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Easy explanation for Houston's recent struggles
« on: May 17, 2006, 04:58:00 pm »
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Re: Easy explanation for Houston's recent struggles
« Reply #1 on: May 17, 2006, 05:00:25 pm »
I thought we were tipping our pitches.
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Re: Easy explanation for Houston's recent struggles
« Reply #2 on: May 17, 2006, 05:01:49 pm »
I think this is a more infallible explanation.
"Ground ball right side, they're not gonna be able to turn two OR ARE THEY, THROW, IS IN TIME!!! WHAT AN UNBELIEVABLE TURN BY BRUNTLETT AND EVERETT, AND THEY CUT DOWN MABRY TO END THE GAME, AND THE ASTROS LEAD THIS NATIONAL LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES THREE GAMES TO ONE!!!!!"

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Re: Easy explanation for Houston's recent struggles
« Reply #3 on: May 17, 2006, 05:13:17 pm »
look at all the time wasted with the whole stuff trusting issue....

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Re: Easy explanation for Houston's recent struggles
« Reply #4 on: May 17, 2006, 08:04:31 pm »
I believe that it is called Bucholz, Rodriguez and Nieve coming back down to earth a bit, together with our penchant for sometimes failing to hit with runners in scoring position.
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Re: Easy explanation for Houston's recent struggles
« Reply #5 on: May 17, 2006, 10:17:30 pm »
"We" just need to score more runs than the other guys.
Everyone's talking, few of them know
The rest are pretending, they put on a show
And if there's a message I guess this is it
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Re: Easy explanation for Houston's recent struggles
« Reply #6 on: May 18, 2006, 12:09:24 am »
Outscored 34-5 over the last three games. Ouch. Whatever the explanation, that's an ass-raping that stings.

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Re: Easy explanation for Houston's recent struggles
« Reply #7 on: May 18, 2006, 09:51:09 am »
I'm pretty sure no one on the Astros is trusting their stuff.  Yep, that's the only explanation I can think of.  It's not a simple matter of every team going thru stretches like this.  Definitely, it's a matter of stuff trusting.
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Re: Easy explanation for Houston's recent struggles
« Reply #8 on: May 18, 2006, 10:28:52 am »
Bullshit, Tom.  Pitch tipping.
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« Reply #9 on: May 18, 2006, 10:42:11 am »
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Bullshit, Tom.  Pitch tipping.




You're both wrong.  The problem is Drayton McLane not spending enough money and settling for non-franchise players.  Sheesh, get it right people!

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Re: Easy explanation for Houston's recent struggles
« Reply #10 on: May 18, 2006, 10:44:53 am »
Damn, I feel like I am reading a blog in the Comical.

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Re: Easy explanation for Houston's recent struggles
« Reply #11 on: May 18, 2006, 10:56:55 am »
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Bullshit, Tom.  Pitch tipping.




The only tipping I want to hear about is cow tipping.  Any other tipping besides that is bullshit.  Well, there's  "tipping" wait staff, which is ok, but anything else, BULLSHIT!

p.s. never try to tip a bull.  Bad, horribly bad idea...
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« Reply #12 on: May 18, 2006, 11:02:52 am »
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Bullshit, Tom.  Pitch tipping.




You're both wrong.  The problem is Drayton McLane not spending enough money and settling for non-franchise players.  Sheesh, get it right people!






It's the Enron curse.  Shouldn't have named the the old rockpile after that lackey 'neck outfit to begin with.

The team will struggle for the duration of the Lay-Skillings trial.  The verdict will determine the course of the rest of the season.

Damn, I thought everyone knew this.

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Re: Easy explanation for Houston's recent struggles
« Reply #13 on: May 18, 2006, 11:05:16 am »
So how will the verdict effect the season again.  If these scumbags are found guilty, does that mean the stros go to the series?

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Re: Easy explanation for Houston's recent struggles
« Reply #14 on: May 18, 2006, 12:30:21 pm »
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So how will the verdict effect the season again.  If these scumbags are found guilty, does that mean the stros go to the series?




That's exactly what I thought. Anybody can see how the outcome of that trial would be determinative of the Astros' season......but which way?
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Re: Easy explanation for Houston's recent struggles
« Reply #15 on: May 18, 2006, 01:00:21 pm »
...that's an ass-raping that stings.

As opposed to...?
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« Reply #16 on: May 18, 2006, 01:05:37 pm »
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So how will the verdict effect the season again.  If these scumbags are found guilty, does that mean the stros go to the series?




That's exactly what I thought. Anybody can see how the outcome of that trial would be determinative of the Astros' season......but which way?






Lay = Co-ards

Skilling = Puppies

Needless to say, the jury should bury those fuckers.

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Re: Easy explanation for Houston's recent struggles
« Reply #17 on: May 18, 2006, 03:06:04 pm »
Figging   Now that's an ass raping that stings!

(Feel free to use in future series previews!)

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...that's an ass-raping that stings.

As opposed to...?



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Re: Easy explanation for Houston's recent struggles
« Reply #18 on: May 18, 2006, 03:21:44 pm »
I think that people must engage in Figging to give the Gerbil something to eat.
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Re: Easy explanation for Houston's recent struggles
« Reply #19 on: May 18, 2006, 03:36:31 pm »
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Bullshit, Tom.  Pitch tipping.




The only tipping I want to hear about is cow tipping.  Any other tipping besides that is bullshit.  Well, there's  "tipping" wait staff, which is ok, but anything else, BULLSHIT!

p.s. never try to tip a bull.  Bad, horribly bad idea...





I tried to tip the waitstaff at lunch today.  They were not happy.
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« Reply #20 on: May 18, 2006, 03:38:30 pm »
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Figging   Now that's an ass raping that stings!




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Re: Easy explanation for Houston's recent struggles
« Reply #21 on: May 18, 2006, 03:41:12 pm »
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Figging   Now that's an ass raping that stings!





I learn something new here every day. Now if I can only get that image out of my head....

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Re: Easy explanation for Houston's recent struggles
« Reply #22 on: May 18, 2006, 03:41:24 pm »
used in a sentence.

I hope Lay is getting figged in prison soon.

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Re: Easy explanation for Houston's recent struggles
« Reply #23 on: May 18, 2006, 03:43:41 pm »
Outside of a college dorm environment, I'm not sure you can pick this stuff up, as easily one can here, anywhere else.
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Re: Easy explanation for Houston's recent struggles
« Reply #24 on: May 18, 2006, 06:40:53 pm »
on a slightly different topic, but still related to prolonged slumps, these clever fellows have unearthed the history of slump busting,

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