I’d think about laying a bunt down and using my speed if I was Straw (before two strikes, of course)
It’s good to be king.
It’s hilarious how much the Astros recent success has gotten under their skin.
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I thought this catcher was supposed to be their “good” catcher? He sure didn’t look good on the last couple of pitches.
Straw with runner at first…ball, strike called, ball down, foul, foul on a ball neck high, with Toro running the pitch is fouled, foul, ball down fills up the count…
Toro runs and reaches second but Straw swings
At a ball in the dirt. Toro at second on the steal with two outs.
A ball on the dirt is being kind. It fucking bounced in front of the plate.
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Straw watched that Vlad the Impaler collection and thought he could hit the bouncer, too.
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It would be nice if the Astros would start swinging at hittable pitches and laying off junk like that.
Maldonado looks at a gut pitch fastball for strike one, fouls it back, ball down, ball down, ground out 4-3.
Still trail 1-0 after 5.
One run in 23 innings.
Have to step away a moment so someone can take over PBP.
Top 6:
Voit
Called strike, shift fuck single to second base
Stanton:
Ball, ball (fastball up), swinging strike (high fastball), swinging strike (high fastball), strikes him out on a fastball down the middle. 1 out.
Torres:
Ball (fastball up and away), ball (fastball up), swings through a high fastball, swings through a high fastball, flies out to the warning track in RF. 2 outs.
I’ve only been watching casually, but these announcers seem reasonably knowledgeable.
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Urshela:
Ball (sweeping slider in the dirt), ball (sweeping slider outside), called strike (fastball low and away), swings through a fastball down the middle, flies out to Tucker on a high slider. Inning over.
Astros’ hitters: Unfuck yourselves, immediately.
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The color guy especially seems way above par for a national broadcast
They actually seem to know something about the Astros.
It’s Tom Verducci. He’s a national baseball writer for SI and a regular contributor on MLB Network.
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