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I know Paul Hoover couldn't hit even if it was a watermelon being thrown at him, but you have to give him some credit as well for the game he called tonight - just like Baker got credit for the last two nights. Volstad had such poise though, great debut. I think Fredi made the right move though at the end irrespective of the outcome, as much as I hate to not see a complete game.

Good luck JJ, you can do it!

is mlb.tv down for anyone else? Yeah dude it's down for me too, I'm pissed.

H. Ramirez ss L. Gonzalez rf J. Cantu 3b J. Willingham lf M. Jacobs 1b C. Ross cf M. Treanor c A. Amezaga 2b R. Nolasco p Interesting to see Gonzo in the #2 hole replacing Jeremy in RF.

H. Ramirez ss R. Andino 2b J. Cantu 3b J. Willingham lf W. Helms 1b C. Ross rf M. Treanor c A. Amezaga cf R. Nolasco p Wow, talk about shaking up the line-up. No Jake, No Hermida ... Helms at 1st and Cantu at 3rd?!

1 game out~!

Astros suspend pitcher Shawn Chacon indefinitely HOUSTON (AP)?Astros pitcher Shawn Chacon was suspended indefinitely by the team Wednesday for insubordination after reportedly grabbing general manager Ed Wade by the neck and throwing him to the ground. Chacon, upset after getting demoted to the bullpen over the weekend, told the Houston Chronicle this problem began when Wade saw him in the dining room before the game against Texas. Wade wanted to meet with Chacon in manager Cecil Cooper?s office, the pitcher said. ?I sat down to eat and Ed Wade came to me and very sternly said, ?You need to come with me to the office,?? Chacon said. ?I said, ?For what?? I said, ?I don?t want to go to the office with you and Cooper.? And I said, ?You can tell me whatever you got to tell me right here.? He?s like, ?Oh, you want me to tell you right here?? And I said, ?Yeah.? I?m not yelling. I?m calm.? Chacon said things went downhill from there. ?He started yelling and cussing,? Chacon said of Wade, according to a story on the Chronicle?s Web site. ?I?m sitting there and I said to him very calmly, ?Ed, you need to stop yelling at me. Then I stood up and said, ?You better stop yelling at me.? I stood up. He continued and was basically yelling.? Chacon said that after Wade told him he needed to ?look in the mirror,? it got worse. ?So at that point I lost my cool and I grabbed him by the neck and threw him to the ground. I jumped on top of him,? he said. ?Words were exchanged.? Chacon said players quickly came and separated the two. He recalled outfielder Reggie Abercrombie pulling him away from Wade. Wade announced the move, but would not provide any other details. Chacon has been upset since being bumped from the rotation and moved into the bullpen on Sunday. ?He is suspended pending final resolution of whatever move we end up making with him,? Wade said. Chacon is 2-3 with a 5.04 ERA in 15 starts for Houston this year. The right-hander set a major league record with nine straight no-decisions to start the season. When asked if Chacon was disciplined because he physically accosted Wade, the GM said: ?I?m not getting into any details of anything beyond what I just said. It is an internal matter.? Astros slugger Lance Berkman, who said he did not see the incident, was one of the few players who agreed to talk about it. ?Obviously it?s something that nobody in here is thrilled that it happened,? he said. ?But this is a sport of high emotion and sometimes things happen that organizations wish wouldn?t and that?s why there?s vehicles like suspending the players to deal with those situations.? Wade did confirm that Chacon?s agent called and requested a trade earlier this week but said ?that has nothing to do with the events of today.? Chacon is concerned that he might not pitch in the majors again. ?Maybe it shouldn?t have happened,? Chacon said. ?But when you do those things and you?re yelling at somebody and you?re cussing you better know what type of person you?re dealing with. If there?s any regret, I just wish they had just let me alone. I wish they had left me alone,? he told the Chronicle. Chacon signed a $2 million, one-year contract with Houston in February after spending 2007 with Pittsburgh. He split time as a starter and a reliever there and was 5-4 with a 3.94 ERA and one save in 64 appearances with the Pirates. When asked if he was concerned about his personality or character when Chacon was signed, Wade opted to discuss his play instead. ?I?d hoped he pitched better for us,? Wade said. ?That?s the bottom line. We took him out of the rotation on Sunday basically on merit. He?d had 10 starts since late April, and the last three starts, four starts weren?t very good. So we hoped that he would help us in the bullpen, and unfortunately we?re at a point right now when we think it?s in our best interest to move forward.? http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news;_ylt=AvxM...p&type=lgns :lol What a moron. Way to ruin your baseball career! Good to see Reggie stepping in like the badass that he is. :mischief

Strikeout pitcher for sure, has the best fastball in the system.

I apologize for making my first game thread of the year, I retire.

vs. Florida Marlins vs. Philadelphia Phillies Friday, May 30th @ 7:05pm ET Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, PA vs. Mark Hendrickson (7-2, 4.14 ERA) vs. Brett Myers (2-6, 5.79 ERA) TV: FSN Radio: WAXY 790, WQBA 1140

JACQUE!!!

The Mets love it when Nolasco pitches, I have a bad feeling about this game...

Why didn't Badenhop start one of the games this weekend? I didn't get the memo... Because he was fully warmed up for Saturday's game before it was rained out. They didn't want to risk his arm considering he would have been way out of routine, though apparently he was ready if the game went to extra innings in the 2nd game of the doubleheader. He'll probably pitch an inning or so tonight out of the pen and then get a start later in the week.

Yeah it won't be a starter. It will be Scott Nestor. He's already on the 40-man unlike Williams/Nelson.

I don't agree with Fredi giving him the day off versus Webb. If he wanted to do it, it should have been yesterday or tomorrow versus Haren. What signal does it send to the team to give the day off to your best hitter when facing the hottest pitcher in baseball? That we can beat Webb without Hanley?

Remember that Eric Reed crazed fan from 2 years ago who always used to post here? Good times.

There was a study done on this I think Amezaga's SLG% would have to be under .400 for it to show any positive run scoring improvement in the lineup. It was in an article where the Brewers said they were gonna do it with Kendall They're not suggesting it because Amezaga is not hitting ... they're suggesting it because it will give someone a chance to get on base in front of Hanley when his turn comes around again to bat. Pretty good idea imo.

Man what a game.

HBP. 1 on, 0 out. I really will LOL if they tie it up.

2-1 Rox on a Tulo double. Phew.

Come on Rox!!!

Feel bad for the Rockies, they even have to play in an earlier timezone tomorrow.

The Rockies announcers are pretty funny, they're running out of stuff to say so they're making stuff up. This is a crazy game.

Is mlb.tv loading for anyone else right now? I can get to the site, I get to pick the Marlins game, but in the pop-up window I just get a white box ... nothing happens.

Hit - Cantu Double - Cantu Triple - Hanley HR - Jacobs RBI - Cantu Run Scored - Hanley (he walked to lead off, you see) Stolen Base - Hanley Caught Stealing - Ross Error - Cantu Win - Hendrickson