Astros @ Angels, 8/26/2018

[austro]

Apparently an irrigation problem behind the mound before the game. As Crash Davis would say, " we've got ourselves a natural disaster!"

[Astros Fan in Big D]

Let's get this one,  boys.

[HudsonHawk]

T1:

Bregman pops out F4
Altuve taps back to the mound
Correa...0-2...1-2...2-2...grounds  out 6-3

No score

[Astros Fan in Big D]

Hopefully Framber's curve doesn't land on any angels.

[HudsonHawk]

B1:

Calhoun strikes out swinging
Fletcher grounds out 3U
Trout breaks his bat grounding out 6-3

No score

[Astros Fan in Big D]

Broke his bat on a 2-0 pitch.

[HudsonHawk]

T2:

Marwin strikes out looking at a hanging breaking ball
Gurriel...0-2...pops out F4
Reddick...full count...hammers one to CF, but Trout runs it down over his head at the wall

No score

[HudsonHawk]

B2:

Pujols...3-0...4-pitch walk to start the inning
Simmons chops to 1B, Gurriel throws to 2B to get Pujols 3-6, but no chance at two, as Simmons reaches on the FC
Rivera breaks his bat on a soft line drive to 2B on the first pitch
Simmons to 2B on what's scored a wild pitch, but Stassi made basically no effort to catch
Marte...full count...chops high to SS, Correa has to wait on it, but throws 100 mph to 1B to get the runner

No score

[Lefty]

B2:

Pujols...3-0...4-pitch walk to start the inning
Simmons chops to 1B, Gurriel throws to 2B to get Pujols 3-6, but no chance at two, as Simmons reaches on the FC
Rivera breaks his bat on a soft line drive to 2B on the first pitch
Simmons to 2B on what's scored a wild pitch, but Stassi made basically no effort to catch
Marte...full count...chops high to SS, Correa has to wait on it, but throws 100 mph to 1B to get the runner

No score

Your feed is way faster than mine, Simmons just grounded out.

[Tom Servo]

Your feed is way faster than mine, Simmons just grounded out.

Are you watching MLB.TV?  I know it's around 30 seconds or so behind the live feed on DirecTV.  And that's if you're not having any buffering issues.

[HudsonHawk]

Astros with the bases drunk...one out...

[Col. Sphinx Drummond]

Are you watching MLB.TV?  I know it's around 30 seconds or so behind the live feed on DirecTV.  And that's if you're not having any buffering issues.

That's me. I usually have to "reconnect" between innings to make up for time lost buffering, otherwise I end up 2 or 3 minutes behind by the 5th inning.

[Tom Servo]

That's me. I usually have to "reconnect" between innings to make up for time lost buffering, otherwise I end up 2 or 3 minutes behind by the 5th inning.

This is my first year with Extra Innings on DirecTV.  I'll never use MLB.TV again as my primary provider.  I just got sick of year after year all the issues they have.  It's more expensive, but it's worth it.

[HudsonHawk]

Correa with a 2-run single!!

[Tom Servo]

Clutch hit from Carlos!

[Lefty]

That's me. I usually have to "reconnect" between innings to make up for time lost buffering, otherwise I end up 2 or 3 minutes behind by the 5th inning.

Boom.  That just fixed it, I had forgotten about that move.  Carlos nailed that the minute it refreshed.

[Astros Fan in Big D]

CC gettin it done!

[HudsonHawk]

I use MLB.TV all the time traveling.  I have a few issues occasionally, but it's usually not bad.  Better than nothing.

[jbm]

That was huge. Don’t want to waste a jam.

[Tom Servo]

And Margo with another big hit!

[Astros Fan in Big D]

2 out hits,  baby.

[austro]

Yuli almost killed that pitcher.

[HudsonHawk]

T3:

Gattis singles up the middle for the Astros' first hit
Stassi...full count...walks, Gattis to 2B
Kemp strikes out swinging...not a good at bat, for a lot of reasons
Bregman singles to LF, Gattis to 3B, Stassi to 2B
Altuve pops out F6 on the first pitch...infield fly in effect, despite Kalas blabbering on about letting it drop
Correa...works the count full...singles to CF, Gattis scores, Stassi scores, Bregman to 3B
Marwin singles to RF, Bregman scores, Correa to 2B
Gurriel grounds up the middle, Fletcher with an nice backhand and flip to 2B to get Marwin 4-6

But the Astros score thrice...lead 3-0

[HudsonHawk]

Correa really picked them up there...nice job.

[Tom Servo]

I use MLB.TV all the time traveling.  I have a few issues occasionally, but it's usually not bad.  Better than nothing.

It's been terrible for me for years.  I've tried different devices, too.  Everything from a PS4, Roku, Apple TV, Nvidia Shield, etc.  It's always been crap for me. 

But MLB.TV is definitely good for on-the-go.  No question there.

[HudsonHawk]

It's been terrible for me for years.  I've tried different devices, too.  Everything from a PS4, Roku, Apple TV, Nvidia Shield, etc.  It's always been crap for me. 

But MLB.TV is definitely good for on-the-go.  No question there.

Ever tried your computer or phone or iPad?

[Lefty]

What are yall eating today?

Hadn't had a salisbury steak in many years, so I went middle school:  smothered venisonburger patty with mushroom/onion/pepper/marsala gravy.  Taters and okra on the side.

[doyce7]

Ever tried your computer or phone or iPad?

I use it on my phone virtually every day and rarely have any issues.

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[Tom Servo]

Ever tried your computer or phone or iPad?

Interestingly, it seems ok on my iPhone and computer.  I just would rather watch on my TV.

[Tom Servo]

Innuresting double play. 

[HudsonHawk]

B3:

Ward walks
Young bunts, Stassi jumps up and fields it right over the plate, throws to 2B and it's an easy 2-6-3 double play...Scioscia out to argue, but cant' challenge
Calhoun singles to LF
Fletcher grounds into a FC, Calhoun out 6-4 at 2B

3-0 Astros

[Col. Sphinx Drummond]

Interestingly, it seems ok on my iPhone and computer.  I just would rather watch on my TV.

I often hook my laptop up to my TV via HDMI and watch on AT&T Sportsnet. That way I get the pregame and postgame not included with MLB.Tv

[HudsonHawk]

What are yall eating today?

Hadn't had a salisbury steak in many years, so I went middle school:  smothered venisonburger patty with mushroom/onion/pepper/marsala gravy.  Taters and okra on the side.

I had a pudding cup for lunch.  Mrs. Hawk is making her famous Sunday Gravy for supper.  Drinking Love Street, and smoking a Tatuaje black lancero. 

[Tom Servo]

I'm curious.. why can't that play be challenged?  Is it just because it would be too hard to determine, even with replay?

[HudsonHawk]

I often hook my laptop up to my TV via HDMI and watch on AT&T Sportsnet.

I use an old iPhone dedicated just for this. 

[HudsonHawk]

I'm curious.. why can't that play be challenged?  Is it just because it would be too hard to determine, even with replay?

Can't challenge fair/foul on the infield.  Not sure why, just one of the rules.

[HudsonHawk]

T4:

Reddick strikes out swinging
Gattis chops a slow roller to SS, out 6-3
Stassi...0-2...strikes out swinging

3-0 Astros

[Col. Sphinx Drummond]

Fried chicken, rice and beans, cornbread.

[austro]

I had a pudding cup for lunch.  Mrs. Hawk is making her famous Sunday Gravy for supper.  Drinking Love Street, and smoking a Tatuaje black lancero. 

I"m going to try a new chicken chilaquiles recipe with tomatillos, Hatch peppers, and corn in the sauce.

[Col. Sphinx Drummond]

Mrs. Hawk is making her famous Sunday Gravy for supper.

Just gravy?

[austro]

Valdez just punched out Trout on a 95 mph FB. Nice!

[HudsonHawk]

I"m going to try a new chicken chilaquiles recipe with tomatillos, Hatch peppers, and corn in the sauce.

That sounds awesome

[HudsonHawk]

Just gravy?

There will be pasta to go with it

[austro]

That sounds awesome

I'll let you know how it turns out.

[HudsonHawk]

B4:

Trout strikes out swinging
Pujols...full count...crushes a one hopper up the middle, Altuve on the shift is knocked over by it, but fields it and has all day to get Pujols 4-3
Simmons strikes out swinging, but it bounces in front of the plate and away from Stassi, and Simmons reaches on the wild pitch
Rivera flairs one to RF, and Reddick makes a running basket catch to end the inning

3-0 Astros

[austro]

Just gravy?

Italian Sunday "gravy" is much more than the brown gravy you and I grew up on.

[HudsonHawk]

Italian Sunday "gravy" is much more than the brown gravy you and I grew up on.

It's what us bules would call "spaghetti sauce"

[HudsonHawk]

Pena can just lob that curveball up there on the first pitch.  The Astros simply are not going to swing

[austro]

It's what us bules would call "spaghetti sauce"

Does Mrs Hawk use short ribs in hers?

[Col. Sphinx Drummond]

It's what us bules would call "spaghetti sauce"

I initially pictured a big gravy bowl with straws... My paisano buddy says that gravy is a New York Itallian thing. In Italiano es Salsa.

[Col. Sphinx Drummond]

Some Mexican food places call it gravy instead of sauce too.

[HudsonHawk]

I initially pictured a big gravy bowl with straws... My paisano buddy says that gravy is a New York Itallian thing. In Italiano es Salsa.

It's an Italian-American thing.  Mrs. Hawk's family is from the North End of Boston.

[HudsonHawk]

Does Mrs Hawk use short ribs in hers?

No, just ground beef and Italian sausage.

[HudsonHawk]

T5:

Kemp flies out F9
Bregman...full count...walks
Altuve...3-2...grounds out 5-3, Bregman was running on the pitch and moves to 2B
Correa...3-0...3-1...3-2 on a meatball down the middle...fouls off ball four...strikes out swinging at a pitch in the dirt

3-0 Astros

[austro]

I'm not a fan of lead-off walks to the other guys.

[Tom Servo]

ruh roh.. 2 on and nobody out.

[Knoxbanedoodle]

Hey gang, just got here from Williamsport, where the Hawaii kids blanked the South Koreans three—zip to win the whole fucking thing.

Attended a wedding ceremony today and got to watch an entire hog removed from the smoker it’d spent the night in. Crazy thing to see, not bad to eat.

[HudsonHawk]

If you've got no shot at a double play, why not get the lead runner at 3B?

[Tom Servo]

If you've got no shot at a double play, why not get the lead runner at 3B?

I was thinking that myself.

[austro]

Stassi didn't seem particularly interested in blocking that pitch.

[HudsonHawk]

B5:

Marte...3-0...3-1...and for the third consecutive inning, Valdez walks the leadoff hitter
Ward...0-2...dribbles up the 3B line, Bregman can't make the bare handed pickup...infield single, Marte to 2B
Young grounds to SS, Correa goes to 2B to get Ward 6-4 and Altuve throws to 3B as he had no shot at 1B...Marte to 3B
Calhoun...3-0...3-1...3-2...taps back to the mound...Framber spins around unsure what to do, and eventually goes to 2B to get Young at 2B, but Marte scores as Calhoun reaches on the FC
Calhoun to 3B on a wild pitch...again Stassi didn't make much effort on it
Fletcher...full up...grounds out 5-3

Angels never hit the ball out of the infield but score a run on a walk and infield dribbler...3-1 Astros

[Tom Servo]

Stassi didn't seem particularly interested in blocking that pitch.

I didn't see that one closely, but I think it was the 1st WP, he barely tried at all.

[HudsonHawk]

I didn't see that one closely, but I think it was the 1st WP, he barely tried at all.

Neither one seemed to be given much effort.

[Astros Fan in Big D]

Whew.

[HudsonHawk]

Good job by Valdez to not let that inning get out of control.

[doyce7]

I've been really impressed with framber

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[Col. Sphinx Drummond]

I've been really impressed with framber

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Me too

[Tom Servo]

Me too

I didn't see his relief outing, but he wasn't letting anyone barrel it up on him today.

[HudsonHawk]

T6:

Marwin grounds out 3U
Gurriel flies out F8 at the track
Reddick singles up the middle
Gattis grounds out 5-3 on a nice play by Ward

3-1 Astros

[jbm]

Me too

He’s both pleasurable and stressful to watch.  Tough to square up, it seems.

[doyce7]

I didn't see his relief outing, but he wasn't letting anyone barrel it up on him today.

It was basically the same thing as today but HBP instead of walks

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[HudsonHawk]

B6:

Peacock in for the Astros

Trout...0-2...1-2...strikes out looking
Pujols singles to LF on the first pitch
Simmons grounds into 5-4-3 double play

3-1 Astros

[Tom Servo]

Nice play by Bregman

[austro]

Man, two really hard-hit balls, and all the Angels get out of it is a GIDP. Breaks my heart.

[Tom Servo]

Man, two really hard-hit balls, and all the Angels get out of it is a GIDP. Breaks my heart.

It's hard to feel sorry for any team hitting into a DP when you're an Astros fan.

[Tom Servo]

Shouldn't that be Bedrock Jr.?

[austro]

It's hard to feel sorry for any team hitting into a DP when you're an Astros fan.

Especially when they drove in a run when the hitter basically got blown up and wound up trickling the ball into no-man's land.

[Knoxbanedoodle]

Kemp is coming back to earth, lately.

[HudsonHawk]

T7:

Bedrosian in for the Angels

Stassi...0-2...strike out looking...Carved.  Up. 
Kemp flies out F8
Bregman flies out F8 on the first pitch

3-1 Astros at the stretch

[HudsonHawk]

Kemp is coming back to earth, lately.

Prior to today, he was 5 for his last 16. 

[Col. Sphinx Drummond]

Prior to today, he was 5 for his last 16.

Tough to maintain that altitude.

[HudsonHawk]

B7:

Rivera...0-2...1-2...strikes out looking
Marte pops out F5 in foul territory
Ward strikes out looking

3-1 Astros

[Tom Servo]

Nice job, Brad!

[austro]

Tough to maintain that altitude.

At least one of his balls today was really well struck, but Calhoun ran it down in the RCF gap. I'm not worried about him. It's not like he's flailing at crap.

[austro]

Peacock was ridiculous in those two innings.

[Tom Servo]

Peacock was ridiculous in those two innings.

Yeah, he had some pinpoint fastballs on the edges.

[HudsonHawk]

At least one of his balls today was really well struck, but Calhoun ran it down in the RCF gap. I'm not worried about him. It's not like he's flailing at crap.

He's not a .300 hitter.  He's coming back to what he is, but he's still pretty good in the 9 hole.

[Tom Servo]

We have not been lucky on these replays lately.

[jbm]

Not sure he had control of the ball, but hard to tell from that angle.

[austro]

Son of a bitch. I thought Altuve was safe and it wasn't close, but that replay proved me wrong. I didn't realize how far the fielder had let the ball travel.

[HudsonHawk]

T8:

Parker in for the Angels

Altuve...0-2...1-2...singles to RF
Altuve steals 2B...Angels challenging...replay shows he's out...yep, overturned 2-4 caught stealing
Correa strikes out swinging on the next pitch
Marwin strikes out swinging

3-1 Astros

[HudsonHawk]

Angels with a 2-out, 0-2 single to bring Trout to the plate as the tying run...

[HudsonHawk]

B8:

Rondon in

Young...3-2...strikes out swinging
Calhoun flies out F8
Fletcher...0-2...singles to LF
Trout strikes out swinging

3-1 Astros

[Astros Fan in Big D]

Rondón handled Trout nicely.

[HudsonHawk]

Springer getting a pinch hit at bat...

[HudsonHawk]

T9:

Robles in for the Angles

Gurriel singles to LF
Reddick grounds into FC, Gurriel out 4-6 at 2B
Gattis strikes out swinging
Springer, pinch hitting for Stassi, strikes out swinging

To the bottom of the 9th...Astros with a 3-1 lead

[Astros Fan in Big D]

Yuli started giving Altuve shit about that throw even as he caught it.

[Tom Servo]

Damn.. not a good HBP there. 

[Ty in Tampa]

Fuck.

[HudsonHawk]

Ohtani up as the tying run, 2 out...

[Tom Servo]

SWEEP!

[HudsonHawk]

B9:

Osuna in to try to close it out

Pujols punches a little liner behind the 2B bag...Altuve in the shift fields it, lobs it to 1B and almost pulls Yuli off the bag, but 4-3 on the play
Simmons...0-2...taps back to the mound
Arcia, pinch hitting for Rivera, hit by 2-2 pitch
Ohtani, pinch hitting for Marte, strikes out swinging

Astros win 3-1 to complete the sweep!!

[Ty in Tampa]

WOOSH!!

[doyce7]

Strong series. Let's get the Bats going at home now

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[Astros Fan in Big D]

Well done.

Let's keep it up.

[Col. Sphinx Drummond]

Big win. Great sweep.

[austro]

That sounds awesome

Turned out pretty well. This was the starting point: https://www.bonappetit.com/recipe/one-skillet-corn-chilaquiles. I blew off the jalapenos and diced up a couple of Hatch chiles instead. I had a couple of chicken breasts in the fridge, so rather than use a rotisserie chicken, I seasoned them with a salt/pepper/dried citrus rub and sauteed them and then shredded them after they cooled. Pretty straightforward and took about 45 minutes. I put some lime juice in there, too, but I love limes.

[WVastro]

Turned out pretty well. This was the starting point: https://www.bonappetit.com/recipe/one-skillet-corn-chilaquiles. I blew off the jalapenos and diced up a couple of Hatch chiles instead. I had a couple of chicken breasts in the fridge, so rather than use a rotisserie chicken, I seasoned them with a salt/pepper/dried citrus rub and sauteed them and then shredded them after they cooled. Pretty straightforward and took about 45 minutes. I put some lime juice in there, too, but I love limes.

Hatch peppers are all the rage now... I wish I could get my hands on some fresh ones in WV.

[MRaup]

Hatch peppers are all the rage now... I wish I could get my hands on some fresh ones in WV.

I love the fact that HEB/Central Market in Texas sells both fresh and roasted ones. I loaded up the first week.  I've got two pounds of roasted peppers in my freezer to hold me over until next year.

[austro]

I love the fact that HEB/Central Market in Texas sells both fresh and roasted ones. I loaded up the first week.  I've got two pounds of roasted peppers in my freezer to hold me over until next year.

Cooking up a batch of green chile pork stew with those Hatches in January is something of a ritual with us.

[Col. Sphinx Drummond]

Cooking up a batch of green chile pork stew with those Hatches in January is something of a ritual with us.

It's gonna become that 'round here. Did it last year, will do it again this year.

[Col. Sphinx Drummond]

I love how the hot Hatches will make my head sweat but don't burn my throat. In my mouth initially they seem hotter than they actually turn out to be. I love them so much.

[Col. Sphinx Drummond]

I already miss the Blake's Lotaburger Green Chile Cheeseburger... And I only had one.