Author Topic: Astros @ Athletics September 21, 2016 (Read 13725 times)

MrKnuckleball · « **on:** September 21, 2016, 03:00:26 pm »

Better late than never they say, scoreless so far.

MrKnuckleball · « **Reply #1 on:** September 21, 2016, 03:05:43 pm »

B2
McHugh allows a leadoff double but gets through it. To the third we go.

MrKnuckleball · « **Reply #2 on:** September 21, 2016, 03:11:39 pm »

T3
Nine up nine down for Mengden, come on boys.

MRaup · « **Reply #3 on:** September 21, 2016, 03:17:58 pm »

Altuve is just ridiculous in the field.

MrKnuckleball · « **Reply #4 on:** September 21, 2016, 03:18:27 pm »

B3
Smolinski pops out.
Wendle strikes out swinging.
Vogt walks.
Healy lines out to right.

MrKnuckleball · « **Reply #5 on:** September 21, 2016, 03:19:27 pm »

On a play that occurred on Friday night in Seattle, the official scorer’s decision has been overturned and a hit has been given to Altuve, that's 201.

MrKnuckleball · « **Reply #6 on:** September 21, 2016, 03:32:24 pm »

T4
Springer strikes out swinging.
Gurriel singles to left.
Altuve strikes out swinging.
Correa singles to right center, Gurriel gets to third.
Gattis strikes out.
Still scoreless.

MrKnuckleball · « **Reply #7 on:** September 21, 2016, 03:46:15 pm »

B4
Valencia walks.
Alonso fouls out.
Semien singles to center.
Maxwell strikes out looking.
Eibner hits a ground rule double to score Valencia, damn.
Smolinski strikes out swinging.
1-0 A's

MrKnuckleball · « **Reply #8 on:** September 21, 2016, 03:49:29 pm »

Someone grab play by play if you can.

Bench · « **Reply #9 on:** September 21, 2016, 04:02:45 pm »

Marwin walks.
Kemp flies out to left.
Castro walks.
Runners move to 2nd and 3rd on wild pitch.
Marisnick grounds out to first, Marwin scores on FC.
Springer K's.

1-1 Mid 5.

Bench · « **Reply #10 on:** September 21, 2016, 04:07:26 pm »

B5

Wendle grounds out to Marwin
Vogt K's
Healy K's

1-1 End 5

MRaup · « **Reply #11 on:** September 21, 2016, 04:08:50 pm »

For all his talent, Springer is frustrating as fuck to watch hit sometimes.

MrKnuckleball · « **Reply #12 on:** September 21, 2016, 04:09:25 pm »

Quote from: MRaup on September 21, 2016, 04:08:50 pm

For all his talent, Springer is frustrating as fuck to watch hit sometimes.

Last 99 at bats, 44 strikeouts. I wonder how many on three pitches.

Bench · « **Reply #13 on:** September 21, 2016, 04:09:33 pm »

Quote from: MRaup on September 21, 2016, 04:08:50 pm

For all his talent, Springer is frustrating as fuck to watch hit sometimes.

44 k's in his last 99 AB according to Tags.

AstroNut · « **Reply #14 on:** September 21, 2016, 04:10:17 pm »

What is up with Springer? Needs to get his eyes checked...so many K's on hittable pitches for him in the past.

MRaup · « **Reply #15 on:** September 21, 2016, 04:13:53 pm »

Ashby, you dipshit. Correa was pissed because he missed a meatball, not because he was trying to take the ball to right.

MRaup · « **Reply #16 on:** September 21, 2016, 04:14:22 pm »

Man, both the foul ball and the double by Correa sounded like car crashes, not bat hitting ball.

MRaup · « **Reply #17 on:** September 21, 2016, 04:16:43 pm »

CAPTAIN CAAAAAAAAAAAVEMAN!

hostros7 · « **Reply #18 on:** September 21, 2016, 04:16:43 pm »

Caveman!

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MrKnuckleball · « **Reply #19 on:** September 21, 2016, 04:16:56 pm »

OSSSSOOOOO

MRaup · « **Reply #20 on:** September 21, 2016, 04:18:16 pm »

Quote from: hostros7 on September 21, 2016, 04:16:43 pm

Caveman!

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MrKnuckleball · « **Reply #21 on:** September 21, 2016, 04:20:57 pm »

Kemp is a spark plug.

Bench · « **Reply #22 on:** September 21, 2016, 04:25:18 pm »

Top 6

Gurriel soft liner to second.
Altuve line drive single to left.
Carlos doubles to center, Altuve scores from first.
Gattis 2 run homer to left.
Marwin LO to center.
Kemp triples to right.

Coulumbe relieves Mengden.

Castro strikes out.l

4-1 Astros Mid 6.

chuck · « **Reply #23 on:** September 21, 2016, 04:27:26 pm »

Gattis' home run swing was one of the more unlikely home run swings I have seen in a while, especially in that park.

MRaup · « **Reply #24 on:** September 21, 2016, 04:30:34 pm »

Dear A's drum squad,

1.) You're annoying.
2.) You make no sense.
3.) Shut up.

Bench · « **Reply #25 on:** September 21, 2016, 04:30:59 pm »

That's all the PBP I have to time to crib from MLB at bat. Glad it coincided with taking a lead.

MusicMan · « **Reply #26 on:** September 21, 2016, 04:42:46 pm »

Check out the big balls on Springer.

MRaup · « **Reply #27 on:** September 21, 2016, 04:44:20 pm »

Quote from: MusicMan on September 21, 2016, 04:42:46 pm

Check out the big balls on Springer.

That was fucking awesome.

Semen half assed his look back. Zoom zoom.

(and yes, that was intentional)

HudsonHawk · « **Reply #28 on:** September 21, 2016, 05:00:42 pm »

Sipp doing what he does...5-3, runner at 3B and one out.

MusicMan · « **Reply #29 on:** September 21, 2016, 05:01:46 pm »

Springer must have known we'd use Sipp.

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HudsonHawk · « **Reply #30 on:** September 21, 2016, 05:02:39 pm »

5-4 now...two out

Bench · « **Reply #31 on:** September 21, 2016, 05:04:19 pm »

Scoreboard watch: Seattle holding on to a 1-0 lead over Toronto, heading to the 8th.

HudsonHawk · « **Reply #32 on:** September 21, 2016, 05:06:21 pm »

Nice job by Neshek to stop the bleeding.

hostros7 · « **Reply #33 on:** September 21, 2016, 05:08:36 pm »

Gattis lumberjacking today

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HudsonHawk · « **Reply #34 on:** September 21, 2016, 05:08:44 pm »

Holy fuck Gattis hit the shit out of that ball

Ty in Tampa · « **Reply #35 on:** September 21, 2016, 05:08:53 pm »

Fuck yeah!

MrKnuckleball · « **Reply #36 on:** September 21, 2016, 05:09:39 pm »

Quote from: hostros7 on September 21, 2016, 05:08:36 pm

Gattis lumberjacking today

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Today? He's been killing it for a good while now.

HudsonHawk · « **Reply #37 on:** September 21, 2016, 05:11:08 pm »

Blum: Gattis put his head down like he felt sorry for that baseball.

Bench · « **Reply #38 on:** September 21, 2016, 05:15:32 pm »

That was career HR #100 for Gattis.

Bench · « **Reply #39 on:** September 21, 2016, 05:36:10 pm »

Gregorson in for the ninth. Wonder what's up with Giles.

MusicMan · « **Reply #40 on:** September 21, 2016, 05:37:00 pm »

Quote from: Bench on September 21, 2016, 05:36:10 pm

Gregorson in for the ninth. Wonder what's up with Giles.

Been used the last two nights.

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MrKnuckleball · « **Reply #41 on:** September 21, 2016, 05:37:35 pm »

Quote from: Bench on September 21, 2016, 05:36:10 pm

Gregorson in for the ninth. Wonder what's up with Giles.

He pitched last night and the night before. And he threw a lot of pitches last night.

Bench · « **Reply #42 on:** September 21, 2016, 05:39:39 pm »

Thanks.

HudsonHawk · « **Reply #43 on:** September 21, 2016, 05:40:58 pm »

Gregerson getting royally fucked by the ump in the 9th...struck out Pinder three fucking times that at bat, instead the tying run comes to the plate with two out.

MrKnuckleball · « **Reply #44 on:** September 21, 2016, 05:42:28 pm »

Quote from: HudsonHawk on September 21, 2016, 05:40:58 pm

Gregerson getting royally fucked by the ump in the 9th...struck out Pinder three fucking times that at bat, instead the tying run comes to the plate with two out.

Seriously? I'm on the radio feed.

Bench · « **Reply #45 on:** September 21, 2016, 05:42:39 pm »

Meanwhile Bautista hits a game tying home run.

HudsonHawk · « **Reply #46 on:** September 21, 2016, 05:42:41 pm »

Now he strikes out Vogt and gets fucked.

MrKnuckleball · « **Reply #47 on:** September 21, 2016, 05:43:16 pm »

Quote from: Bench on September 21, 2016, 05:42:39 pm

Meanwhile Bautista hits a game tying home run.

Was there a bat flip involved?

HudsonHawk · « **Reply #48 on:** September 21, 2016, 05:44:01 pm »

Jesus!!! Another fucking blown third strike.

HudsonHawk · « **Reply #49 on:** September 21, 2016, 05:44:47 pm »

Gregerson has already gotten six fucking outs this inning.

austro · « **Reply #50 on:** September 21, 2016, 05:46:08 pm »

Incredible.

HudsonHawk · « **Reply #51 on:** September 21, 2016, 05:46:26 pm »

Altuve boots an easy ball right through his legs.

This is unfucking believable.

hostros7 · « **Reply #52 on:** September 21, 2016, 05:47:09 pm »

Quote from: MRaup on September 21, 2016, 03:17:58 pm

Altuve is just ridiculous in the field.

Ahem

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chuck · « **Reply #53 on:** September 21, 2016, 05:47:28 pm »

At least it wasn't a shift.

hostros7 · « **Reply #54 on:** September 21, 2016, 05:48:12 pm »

Castro saves the day!

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HudsonHawk · « **Reply #55 on:** September 21, 2016, 05:48:26 pm »

Caught stealing ends the game.

Astros win!!

juliogotay · « **Reply #56 on:** September 21, 2016, 05:48:55 pm »

On further review....

HudsonHawk · « **Reply #57 on:** September 21, 2016, 05:49:15 pm »

A's challenging....

MrKnuckleball · « **Reply #58 on:** September 21, 2016, 05:49:33 pm »

Quote from: HudsonHawk on September 21, 2016, 05:48:26 pm

Caught stealing ends the game.

Astros win!!

Castro with a fuck you to the umpire?

chuck · « **Reply #59 on:** September 21, 2016, 05:50:09 pm »

Someone needs to tell the A's that this is the American League.

HudsonHawk · « **Reply #60 on:** September 21, 2016, 05:50:40 pm »

Out is the call. Astros win!

MrKnuckleball · « **Reply #61 on:** September 21, 2016, 05:51:01 pm »

Bang bang. 5-1 road trip, I like it!

Ty in Tampa · « **Reply #62 on:** September 21, 2016, 05:51:06 pm »

Looks unoverturnable to me.

WVastro · « **Reply #63 on:** September 21, 2016, 05:51:51 pm »

Great win!!

HudsonHawk · « **Reply #64 on:** September 21, 2016, 05:51:59 pm »

Nice job by Gregerson, who had to get NINE fucking outs that inning.

Bench · « **Reply #65 on:** September 21, 2016, 05:52:07 pm »

FORKING HUGE

MrKnuckleball · « **Reply #66 on:** September 21, 2016, 05:53:13 pm »

As if anybody cares but, no champagne for Arlington tonight.

juliogotay · « **Reply #67 on:** September 21, 2016, 09:18:02 pm »

Quote from: HudsonHawk on September 21, 2016, 05:51:59 pm

Nice job by Gregerson, who had to get NINE fucking outs that inning.

I would hate for that to have been Giles getting squeezed. He doesn't have Gregerson's composure.

HudsonHawk · « **Reply #68 on:** September 22, 2016, 06:35:22 am »

Quote from: juliogotay on September 21, 2016, 09:18:02 pm

I would hate for that to have been Giles getting squeezed. He doesn't have Gregerson's composure.

Gregerson certainly seemed to be the right guy to pitch around the multiple bad calls and 2-out error.

JimR · « **Reply #69 on:** September 22, 2016, 09:04:50 am »

Mark and I were listening to the As radio guys in the 9th. they agreed with HH. one of them said "Looks like the (home plate umpire's name) has decided Vogt has to put the ball in play if there will be a 3rd out." he also called Pinder's checked swing strike three.

MRaup · « **Reply #70 on:** September 22, 2016, 09:15:23 am »

Quote from: hostros7 on September 21, 2016, 05:47:09 pm

Ahem

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I didn't say good or bad!

HudsonHawk · « **Reply #71 on:** September 22, 2016, 10:51:54 am »

Quote from: JimR on September 22, 2016, 09:04:50 am

Mark and I were listening to the As radio guys in the 9th. they agreed with HH. one of them said "Looks like the (home plate umpire's name) has decided Vogt has to put the ball in play if there will be a 3rd out." he also called Pinder's checked swing strike three.

I'm not normally one to bitch about calls like that and think the pitcher has to sometimes pitch around it. But geez, Gregerson made pitch after pitch after pitch and simply got screwed. If that whole inning would have gone to hell, Gregerson would have been the last guy on the field to blame. He did his job and then some, and appeared way calmer than I was in my living room losing my shit. Glad it all ended well.

JimR · « **Reply #72 on:** September 22, 2016, 10:54:51 am »

Quote from: HudsonHawk on September 22, 2016, 10:51:54 am

I'm not normally one to bitch about calls like that and think the pitcher has to sometimes pitch around it. But geez, Gregerson made pitch after pitch after pitch and simply got screwed. If that whole inning would have gone to hell, Gregerson would have been the last guy on the field to blame. He did his job and then some, and appeared way calmer than I was in my living room losing my shit. Glad it all ended well.

the PBP guy on the (I think) 0-2 pitch to Vogt said "That was right down the middle" when it was called a ball.

BlownRanger · « **Reply #73 on:** September 22, 2016, 11:18:05 am »

Quote from: JimR on September 22, 2016, 10:54:51 am

the PBP guy on the (I think) 0-2 pitch to Vogt said "That was right down the middle" when it was called a ball.

If it was the 0-2 pitch, it wasn't right down the middle, but it was a nasty-ass pitch that clearly shaved off a good deal of the stirke zone. Gregerson was completely justified in heading toward the dugout, assuming the game was over. I agree w/ HH: bitching about ball/strike calls is usually lame and counterproductive, but yesterday's 9th inning display of poor umpiring was almost unique. It was worse than Angel Hernandez; it brought back memories of Charlie Williams.

On a positive note: When he's on, I think Gregerson might have more movement on his pitches than any non-knuckleballer out there.

HudsonHawk · « **Reply #74 on:** September 22, 2016, 11:24:23 am »

Quote from: BlownRanger on September 22, 2016, 11:18:05 am

On a positive note: When he's on, I think Gregerson might have more movement on his pitches than any non-knuckleballer out there.

Agreed. When Gregerson is on, it's almost like he can yell "here it comes, see if you can hit it", and they usually won't.

juliogotay · « **Reply #75 on:** September 22, 2016, 12:32:00 pm »

when the should-have-been-game-ending grounder was hit to Altuve I had this sinking feeling in my stomach that he was going to boot it. Not because I don't trust him but it was the anxiety based on what else was happening and that mausoleum they were playing in where weird shit happens. Also because it was hit straight to him and when I played ball I always found grounders hit right to me more difficult than most.