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« Reply #60 on: August 30, 2007, 02:47:23 PM » |
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Man, runner at 3rd no outs and your 2-3-4 hitters can't find a way to score him... ARRRGGG!
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« Reply #61 on: August 30, 2007, 02:49:56 PM » |
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Serious lack of situational hitting on this team of late.
Gifted a runner on 3rd with no one out, and the heart of the order leaves him there. I don't think I'm exaggerating when I say that this is about the billionth time we've seen this. |
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« Reply #62 on: August 30, 2007, 02:51:51 PM » |
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Gifted a runner on 3rd with no one out, and the heart of the order leaves him there. I don't think I'm exaggerating when I say that this is about the billionth time we've seen this.
Sean Berry click here. |
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« Reply #63 on: August 30, 2007, 02:55:51 PM » |
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Visitors' 7th
Miles up
popped up around 3rd, Bruntlett jogged over and got it, 1 down
Johnson warming up in Co-ard bullpen
Duncan in to hit for Pineiro
grounds to Burke, thrown out at 1st, 2 outs
Ryan up
dang, two-out walk
Ecky up
foul pop-up towards the dugout, Berkman runs over and catches it, preventing it from hitting the assistant athletic trainer
7th-inning stretch in progress, Astros 2-1
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« Reply #64 on: August 30, 2007, 02:58:19 PM » |
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gotta go get the kids at school, will try to resume pbp later
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And, by the way, f*** off. --Mr. Happy, with a tip of the cap to JimR
Y'know, either you're a fan or you aren't. And if you aren't, get the f*** outta here, because we are and you're just in the way. --Ron Brand
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« Reply #65 on: August 30, 2007, 03:06:02 PM » |
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gotta go get the kids at school, will try to resume pbp later
You've got to work on your priorities. |
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« Reply #66 on: August 30, 2007, 03:22:20 PM » |
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Blutarski family is at the game it seems.
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« Reply #67 on: August 30, 2007, 03:22:27 PM » |
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It appeared to me that Springer was trying to groove Bidge there. Former teammate conspiracy!
Of course, the only ball he hit fair was a flat slider w/ 2 strikes, a dribbler up the middle on a half-ass swing that Eck dived for and knocked down.
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« Reply #68 on: August 30, 2007, 03:24:38 PM » |
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I'm shocked, Burke got the bunt down. IBB to Twinkie, bases juiced w/ 1 out.
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« Reply #69 on: August 30, 2007, 03:26:05 PM » |
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KIRK! KIIIRK!
I'm LAUGHING at the superior intellect! |
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« Reply #70 on: August 30, 2007, 03:30:44 PM » |
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Un-fucking-believable. Should be about 5-1 by now.
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« Reply #71 on: August 30, 2007, 03:33:37 PM » |
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Un-fucking-believable. Should be about 5-1 by now.
According to mlb.com, everybody except the pinch-hitting Biggio has left at least one man on base. And Biggio led off the inning, so he didn't get much of a chance. |
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« Reply #72 on: August 30, 2007, 03:39:32 PM » |
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And Lidge nails it down with some nasty stuff.
A win is a win.
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« Reply #73 on: August 30, 2007, 04:16:55 PM » |
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My wildass speculation. This is the next audition for Albers to be in some other team's rotation next year.
Hey Twins are you watching!?
I sure hope it is just your speculation. imo, Albers looks like he could be a top of the rotation guy. Good four seamer, a nasty two seamer, a servicable curve and an improving change. His ceiling seems higher than the other youngsters. |
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« Reply #74 on: August 30, 2007, 04:22:07 PM » |
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I sure hope it is just your speculation. imo, Albers looks like he could be a top of the rotation guy. Good four seamer, a nasty two seamer, a servicable curve and an improving change. His ceiling seems higher than the other youngsters.
A couple of years ago I thought so too. But, if he can help fetch Santana or more likely a solid experienced #2 type starter then you have to pull the trigger. |
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« Reply #75 on: August 30, 2007, 04:27:29 PM » |
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A couple of years ago I thought so too. But, if he can help fetch Santana or more likely a solid experienced #2 type starter then you have to pull the trigger. Albers for Santana? who else are we throwing in--Ryan and JR Richard? |
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« Reply #76 on: August 30, 2007, 04:31:43 PM » |
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That was a good call. Certainly, if we are talking about someone of Santana's caliber or a real number 2, Albers is expendable. I just hope the Astros are not valueing him as just another promising arm. We have a number of those, but Albers seems like he is slightly beyond that point now.
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« Reply #77 on: August 30, 2007, 04:43:13 PM » |
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Albers for Santana? who else are we throwing in--Ryan and JR Richard?
Help fetch. If Santana can be had at all it's going to take multiple players and if the Astros are going to get him they're going to have to give up players like Albers, Gutierrez, Patton, Pence... I dunno what combination the Twins would do, if any, but the Astros would have to give up a lot of talent. If the Twins can't get him to reup berfore his contract expires at the end of next season then they have to deal him otherwise all they'll get is a 1st round pick and supp 1st round pick. That's not nearly what they would get for him in trade. |
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« Reply #78 on: August 30, 2007, 04:45:18 PM » |
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That was a good call. Certainly, if we are talking about someone of Santana's caliber or a real number 2, Albers is expendable. I just hope the Astros are not valueing him as just another promising arm. We have a number of those, but Albers seems like he is slightly beyond that point now.
Mark's mentioned more than once about him not being able to go more than about 5 or having a meltdown inning. Albers has stepped it up the last outings. Hopefully that foreshadows improvement as a starter. |
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« Reply #79 on: August 30, 2007, 04:54:11 PM » |
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Help fetch. If Santana can be had at all it's going to take multiple players and if the Astros are going to get him they're going to have to give up players like Albers, Gutierrez, Patton, Pence... I dunno what combination the Twins would do, if any, but the Astros would have to give up a lot of talent.
If the Twins can't get him to reup berfore his contract expires at the end of next season then they have to deal him otherwise all they'll get is a 1st round pick and supp 1st round pick. That's not nearly what they would get for him in trade.
you'd need to swallow hard to do this--Albers, Gutierrez, Patton, Pence or any combination--for a rental. |
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