What a pitching perfomance. So many swinging K's today for Valdez. What a turn around after the frustrating weekend and sweep from the Rangers.
Before the game, I hoped for five innings from Framber today, After the first inning, I hoped for four again. Seven is beyond my wildest expectation. Two innings of shutout ball from our bullpen is just incredible.
Every cause is important to someone. I don't even like the Julia this and Julia that interruption of the game. Broadcast the game. There's plenty of time before and after play for the cause.
Every now and then I get nostalgic about going to dome games... but then I remember sitting in dumb traffic just to pay for parking, only to park seemingly a mile away with a never ending walk (usually in stifling heat, with no shade if a day game), no real ambience or vibe in the parking lot... nothing to suggest a baseball game was about to get started (could have easily been a gun show or a monster truck rally...same non-existent vibe). Then you get in, the black doors separate the endless upward ramp from the actual concourse. If you had bad seats, you walked forever upwards till you finally found your level. I guess I miss the plush theater-like seats. And there was a distinct smell (popcorn mixed with hot dogs mixed with the recycled a/c...). Completely night/day to going to a game at MMP with the sea of orange crossing the streets together... and of course once you’re in, not a bad seat (or place to stand) in the entire stadium. I’m sure there’s another team that can claim a bigger upgrade between previous stadium to current stadium... but the Astros have to be up there.
Jeez, are you serious? It’s freakin ALS... and actually talking to real people/fans who are impacted by it who were extremely thrilled to be at the game, let alone being interviewed. I get annoyed as any when they bring the promotions lady in for half an inning only to try and drum up ticket sales... but this was not that.
Yes, I'm serious. Talk about it before. Talk about it between play. Talk about it after. But just not during PLAY. I'm not tuning in to see another Jerry Lewis Telethon. I'm tuning in to watch a baseball game. There is plenty of dead air time in a baseball game without intruding on the PLAY.
I understand the preference for a single purpose stadium. But the Astrodome was designed as a multi-purpose stadium and there are many huge events which would not have occurred without it, both good and bad. I'd prefer to call it different rather than an upgrade. But I was really referring to the close game with well struck balls dying in the outfield for outs.
The Padres and Twins immediately come to mind. A large plastic box would be an upgrade for the A's, and the Rays, well that's the most idiotic stadium in the league rn.
What a performance by Framber. In his first two starts he comes back and faces the Padres and the Red Sox... two of the most potent offenses in the league- and proceeds to throw 11 innings and gives up 2 total runs. His curveball was absolutely filthy and he’s been dotting corners with that hard sinker and getting weak contact. Our starting pitching has been marvelous as of late. Hopefully Odorizzi can build off of his solid start last time out and we have Javier to bridge to the back end. Lets bring out the brooms this afternoon.
Out of 162 games (most of which are televised), you're complaining about an extremely small amount of them in which the play by play is overshadowed by topics like ALS? You really think it would be better for them to talk, pause for a pitch, talk, pause for a pitch, talk, etc.?
Yes. But if it's such a worthy cause, the sponsors could contribute their commercial time. But it's not THAT important.
