Author Topic: Astros @ Tigers July 30, 2016 (Read 8513 times)

Mr. Happy · « **on:** July 30, 2016, 03:02:27 pm »

Your lineups for tonight's tilt:

Astros

RFGeorge Springer (R)
DHPreston Tucker (L)
2BJose Altuve (R)
SSCarlos Correa (R)
LFColby Rasmus (L)
3BAlex Bregman (R)
1BTyler White (R)
CJason Castro (L)
CFJake Marisnick (R)

HOU: Mike Fiers (R) (7-4, 4.69)

Tigers

2B Ian Kinsler (R)
CF Cameron Maybin (R)
1B Miguel Cabrera (R)
DH Victor Martinez (S)
3B N. Castellanos (R)
LF Justin Upton (R)
RF Tyler Collins (L)
C James McCann (R)
SS Jose Iglesias (R)

DET: Justin Verlander (R) (10-6, 3.64)

Mr. Happy · « **Reply #1 on:** July 30, 2016, 06:24:01 pm »

Well, shitfuck in the first frame. Two hits but can scratch out a run.

Aussie Astro · « **Reply #2 on:** July 30, 2016, 06:26:58 pm »

Quote from: Mr. Happy on July 30, 2016, 06:24:01 pm

Well, shitfuck in the first frame. Two hits but can scratch out a run.

Carlos' shot was a laser.

Mr. Happy · « **Reply #3 on:** July 30, 2016, 06:32:42 pm »

Fiers with a three up three down frame, including a swing and miss strikeout of Cabrera. 0-0 Top 2

Mr. Happy · « **Reply #4 on:** July 30, 2016, 06:37:56 pm »

If HPU gives Verlander this strike zone, it's going to be a long night.

MrKnuckleball · « **Reply #5 on:** July 30, 2016, 06:38:48 pm »

Quote from: Mr. Happy on July 30, 2016, 06:37:56 pm

If HPU gives Verlander this strike zone, it's going to be a long night.

Horrible call on White, pitch was way inside.

Aussie Astro · « **Reply #6 on:** July 30, 2016, 06:40:37 pm »

Quote from: Mr. Happy on July 30, 2016, 06:37:56 pm

If HPU gives Verlander this strike zone, it's going to be a long night.

Let's see if Fiers gets that call.

Mr. Happy · « **Reply #7 on:** July 30, 2016, 06:41:23 pm »

Quote from: MrKnuckleball on July 30, 2016, 06:38:48 pm

Horrible call on White, pitch was way inside.

Actually, the pitch may have crossed the plate, but Verlander totally missed his spot, which normally means you don't get the call.

Mr. Happy · « **Reply #8 on:** July 30, 2016, 06:43:07 pm »

Fuck, Fiers. A four pitch walk to start the inning?

MrKnuckleball · « **Reply #9 on:** July 30, 2016, 06:46:11 pm »

Beautiful double play by Altuve.

Mr. Happy · « **Reply #10 on:** July 30, 2016, 06:48:59 pm »

Quote from: MrKnuckleball on July 30, 2016, 06:46:11 pm

Beautiful double play by Altuve.

Heady play.

MrKnuckleball · « **Reply #11 on:** July 30, 2016, 06:50:06 pm »

Quote from: Mr. Happy on July 30, 2016, 06:48:59 pm

Heady play.

No doubt. Saved a run.

MrKnuckleball · « **Reply #12 on:** July 30, 2016, 06:54:44 pm »

Wow Tucker, can't keep the bat on your shoulder with two strikes.

Mr. Happy · « **Reply #13 on:** July 30, 2016, 06:56:02 pm »

Quote from: MrKnuckleball on July 30, 2016, 06:54:44 pm

Wow Tucker, can't keep the bat on your shoulder with two strikes.

Especially on that 0-2 pitch, with a veteran pitcher on the bump. Gotta be hackin'.

MrKnuckleball · « **Reply #14 on:** July 30, 2016, 06:57:39 pm »

Quote from: Mr. Happy on July 30, 2016, 06:56:02 pm

Especially on that 0-2 pitch, with a veteran pitcher on the bump. Gotta be hackin'.

I agree. I don't know about you but after the play at first with Springer I would have been swinging at the first thing he threw if I am Tucker.

Mr. Happy · « **Reply #15 on:** July 30, 2016, 06:59:35 pm »

Quote from: MrKnuckleball on July 30, 2016, 06:57:39 pm

I agree. I don't know about you but after the play at first with Springer I would have been swinging at the first thing he threw if I am Tucker.

I can't disagree with you. I'm watching the Detroit broadcast. Kirk Gibson is awful.

MrKnuckleball · « **Reply #16 on:** July 30, 2016, 07:01:36 pm »

Quote from: Mr. Happy on July 30, 2016, 06:59:35 pm

I can't disagree with you. I'm watching the Detroit broadcast. Kirk Gibson is awful.

I watched that broadcast yesterday. Maybe this is obvious/goes without saying but they are some serious homers.

MrKnuckleball · « **Reply #17 on:** July 30, 2016, 07:04:01 pm »

Nice play by Verlander. Didn't think he could get Altuve moving down that line.

Mr. Happy · « **Reply #18 on:** July 30, 2016, 07:05:16 pm »

Quote from: MrKnuckleball on July 30, 2016, 07:04:01 pm

Nice play by Verlander. Didn't think he could get Altuve moving down that line.

I don't know what Altuve was thinking there. That just takes the bat out of his hands.

Mr. Happy · « **Reply #19 on:** July 30, 2016, 07:07:14 pm »

Jeez, Rasmus. That was a God awful AB.

MrKnuckleball · « **Reply #20 on:** July 30, 2016, 07:07:15 pm »

Quote from: Mr. Happy on July 30, 2016, 07:05:16 pm

I don't know what Altuve was thinking there. That just takes the bat out of his hands.

Yeah I guess. You saying he should have swung away? Ugly at bat by Rasmus. Wow.

Mr. Happy · « **Reply #21 on:** July 30, 2016, 07:15:57 pm »

Quote from: MrKnuckleball on July 30, 2016, 07:07:15 pm

Yeah I guess. You saying he should have swung away? Ugly at bat by Rasmus. Wow.

Yep. Take your cuts. He did Verlander a favor trying to bunt his way on.

MrKnuckleball · « **Reply #22 on:** July 30, 2016, 07:20:34 pm »

Bregman making good contact, just happens to hit it right at someone every time. It will come.

Mr. Happy · « **Reply #23 on:** July 30, 2016, 07:20:45 pm »

Verlander is dealing. He threw 25 pitches in the first inning; 36 since then.

pots · « **Reply #24 on:** July 30, 2016, 07:23:15 pm »

The 4-5 DP

bubba · « **Reply #25 on:** July 30, 2016, 07:34:55 pm »

Verlander is dealing tonight, but so is that pitcher from the other team.

MrKnuckleball · « **Reply #26 on:** July 30, 2016, 07:47:29 pm »

austro · « **Reply #27 on:** July 30, 2016, 07:47:30 pm »

Jesus. What a clusterfuck.

Aussie Astro · « **Reply #28 on:** July 30, 2016, 07:50:04 pm »

Quote from: austro on July 30, 2016, 07:47:30 pm

Jesus. What a clusterfuck.

Yakety Sax

MrKnuckleball · « **Reply #29 on:** July 30, 2016, 07:55:18 pm »

Weak call to ring up Correa geez.

austro · « **Reply #30 on:** July 30, 2016, 08:16:33 pm »

Great job by Fiers. It's really hard to know what to make of him.

MrKnuckleball · « **Reply #31 on:** July 30, 2016, 08:16:46 pm »

Rally time.

pots · « **Reply #32 on:** July 30, 2016, 08:38:49 pm »

Correa RBI single!

MrKnuckleball · « **Reply #33 on:** July 30, 2016, 08:40:01 pm »

Clutch Correa! Rasmus you have one job.

pots · « **Reply #34 on:** July 30, 2016, 08:41:53 pm »

Rasmus RBI groundout!

MusicMan · « **Reply #35 on:** July 30, 2016, 08:42:59 pm »

Ausmus looking a little iffy for sticking with Verlander.

pots · « **Reply #36 on:** July 30, 2016, 08:47:16 pm »

White the only guy on the left side with Bregman in left. Better get the K Harris

pots · « **Reply #37 on:** July 30, 2016, 08:48:30 pm »

Quote from: pots on July 30, 2016, 08:47:16 pm

White the only guy on the left side with Bregman in left. Better get the K Harris

And the shift saves the leadoff single

austro · « **Reply #38 on:** July 30, 2016, 08:48:42 pm »

Shift taketh away.

austro · « **Reply #39 on:** July 30, 2016, 08:50:32 pm »

Man, Harris buried that one.

pots · « **Reply #40 on:** July 30, 2016, 08:54:22 pm »

And Harris once again doing his best Franco impression

pots · « **Reply #41 on:** July 30, 2016, 08:57:16 pm »

Damn line drive single to left. Tie ball game

MusicMan · « **Reply #42 on:** July 30, 2016, 08:57:32 pm »

MrKnuckleball · « **Reply #43 on:** July 30, 2016, 08:58:13 pm »

austro · « **Reply #44 on:** July 30, 2016, 08:58:41 pm »

Fuck. And I think we learned something about Bregman's arm in left there, too.

pots · « **Reply #45 on:** July 30, 2016, 08:59:19 pm »

Damn it!!!

MusicMan · « **Reply #46 on:** July 30, 2016, 08:59:38 pm »

No fucking way.

austro · « **Reply #47 on:** July 30, 2016, 08:59:47 pm »

Oh, you have got to be fucking kidding me!

MusicMan · « **Reply #48 on:** July 30, 2016, 09:00:10 pm »

Right call.

MrKnuckleball · « **Reply #49 on:** July 30, 2016, 09:01:16 pm »

Jesus

Aussie Astro · « **Reply #50 on:** July 30, 2016, 09:01:55 pm »

A very shitty ending to a pretty good game.

MrKnuckleball · « **Reply #51 on:** July 30, 2016, 09:02:30 pm »

He was one out away. That stings so bad.

austro · « **Reply #52 on:** July 30, 2016, 09:02:31 pm »

Quote from: Aussie Astro on July 30, 2016, 09:01:55 pm

A very shitty ending to a pretty good game.

Yeah, that's going to have me grinding my teeth all night.

chuck · « **Reply #53 on:** July 30, 2016, 09:02:40 pm »

Lots of blame to go around on that one.

JimR · « **Reply #54 on:** July 30, 2016, 09:05:04 pm »

Killer loss. Need Gregerson or Giles in the 9th from now on. McCann would have never hit a FB from Harris. Two out walk started it. Dammit.

pots · « **Reply #55 on:** July 30, 2016, 09:05:05 pm »

Loss puts the Tigers ahead of the Stros for the wild card race. You have to lock that one down.

DVauthrin · « **Reply #56 on:** July 30, 2016, 09:05:22 pm »

Hangs two curveballs for hits to tie the game, then loses focus and doesn't hustle to cover 1st on a play that should have had the game going to the 10th inning. Not one of Harris' finer innings.

moriartp · « **Reply #57 on:** July 30, 2016, 09:09:19 pm »

It's time to see what happens with Giles in the 9th.

juliogotay · « **Reply #58 on:** July 30, 2016, 09:11:15 pm »

Quote from: JimR on July 30, 2016, 09:05:04 pm

Killer loss. Need Gregerson or Giles in the 9th from now on. McCann would have never hit a FB from Harris. Two out walk started it. Dammit.

the Giles we saw tonight was the Giles Luhnow traded for. Can he do this consistently? Time to find out in the 9th.

austro · « **Reply #59 on:** July 30, 2016, 09:14:08 pm »

Quote from: juliogotay on July 30, 2016, 09:11:15 pm

the Giles we saw tonight was the Giles Luhnow traded for. Can he do this consistently? Time to find out in the 9th.

Agreed. He has looked extremely tough in the last few outings. Time to find out if he can close things down.

The Spleen · « **Reply #60 on:** July 30, 2016, 09:15:37 pm »

Absolutely savage loss.
If Luhnow is still in the trade hunt, I don't envy his job tomorrow.
He needs help in the lineup, the bullpen and the rotation.

This team has been doing it with mirrors for a while and now it's starting to catch up to them...

Props to Fiers though. I was cringing at the thought of him as the "stopper," but he nearly pulled it off.

juliogotay · « **Reply #61 on:** July 30, 2016, 09:19:11 pm »

Quote from: The Spleen on July 30, 2016, 09:15:37 pm

Absolutely savage loss.
If Luhnow is still in the trade hunt, I don't envy his job tomorrow.
He needs help in the lineup, the bullpen and the rotation.

This team has been doing it with mirrors for a while and now it's starting to catch up to them...

Props to Fiers though. I was cringing at the thought of him as the "stopper," but he nearly pulled it off.

Yes, I thought they had no prayer tonight but almost pulled it off. I hope they feel good about themselves after this game rather than down. BTW, the replay of the last play looked like Harris could have tagged the runner if he had better presence of where he was. Castro being at first wasn't the best luck either.

pots · « **Reply #62 on:** July 30, 2016, 09:22:39 pm »

Locker room deathly silent

JimR · « **Reply #63 on:** July 30, 2016, 09:24:44 pm »

This was disgusting.

ETA when you are short-handed, you cannot substitute like you have a 40 man bench.

The Spleen · « **Reply #64 on:** July 30, 2016, 09:28:05 pm »

The Bregman error was brutal not just because of how it impacted the game but because he's the absolute last guy who needs another punch in the confidence right now...

AstroNut · « **Reply #65 on:** July 30, 2016, 09:30:09 pm »

Why not ph Gattis for Castro instead of Mars ?

MrKnuckleball · « **Reply #66 on:** July 30, 2016, 09:36:49 pm »

Quote from: juliogotay on July 30, 2016, 09:11:15 pm

the Giles we saw tonight was the Giles Luhnow traded for. Can he do this consistently? Time to find out in the 9th.

I doubt they will try Gregerson before Giles again in the 9th but if I'm not mistaken Gregerson has looked pretty good as of late as well.

Aussie Astro · « **Reply #67 on:** July 30, 2016, 09:47:07 pm »

Quote from: austro on July 30, 2016, 09:02:31 pm

Yeah, that's going to have me grinding my teeth all night.

I am going to watch the Rays game, seeing the damn yankees get beat is always a bit of a tonic for me.

MrKnuckleball · « **Reply #68 on:** July 30, 2016, 10:28:35 pm »

And the Rangers walk off, damn damn damn.

Mr. Happy · « **Reply #69 on:** July 31, 2016, 12:06:02 am »

Quote from: MusicMan on July 30, 2016, 08:42:59 pm

Ausmus looking a little iffy for sticking with Verlander.

Budgirl is going to hate to hear this, but Ausmus gets second-guessed a lot as a skipper.

doyce7 · « **Reply #70 on:** July 31, 2016, 01:02:38 am »

Quote from: Mr. Happy on July 31, 2016, 12:06:02 am

Budgirl is going to hate to hear this, but Ausmus gets second-guessed a lot as a skipper.

If he had a higher career BA he wouldn't be second-guessed at all

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Mr. Happy · « **Reply #71 on:** July 31, 2016, 06:11:34 am »

Quote from: doyce7 on July 31, 2016, 01:02:38 am

If he had a higher career BA he wouldn't be second-guessed at all

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Not true. Ted Williams got second-guessed a lot as a manager.

juliogotay · « **Reply #72 on:** July 31, 2016, 08:17:52 pm »

Quote from: Mr. Happy on July 31, 2016, 06:11:34 am

Not true. Ted Williams got second-guessed a lot as a manager.

Can you imagine what it was like for Ted Williams to manage mere mortals?