Bud Norris Today, 2013

[Redskins Rick]

Good question, but the Astros hitting/pitching coach can tell the hitters "look for this pitch" the pitcher has to study around a dozen guys.

Also kinda hoping for a reverse jinx on this. (Fingers crossed)

And the pitcher can know, which one cant hit the curve, slider or fastball.

[Roll Tide]

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HOUSTON ASTROS O (AUGUST 1st)

Jonathan Villar - SS

L.J. Hoes - CF

Jason Castro - C

Chris Carter - DH

Brett Wallace - 1B

Marc Krauss - RF

Jimmy Paredes - 2B

Matt Dominguez - 3B

Robbie Grossman - LF

Jordan Lyles - RHP (4-4, 4.92 ERA)

http://baseballpress.com/lineup.php

Interesting that Hoes is in CF....Didnt someone in the Orioles say he wasnt a good outfielder?

[Tx Oriole]

I don't like the idea of pitching a guy against his former team. Didn't work out well for Feldman... Kinda feels like the hitter has an advantage, they know the guy's stuff.

What has Feldman got to do with this. He came from the Cubs. The team hasn't

[Tx Oriole]

What has Feldman got to do with this. He came from the Cubs. The team hasn't

played the Cubs since the trade. Norris knows the hitters too. Hopefully he will

pitch a good game and the hitters come to life big time.

[bdlj0887]

Interesting that Hoes is in CF....Didnt someone in the Orioles say he wasnt a good outfielder?

Everyone. Have you seen the Astros outfield though?

[Tx Oriole]

Interesting that Hoes is in CF....Didnt someone in the Orioles say he wasnt a good outfielder?

He is playing for the Stros which don't have much. IMO

[weams]

He is playing for the Stros which don't have much. IMO

Their center fielder went down yesterday. And they traded Maxwell. Hoes is not a CF.

[Crazysilver03]

played the Cubs since the trade. Norris knows the hitters too. Hopefully he will

pitch a good game and the hitters come to life big time.

He was referencing the game against Texas.

[Can_of_corn]

Things no one says:

Pretty surprising to see Norris give up a couple of home runs to left handed batters.

[Tx Oriole]

He was referencing the game against Texas.

Sorry, my mistake.

[Snutchy]

Wow, he looks pretty legit. He's mowin' em down. Working fast.

[Sanfran327]

I like what I see from him. Seems to have excellent command of his stuff tonight. I like how aggressive he is in the strike zone. Maybe that will rub off on the rest of the starters...

[OFFNY]

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A season high 8 strikeouts for Norris tonight.

DAVID STEFAN NORRIS O (vs. ASTROS, 8/01) *

IP:O 6

H:o. 4

R:O. 2

BB:. 2

SO:. 8 O(SEASON HIGH)

Pitches: 104 (65 Strikes, 39 Balls)

2013 ERA: 3.89 OO 3.00 (ORIOLES) OO 3.93 (ASTROS)

* Norris Career Debut for the Orioles

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PITCHES BY INNING

14 (11 Strikes, 3 Balls)

21 (13 Strikes, 8 Balls)

18 (11 Strikes, 7 Balls)

19 (11 Strikes, 8 Balls)

11 (61 Strikes, 5 Balls)

21 (13 Strikes, 8 Balls)

[OFFNY]

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By the way, Weams merged the threads, so we have some of Norris' outings (and comments) from earlier in the year, going back to his Opening Day victory over the Rangers.

[JLee2027]

To me, Norris has some upside because he's never played for a winning team with a great defense behind him. I think this could go down as DD's best trade.