Author Topic: Orioles at Astros- June 8, 2019 (Read 7513 times)

Astros Fan in Big D · « **on:** June 08, 2019, 03:32:48 pm »

No score after 1.

geezerdonk · « **Reply #1 on:** June 08, 2019, 03:34:38 pm »

Orioles decked out in Astro jerseys.

Astros Fan in Big D · « **Reply #2 on:** June 08, 2019, 03:39:05 pm »

Reddick's 1000th career hit was a liner smoked to center.

Astros Fan in Big D · « **Reply #3 on:** June 08, 2019, 03:43:14 pm »

No score after 2.

Texifornia · « **Reply #4 on:** June 08, 2019, 04:15:27 pm »

This offense will struggle like this a lot until some of the injured bats return.

Noe · « **Reply #5 on:** June 08, 2019, 04:16:32 pm »

Who is this Framber Valdez dude. He's pitching like Tom Glavine or sumptin.

Noe · « **Reply #6 on:** June 08, 2019, 04:24:27 pm »

BTW - an interesting conversation by the broadcast booth with Luhnow. He talked about his minor league callups, with an emphasis on Fisher. He talked about his progress then he went on to say something interesting: "You know, every organization is having a little bit of problem reading some of the minor league numbers nowadays. As we are of course. But it is good to have them come up to the majors and prove their worth here. Now when people call about Fisher and Stubbs, they'll have a frame of reference to work from."

A couple of things: 1) He is talking about trade bait using either one, Stubbs or Fisher and 2) He's working the phones using these guys in some of those conversations 3) He feels the minor league numbers are skewed this year so it's about what you do in the majors.

HudsonHawk · « **Reply #7 on:** June 08, 2019, 04:28:49 pm »

No score though 5. Astros offense struggling, a couple of singles is all.

hostros7 · « **Reply #8 on:** June 08, 2019, 04:35:09 pm »

Nunez’s home run directly coincided with the mouthbreathing neck fans starting the wave.

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TerryPuhl21 · « **Reply #9 on:** June 08, 2019, 04:35:15 pm »

Quote from: Noe in Austin on June 08, 2019, 04:24:27 pm

BTW - an interesting conversation by the broadcast booth with Luhnow. He talked about his minor league callups, with an emphasis on Fisher. He talked about his progress then he went on to say something interesting: "You know, every organization is having a little bit of problem reading some of the minor league numbers nowadays. As we are of course. But it is good to have them come up to the majors and prove their worth here. Now when people call about Fisher and Stubbs, they'll have a frame of reference to work from."

A couple of things: 1) He is talking about trade bait using either one, Stubbs or Fisher and 2) He's working the phones using these guys in some of those conversations 3) He feels the minor league numbers are skewed this year so it's about what you do in the majors.

The minor league numbers are big time skewed. They are using this juiced major league ball in AAA this year. There was a brief discussion on the radio yesterday morning about that between two former GM’s who said you need to take the AAA numbers, the good numbers by hitters, and the bad numbers by pitchers, with a grain of salt.

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Astros Fan in Big D · « **Reply #10 on:** June 08, 2019, 04:35:46 pm »

Quote from: Noe in Austin on June 08, 2019, 04:16:32 pm

Who is this Framber Valdez dude. He's pitching like Tom Glavine or sumptin.

He got over that.

TerryPuhl21 · « **Reply #11 on:** June 08, 2019, 04:36:41 pm »

Quote from: Noe in Austin on June 08, 2019, 04:16:32 pm

Who is this Framber Valdez dude. He's pitching like Tom Glavine or sumptin.

Liked him from the first time I ever saw him. His braking ball is plus stuff. Control has always been the issue. If he can do this consistently, he can have a very good career.

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BudGirl · « **Reply #12 on:** June 08, 2019, 04:39:48 pm »

So, I'm at the game and this guy a few rows in front of me says, "pay attention.". You may be thinking that's good. He meant to pay attention to the wave. Right after he said that is when the O's hit the HR. Very few even realized it because of the store wave.

HudsonHawk · « **Reply #13 on:** June 08, 2019, 04:41:20 pm »

Is it just me, or does Cashner look like a professional rassler?

HudsonHawk · « **Reply #14 on:** June 08, 2019, 04:42:07 pm »

Singles by Fisher and Bregman has Astros on the corners, nobody out...

Astros Fan in Big D · « **Reply #15 on:** June 08, 2019, 04:44:40 pm »

Quote from: HudsonHawk on June 08, 2019, 04:41:20 pm

Is it just me, or does Cashner look like a professional rassler?

Not just you.

HudsonHawk · « **Reply #16 on:** June 08, 2019, 04:45:59 pm »

Brantley taps back to the mound, Bregman out at 2B...still runners on the corners, one out...

Astros Fan in Big D · « **Reply #17 on:** June 08, 2019, 04:46:14 pm »

Brantley in an 0 for 11 slump.

HudsonHawk · « **Reply #18 on:** June 08, 2019, 04:47:54 pm »

Yuli robbed of a home run, Fisher tags and scores as Brantley is doubled off of 1B...going to replay to see when Fisher crosses the plate...

chuck · « **Reply #19 on:** June 08, 2019, 04:48:46 pm »

Man, Brantley fucked that inning up every way he could.

HudsonHawk · « **Reply #20 on:** June 08, 2019, 04:48:49 pm »

Look like no challenge from either side...Astros tie it up, but really bad baserunning by Brantley.

geezerdonk · « **Reply #21 on:** June 08, 2019, 04:48:52 pm »

Brantley having a real bad inning.

jbm · « **Reply #22 on:** June 08, 2019, 04:49:23 pm »

Was his foot still touching first? I guess so, since no challenge.

Good job by Yuli.

Astros Fan in Big D · « **Reply #23 on:** June 08, 2019, 04:49:52 pm »

At least the run got across.

Uncle Mike had a rough go of it.

HudsonHawk · « **Reply #24 on:** June 08, 2019, 04:50:47 pm »

Quote from: jbm on June 08, 2019, 04:49:23 pm

Was his foot still touching first? I guess so, since no challenge.

Good job by Yuli.

Looked close to me, but Hinch decided not to challenge, so I guess he felt he couldn't win it.

geezerdonk · « **Reply #25 on:** June 08, 2019, 04:51:42 pm »

Really nice at bat by Bregman. He took a gimme strike on 0-3 and steered it into right.

austro · « **Reply #26 on:** June 08, 2019, 04:56:34 pm »

Great job by Valdez, with some outstanding help from Bregman at 3rd on several plays today.

Tom Servo · « **Reply #27 on:** June 08, 2019, 04:56:50 pm »

I'm assuming that's it for Framber. Great job when we needed it.

geezerdonk · « **Reply #28 on:** June 08, 2019, 04:57:19 pm »

Great outing by Framber. No walks; maybe only 1 or 2 3 ball counts.

jbm · « **Reply #29 on:** June 08, 2019, 04:57:27 pm »

Bregman making two tough ones look easy

chuck · « **Reply #30 on:** June 08, 2019, 05:02:58 pm »

Yeah, amazingly Cionel didn't go deep into too many counts, either.

BudGirl · « **Reply #31 on:** June 08, 2019, 05:05:42 pm »

Damm fools are doing the wave again.

austro · « **Reply #32 on:** June 08, 2019, 05:05:52 pm »

That was a disappointing start to Harris's gig.

HudsonHawk · « **Reply #33 on:** June 08, 2019, 05:05:57 pm »

Harris in for the 8th, and he's greeted rudely with a leadoff double...

HudsonHawk · « **Reply #34 on:** June 08, 2019, 05:07:09 pm »

Orioles on the corners, nobody out...

BudGirl · « **Reply #35 on:** June 08, 2019, 05:07:24 pm »

And they started it again. See a pattern?

geezerdonk · « **Reply #36 on:** June 08, 2019, 05:07:35 pm »

Every time Harris pitches, I see Royals batting.

austro · « **Reply #37 on:** June 08, 2019, 05:08:46 pm »

Well, that was an unexpected gift by the runner on 3rd.

HudsonHawk · « **Reply #38 on:** June 08, 2019, 05:08:54 pm »

Fielder's choice erases the runner at 3B...

HudsonHawk · « **Reply #39 on:** June 08, 2019, 05:09:55 pm »

Double play ground ball ends up a TE6 and the Orioles take the lead...2-1

HudsonHawk · « **Reply #40 on:** June 08, 2019, 05:11:09 pm »

Astros should have challenged the slide at 2B...runner was no where close to the bag trying to take Mayfield out. Would have ended the inning.

austro · « **Reply #41 on:** June 08, 2019, 05:11:34 pm »

They certainly could have rung up that guy at 2nd for a wide slide.

HudsonHawk · « **Reply #42 on:** June 08, 2019, 05:11:59 pm »

Harris gets another ground ball to end the inning, but an unearned run puts the Astros down 2-1

HudsonHawk · « **Reply #43 on:** June 08, 2019, 05:16:46 pm »

White's gone from dragging a bass boat behind him to a fucking cruise ship.

HudsonHawk · « **Reply #44 on:** June 08, 2019, 05:19:17 pm »

Fisher draws a 2-out walk...tying run on base...

HudsonHawk · « **Reply #45 on:** June 08, 2019, 05:23:04 pm »

To the 9th...Astros down 2-1

HudsonHawk · « **Reply #46 on:** June 08, 2019, 05:25:25 pm »

Guduan in for the 9th...

austro · « **Reply #47 on:** June 08, 2019, 05:29:31 pm »

I wouldn't say that Guduan is getting squeezed, exactly, but he's not getting any breaks, either.

HudsonHawk · « **Reply #48 on:** June 08, 2019, 05:31:58 pm »

Fuck...4-1 Orioles

After two quick strikeouts, a walk to the 8 hitter and a home run to the 9 hitter

Knoxbanedoodle · « **Reply #49 on:** June 08, 2019, 05:32:23 pm »

Fuuuuuuck

austro · « **Reply #50 on:** June 08, 2019, 05:32:37 pm »

Well, fuck, that certainly didn't help. Two-out, two-strike, two-run homer isn't what we needed.

HudsonHawk · « **Reply #51 on:** June 08, 2019, 05:33:06 pm »

Guduan shits the bed. Astros now chasing three runs in their last at bat.

TerryPuhl21 · « **Reply #52 on:** June 08, 2019, 05:34:15 pm »

Gonna be a damn shame if we don’t score some runs here. Valdez deserved better today.

Still unimpressed with Guduan. Getting close to Rodgers territory for me.

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Noe · « **Reply #53 on:** June 08, 2019, 05:34:18 pm »

Walks will kill ya... well, most of the time.

Noe · « **Reply #54 on:** June 08, 2019, 05:36:04 pm »

As Alan Ashby would say "Well, you gotta look on the bright side... at least the Astros didn't have to use Pressly and Osuna in this game!"

austro · « **Reply #55 on:** June 08, 2019, 05:37:39 pm »

Brantley in what seems like his first slump of the season. Bregman seems cold, too. Not a great time for either of those things.

HudsonHawk · « **Reply #56 on:** June 08, 2019, 05:38:53 pm »

Well shit. Astros go down 4-1

TerryPuhl21 · « **Reply #57 on:** June 08, 2019, 05:39:11 pm »

Well, that was unfortunate.

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Navin R Johnson · « **Reply #58 on:** June 08, 2019, 05:39:48 pm »

And that should wrap up the Tyler White era...

HudsonHawk · « **Reply #59 on:** June 08, 2019, 05:40:33 pm »

Quote from: austro on June 08, 2019, 05:37:39 pm

Brantley in what seems like his first slump of the season. Bregman seems cold, too. Not a great time for either of those things.

Brantley's last home run was May 11th. Since May 21st, he's driven in four runs. That's your 3-hole hitter.

austro · « **Reply #60 on:** June 08, 2019, 05:41:38 pm »

Quote from: Navin R Johnson on June 08, 2019, 05:39:48 pm

And that should wrap up the Tyler White era...

We've thought that for some time now, and it hasn't happened. At this point, I choose to assume it won't happen; that way I'll be surprised and excited if it does happen.

Noe · « **Reply #61 on:** June 08, 2019, 05:42:49 pm »

Quote from: HudsonHawk on June 08, 2019, 05:40:33 pm

Brantley's last home run was May 11th. Since May 21st, he's driven in four runs. That's your 3-hole hitter.

With Yuli Gurriel as his protection doing very little as well. Makes a hitter try to do too much. Right now, it's a broken lineup and until the regulars get back up, it's about the pitching doing some great things to hold the other team down. That seems to be a hard thing for the bullpen to do right now.

Astros Fan in Big D · « **Reply #62 on:** June 08, 2019, 05:44:07 pm »

Quote from: Navin R Johnson on June 08, 2019, 05:39:48 pm

And that should wrap up the Tyler White era...

9 rbi for the season.

Navin R Johnson · « **Reply #63 on:** June 08, 2019, 05:45:23 pm »

Quote from: austro on June 08, 2019, 05:41:38 pm

We've thought that for some time now, and it hasn't happened. At this point, I choose to assume it won't happen; that way I'll be surprised and excited if it does happen.

Either today or after tomorrow. Haven’t looked at where RR is, which might impact it.

Noe · « **Reply #64 on:** June 08, 2019, 05:45:50 pm »

Stubbs not doing much
White definitely not doing much
Mayfield not doing much
Marisnick not consistent

Astros Fan in Big D · « **Reply #65 on:** June 08, 2019, 05:56:56 pm »

Consider this: Jake and Kemp had to hit 6 and 7 today.

The lineup is feeling the injury crunch big time.

MusicMan · « **Reply #66 on:** June 08, 2019, 06:00:26 pm »

Quote from: Astros Fan in Big D on June 08, 2019, 05:56:56 pm

Consider this: Jake and Kemp had to hit 6 and 7 today.

The lineup is feeling the injury crunch big time.

The fact that we’ve won 9 of 12 with everybody out is a goddamned miracle.

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BudGirl · « **Reply #67 on:** June 08, 2019, 06:06:18 pm »

Jake should never bat above 8 in the line up. I don't care who else is in it.

Astros Fan in Big D · « **Reply #68 on:** June 08, 2019, 06:19:45 pm »

Did AJ address the decision not to challenge the slide?

https://twitter.com/kristiff212003/status/1137484928218615808?s=19

hostros7 · « **Reply #69 on:** June 08, 2019, 06:56:57 pm »

Quote from: Noe in Austin on June 08, 2019, 05:36:04 pm

As Alan Ashby would say "Well, you gotta look on the bright side... at least the Astros didn't have to use Pressly and Osuna in this game!"

Intriguing.

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Navin R Johnson · « **Reply #70 on:** June 08, 2019, 07:57:55 pm »

NAILED IT.

TerryPuhl21 · « **Reply #71 on:** June 08, 2019, 09:11:48 pm »

Quote from: Navin R Johnson on June 08, 2019, 07:57:55 pm

NAILED IT.

Well done sir!

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chuck · « **Reply #72 on:** June 08, 2019, 11:31:24 pm »

Quote from: Navin R Johnson on June 08, 2019, 07:57:55 pm

NAILED IT.

Man, it's almost like you have some inside information or something.

JimR · « **Reply #73 on:** June 09, 2019, 07:19:43 am »

Quote from: Navin R Johnson on June 08, 2019, 07:57:55 pm

NAILED IT.

With help or all you?

juliogotay · « **Reply #74 on:** June 09, 2019, 08:01:40 am »

Quote from: TerryPuhl21 on June 08, 2019, 04:35:15 pm

The minor league numbers are big time skewed. They are using this juiced major league ball in AAA this year. There was a brief discussion on the radio yesterday morning about that between two former GM’s who said you need to take the AAA numbers, the good numbers by hitters, and the bad numbers by pitchers, with a grain of salt.

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why would you take the AAA #s with a grain of salt if they are using the same ball used in the majors?

Lefty · « **Reply #75 on:** June 09, 2019, 08:12:56 am »

Quote from: juliogotay on June 09, 2019, 08:01:40 am

why would you take the AAA #s with a grain of salt if they are using the same ball used in the majors?

Adding the juiced ball to the existing ballparks and level of competition in the PCL threw everything out of wack.

"Nobody has any idea how to read the AAA numbers this year" -- Luhnow yesterday

JimR · « **Reply #76 on:** June 09, 2019, 10:04:22 am »

Quote from: Lefty on June 09, 2019, 08:12:56 am

Adding the juiced ball to the existing ballparks and level of competition in the PCL threw everything out of wack.

"Nobody has any idea how to read the AAA numbers this year" -- Luhnow yesterday

The Dell Diamond park may be bigger than Minute Maid. He looks like a big kid on a LL field, but it is not a bandbox.

Navin R Johnson · « **Reply #77 on:** June 09, 2019, 10:05:33 am »

Quote from: JimR on June 09, 2019, 07:19:43 am

With help or all you?

Just me reading the tea leaves.

Lefty · « **Reply #78 on:** June 09, 2019, 10:12:53 am »

Quote from: JimR on June 09, 2019, 10:04:22 am

The Dell Diamond park may be bigger than Minute Maid. He looks like a big kid on a LL field, but it is not a bandbox.

Agreed on Dell, but there are a lot of launching pads in the PCL, mainly due to altitude. It's always been an offensively skewed league, problem is this year the don't know how to compare and project numbers to MLB performance

JimR · « **Reply #79 on:** June 09, 2019, 11:14:48 am »

Quote from: Lefty on June 09, 2019, 10:12:53 am

Agreed on Dell, but there are a lot of launching pads in the PCL, mainly due to altitude. It's always been an offensively skewed league, problem is this year the don't know how to compare and project numbers to MLB performance

Yep. The West.