Rockies @ Astros

hey don't complain.... i live in albuquerque (considered Rockies and D-back country) and so even though i paid $159 this year Extra Innings it got blacked out. I get Fox Sports Rocky Mountain but the game was on a local UPN channel (which I can't get since Abq has there own UPN channel). I then bought the one-day pass for MLBTV but forgot that was blacked out also... I was stuck with the Gamecast version and glimpses of highlights during the Giants game....

And to boot the game tonight is the exact same thing....

 

I'm not sure if this has been asked, but assuming we win tonight and the Giants lose, should Clemens go tomorrow night?

Considering we have Backe(our #3 starter) available, I think it's worth the risk to have him go against the Rockies. Even with Backe, you have to like our chances. And the upside is tremendous, by allowing Clemens to (A) get adequate rest, and (B) start the 1st playoff game. Even if we lose and the Giants win, the Rocket can pitch in the one game playoffs on his normal rest.

 

Meh,

I think you have to pitch Clemens, you want to avoid a one game playoff at all costs, if you don't pitch him and we lose and the Giants tie us, you have to pitch him in the WC game anyway, so either way you have to pitch him.

DD

 

Well, I'm not so sure just how much of a sure thing is Clemens on short rest. That's what scares me more than the fact that he won't be available quickly for the playoffs.

Of course, this is looking like a moot point. The Giants are blanking the Dodgers behind Brett Freaking Tomko. Can't believe the Dodgers hitters are picking this time to do some Cub impersonations.

 

Colorado
AB R H RBI BB K LOB Season Avg
C. Barmes 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294
R. Clayton ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278
T. Helton 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .349
V. Castilla 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270
J. Burnitz cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .285
B. Hawpe rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263
T. Greene c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279
J. Piedra lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .302
S. Estes p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239
Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Houston
AB R H RBI BB K LOB Season Avg
C. Biggio lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282
C. Beltran cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269
J. Bagwell 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269
L. Berkman rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .315
J. Kent 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .285
M. Ensberg 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277
R. Chavez c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .209
E. Bruntlett ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .224
R. Oswalt p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .147
Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Colorado
IP H R ER BB K HR Season ERA
S. Estes 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.73

Houston
IP H R ER BB K HR Season ERA
R. Oswalt 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.56

 

I totally disagree. I think if the Giamts lose and we win, you hold off on pitching Clemens. This way he is on his normal rest and if we were to lose Sunday, he can pitch the playoff game...and if we win on Sunday (without roger) he pitches Game 1.

 

Their not showing this game on FSSW or 51? ARGH!

 

Check 51 again... I'm getting it.

 

I'm in D/FW, though. They usually pick up those games and show them here. I guess their not tonight as I'm getting "World Series of Poker". Sigh... .

 

So far so good. Lets hope the bats came to hit tonight.

 

Yea... that's probably because this game was not originally on the schedule to be on the Astros network.

It only got added when the Hou/Milwaukee game was shifted to ESPN a couple of weeks ago.

Oswalt got thru the 1st fine... inducing a nice DP from Helton.

 

Biggio delivers!!!!!!!!!!!!!

1-0

 

Leadoff HR by Bidge... that was a major Crawford box shot (meaning it landed in the 1st row).

 

Biggio goes deep!!!

1-0 Stros

 

bah.... missed the start of the game

*scrambles to tv*

 

SF/LA update: Dodgers bring the tying run to the plate in the 9th inning. 2 men on, nobody out... down 3-0.

 

Damn you Vinny Castilla

1-1

 

Ugh.... never throw a fastball middle-in to Vinny.

He is quite quite good at hitting them.

 

they just showed a 3-0 final for the Giant game

its 3-1 bases loaded 1 out for the Dodgers
they need to fix that!!

 

kent hr!