[Official] Tigers @ Astros

Well id say it's much easier to rebuild through the draft in baseball than in basketball.

 

That usually happens when 3/5 of the rotation has been ineffective to incompetent.

On Jose Veras blowing the save: Despite that, he hasn't been a horror show. Sure, he's got a 5.25 ERA, but his FIP is 2.75. Veras has also had some pretty crappy luck, as in addition to his FIP being 2.5 runs lower than his actual ERA, he's allowed a .355 BABIP and a 61.6% strand rate. His strand rate has usually been in the mid-70s in his career.

However, I do agree that there shouldn't be a closer for this team. I hope Josh Fields is ready to return in the next 2 weeks or so...

 

Yikes, not sure what that song is about but I gave up on it after about 10 seconds. That is horrible music man

 

So ... Humber... getting down early to Verlander is looking like a sure fire way to be 0-7. Yikes.

 

I know it is a Sunday line-up, but the starting 9 (Grossman/Martinez/Castro/Pena/Corporan/Laird/Ankiel/Cedeno/Gonzalez) doesn't exactly look like it's going to be a lot of (any?) trouble for Verlander (at least Castro already has a walk).

 

Is there really any reason to give Humber another start?

Paul Clemens anyone???

 

No hits through 6, but Verlander already at 98 pitches.

 

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>And there it is. Carlos Pena lines a clean single into RF with one out in the seventh. Verlander no-hitter over.</p>&mdash; Brian McTaggart (@brianmctaggart) <a href="https://twitter.com/brianmctaggart/status/331175296197857281">May 5, 2013</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>Were it not for Rick Ankiel and Jose Veras, this would be the Tigers splitting a four-game series with Houston</p>&mdash; Astros County (@AstrosCounty) <a href="https://twitter.com/AstrosCounty/status/331177985170354177">May 5, 2013</a></blockquote>
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There is money to be made here folks, just sayin

 

great observation after listening to 10 seconds... that album was really good, they did a great job to distance timberlake from a boyband image and broke into the r&b scene.. i cant fathom anyone saying timbaland is horrible, if you dont like it you dont like it,but horrible?? pssshhh.. timbo is king..

anyways back on topic..

 

Housecleaning, Part 1....

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>Astros make roster moves. JD Martinez reinstated from DL, Paredes, Crowe called up from AAA; Ankiel, F. Martinez designated for assignment.</p>&mdash; Houston Astros (@astros) <a href="https://twitter.com/astros/status/331531803510853632">May 6, 2013</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>Brandon Laird also optioned to AAA.</p>&mdash; Houston Astros (@astros) <a href="https://twitter.com/astros/status/331531855939641345">May 6, 2013</a></blockquote>
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I for one am glad to see some movement. I was beginning to wonder when patience/waiting would run out.

Perhaps this serves notice to Carter whose numbers are only marginally better than Ankiel.

 

That Torii Hunter steal was pretty indicative that have already checked out mentally.

 

They're playing the angels tonight

CJ Wilson's woman is fine. She's near Vanessa on my list.

 

They play the Angels tomorrow night.

 

i'm a broken record, but it seems like ankiel should be giving it one last shot at pitching before he calls it a career.

 

The Astros have a lot of AAAA talent in AAA. This will make for some hard decisions for the 40 man roster prior to the next Rule 5 draft. It is probably better for the Astros to give those bubble players some Show time before then.