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08-07-2012, 02:57 PM
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Re: Goodness gracious (Astros)
As the Braves noted ...
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08-07-2012, 03:14 PM
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Re: Goodness gracious (Astros)
I tell you what, the first time I watched that play, it was a bit humorous, but just kinda made me remember that disaster of a play that the Reds made that allowed J.D. Martinez to get a t-ball inside the park home run.
But then I don't think anything can top the slapstick comedy of the pitcher/1b collision, followed by Matt Downs flying through the air. That is what clinched it, couldn't stop laughing there for a minute, had to watch it a few more times. Might rank up there with the Gus Frerotte left handed interception in the Bungles worst archives.
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08-07-2012, 03:19 PM
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Re: Goodness gracious (Astros)
Last week I went to a class A game and left marvelling at the infielders' inability to pick up a baseball. I particularly thought that Pirates prospect Alen Hanson would never stick at short.
I've changed my mind. He could play in Houston's infield right now.
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08-07-2012, 03:38 PM
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Re: Goodness gracious (Astros)
 That uncoordinated, melodramatic dive of the third basemen makes that play for me. At least they're contributing humor at this point.
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08-07-2012, 04:08 PM
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Re: Goodness gracious (Astros)
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08-07-2012, 04:31 PM
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Re: Goodness gracious (Astros)
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08-07-2012, 04:41 PM
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Re: Goodness gracious (Astros)
I have seen the Reds of yesteryear throw the ball all over the park like that before. The season gets long and the Astro's have been out of it since January.
On a side note MLB should be embarassed by the product the Astro's are sending out there right now. |
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08-07-2012, 04:54 PM
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Re: Goodness gracious (Astros)
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08-07-2012, 04:54 PM
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Re: Goodness gracious (Astros)
Wasn't it against the Astros when a Red (Eric Davis, IIRC) bunted a ball and the pitcher threw it past first base down the right field line. The result was almost like a bunted inside-the-park-homer, but I think it was ruled a 3 base error. I think it happened in the Astrodome and maybe Joe Niekro was the pitcher, but perhaps I'm imagining part or all of this.
Anybody else remember that?
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08-07-2012, 05:05 PM
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Re: Goodness gracious (Astros)
I saw Anderson Machado score on his own bunt in a game against the Braves.
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08-07-2012, 05:15 PM
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08-07-2012, 05:22 PM
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08-07-2012, 05:49 PM
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Re: Goodness gracious (Astros)
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08-07-2012, 07:43 PM
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Re: Goodness gracious (Astros)
On a related topic, there was NO ONE in the stands.
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08-08-2012, 08:29 AM
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Re: Goodness gracious (Astros)
How many wrong/bad/erroneous things happened on that play - for both teams --i put the over under at 10.
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