Angels at Astros, Sunday June 11, 2017

[HudsonHawk]

Lineups?  We don't need no stinking lineups. 

[HudsonHawk]

Pujols with a solo HR in the first...1-0 Angels

[MusicMan]

Don't EVER pitch to Pujols.


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[HudsonHawk]

T1:

Maybin grounds hard to 3B, Bregman with a diving stop and a good scoop by Gurriel for the 5-3
Calhoun flies out F8
Pujols homers to LCF on a meatball right in the wheelhouse
Valbuena strikes out swinging

1-0 Angels

[HudsonHawk]

Don't EVER pitch to Pujols.


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You sure as shit don't ever throw him an 89 mph fastball belt high right down the middle of the plate.

[HudsonHawk]

B1:

Springer...full count...strikes out looking
Reddick flies out F7 on the first pitch
Altuve flies out F8 at the track

1-0 Halos

[MusicMan]

You sure as shit don't ever throw him an 89 mph fastball belt high right down the middle of the plate.

And right after he had hammered a similar pitch foul.


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[HudsonHawk]

T2:

Cron flies out to shallow RF
Simmons flies out F7
Maldonado taps back to the mound

1-0 Angels

[HudsonHawk]

B2:

Beltran lines into RF, but the shift is on and it's caught
Gattis grounds out 5-3
Marwin strikes out swinging

1-0 Angels

[HudsonHawk]

Astros dick stepping puts Angels on the corners with one out...

[HudsonHawk]

Angels getting good whacks at Paulino...3-0...one out in the third

[HudsonHawk]

The Astros had better go out and get some starting pitching, or they're in a world of hurt.  Starting Paulino every fifth day is going to be a disaster. 

[HudsonHawk]

T3:

Young strikes out swinging
Espinosa bunts the first pitch, Gurriel fields it in plenty of times, turns to throw, and nobody else bothered to cover 1B, so he stood there holding the ball
Espinosa moves to 2B on a passed ball
Maybin singles to LF, Espinosa to 3B
Maybin naturally takes 2B
Calhoun singles to CF, Espinosa scores, Maybin scores
Pujols flies out F9
Valbuena walks, Calhoun to 2B
Cron strikes out swinging

3-0 Angels

[chuck]

If I were just returning from an interstellar voyage I would have to conclude that Cameron Maybin is the single greatest player in the history of the game.

[HudsonHawk]

Springer Dinger!

3-2 now

[Col. Sphinx Drummond]

George Springer Dinger Swinger

[HudsonHawk]

B3:

Gurriel line out to RF
Bregman walks
Aoki flies out F7
Springer homers to RF, Bregman scores
Reddick singles to RF
Altuve walks, Reddick to 2B
Beltran flies out F8 on the first pitch

3-2 Angels

[HudsonHawk]

Paulino is completely oblivious to baserunners.  They can take any bag at will against him.

[NeilT]

I'm thinking that the Astros catchers would muff a throw if somebody was stealing home. 

[Col. Sphinx Drummond]

Great play at plate. I wish they would try that more often, I get the percentages with a force but I also hate conceding runs carte blanche.

[HudsonHawk]

T4:

Simmons doubles to LF
Maldonado grounds out 5-3, Simmons was running on the pitch, so he move to 3B
Young...infield in...grounds into FC, Simmons out 4-2 at the plate
Young steals 2B on a pitch out...Gattis had no chance
Espinosa strikes out swinging

Still 3-2

[HudsonHawk]

Great play at plate. I wish they would try that more often, I get the percentages with a force but I also hate conceding runs carte blanc.

They often play the infield in.  That time it worked because the ball was hit sharply right at Altuve.  It still was very close.

[HudsonHawk]

Yuli G!!

Ties it up

[Col. Sphinx Drummond]

Yuli G goes deep!

[HudsonHawk]

Aoki with an RBI double to give the Astros the lead!

[MRaup]

I love the way Aoki swings the bat. What a sweet swing there.

[Col. Sphinx Drummond]

Fuckin' Aoki!

[HudsonHawk]

Bregman ain't very fast.  They had no shot at Aoki at 2B, but had a play on Bregman at the plate. 

[Col. Sphinx Drummond]

I love the way Aoki swings the bat. What a sweet swing there.

Me too, he's a good veteran ballplayer. A good Astro.

[MRaup]

There is a lot of bitching about pitches that haven't been strikes all game by the Angels this inning.

Their catcher just blatantly showed up the home plate ump after a pitch off the outside corner was correctly called a ball.

[Col. Sphinx Drummond]

I love a nice two out rally.

[hostros7]

I love when this team strings hits together


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[HudsonHawk]

B4:

Gattis flies out F8 on the first pitch
Marwin takes two meatballs, then swings through a curveball
Gurriel homers to LF
Bregman walks
Aoki...full count...doubles to RCF, Bregman scores
Springer walks

That's all for Chavez, Parker in

Reddick...quickly down 0-2...1-2...singles off of first baseman's glove...Aoki scores, Springer to 3B
Altuve singles to LF, Springer scores, Reddick to 2B
Beltran flies out F9

Astros bat around...now lead 6-3

[HudsonHawk]

I love a nice two out rally.

Homer, walk, double, walk, single, single...all of the sudden the Angels are saying WTF?

[HudsonHawk]

And after being spotted a 3-run lead, Paulino promptly gives up a hit and a walk to bring Pujols to the plate as the tying run, and pitches himself right out of this game

[HudsonHawk]

Why on earth do the Astros think Paulino can pitch at this level?

[Ty in Tampa]

That's a big pitch.

[chuck]

Why on earth do the Astros think Paulino can pitch at this level?

He's not nearly as bad as you're making him out to be. The back ends of most teams' rotations are filled with guys just like him.

[juliogotay]

And the options were limited without making a trade.

[HudsonHawk]

Angels putting a hurt on Feliz...three runs in to tie it...two out

[Col. Sphinx Drummond]

Feliz is not making me happy. Tie game.

[MRaup]

Angels putting a hurt on Feliz...three runs in to tie it...two out

Feliz is awful today. Missing spots and throwing cement mixers.

[Ty in Tampa]

That pitch to Cron was BP.

[HudsonHawk]

2 hours in...almost halfway through the game.

[Ty in Tampa]

2 hours in...almost halfway through the game.

12 runs in less than 5 innings.

[MusicMan]

Feliz is a much bigger problem today than Paulino.


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[HudsonHawk]

Feliz is a much bigger problem today than Paulino.


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Paulino's five earned runs in four innings hasn't helped.

[MusicMan]

Paulino's five earned runs in four innings hasn't helped.

No, but those last two came in when Feliz started throwing pus.

[Col. Sphinx Drummond]

Holy Crap, Batman!

[HudsonHawk]

No, but those last two came in when Feliz started throwing pus.

OK, you're right...Felize has been complete garbage today...Angels up 9-6...still batting in the 5th

[MRaup]

What a shitshow of an inning. I know the pen is taxed, but leaving Feliz out there to get murdered is brutal.

[Ty in Tampa]

What a shitshow of an inning. I know the pen is taxed, but leaving Feliz out there to get murdered is brutal.

Can't help but think it's the right thing to do, though.

[HudsonHawk]

T5:

Maybin singles up the middle...which is essentially a double for him
Calhoun walks

And Paulino is gone, Feliz in

Pujols...2-0...takes strike one, takes strike two, takes strike three
Valbuena...0-2...singles to RF, Maybin scores, Calhoun to 3B...a fucking 0-2 meatball right down the pipe
Cron doubles to LF, Calhoun scores, Valbuena to 2B...another 2-strike pitch hard
Simmons with a sac fly to CF, Valbuena scores
Maldonado...3-2...walks
Young...on a fucking 2-strike pitch HAMMERS a FUCKING FAT PITCH to RF to clear the bases...Cron scores, Maldonado scores
Espinosa strikes out swinging

But Feliz is fucking garbage, and the Angels lead 9-6

[HudsonHawk]

Can't help but think it's the right thing to do, though.

Doesn't have a lot of choice.  The starting rotation is crap, the decent bullpen relievers are worn the fuck out, and the back end of the pen is shit. 

[MusicMan]

In New York, Aaron Judge just hit one off the retired numbers.

Yes, the ones behind all the seats.

[HudsonHawk]

Every hit Feliz gave up came on either 0-2 or 1-2

[MusicMan]

Doesn't have a lot of choice.  The starting rotation is crap, the decent bullpen relievers are worn the fuck out, and the back end of the pen is shit. 

The rotation is all injured. That's cascading to all of this.

[Texifornia]

Every hit Feliz gave up came on either 0-2 or 1-2

It's so important for pitchers to get ahead of hitters.

[WVastro]

With four starters on the dl this shit is going to happen. But I guess a real team would have 9 quality options. Hopefully the offense can vaunt a bit more today.

[HudsonHawk]

It's so important for pitchers to get ahead of hitters.

It is, but it doesn't do you any good if you follow that up with a fucking fat pitch right down the center of the plate.

[MusicMan]

I guess with a name like Middleton, you're not going going to be a starter or a closer.

[HudsonHawk]

With four starters on the dl this shit is going to happen. But I guess a real team would have 9 quality options. Hopefully the offense can vaunt a bit more today.

Everyone is aware of the injuries.  That doesn't mean Paulino pitched well today.

[Texifornia]

It is, but it doesn't do you any good if you follow that up with a fucking fat pitch right down the center of the plate.

That's what drives me nuts. Why even throw a hittable pitch 0-2?

[HudsonHawk]

B5:

Astros back to chasing runs thanks to a shit performance from the pitching staff

Middleton in for the Angels

Gattis flies out to RF on the first pitch.  I think Gattis has now seen three pitches and made three outs
Marwin walks
Gurriel flies out F9
Bregman flies out F7

9-6 Angels

[MusicMan]

Damn, I thought Bregman had that one off the bat.

[HudsonHawk]

Someone else grab some PBP

[chuck]

In New York, Aaron Judge just hit one off the retired numbers.

Yes, the ones behind all the seats.

620 feet!

[Col. Sphinx Drummond]

In New York, Aaron Judge just hit one off the retired numbers.

Yes, the ones behind all the seats.

He's strong.

[Col. Sphinx Drummond]

620 feet!

The longest in new Yankee Stadium history!

[Ty in Tampa]

Now let's go out and win this one for AOKI!!

[Col. Sphinx Drummond]

Hooray for Nori Aoki! It's not really accurate to say the golden players club is the Japanese League equivalent of the Baseball Hall of Fame.

[MusicMan]

Nice to see Aoki get the standing O.


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[Col. Sphinx Drummond]

Man, I'm ready for Trout to get well.

[HudsonHawk]

Man, I'm ready for Trout to get well.

No shit.  Can't wait to get Trout healthy so we can get Cameron Maybin out of the lineup.

[HudsonHawk]

Hooray for Nori Aoki! It's not really accurate to say the golden players club is the Japanese League equivalent of the Baseball Hall of Fame.

They have a HOF that's closer to the US one.  The Golden Players Club members are more like game ambassadors.  Still, it's an honor to meet the requirements for membership. 

[Col. Sphinx Drummond]

I realize I might not have been clear in my previous statement. What I'm saying about Trout (in case anyone was wondering), is in jest, with tongue in cheek. However, in Trout's absence, Maybin has really stepped his game up. That being said, I wish nothing but good health towards Trout and expect Maybin to revert to his norm in due time.

[MusicMan]

Man, I'm ready for Trout to get well.

Kidding aside, I'm happy for him to come back once they're gone. He's amazing to watch.


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[HudsonHawk]

I realize I might not have been clear in my previous statement. What I'm saying about Trout (in case anyone was wondering), is in jest, with tongue in cheek. However, in Trout's absence, Maybin has really stepped his game up. That being said, I wish nothing but good health towards Trout and expect Maybin to revert to his norm in due time.

I think everyone knew exactly what you meant. 

[NeilT]

If the hitters had just done their job, we wouldn't need to worry about Feliz.

[HudsonHawk]

Gattis has been a butcher behind the plate this year. 

[The Third Man]

The Angels are rolling through our pitching staff like Sherman into Georgia.

[HudsonHawk]

11-6 as Hoyt joins the shit parade and another reliever is needed

[MRaup]

Today has been a special kind of shitty.

[juliogotay]

It seems the Astros are actually a better road team this year than a home team.

[Col. Sphinx Drummond]

I think everyone knew exactly what you meant.

I was thinking about someone reading later.

[Col. Sphinx Drummond]

Well, this is officially a beating.

[The Spleen]

We've officially run out of pitchers.
And if all the hurt pitchers stay hurt, trying to fix this at the trading deadline will cost us all the prospects, including the ones that haven't been born yet.

[MusicMan]

The Angels are rolling through our pitching staff like Sherman into Georgia.

Future dumbshits will argue that this Angels series was really about states' rights.


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[WVastro]

Future dumbshits will argue that this Angels series was really about states' rights.


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Maybin's rights.