Hate predictions, but screw it, I'll go for the reverse jinx. There will be no home runs for the Stros tonight.
Originally Posted by Legend Killer So is he suppose to sacrafice this game because the they dont have a day off in two weeks. You are suppose to play to win the game. You have to give your team the best chance to win the game and when its obvious your starter doesnt have it, you owe it to your players to pull him regardless of the inning, or when the next day off is. cough, cough. what is it the BBS people say? PWNED?? chris sampson: pulled after .2 innings. one day after the smug, know-it-all made this post.
He took one great hitter's fastball his 1st AB, but outside of that he's looked much, much better. Hitting it where it's pitched. Very encouraging.
Yes, I am duly somethinged. What was different about last game & this one? Anything? Let's kiss & make up & try to talk baseball now, mmmkay? I know my ankles are delicious, but have some self-restraint.
rocketfat: Backe yesterday at the time of the suggestion: 2+ innings, 3 runs Sampson today: 2/3 inning, 6 runs Kind of a different scenario.
well, none of that really made sense! i'm sure you thought taking sampson out after .2 was the correct and obvious call. i'm sure you were also sweating out somebody calling you out about that. have fun wiggling, squirming, and grasping at strawzizising your way out of it though. i'll have fun watchin ya!
This is so frustrating to watch. Already given up 18 runs in last two games. It feels like enough to last a lifetime. Make the hurt go away.
Is it just me, or does Carlos look even slower and more plodding going after balls in the OF than normal.
no, actually, it's quite the same. except in this scenario your taxing your bullpen that you need for the next 20 straight games for 8+ innings instead of 5. i like to see that you regulars rush to the defense when one of your own get called out though.
Quite the same? Let's play with the numbers a little, shall we? At the point in which someone called for Cooper's firing for not pulling Backe yesterday, he had given up 3 runs in 2+ innings. ERA of 13.50, at that point, for the game. Tonight, Sampson was pulled after giving up 6 runs in 2/3 of an inning, with two remaining on base. His ERA for the game was 81.00. 81.00... 13.50... yeah, that's the same.
it's the same in the context of what your friend was saying. i'm not going to continuing arguing this though. as buck turduckin would say "i cant understand things for ya, kid".
The Astros look spent for the night. Maybe they should call it a night? They kind of look like the team that played 22 innings and didn't get to sleep until 3 am. Take the rest of the night off. lol. But, put Oscar and Valverde in first so we can give up a few more runs...preferrably homeruns.
