettis didn't help him, but that's very disappointing.

Mr. Happy · « **Reply #45 on:** April 23, 2016, 05:47:25 pm »

Quote from: HudsonHawk on April 23, 2016, 05:45:32 pm

Pettis didn't help him, but that's very disappointing.

Pettis was a fucking idiot on that call.

HudsonHawk · « **Reply #46 on:** April 23, 2016, 05:48:53 pm »

Quote from: Mr. Happy on April 23, 2016, 05:47:25 pm

Pettis was a fucking idiot on that call.

Yeah, upon further review, Pettis was telling him "up". Altuve jogged down to 1B, but Pettis had his head up his ass.

austro · « **Reply #47 on:** April 23, 2016, 05:51:58 pm »

It seems to me that we could easily replace Pettis with a scarecrow and be no worse off.

HudsonHawk · « **Reply #48 on:** April 23, 2016, 05:55:33 pm »

Good time for Gattis to pick up his first RBI

austro · « **Reply #49 on:** April 23, 2016, 05:59:30 pm »

Noe Ramirez (RHP) in to pitch for Boston.

Altuve hits the ball in no-man's land between Betts and Bradley in RCF. Ball falls between them and Altuve decides to go for three. He breaks it down going into 3rd and is called out on the tag. If he had actually run out of the box instead of walking, or slid into 3rd, he'd be safe without a doubt. Instead they're having to challenge the play, and the the verdict is... OUT! Dumb fuck. And fuck Pettis, too, for not telling him to get down.
Springer walks.
Correa with a bad-hop ground ball single off of Shaw at 3B. Springer advances to 2B. Altuve's ghost runner scores. Or not.

Ramirez out, Roenis Elias (LHP) in to relieve.

Rasmus walks, Springer advances to 3rd, Correa advances to 2nd. Bases loaded with one out.
Gattis pinch-hitting for Tucker. And guess what? He strikes out looking.
Gomez grounds out 5-4 on the first pitch.

0 runs, 0-2 wRISP, 3 LOBsters.

Astros lead 5-2 after 7.

The Third Man · « **Reply #50 on:** April 23, 2016, 06:00:38 pm »

Maybe this is a ridiculous, old fashioned notion, but would it kill AJ Hinch to get off his ass and yell at the umps on calls like that 3rd strike to Gattis? That's ridiculous.

austro · « **Reply #51 on:** April 23, 2016, 06:01:19 pm »

Quote from: HudsonHawk on April 23, 2016, 05:55:33 pm

Good time for Gattis to pick up his first RBI

Imagine there's no countries...

HudsonHawk · « **Reply #52 on:** April 23, 2016, 06:01:22 pm »

Quote from: Mr. Happy on April 23, 2016, 05:29:40 pm

Castro is hitting .125 .12fucking5.

Astros catchers are hitting a cool .092

NeilT · « **Reply #53 on:** April 23, 2016, 06:02:30 pm »

Quote from: HudsonHawk on April 23, 2016, 06:01:22 pm

Astros catchers are hitting a cool .092

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Is that with Gattis?

HudsonHawk · « **Reply #54 on:** April 23, 2016, 06:06:15 pm »

Quote from: NeilT on April 23, 2016, 06:02:30 pm

r

Is that with Gattis?

No, but if you include Gattis, and add all three of their averages together, you get a respectable .282. They don't have a HR, but they have driven in one run.

austro · « **Reply #55 on:** April 23, 2016, 06:13:22 pm »

Giles in to pitch the 8th.

Ortiz gets jammed on the fists and still manages to dump the ball into RF in front of Springer for a single.
Ramirez looks at a great slider from Giles for strike three.
Shaw flies out to Rasmus in LCF, where Gomez tries to decapitate him. Really, Gomez was calling it, and Rasmus probably should have pulled off. Anyway, it's an out.
Holt singles past Valbuena, Ortiz advances to 2nd.
Rutledge pinch-hits for Young, singles down the LF line, Ortiz scores, Rutledge just beats the throw to 2nd.
Bradley flies out to Springer in RCF.

1 run.

Astros lead 5-3 after 7 1/2 innings.

NeilT · « **Reply #56 on:** April 23, 2016, 06:14:27 pm »

Quote from: HudsonHawk on April 23, 2016, 06:06:15 pm

No, but if you include Gattis, and add all three of their averages together, you get a respectable .282. They don't have a HR, but they have driven in one run.

Perfect. We just need to employ the Vulcan bat meld.

HudsonHawk · « **Reply #57 on:** April 23, 2016, 06:16:10 pm »

Drinking Alamo Golden Ale. Smoking a Flor de las Antillas toro.

HudsonHawk · « **Reply #58 on:** April 23, 2016, 06:20:35 pm »

Hey whaddya know...moved a runner to 3B with one out

NeilT · « **Reply #59 on:** April 23, 2016, 06:26:02 pm »

Ashton symmetry, gilkenchie, and I'm working through chords for ain't misbehavin'. Nice evening.

austro · « **Reply #60 on:** April 23, 2016, 06:28:39 pm »

Holt moves out to LF, and Rutledge stays in at SS. And I'm down to my last Lost Gold IPA, so they'd better nail this thing down.

Gonzalez doubles to LCF.
Valbuena hits the ball to damn near the same place in LCF. Gonzalez scores, Valbuena cruises into 2nd.
Castro grounds out 3U, Valbuena advances to 3rd.
Altuve with a rule-book double into the bullpen in RCF. Valbeuna scores.
Springer chops out 4-3, Altuve advances to 3rd.
Correa intentionally walked. Runners on 1st and 3rd.
Rasmus, who must be wondering why they walked Correa to get to him, beats the shit out of a ball into the RF corner for a double and drives in Altuve. Correa stops at 3rd.
Gattis grounds out 5-3.

3 runs, 3-6 wRISP, 2 LOBsters.

Astros lead 8-3 after 8.

HudsonHawk · « **Reply #61 on:** April 23, 2016, 06:29:26 pm »

Quote from: NeilT on April 23, 2016, 06:26:02 pm

Ashton symmetry, gilkenchie, and I'm working through chords for ain't misbehavin'. Nice evening.

I picked some Marty Robbins tunes last night with my bourbon.

The Spleen · « **Reply #62 on:** April 23, 2016, 06:29:50 pm »

Just got back from Festival in Lafayette.
Day drinking means not getting off the horse until you go to bed. Hangovers at 9 PM suck.
The Astros make you want to drink all day and all night.

So I'm good. Time for more rum...

HudsonHawk · « **Reply #63 on:** April 23, 2016, 06:32:50 pm »

I also bought a new chainsaw today. Stihl MS 251 C-BE

HudsonHawk · « **Reply #64 on:** April 23, 2016, 06:33:56 pm »

Good win boys!

austro · « **Reply #65 on:** April 23, 2016, 06:34:26 pm »

Fields in to pitch the 9th.

Vazquez grounds out 6-3.
Betts flies out to Gomez in CF.
Pedroia strikes out swinging.

Good guys finally break out the bats and get a nice win, 8-3!!!

austro · « **Reply #66 on:** April 23, 2016, 06:34:57 pm »

Quote from: HudsonHawk on April 23, 2016, 06:32:50 pm

I also bought a new chainsaw today. Stihl MS 251 C-BE

Did you pump it full of 100 9mm rounds?

HudsonHawk · « **Reply #67 on:** April 23, 2016, 06:36:23 pm »

Quote from: austro on April 23, 2016, 06:34:57 pm

Did you pump it full of 100 9mm rounds?

Nah. I thought about trying to saw a tree down with the Beretta, but decided to drink instead.

HudsonHawk · « **Reply #68 on:** April 23, 2016, 06:38:20 pm »

If I had some Hall of Fame Astros burgers, I'd fire up the grill.

NeilT · « **Reply #69 on:** April 23, 2016, 06:38:56 pm »

Quote from: HudsonHawk on April 23, 2016, 06:29:26 pm

I picked some Marty Robbins tunes last night with my bourbon.

I need a big screen for the back porch. good sound, but the tvs a ways away. Nice game.

Jose Cruz III · « **Reply #70 on:** April 23, 2016, 06:40:58 pm »

Good morning, Astro bats. You staggered into the yard today like the guy in the yellow coat in the Kingsford charcoal commercial. Good win. But I hope Giles figures it out pretty soon.