<p>1) As far as the site being buggy today … guess that makes it open season on the Shout Box … not that it isn't usually. 2) the Keith Law rip on Zduriencik is an interesting one; he makes the very simple accusation that Jack Zduriencik does not value offensive OBP as much as do, say, the #Texas Rangers. Every sabermetrician alive, including those in Zduriencik's employ, has heard that a marginal point of OBP is worth 3x as much as a marginal point of SLG.
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FILTHY McNASTY AWARD
The Astros enjoyed the first pitch of the game; the Mariners enjoyed the other 251 pitches. It took Elias and Zunino that one pitch to figure out a thing that you'd think was rather important: that the young, gifted Astros are GREEDY. They lust for First Pitch Fastball Home Runs. This epiphany had not occurred during any of the previous Mariner-Astro contests, but when a First Pitch Fastball Home Run had been the entirety of the game, reality dawned on the Mariners.
Elias twirled his curve back door for strikes. He spun it into the righties' back feet for garbage swings. He flipped his changeup anywhere he wanted with impunity. And, "pitching backwards," he then threw a 103-MPH fastball past the Astros' re-calibrated eyes for easy K's.
The tale of the tape: 5 garbage swings against the hook, 6 garbage swings over the top of the changeup, and 6 more swing-throughs on the 93 fastball. But why take Dr. D's word? Here's a 2-minute whiteout blizzard of strikeouts on video, courtesy of MLB.com. Enjoy.
I have never been to #Texas Roadhouse. #Single
My #Family has always gone to #Texas Road House instead of Outback. Birthdays there are hysterical. XD #TheFluffyShadow #Single
What made the grocery store in #Texas so great? #Single
My favorite grocery stores were in #Texas. #SunshineNJ #Single
Well, #Texas doesn't surprise me one bit, but #California sure does! #Katharine_S. #Single
