Astros @ Indians Series Preview
submitted by Bench Cleveland, Ohio. August 22-24, 2014 The Astros head to Cleveland after taking the Northeast’s medialiths Red Sox and Yankess down a notch, winning a combined four out of seven...
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Astrals 5 Subcontinentals 1 contributed by NeilT People ask me, what is Cleveland like? Cleveland, land of mystery, exotic, extravagant, elegant, eclectic, it is the city of a million faces and...
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Cleveland 3, Houston 1 W: Bauer (5-7) L: Oberholtzer (4-9) Submitted by Reuben It was a mix of good and bad Sunday afternoon in Cleveland, Ohio. The Astros tripled their hit total from each of their...
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A’s 8, Astros 2 W:Samardzija (6-10)L:Feldman (7-10) recap box Holy Moses this game wasn’t bad until the top of the ninth. Granted Samardzija had his way with most of the Astros hitters on the night but...
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Damn Sam Fuld’s tiebreaking two-run homer in the ninth inning WP: Dan Otero (8-1) LP: Chad Qualls (1-4) SV: Eric O’Flaherty (1) contributed by Sphinx Drummond The thing about Billy Beane is he knows...
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stRangers @ Astros August 28-31 contributed by Mr. Happy Yes, I know that I missed the first game, which the Good Guys won, courtesy of a grand salami by Castro the Astro. However, you should know that...
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Texas Team 13 Houston Team 6 contributed by NeilT Howdy! This is a sad recap for you all, ‘cause it’s the last Friday night game of the season between the Texas team and the Houston team, and next...
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Boot In The Ass
Astros 2, Rangers 0 “I guess if it’s been awhile, then it’s probably a good thing for the team,” said Scott Feldman, whose complete-game shutout clinched the Boot. “I think overall, the Silver Boot’s...
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Astros 3, Rangers 2 W: Veras (3-1) L: Cotts (2-8) Submitted by Reuben Here’s another way in which Jose Altuve is amazing: you may be stunned, as I was, to learn that Sunday’s 4-hit performance tied a...
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submitted by austro! Wham, Bam, Thank You Ma’am! Los Angeles Angels of Anahem (83-53) @ Houston Astros (59-79) After a nice, leisurely 3-1 series victory against the Rangers (suck it, bandwagoners!),...
View ArticleChris Carter Carries the Astros past the Angels
Astros complete mini-sweep of 2-game series with a 4-1 win. WP: Collin McHugh (8-9) LP: Jered Weaver (15-8) SV: Chad Qualls (17) contributed by Sphinx Drummond Chris Carter has become a monster. He’s a...
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Contributed by Great Bagwell’s Beard In the past week, a metric ton of ink has been spilled dissecting the organizational dysfunctions that left Bo Porter in the unemployment line. Of course, 99% of...
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Astros 4 White Elephants 3 contributed by NeilT Whenever the Astros play the As, it reminds me of their general manager, Mr. Bean, and it makes me want to talk statistics. Being myself a statistics...
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Walk and Runs
Astros 4, A’s 3 W: Veras (4-1) L: Cook (1-3) Submitted by Reuben It’s not often that the Astros manage to rally in the 7th inning against a tough pitcher and not only tie the game but take the lead....
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submitted by Bench SEPTEMBER 8-10, 2014 Under new management, the surging Astros have taken four of five from the A’s and Angels and now head to the MLB hinterlands of the Pacific Northwest to continue...
View ArticleIt’s the Walk’s Fault
Astros 1, Mariners 4 W:Farquhar (3-1)L:Foltynewicz (0-1)SV:Rodney (44) recap I have to admit, this game was hard to watch. I was able to watch until Downs got his first out and the rest I do not...
View ArticleAstros Soundly Swamp Seattle
Seamen’s wild card hopes fade after Astros take series 2 games to 1. WP: Nick Tropeano (1-0) LP: Hisashi Iwakuma (14-7) SV: Sipp (4) BOX contributed by Sphinx Drummond The Astros took their fourth...
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Disneys 11, Stars 3 contributed by NeilT Yesterday Kris and I drove from Houston to Vernon for my 40th high school reunion. We didn’t leave Houston until noon, and didn’t get to Vernon until after...
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Keuchel halts Angels’ 10-game win streak, HOU wins 6-1 W: Keuchel (11-9) L: Santiago (5-8) Submitted by Reuben This Angels team has really snuck up on the league. Well, on me at least, mostly because I...
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Astros manage only 2 hits in 2-0 defeat. WP: Carlos Carrasco (8-5) LP: Brett Oberholtzer (5-12) contributed by Sphinx Drummond Real Ale Brewery out of Blanco, Texas has become my favorite Texas craft...
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