[Official] Mariners @ Astros

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Porter drops Springer out of cleanup spot to ease pressure on rookie <a href="http://t.co/wXlXIL6DMK">http://t.co/wXlXIL6DMK</a></p>&mdash; Jose de Jesus Ortiz (@OrtizKicks) <a href="https://twitter.com/OrtizKicks/statuses/463015005227479040">May 4, 2014</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>The Astros have designated LHP Raul Valdes for assignment and have recalled LHP Darin Downs from Triple A.</p>&mdash; Houston Astros (@astros) <a href="https://twitter.com/astros/statuses/462966540845854721">May 4, 2014</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p><a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23Astros&amp;src=hash">#Astros</a> lineup for today's rubber game with the Mariners. <a href="https://twitter.com/Collin_McHugh">@Collin_McHugh</a> gets the start for Houston. <a href="http://t.co/lwiA3hDCHp">pic.twitter.com/lwiA3hDCHp</a></p>&mdash; Houston Astros (@astros) <a href="https://twitter.com/astros/statuses/462969300072935425">May 4, 2014</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Welcome! RT <a href="https://twitter.com/SippTony">@SippTony</a>: <a href="https://twitter.com/astros">@astros</a> fan thanks for the warm welcome!!! I feel like I'm at home already. Let's make it do what it do!!!!</p>&mdash; Houston Astros (@astros) <a href="https://twitter.com/astros/statuses/462985999291666432">May 4, 2014</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>LHP Darin Downs, who was called up today, was 1-2 with a 5.54 ERA at OKC with 15 strikeouts and eight earned runs over 13 innings.</p>&mdash; Jose de Jesus Ortiz (@OrtizKicks) <a href="https://twitter.com/OrtizKicks/statuses/463018307692417024">May 4, 2014</a></blockquote>
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Carter should have thrown to the plate.

 

Presley

 

Perhaps, but I am not as confident as Ashby seems to be that he would have had the runner out. Later in the game, if it's close, he should definitely have taken the chance. First inning, get that sure out.

 

Collin is coming back down to earth, and Springer is once again having issues in the outfield.

So whose the first pick in 2015?

 

Damn this is tough to watch, has any professional team (any sport) ever had the top overall pick 4 years in a row?

 

Earlier Ashby says that if Springer has success batting 6th, then the fans will say it is due to him batting 6th and that is not correct.

Now he says that you cannot move Villar out of the 9th spot because he's hitting well there.

 

Yea, it is nice to see Villar doing so well though. Just turned 23 a couple of days ago. Right now him, Castro and Altuve look like guys that could be regulars on a winner. Probably gonna take more than 3 though

 

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Porter has seen enough of McHugh. Jerome Williams will start the fifth inning.
McHugh's line: 4 IP, 8H, 6 R, 5ER, 1BB, 4K. 85/58.</p>&mdash; Jose de Jesus Ortiz (@OrtizKicks) <a href="https://twitter.com/OrtizKicks/statuses/463042720873717760">May 4, 2014</a></blockquote>
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Cut Villar

 

I'd say Villar is our leading all-star candidate right now.

Leads all AL SS in Slugging.

 

Villar is becoming adept at slicing those balls into the Crawford boxes.

 

Didnt know you were an artist J.R.

 

Just when we start scoring, the pitching goes south. Who woulda figured?

 

Him or Altuve, the base running mistakes by Altuve are inexcusable, but other than that he has been outstanding

 

This just in, Leila Rahimi has a nice ass.

Just passed her on the concourse.

 

Unless Williams is valuable in the club house, I'd rather see Clemens or another young pitcher getting his innings.

 

Lol. 3rd post in 2 years. Repped.

 

Villar leads Astros in SLG as well, batting 9th.

Spoiler

Marwin Gonzalez is second in SLG!

 

I was in Houston this weekend and went to my first Astros game in years. The stadium is a total morgue, almost no atmosphere to speak of. It didn't help that even though we had tickets for the upper deck, a section usher still felt compelled to make us move seats from one upper deck section to another. They were lucky to have 9,000 people there yesterday and the team still wants to badger people about moving seats in the upper deck? It's not like we were trying to sneak down to field level.