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has said (I haven't read the original article) that there are rumors from someone who knows someone who told someone that he she heard that Roger Clemens might could be headed off to the Texas Rangers because, um, he wants another ring, or something.I've had emails and questions from some non-Texan readers about this, so I'm replica Rado R53492715 Ladie's watch gonna answer in general right here.I will believe that Roger is pregnant before I believe that he is asking to be traded to the Rangers you see, he has a no-trade clause and McLane can't just send him somewhere without looking REALLY bad.McLane is VERY VERY into good PR and he isn't stupid enough to pull something like this unless we got like Texiera PLUS Blaylock PLUS Dellucci and that ain't gonna happen.And McLane is very into his Stars, too.

Bud goes back out there and gets 1,2,3 out.Kuroda gets out Q and Bud, goes to a 3-2 count on Bud, by the way, the first Astros hitter to get a 3-2 count.Then Bourn goes to a 3-2 count and singles, Kepp singles, Lance walks, Carlos drives in 2, Pence beats replica Rolex 116200-WRO Men's watch out an IF hit and bases are loaded again.But Feliz grounds out and strands everyone, but it's a tie game.Bud goes back out there.Paul lines out, Manny grounds out, Kemp smashes a liner off Bud's arm.

For example, Brad Ausmus never played any position except catcher in any regular season game until manager Phil Garner had him play games at first, second and third as a 2000 Detroit Tiger.He didn't play out of position again until Phil took over.The replica (Louis Vuitton)LV 4246 watch only players he hasn't done this with are guys who simply CAN'T play somewhere else.You KNOW Eric Bruntlett was his ideal player…2 his complete and total insistence on lefty righty matchups, both hitting AND pitching.

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I believe McLane ordered Phil to play Biggio leadoff and only rest Biggio when Biggio wanted to be rested.So I will not criticize Phil for obeying orders.I also will not criticize Phil for keeping Berkman in the lineup.I also will not criticize Phil for batting Pence 5th or 6th instead of second because we need SOMEONE who can drive in runs. replica (Louis Vuitton)LV 4254 watch Berkman is still walking a lot, Lee often hits singles after Berkman gets on and we HAVE to have someone behind them who can drive them in.And Pence is having a tough time adjusting to ML pitching yes, I know he is getting “hits” but they have been infield dribblers to short and he has only gotten the ball out of the infield once in the past 5 games.

He does NOT need any more pressure that would come from being moved up in the lineup.I also will not poke at Phil for keeping Adam Everett in the lineup this team is mostly groundball pitchers and there HAS to be someone who can vacuum replica (Louis Vuitton)LV 4253 watch and the other option, Mark Loretta, can't catch a cold at short, as should be MORE than obvious to anyone who has seen him try to play there.OK now what do I have to complain about? Plenty! Phil has 2 obsessions that cause trouble1 his belief hope that every player should be able to play anywhere.

He got hurt midway thru 02, needed TJ surgery, and was released by Toronto and picked up by St Louis a REAL good move by them went 22 8 in 39 GS with a 3.51 ERA was hurt for the playoffs and WS last year, and in fact, most experts believe that he was the ace of the staff last year and the Cards lost the Series because he wasn't available (like replica Rado R12636113 Men's watch winning one game would have made any difference…)Anyway,this year: News s have to have SOMETHING to print.They can print any rumors they want as long as it isn't libel and I'm surprised what they CAN get away with about “public figures…”A NY

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Blake then hits a single to center, Michael Bourn grabs it, fires a perfect line to Q, who, the ump says, misses the tag on Loney sliding home.Q objects, but looks to me as if the ump got it right.?De Witt Ks.And just like that, it's Dodgers replica Rolex 116200-SRO Men's watch Astros zippo.Husband carefully doesn't say anything.Then Carlos jacks out a 2-0 pitch and there goes the nono.Pence lines out, Feliz pops up and Kaz strikes out swinging he looks beyond sad.But I guess Ed Wade is determined to keep running him out there, don't ask me why, he's got zero trade value.

I heard that McLane has said he not gonna trade our future (these guys) for a veteran bat and I hope he meant it it's NOT like last year where Beltran, once he decided to play like BELTRAN, made a difference.And speaking of future, today on national TV Fox Saturday afternoon game, it's Wandy Rodriguez and new catcher Humberto Quintero vs replica Rado R2262271 Men's watch Jason Marquis.I hope they remember that Marquis can hit.I hope we don't embarrass ourselves out there.Losing happens.Bad coaching and heads up butt play (yes, I'm talkin to YOU Willy-T) is NOT OK.I wonder why we are starting Wandy instead of Roger, so Brandon Backe can go tomorrow Brandon do NOT lose at home.

Maybe Roger wanted an extra day of rest.So we all gonna be at the game- me and Husband and kids and Brotherman and Sisterwoman and Mama and 2 of her gf from their League.Poor ol Brotherman he was never into baseball, but he didn't realize that Sisterwoman had REALLY been converted perverted into an Astros fan by Mama and replica Rado Integral Mini Ladie's watch me and now they married and he stuck. So today, it's Wandy Rodriguez, LHP vs Jason Marquis, RHP.(wonder if we gonna see Orlando Palmeiro out there in CF he a lefty, and Willy -T needs to be taught a lesson… On the other hand, Palmeiro can NOT run down balls like

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There is a time to be “aggressive” and a time to use common sense.The 3rd base coach is SUPPOSED to know the opposing fielders and their throwing abilities as well as the runners and their running abilities.Excusing bad judgement on the basepaths is like me telling my kids it's OK to cross the street but I somehow forget to teach them replica Rado R21540202 Ladie's watch not to do that when a truck coming down the street.GrAre managers judged by the coaches they pick? Because they SHOULD be.And I mean on the ability to coach well, not just be a suckup.

I'm GLAD that at least Phil can't get rid of Cheo replica Rado Sintra Superjubile Ceramic Mini watch.What else? Morgan Ensberg is in a slump.Todd Self seems to have a pretty good batting eye one 10 pitch and 1 nine pitch AB- hit the ball pretty well, too, unfortunately, right at fielders.Our guys are fielding pretty well.Adam Everett made a heads up play to get Molina at third.And Lance Berkman made Web Gems with a diving stop and tag out of Eckstein.And in spite of the fact that both Todd Self and Chris Burke are playing the OF for the first time in their careers, they've done REAL well out there even though neither one has an arm as good as Luke Scott.I like watching the rooks play, even if they not hitting like ROYs they our future and I'd rather watch them learn to play together than watch the bench guys.

The more things change, the more they stay the same.As a whole lot of yall have noticed, I haven't been calling out Phil Garner near as much as I usually do.Why? Because I firmly believe, whether or not I am right or wrong about this, that Drayton McLane is actually some of the decisions that should be left up to Phil and ALL of the decisions that replica (Louis Vuitton)LV 4261 watch should be left up to Purpura.I believe that McLane, and yes, this is OPINION, decided that this year that he would go all out marketing Biggio and the Quest For 3000, since he decided not to deal with his other 2 primadonnas, who were who he used to heavily market the team previously.

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So Andy Pettitte, who has spent almost his entire baseball career in the AL, remember, advances to second on the play.Two outs.?Then Taveras hits a single to shallow right.So Taguchi is playing right.So Taguchi is usually a freaking replica Rado R27677162 Men's watch because he has an arm like a cannon, remember?! So Andy Pettitte, who is a pitcher and can't run for beans, is waved home by Mansolino.Of course, Molina already has the ball when poor Pettitte is halfway between 3rd and home and naturally Pettitte doesn't do something unbelievably freaking stupid like keep running and try to slide or something.Running bases is something he really hasn't done in like at least 15 years probably more.But I hear the loud boos from the crowd they BETTER be booing Mansolino, who later said, well, Phil TOLD me to be aggressive.Excuse me.

So we could, uh, find something more interesting.Man,he being Man.Or is it Man,he being He-Man?Anyway, so I told him don't be silly.You gotta give me at LEAST 5 innings to see if Kuroda is gonna get a nono.So naturally, Bud gets the first 2 guys out, then walks Manny on a 3-2 count (he should just pretend Manny is Pujols) then gave replica Rolex 116200-SAO Men's watch up a GR double to the far right hand corner to Kemp and that balls was almost gone, then decided to pitch to Loney good, I HATE IBBs, especially in the first inning, but Loney drove in both runs with a single.Then, with Blake batting, he steals second and with a not so good jump while Q bobbles the ball.

Of course, Qualls came in in the 8th it is his inning or some such stupidity and gave up a homer to Reynolds.Chad Tracy is praying the ML scouts check out the holes in Reynolds swing and cool him off, just as Pence has been cooled off, before he gets off the DL in a few weeks.Mo Ensberg came in in the 9th as a PH to face a lefty and hit a replica (Louis Vuitton)LV 4256 watch pitch 400 something feet looked like his old swing.Hopefully, he’s heating up at the same time that Lamb is slumping.Of course, I’m sure there will be yet ANOTHER lineup tomorrow.Just as long as Loretta isn’t at short and Lamb isn’t at third or Sampson might as well not even bother.

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You see, if you have very poor infield defense, your reliever is going to have to strike guys out and in that park with Lee in left and Palmeiro in right and a rookie in center, getting guys to FLY out isn’t smart.So Phil SHOULD have pulled him after the replica (Louis Vuitton)LV 4259 watch Quentin double when it was more than obvious that White didn’t have a strikeout pitch goin on.And IBB Montero hoping to get a GIDP from Clark was just plain crazy look at the infield they can’t turn a DP because ADAM ISN’T THERE ANY MORE!I had a feeling the Rick White suddenly turning into gold after years of succulousness wasn’t going to work out he’s been worked multiple innings many times and he hasn’t worked like that in years and it was bound to catch up.

He gave up 7 ER in 0.1 IP today and his ERA went from 2.91 to 5.73 not something great.And it wouldn’t have if Adam and Mo had been there to make the replica (Louis Vuitton)LV 4258 watch plays.They should have kept Springer instead of signing White and brought up one of the A guys to pitch long relief instead of signing Moehler.So there we are, down 10-2 at the end of the inning, because Borkowski, who came in to relieve White and get the final 2 outs gave up a 447′ homer to the new third baseman Reynolds, a kid up from AA because Chad Tracy just went on the DL.

The suicide squeeze is on Willy is supposed to bunt the ball down the third base line with Everett a mad dash for home.BUT, instead of at LEAST swinging to protect the runner, he draws the bat back!! and Everett is dead meat in a run down.Now Taveras WAS showing bunt, so it's hard to believe he missed the sign, but he has to do SOMETHING to protect the runner if there's a bad pitch it's like he forgot there is a RUNNER on base (like he forgets there are other outfielders in the OF)?. replica Rado R53543156 Ladie's watch inexcusable.Adam is out.

2011年1月20日星期四

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I know what you're going to say, Well, man or woman of many caps, calm down.For I am going to dive into a topic about Cena and Nexus that not many have gone over.Because of the WWE Bragging Rights and Survivor Series Posters, it's obvious that WWE will be keeping Nexus around longer than tonight.This is why it's pretty much replica Tag Heuer cw2111.fc6177 watch obvious that Wade Barrett will somehow beat John Cena tonight.I highly doubt it would be cleanly, simply because we have John Cena, the Superman of WWE vs.basically a rookie in Barrett.Sure, Barrett is a big guy with a lot of talent.But because he is billed as a rookie, there is no way he could come out on top cleanly vs.

a nine-time World Champion in John Cena.Therefore, Barrett will beat Cena, but in a controversial way.This means Cena would have to join Nexus and take orders from Barrett.For how long is another story entirely.This means, while Nexus and Cena may be booed, Cena is not a full-fledged heel in all of this.He'd basically be doing the Nexus' dirty replica Tag Heuer ct511b.ba0564 watch work just because he had to do so, not because he wanted to in any way whatsoever.The only way we'd see Cena turn heel tonight is if he did a Finger Poke of Doom type of thing with Barrett, where he'd basically lay down and give Barrett the win.So, for all of you out there who are saying, you may need to hold your horses.

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He and Bourgeois play pretty well there, but they ain't no Bourn.We get so used to Michael, it's hard to not criticize other guys for not being him.And those guys are waaaaay better than Jason Michaels.I guess I should say that Bogu took the golden replica Tag Heuer cah1113.bt0714 watch sombrero.However, it took a minimum of 7 pitches to get him out and he went to 3-2 counts twice.Pence did nothing, Clank hit an elcheapo into the Crawford Boxes and CJ singled, scored the first run, GIDP and grounded out.Good news is that Wilton Lopez and Fernando Abad and Brandon Lyon all went out and threw scoreless innings.

Meaning that the bullpen had a scoreless series, which is great.So the 2010 Astros end up 76-86, 2 games improved over last year.I'll do the autopsy on this year's corpse over the next few weeks.I won't be writing every day, but will try to Post on days in which there are no games.Congrats to the Rays for winning the NL East (they're my AL replica Tag Heuer waf1123.bb0807 watch team because of the huge number of ex-Stros).The Yecchs take the WC and go to Minnesota.They've always, and I mean always beaten the Twins in the playoffs, so let's hope the Twins this year have their Astros-Braves 04 year.And speaking of Braves, congrats to them for winning the WC.Guess they went out and won one for the Chipper.so to speak.Congrats to the Giants, winning on the last day of the year.

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Only twice did a hitter force Zambrano to throw at least 6 pitches in an AB.Same crap, different day.In the 7th, Z lost a bit of control after Pence ROE5, walking the next 2 hitters.Then CJ got a FC RBI and Brett Wallace hit a 2 RBI double.The boy is determined to go out with a bang, so he won't necessarily get poopoo-canned.He's got exactly zero left to do at AAA.Good news is that for the second day in a row, the Astros bullpen gave up replica Tag Heuer 1 cl111c.ft6000 watch zero runs.And today was family day.All of us went - wasn't exactly tough to find seats together,

So we got there in time for me to see someone warming up who looked righty - NO WANDY!!!!! and there I was in my Wandy shirt, hoping he would throw a shutout to finish off the year, but no, it was Figgy (found out from someone else in the section that Wandy had pulled something.?rib muscle? and so no Wandy.sobBut Figgy was absolutely the replica Tag Heuer wjf131h.ba0572 watch awesome.Really.Honest.In 6 innings, he went to 3 ball counts TWICE (not counting the IBB) and he struck out EIGHT, gave up 5 singles and a double down the line and no hard hit balls.I was a little disdainful of him shutting out the Reds' bench last week, but today, he faced the Cubs regular lineup and he was absolutely NAILS.Looked as if he coulda pitched the 7th, too.

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I guess I should call this game - the home plate ump refuses to call almost any pitch below the mid-thighs or anywhere near the outside corner as a strike.Bud walked SEVEN, and I went home and looked at gameday, just to make sure I wasn't completely crazy, and I wasn't.Bud did his darndest to adjust, but the Cubs had the sense (unlike the Astros, but I'll get there in a minute) to not swing at much.He gave up only 2 runs, one by a Castillo replica Tag Heuer cj1110.ba0576 watch smash off the LF bullpen with Bobby Scales, who is VERY fast scoring from first (he walked) and the other on a fly ball to right by Casey Coleman, the PITCHER, on a ball that Pence TOTALLY misplayed.

He twisted and turned on his way to the ball like - well, like a guy who didn't know which way to go.Not that it would have mattered if he had caught it, because losing 1-0 isn't real too different than losing 2-0.The Astros swung early and they swung often - they went to a 3 ball count exactly 3 times, and one of those was a walk to Castro.CJ has replica Tag Heuer waf1414.ba0812 watch slumped badly since the beginning of the Washington series, and he's swinging at almost every single pitch.Bagwell has been working with him, I guess, trying to get him to go the other way and it is helping him ground into double plays.Baggy walked a LOT.The Astros are last in walks in the NL, and last in OBP, gee, what a surprise.

Bourgeois, Kepp, Clank and CJ all went ofer, and you ain't gonna win like that.And Saturday, it was grrrrls night out - Went with Lil Miss and Mama and a few of her gf - and for once, the Box was pretty crowded (Biggio bobblehead giveaway, natcherly)so we got to Watch J Happ not be able to find the strike zone - and THIS time, replica Tag Heuer wah1110.bt0714 Men's watch wasn't all the ump, although it sure nuff was to the first batter - THREE pitches called balls were right in the strike zone.But tonight, Anderson Hernandez was playing second - what IS it with playing this guy so much? He's this year's Matt Kata.I hope to gawd that he's NOT on next year's team, and if he's not, why on earth not get as much playing time for Tommy Manzella and Angel Sanchez as possible?