Astros Vs. SF...Thursday Matinee Game Thread........
C. Sampson (2-3, 6.27), T. Lincecum (5-1, 1.61) Heat wave in San Francisco..... "Today Sunny and hot. Highs in the 80s to 90s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph...becoming southwest in the afternoon."
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Clack wrote: VALVERDE NAILS IT DOWN!!!! I don't hear any more complaints about him. I remember after the Philly game...where we were leading 3-0 in the 9th and he blew it...I started the "Valverde...
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Impressive win. The Astros had every reason to pack it in and make it to the airport. Instead, they get a big win and jump into second place (and the wild card lead). That's going to be one satisfying...
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That was the best win of the year. That win is so impressive on so many levels. This team is absolutely playing as good a brand of baseball as anyone in the league. This is fun. Big Papa the save,...
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The Houston Chronicle needs to print this in tomorrow's paper? Tell Richard Justice or Jose de Jesus Ortiz to use it on their blog at the very least.
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Bob Hulsey wrote: Impressive win. The Astros had every reason to pack it in and make it to the airport. Instead, they get a big win and jump into second place (and the wild card lead). That's going to...
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And props to Darrin Erstad...his first PH HR in his career! Lance's HR in the 9th was the first by an Astro in McCovey Cove and the 40th career splash since the park opened. First time the Astros have...
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And that was a home run that mattered, too. It wasn't an oh-by-the-way bomb at the end of a lopsided game. That matches the homer Daryle Ward hit into the Allegheny River outside PNC Park for...
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Do you guys think it's going to be a high-scoring series against the Rangers on the road this weekend? I can't even imagine how exciting those games are going to be. I bet some people on this board...
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One other note. This now makes a 6-1 road trip. Even if they were swept in Arlington (not likely), that's a winning road trip. The Rangers have had better pitching than we normally expect of them but...
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Tomorrow night you guys all have to watch for me. I'll be at the game up in Arlington with my sister, her husband and their son. Through my brother in law, we scored tickets in some place called the...
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Rotoworld on Puma..... " Lance Berkman homered off Vinnie Chulk in the top of the ninth to lift the Astros to an 8-7 win over the Giants on Thursday. Berkman previously had a two-run single and a walk...
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And Rotoworld on Towles.... " J.R. Towles fanned all three times he was up Thursday before being removed for pinch-hitter Darin Erstad. Hitting in his spot, Erstad delivered a three-run homer in the...
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Houston Astros closing pitcher Jose Valverde celebrates after the last out is made by the San Francisco Giants in the ninth inning of their baseball game in San Francisco, Thursday, May 15, 2008....
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Lance Berkman connected for the game-winning home run off Vinnie Chulk (0-2) for the first splash-hit homer by an Astro at AT&T Park and the 16th by a Giants opponent. Eric Risberg: AP Photo.
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Missed the end of the game....(Mrs Spuds had her 30th Anniversary banquet at Galena Park HS)......heard rally & Erstad's HR on the way to Brady's Landing for dinner....couldn't believe Berkman did...
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Missed the game due to work..loved the outcome....It was funny reading every post on here tonight...after the fact...knowing they won...Never...I mean never give up on this team...I told my three year...
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Friday Night's game against the Rangers is going to be interesting. Shawn Chacon is 0-0 with a 3.53 ERA. His WHIP is 1.37 and his batting average against is .253. His strikeout-to-walk ratio is 35-23...
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mtlatc wrote: Missed the game due to work..loved the outcome....It was funny reading every post on here tonight...after the fact...knowing they won...Never...I mean never give up on this team...I told...
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Take care, guys. Off to Big D to root on a big win tonight vs. Ponson. Look for me in my Shooting Star jersey. I'll try to post with the Crackberry. Here's a picture of me with my better half. Sadly,...
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