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Post by iowafan on Aug 27, 2010 21:48:41 GMT -5
Big problem again tonight, we couldn't score runs. I guess during the Phillies series they had more problem scoring runs than we did, but against the Mets we ought to be able to score some runs. We have Figueroa, who pitched really well again tonight. Melancon is pitching better too now, all we need is to get some offense going. It really isn't surprising, we don't have many big hitters.
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Post by changeup on Aug 27, 2010 23:24:45 GMT -5
We are missing Keppinger and Wallace looks lost at the plate.
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Post by iowafan on Aug 28, 2010 9:36:28 GMT -5
Hopefully Keppinger will be back pretty soon. I read that he has been cleared but I guess that means he won't be back until next Wednesday at the earliest. Wallace needs to hit a homerun. He needs something that will give him more confidence. We had 9 hits and only scored 1 run yesterday. They had 3 and scored 2. Sounds like we had some bad luck.
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Post by cangrejero on Aug 28, 2010 17:06:22 GMT -5
We have no power in the lineup (except Lee and Pence).
Is going to take time for Wallace and Johnson to be able to develop the power.
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Post by cangrejero on Aug 28, 2010 21:38:52 GMT -5
Astros continue to play good baseball, great game by Myers.
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Post by iowafan on Aug 28, 2010 22:24:02 GMT -5
I had a wedding tonight. It was a great game. Myers has been just phenomenal this year. Good to see Manzella have a good game, and Carlos Lee really pulled us through. This team has become really interesting to follow.
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Post by cangrejero on Aug 29, 2010 6:48:23 GMT -5
Interesting next offseason. I think we are almost done in our pitching staff with Figueroa and some of the injured relievers expected to come back, but we need more power in the lineup. Maybe we can go after a good OF and move Lee to 1b? ??
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Post by iowafan on Aug 29, 2010 15:59:52 GMT -5
I think we need to keep working young. And they need to keep working with Norris. I agree with you, at the first of that game he was throwing straight fastballs. He needs one more pitch. I hope Drayton allows the GM to do what he wants. I don't want any old players. It would be nice to have someone in the Berkman Bagwell mold of hitters that gets on base often, and yet has some power.
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Post by cangrejero on Aug 29, 2010 22:12:55 GMT -5
i don't mind carlos lee, he is a legit number 4, now, for that to work we need wallace to really hit, if not, move him to 1b and go after a crawford type of player to play lf
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Post by iowafan on Aug 29, 2010 22:30:41 GMT -5
I don't mind him if he hits in the beginning of the year. He has a tendency to be cold in the spring and warm up more as the summer goes on. I think he needs to come out of the box ready to play in the spring. We have some kind of contract with Lee which makes him hard to deal. I just don't want them to tie up money in some old players like they have been doing in recent years. If they want to rent one for a year, fine.
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Post by cangrejero on Aug 30, 2010 6:05:53 GMT -5
Agree, well, Lee should be in great shape next year to improve on the stats.
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