anyone catch oswalt postgame on 610 with matt and adam? they asked him if it was possible that he signs a long-term extension before the season's over if the deal was right? he said he yes, he would like to remain on the 'stros, this is the team that drafted him and he would like to stay here. he likes the leaders in the front office and he's finally figuring out his way around the city. he sounded upbeat about it, though as matt and adam mentioned he was probably in a really good mood because of the blowout. they also asked if there was any other farm equipment that drayton could buy him as part of the extension. he said he needed an excavator and that drayton already promised him one if they won the world series. a little good news on my favorite player but i won't get excited until he signs that extension. however it is better then that little pout he put on last week.
Man, we've out scored the Pirates 17-2 so far in this series. Now THAT, is dominating. Let's hope for more runs for Roger tonight and bring out the brooms.
It's just a smokescreen, Max. Jesus Ortiz tolded us that Roy's pissed off, so Roy's pissed off. Got it?
Speaking of busting up no-hitters (and my buddy Thomas did it last night after the 3rd...and 1st batter in the 4th = double); did anybody see this out of NY? Awesome meltdown. Thinking before one speaks has never been a prerequisite for gaining employment as a sports radio talkie. In fact, some mouths are encouraged - in the name of ratings or buzz - to flap their yaps with no regard for truth, accuracy, or rationale. And yet, there are times when a talkie totally loses it. There is never shtick involved when a guy has purchased a one-way ticket to Insaneville. That's the city ESPN-1050's Michael Kay, who also is the TV voice of the Yankees on the Yankees Entertainment & Sports Network, visited Friday. Kay's meltdown (that's being kind) was triggered by the contention that baseball voices can jinx teams they work for. During the discussion, Kay was accused of putting the whammy on Chien-Ming Wang because he once informed viewers Wang was pitching a perfect game. The notion any announcer could put the kibosh on a no-hitter or perfect game, by alerting viewers to the fact one is in progress, is absurd. Still, it is one of those age-old superstitions some fans still believe in. Kay was right in taking issue with it. Unfortunately, he went about it the wrong way. And wrong is not nearly a strong enough word to describe the way he went about it. In essence, a caller - Jimmy - pushed the right button to set Kay off. He sent Kay to Wig City by simply saying it is against "baseball etiquette" for an announcer or analyst to even mention that a pitcher is working on a no-hitter or perfect game. Kay became extremely defensive and defiant. He flipped, going into a full scream/rant mode. Kay: "... Why shouldn't I say it (that a pitcher is throwing a no-hitter or perfect game)? Tell me Jimmy. Why?" Jimmy: "Because it's not baseball etiquette." Kay: "... Don't tell me it's baseball etiquette. It used to be etiquette to have black people as slaves. ..." You could hear Jimmy groan and the air going out of other listeners, too. Kay's inappropriate comparison was over-the-top. A few seconds later, he topped it. Kay: "Jimmy. Tell me why? Tell me why I can't say it." As if he was waving a red cape in a bull's face, Jimmy, again, parroted his "baseball etiquette" line. Kay: "That's a stupid, stupid thing to say. ... Baseball etiquette? There's a lot of rules that don't make sense. That's why there was Nazi Germany. Why did they march people into ovens? Well, that's what they told them to do ..." Even I'm not presumptuous enough to try explaining how Kay's mind (moving from no-hitters to "baseball etiquette" to slavery to Nazi Germany) was functioning on this occasion. Unless, of course, it was not functioning. So, never say "baseball etiquette" around Kay. Especially if his mouth starts to move. Or he's holding a bat. Or some other blunt object. http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/story/441724p-372057c.html
Of course he's over it. He and Purp had a sit-down in San Diego a couple of days after the trade deadline. JdJO's attempts to stir **** up were all for naught. Tragic.
Reds are losing 5-0 against the Cardinals. Hopefully the cards can finish this one out on top. Unlike the walk off homer last night.
If the Cards can hold on and we can finish off the Bucs tonight we'll have really come a long way in a short amount of time. I honestly wanted to give up on this team after we blew that game against the Dbacks a couple weeks back, but once again the Stros prove me wrong.
i think i wanna catch the Reds first. the only thing i don't like about the wild card is that it has cheapened what division title winner used to mean. but it would not shock me to see the cards miss the playoffs entirely.
actually, what cheapens the meaning of a division winner is a sub .500 record. nothing like breaking out the champaign like going 83 -79 for the season.
nice. let's (please!) finish off the bucs tonight. i'm feeling good about this club right now, especially our offense. i actually think we have one of the more potent offenses in the NL at this point. consistency out of both offense and pitching is the key here! GO STROS.
really? i personally think we are going through a cycle of good hitting. We have been so piss poor the last couple months, this is the cycle of good hitting period that we are going through
