Wandy Rodriguez' Pitching Paves Way for Houston Astros

The great New York Yankee teams had great pitching. So did the Atlanta Braves from the 1990s. Call it a cliche, but it's true—offense wins games, but defense wins championships. So, if the Houston Astros are ever going to win the World Series, they'll have to do so through pitching. And not just pitching, but greatpitching. Starters, set-up men (the Jesse Orosco types,  who are brought on to get out troublesome left-handed hitters), middle relief (i.e. holders),and the closers. The Astros took two of three from the Pittsburgh Pirates, winning last night by a 5-0 shutout behind Wandy Rodriguez' stellar complete game. Nine innings pitched (giving the bullpen a night off), five hits allowed, no earned runs, one walk, 11 strikeouts, and an 8-6 season record to go with a 2.96 ERA. Ok, so it was against the Pirates. But still, it's a great win. Houston lost one game in the series, the middle game 6-3. And in that game starter Brian Moehler suffered a hard-luck...