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Post by iowafan on Aug 15, 2010 20:23:42 GMT -5
Wandy Rodriguez will take the mound first in this next series. We need to get another pitcher in the rotation soon because we have 17 straight days of ballgames. Actually it was 20 days straight which I think is a bit excessive. It seems like they could have created a better schedule than that. Now it should be tough for the Astros as thin as they are in pitching. If they have any injuries during this time what will happen? Niese is pitching for the Mets and he has had some ups and downs recently. It is anyone's game.
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Post by changeup on Aug 15, 2010 23:02:30 GMT -5
When is Paulino supposed to be ready? PLEASE don't let them put Moehler back in the rotation.
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Post by cangrejero on Aug 15, 2010 23:05:56 GMT -5
Paulino probably will not pitch this year, good thing is that right now he does not need surgery.
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Post by iowafan on Aug 16, 2010 11:06:05 GMT -5
Moehler is not really a possibility either from what I understand. JB, when Moehler started this year he did well. I am not saying that means he is an option for the future, that is anyone's guess but he struggles trying to pitch in relief. I have heard they are going to use Chacin or Figueroa. I took a look and Figueroa is slated for Tuesday presently. He has been good so far this year for the most part.
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Post by changeup on Aug 16, 2010 11:12:23 GMT -5
I'm not impressed with Chacin or Fulchino. Those two, plus Sampson and Moehler, need to go. I like Melancon, Figueroa, and Lopez.
Whatever happened to Alberto Arias that we had here last year?
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Post by iowafan on Aug 16, 2010 12:22:05 GMT -5
I think he is injured also. Yes, I looked and he is on the DL. I think we are in some trouble. We don't have enough pitching in the system and there have been too many injuries.
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Post by cangrejero on Aug 16, 2010 20:33:15 GMT -5
Arias is injured, but he is also a pitcher if healthy that is going to help us.
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Post by cangrejero on Aug 16, 2010 21:35:26 GMT -5
Time to take Linstrom from closer's job, he is really sucking BIG time.
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Post by iowafan on Aug 16, 2010 22:01:07 GMT -5
I think some of the fault should be the pitching coach. He should know whether Linstrom is up to par or not. He keeps throwing him back in the closer spot. I heard not long ago that Linstrom was having health problems. We shouldn't be having this problem. Linstrom has lost three games for us recently. That is ridiculous.
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Post by changeup on Aug 17, 2010 10:14:00 GMT -5
Lindstrom has cost us the game the last three times he has pitched. If he's injured, put him on the DL. Try Lopez or Melancon in the closer's role. I'm not sold on Lyon in that role.
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Post by iowafan on Aug 17, 2010 10:54:33 GMT -5
You should be able to tell if someone is going to pitch well just by watching him warm up. If he is sucking, don't put him in to lose the game. I am really getting tired of this.
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Post by iowafan on Aug 17, 2010 12:56:37 GMT -5
Tough matchup, Santana vs. Figueroa. Figueroa is going to have to be really tough to keep us in the game. I doubt Santana will falter in this one. The odds are surely with the Mets.
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Post by cangrejero on Aug 17, 2010 17:47:16 GMT -5
I like Figueroa, maybe he will give us a nice surprised tonight.
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Post by iowafan on Aug 17, 2010 21:36:04 GMT -5
Too bad Figueroa couldn't have won that. He probably deserved it more then Melancon. Fulchino had a good game too. Maybe he is getting healthy. We got the breaks. Also Pence seemed to have Santana figured out. Pence doesn't strike me as the kind of hitter that would do that well against Santana but maybe he is getting better. It is nice to get the win.
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Post by iowafan on Aug 17, 2010 21:40:25 GMT -5
The next game is Myers and d*ckey. d*ckey is coming off of a 9 inning shutout. I think however it is anybody's game. However I can't get rid of the sinking feeling that the Astros still suck.
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