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Discussion in 'Houston Astros' started by Castor27, Apr 10, 2009.

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  1. BrooksBall

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    TIDP = Tejada into a double play

    PIDP = Pudge into a double play
     
    #61 BrooksBall, Apr 11, 2009
  2. BrooksBall

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    Matsui getting caught stealing in the 1st reminded me of a little analysis Zach Levine did at the end of last season.

    His conclusion: The total effect of the Astros' basestealing efforts vs. never trying at all was roughly a zero.
     
    #62 BrooksBall, Apr 11, 2009
  3. Uprising

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    Looked like he was in there too. Ugh. Ump couldn't see the play, and looks like he assumed Matsui was tagged on the foot. :(

    Bases should have been loaded with no outs. ugh.
     
    #63 Uprising, Apr 11, 2009
  4. BrooksBall

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    Yes, he did look safe. The issue I have is that the overall basestealing effort doesn't seem to have any benefit while it carries the risk of injury.
     
    #64 BrooksBall, Apr 11, 2009
  5. ThreePointShot

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    At least we're walking and pushing up Wainright's pitch count... Now if we could take advantage of it...
     
    #65 ThreePointShot, Apr 11, 2009
  6. H-Town Info

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    RISP avg today so far: 0.000
     
    #66 H-Town Info, Apr 11, 2009
  7. BrooksBall

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    That is an incredibly high pitch count to not have pushed over a single run.

    At least we're making Wainwright work.
     
    #67 BrooksBall, Apr 11, 2009
  8. Uprising

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    Thats about the only thing we are doing.

    3 straight innings leaving 2 men on. come on stros!
     
    #68 Uprising, Apr 11, 2009
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    ugh,,
     
    #69 TesseracT, Apr 11, 2009
  10. H-Town Info

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    long season ahead........
     
    #70 H-Town Info, Apr 11, 2009
  11. right1

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    Wow. This is getting ugly.
     
    #71 right1, Apr 11, 2009
  12. KingCheetah

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    Uh, Good Lord...
     
    #72 KingCheetah, Apr 11, 2009
  13. Lonestar28

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    Great play by Bourn in center and a batting practice, meat fastball to Albert.

    Just f'in great.
     
    #73 Lonestar28, Apr 11, 2009
  14. Fiah

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    Royo with a meatball bases loaded... :rolleyes:
     
    #74 Fiah, Apr 11, 2009
  15. TheRealist137

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    we will win tomorrow, Wandy is officially our stopper.
     
    #75 TheRealist137, Apr 11, 2009
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    :(

    *sigh*
     
    #76 adw, Apr 11, 2009
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    Boom goes the dynamite.... :rolleyes:
     
    #77 Creepy Crawl, Apr 11, 2009
  18. Hammer755

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    Absolutely correct. Most of the studies done on the impact of stolen bases on scoring runs have found that you need somewhere around a 75% success rate to have a positive impact on your offensive performance. The Astros stole a lot of bases last year (114), but their cumulative SB percentage of 68% means they cost themselves more runs than they created on the bases.

    That said, Bourn, Matsui & even Berkman had great individual stolen base seasons. I'd continue to give Bourn and Matsui the green light, and put the brakes on everyone else.
     
    #78 Hammer755, Apr 11, 2009
  19. Uprising

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    Wow that didn't take long.

    Time for some Company of Heroes.
     
    #79 Uprising, Apr 11, 2009
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    I think Pujols just ended Roy Oswalt's career as an Astro. He'll never recover. :(
     
    #80 The Cat, Apr 11, 2009
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