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Smell the Glove: 07/16/2006 - 07/23/2006

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This Sports Blog Goes to Eleven. Saturday, July 22, 2006. Nostradamus Still Works Here. And He's Pi$ ed Off. After Special K connected in the first inning for only his ninth. Dinger of the year- wow, he sure was a productive slugging free-agent, wasn't he? The score stood Astros 3, Mets 0. I'm not exactly sure why, but I knew at the time that we probably wouldn't score again. The question becomes one of whether the lead could hold up. Swinging wildly at the ever-elusive rally with his bat. By the way, Ti...

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Smell the Glove: 05/28/2006 - 06/04/2006

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This Sports Blog Goes to Eleven. Wednesday, May 31, 2006. Or, How to Make Guys Look Like This at the Plate. Okay, I feel like it's time to have a discussion on pitching, especially after our latest disAstro performance on the hill by Gallows. I figured that it'll help the average viewer/fan appreciate our frustrations with Astro pitching a little more if he/she understands the nuances of being effective in the circle. How to Pitch and Get Guys Out. Get Ahead, Stay Ahead. The worst thing a pitcher can do ...

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Smell the Glove: 06/11/2006 - 06/18/2006

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This Sports Blog Goes to Eleven. Friday, June 16, 2006. This Just In. the Cubs Suck. Astros 3, Cubs 2. Let us start by saying. For giving Brad Ausmus a pitch he could handle. We know you're statistically a reliable guy, but we really appreciate your gift to Brad and, consequently, our team. For making an easy play look hard. We appreciate your filling in for. Leadoff single in the bottom of the frame by hitting into a twin-killing. For killing about 8,000 worms on your 17-hopper to the plate, just. The L...

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Smell the Glove: 06/25/2006 - 07/02/2006

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This Sports Blog Goes to Eleven. Thursday, June 29, 2006. It's not that I've lost interest in posting on StG. It's just that I'm waiting for the Astros to, you know, win. A game so I have something to talk about. That may be quite a while. Posted by Shafty at 5:02 PM. Wednesday, June 28, 2006. Roger pitched another good game, only to get no run support from his offense and a world-class job by C.B. behind the plate. Now our hopes of salvaging. Let's see. that makes. Let's refresh. I don't care. Sorry, Mo...

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Smell the Glove: 07/02/2006 - 07/09/2006

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This Sports Blog Goes to Eleven. Saturday, July 08, 2006. Ignites the Blame Thrower*. Let's see, after the Mole blew a two-run lead with two outs in the ninth inning, where shall we begin to apportion responsibility where due? Getting hittable pitches. He isn't doing anything with them, other than watching them come right down the pipe or, at best, fouling them off. Ideal Solution. Vortex, if you're hurt. Tell Gar[d]ner or Purpura. You're NOT getting the job done and, at the moment, you're hurting th...

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Smell the Glove: 05/21/2006 - 05/28/2006

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This Sports Blog Goes to Eleven. Saturday, May 27, 2006. The Sun Made Me Do It! One thing I will say about us and the Astros is that when we're bad, we admit it. Unlike the Chicago Baby Bears who, as usual, must find some extenuating circumstance to blame. For, we all. They would've won the World Series had it not been for that fan guy with the headphones! The sun made me do it! What makes this story even better is. The Cubbies managed to lose this one. Marcus Giles of the Braves scored. Phil Garner's ta...

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Smell the Glove: 06/18/2006 - 06/25/2006

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This Sports Blog Goes to Eleven. Thursday, June 22, 2006. Bizarro Astros Lead Team to Victory. Of the Bucs, who's currently at .353). Of course, my first. Inclination, then, was to think, "He'll no-hit us or some crap.". Well, what happened more closely resembled the "some crap" part of my statement than the "no-hit" part, but we still looked pretty much like. Fortunately for the local boys, a few of the Bizarro Astros decided to pay a visit. Bizarro. Gets clutch hits with RISP. Gar[d]ner, he simply reli...

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Smell the Glove: 07/30/2006 - 08/06/2006

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This Sports Blog Goes to Eleven. Monday, July 31, 2006. Time to Catch Up. So I just got this new laptop at work, and such, and was sort of away from the Internet for a few days. Then. I went out to the country this weekend and, with everything else going on, managed only to see part of Saturday's game with the D-Backs (and listen to the first half or yesterday's game). So, all I pretty much knew about this weekend was the following:. Purpura's going to make a deal for a middle-of-the-order bat. You’re ne...

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Smell the Glove: 07/23/2006 - 07/30/2006

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This Sports Blog Goes to Eleven. Wednesday, July 26, 2006. Some serious problems facing our boys:. Twice last night we got lead-off doubles and failed to score. We've seen this happen all too often. one or two runners in scoring position with less than two out, and we can't push either of them across the plate. If this continues, we'll be talking like the Cubs in about another week or two. Our hitters don't look like they want to hit. I don't care what Gar[d]ner says, they don't look "hitterish."...Compa...