Houston/Atlanta

[gobbler grad]

Atlanta goes 1-2-3 in the 1st!!
The rocket looking good on 3 days rest.

[setex]

Biggio doubles to left

[setex]

and is stranded

[gobbler grad]

And the next 3 killer b's go in order

[setex]

Braves on corners no outs T2nd, 1 run already in.

[gobbler grad]

Astros down 2-0 in bottom of 2nd.
can't leave runners stranded anymore.:confused:

[setex]

BIGGIO HR

4-2 Stros

[gobbler grad]

beltran doubles in the corner

[setex]

5-2 Stros

Beltran and Bagwell come thru

[setex]

chipper grounds into 6-4-3

Stros 5-2

[PhiI C]

Thank you for updates Setex! Please keep them coming! Go Astros! We don't want to have to watch again tomorrow!

[setex]

since you asked , braves go 1-2-3 in the 5th

Stros 5-2

[3afan]

5-5

[gobbler grad]

ANY UPDATES-- MY ESPN CHANNEL WENT OUT AND CAN'T WATCH IT. LAST I HEARD IT WAS 5-5, MAYBE IN THE 6TH

[setex]

tied 5-5, 1 out, nobody on, braves batting t8th

[setex]

Lidge is in, runner on 1b 2 outs.

[gobbler grad]

thanks setex!!

[setex]

LaRoache who tied w/3run homer is up for braves

[setex]

kkkkkkkkkkkkk

on to bot 8

[setex]

Smoltz is in, Ensberg flys out deep to right.

Vis is up

[setex]

Vis flys out to center

Asumus singles up the middle

[setex]

Lane is up, took Biggio place who was 3-4 with 3 hr.

[LH Panther Mom]

Driving to Brady Thursday, listening to the game on the radio, my youngest asked why they call it the bullpen and I couldn't answer. :( Can anyone help me out?

[setex]

Lane singles, moves Asmus to 3rd.

Lidge will be pinch hit for

[setex]

great defensive play by giles, on to 9th

[setex]

No one knows


The bullpen symbolically represents the fenced in area of a bull's pen, where bulls wait before being sent off to the slaughter. The relief pitchers are the bulls and the bullpen represents their pen.
Late arrivers to ball games in the late 19th century were cordoned off into standing room only areas in foul territory. Because the fans were herded like cattle, this area became known as the bullpen, a designation which was later transferred over to the relief pitchers who warmed up there.
At the turn of the century, outfield fences were often adorned with advertisements for Bull Durham Tobacco. Since relievers warmed up in a nearby pen, the term bullpen was created.
In the 1800s, jails and holding cells were nicknamed bullpens, in respect of many police officers' bullish features -- strength and a short temper. The term was later applied to bullpens in baseball.
Casey Stengel suggested the term might have been derived from managers getting tired of their relief pitchers "shooting the bull" in the dugout and were therefore sent elsewhere, where they wouldn't be a bother to the rest of the team -- the bullpen. How serious he was when he made this claim is not clear.

[setex]

Top 9th, 1 out for the braves

Springer pitching

[LH Panther Mom]

Works for me - Thanks!

[setex]

Springer k's he's 2nd, 2 out

[setex]

Furcal is up, he's going to jail as soon as series is over.

[gobbler grad]

who is pitching

[setex]

Furcal HBP, Drew up.

[setex]

russ Springer

[LH Panther Mom]

Dang, that looked like it hurt!

[setex]

Furcal steals 2b, Drew up, Giles on deck

[setex]

Drew is at 3-2

[setex]

Drew singles in Furcal, Braves 6-5

[setex]

Let the 2nd guessing start

[Flourhead]

why did lidge get taken out?? that was about the dumbest thing phil could have done

[gobbler grad]

Furcal don't want to go to jail yet!!!

[setex]

Giles strikes out, need a run to keep it going.

[Flourhead]

the astros go down 1-2-3 in the bottom of the 9th and game 5 will be won by the braves

[gobbler grad]

is it over

[setex]

Why take Roger out, Biggio out, and the pitch to Drew with 1B open.

You can't let Lidge bat, though

[setex]

Beltran up, it's still going

[setex]

Beltran k's 1 out

[setex]

Bagwell singles with 1 out

[Flourhead]

bagwell singles... but its about to be over

[gobbler grad]

Come on stros, don't let the people of Houston down now.

[setex]

Berkman up

[Flourhead]

everett pinch running for bagwell... berkman batting... he grounds into a double play... braves win 6-5

[setex]

Berkman 1-2

[setex]

Berkman 2-2 FB

[Flourhead]

well the astros bullpen played like they did during the astros downfall during the season... great job idiots

[setex]

Berkman 3-2

[Flourhead]

full count

[setex]

Berkman singles 1st and 3rd

[Flourhead]

berkman singles... everett to third

[Flourhead]

if it wasnt for the hit and run, it would have been a double play

[setex]

Kent up

squeeze

[setex]

Kent 0-1 count

[setex]

Kent grounds into 6-4-3

On to Atlanta

[Flourhead]

woooohooo!!kent grounds into double play and loses it for the astros

[footballgal]

Looks like the Astros will have to travel to Atlanta; that's a tough place to play.

[gobbler grad]

VERY DANG DISAPPOINTING!!!
I DON'T THINK THEY CAN BEAT THEM IN ATLANTA.
THEY HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AS TEXAS HAS WITH O.U.
CAN NEVER WIN THAT BIG GAME.

[setex]

Not a good weeekend

UT, Dallas , Texans, Astros all go down.

[Tiger Turtle]

As tempted as I am to label this just another Houston postseason choke job, I feel I have to acknowledge that if either Petitte or Miller were healthy, Garner would not have to be trying to pitch Roger on three days rest. As it is, we get beat by Micele and Qualls, two guys who probably would not be on the roster if Andy or Wade were still available. The absolutely astounding thing is that no matter how many tens of millions our owners pay these guys, they still can't finish anybody off. That's why we love high school sports. If somebody blows a big game we know they are tearing their heart out on the sidelines because they really care. Not because they stand to make obscene amounts of money playing the game, but because they want to bring honor and glory to their program and their town. When the Astros complete the gag it up trifecta tomorrow, they will go home to their palatial estates and spend the offseason counting their money, because to them it's just a job.

[Flourhead]

you're just jealous cuz they make more money than u

[PhiI C]

Anything can happen. Houston knows they can win in Atlanta. We will see. I predict it will be a very close game or Houston will whip them bad.

[Flourhead]

i predict it will either be close, houston will whip them, or atlanta will whip them

[setex]

Astros manager Phil Garner vigorously defended his decision to remove Clemens, who retired his final five batters.

``He was at the end of his road,'' Garner said. ``As a matter of fact, he was on pure fumes. He got us through it. We had some momentum, we had the lead. We let it slip away.''

Chipper Jones had a different take on the Braves' comeback.

``We overcame a fluke five-run rally,'' he said. ``You're just thinking to yourself right there that there is no way we're going to end our season on that note.''

Phil " I would rather have a low octane Clemens, than that bullpen you put out there, except Lidge.

Chipper " Your 2-18, give the Stros a little credit.

[JasperDog94]

Originally posted by setex
Chipper Jones had a different take on the Braves' comeback.

``We overcame a fluke five-run rally,'' he said. ``You're just thinking to yourself right there that there is no way we're going to end our season on that note.''
Yes Chipper. Houston was 1 fluke DUI away from eliminating you. How much did you guys pay that judge?:doh: :doh:

[PhiI C]

Houston may win tomorrow in Atlanta. They haven't done anything the easy way this year.

[JasperDog94]

Gettin' close to game time.