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Wouldve prefered that but i guess Abreu goes 8thWhy is Neris in? Should be Abreu.
He's up. I think the Phillies would hit Montero if he is to come in like he normally does in the 8th.Wouldve prefered that but i guess Abreu goes 8th
The Alvarez shot was I think around or over 450 feet. You can probably count on one hand the number of homers hit that far ever at Minute Maid.
Here we are again with Dusty...close to same scenario as WS 2002 and LCS in 2003, can his pitchers actually close the door this time? I have to figure Pressley is getting the last 6 outs
Hell of a run by Phillies but they are not on same level as elite team like Astros.
He wasn't hit hard at all. Broken bat and a seeing eye single.He had done nothing in too weeks. Jose warming up was wild.
I dont think it was a bad move to pull him. He was starting to get wild and hit hard. Pena smoked that ball. He hit Maldonado. Can't do that.
Pujols against Lidge I would thinkThe Alvarez shot was I think around or over 450 feet. You can probably count on one hand the number of homers hit that far ever at Minute Maid.
Some say that ball is somewhere between Mars and Jupiter now.Pujols against Lidge I would think
The Astros pitching was just too good this season.
Yep...been their strength all year. Pending what happens in the 9th, since Philly's last big inning in Game 3, they've scored three runs the next 26 innings.Pujols against Lidge I would think
The Astros pitching was just too good this season.
I was at one of his first games there a few years ago when he broke a couple light bulbs on the f*ing scoreboard.Some say that ball is somewhere between Mars and Jupiter now.
I've said it before but someone showed a stat a couple weeks ago that the two teams that got the most production (pitching and offense) from their young players this year were Atlanta and Houston.Have to hand it to the Astros. They built about as perfectly as a contender can be.
Solid, balanced hitting all through the lineup, elite rotation with 88 year old Verlander and the young guys like Valdez/Jaiver along with reliable lower rotation arms like Garcia and Urquidy. Top it all off with an absolute elite bullpen.
I'm going to grumble when they inevitably let Verlander walk and either replace him with another big name or just rely on the guys they have and still win anywhere from 95-100 games.