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Roy Oswalt Beats The Diamondbacks 1-0 On A 4 Hitter
Roy-O pitched to Chris Coste, who, in my opinion, is a MUCH better receiver than either Pudge or Q - very soft hands. He threws a TON of curveballs and that curve was most definitely working just FINE tonight - only one ball was well hit all night.
Lance Berkman set the club record...
Wandy The Ace Returns, Beats Josh Johnson And The Marlins With 4 Hitter
You KNOW I wanted to go to the game, but I had to settle for watching Brownie and JD and wearing my brand new Wandy ROOLZ t-shirt. Of course you want to know where you can get one too, seeing as how there STILL is absolutely no Wandy merchandise available at the Shed or online. Well...
In Which Michael Bourn Beats The Marlins And Carlos Lee Makes 3 GOOD Catches
Man I hate moveable type - this must be the 7th or 8th time I have lost an entire entry. I can't WAIT until we move back to Wordpress.
So to sum it up -
Bazardo wasn't bad. The umpire called 40 pitches balls and 14 of them were in the strike zone. Also Matsui and Coop screwed...
Mike Hampton Goes On The DL (Again) And Maysonet Goes On The Bench
Anything to avoid having to talk about how absolutely lost the Astros looked against Ricky Nolasco tonight - the dude only gave up 4 hard hit balls tonight and 2 of em were caught, 1 went for a double and the next went for a homer. And then for the next 8 innings, Nolasco shut down...
Goodbye Pudge, Hello Minor Leaguers
Well whaddaya know? Pudge Rodriguez was traded to the Rangers, not sure exactly WHY they wanted him back, seeing as how they have a surplus of good young catchers and Pudge has already reached his marketable milestones.
I most certainly was NOT impressed with Pudge's game calling...
All I Missed Was The Suckage
Well, noty quite.
I missed Hunter Pence winning yesterday's game with both bat and glove to avoid the Sewwp by the Crew and I missed watching Roy Oswalt virtually ignoring - or at least not looking at - Cecil Cooper when he came to the mound to take the ball from Roy yesterday...
All I Missed Was The Suckage
Well, not quite.
I missed Hunter Pence winning yesterday's game with both bat and glove to avoid the Sweep by the Crew and I missed watching Roy Oswalt virtually ignoring - or at least not looking at - Cecil Cooper when he came to the mound to take the ball from Roy yesterday....
An Important, Uplifting, Heartwarming Announcement
Hello Astros fans and faithful readers, I have some WONderful news for all yall - we are going on a lil vacation (if you can call going somewhere with a man and 5 kidsssss a vacation) and we are leaving tonight after dinner, so I will miss the game tonight, which I wasn't planning...
Roy Oswalt Gives Up 6 Runs But Gets A ND In Astros Loss To The Marlins
I could tell from the very beginning that Roy was FAR from his old self. For one thing, he wasn't doing his usual thing of getting the ball and throwing, He hemmed and hawed around between pitches and batters. These Marlins hitters are VERY different from most hitters - they take...
Astros Pitch Lousy, Don't Hit With Men On And Lose To Marlins
Same ol, same ol. Very first inning, Bourn K, Kaz walked, Miggy singled, then clank n Blum left em stranded. Something a lil ironic about the fact that Bourn has the 3rd best BA in the NL with RISP.
Then Moehler goes on out and 34 pitches later, it's walk, single, Popout, single...
The Ump Squeezed Wandy Like Mr Whipple Squeezed The Charmin
The Wand Man just earned himself a new nickname - the Ice Man. Larry Vanover, the HP ump, did one of the absolute worst jobs of ball/strike calling I've seen all year. I don't understand why umps have exactly ZERO accountability for their actions. Ballplayers get fines - and...
Bazardo Debuts With Astros And Pitches Worse Then Hampton
Hampton was his usually crappy self in the first - 1 walk, 2 singles and only 1 run. In the second, he gave up a single, then with a 1-1 count on the batter, Pudge called the trainer out, Hampton stayed to finish the inning and gave up a 2 run single to Braun.
Turns out he has an owie...
Carlos Lee Hits HR #300 In A Losing Cause
In the 7th inning, down 11-4, Carlos hit Claudio Vargas' 3-2 FB down the middle into the Crawford Boxes.
It would have been better if he had done this in the 5th with 1 out, 2 on instead of grounding into yet ANOTHER double play, but you can't always get what you need.
Bud Norris Beats The Brewers For His Second Win
My heart sank when I saw the lineup - Erstad at first, Jason Worthless Michaels in center (guess Bourn's groin is still hurting) and all I could think was that Bud had better not let a ball get hit out of the IF.
laughing
So guess who drove in 5 of the 6 runs? Michaels hit 2 homers...
Brian Moehler Pitches Lousy, Jason Michaels Fields Lousy And Astros Lose To Giants Again
Michael Bourn was out today with a sore groin and when I saw Michaels trotting out to center, I felt my heart sink and I hope HOPED that no balls would be hit to center, but I wasn't exactly holding my breath. And yes, I would LOVE to have someone in the Astros Organization explain...
Astros Are Blown Out By Giants For The Third Time In 2009
Since I was a kid, I never missed home Giants games - it was a lot better in 93 because the Astros were still in the NL West, but after that, it sank to 3 precious games a year. Only 3 opportunities to see Barry Lamar in person, and I only missed going the year I had the twins.
Unlike...
Wandy Rodriguez Is The July 2009 NL Pitcher Of The Month!!!!
My VERY favorite baseball player!!!!
YESSSSSSSSSSSS
Hopefully I won't be having to read stuff about how he's just a number 5 or he melts under pressure or he is too emotional or some such nonsense. OR that he owes his success to Cecil Cooper (yes, I have heard that nonsense...
Wandy Rodriguez Is The July 2009 NL Pitcher Of The Month!!!!
My VERY favorite baseball player!!!!
YESSSSSSSSSSSS
Hopefully I won't be having to read stuff about how he's just a number 5 or he melts under pressure or he is too emotional or some such nonsense. OR that he owes his success to Cecil Cooper (yes, I have heard that nonsense...
Mike Hampton Thanks Blum And Matsui For The Chicken Sandwiches - And The Win
I spent over an hour writing this entry, but accidentally deleted it and am too tired to re-write the entire thing.
I'm still in shock that Mike freaking Hampton outpitched Matt Cain.
Tomorrow, it's Felipe Paulino vs Jonathan Sanchez.
Not that I am expecting miracles for 2 days straight...
This Bud's (Norris) For You; Rookie Shuts Out Cards For 7 Innings
The boy sure did look awfully good. He's got a nice crisp FB and a sharp slider. AND he got both Uncle and Holliday out 3 times.
He gave up only 2 hits, walked 4 and struck out 5. I like the refusing to give in to guys after going 2-0.
I did think it was the ump's crazy strike...
Wandy Hurts His Hammy And Astros Have An Unpleasant Holliday
Sometimes, I don't even know why I bother to insist on watching.
Of course, all yall know I just LUUUVVVV me some Wand Man, and I wasn't gonna miss one of his starts. And he pitched just fine, except for giving up a homer to Matt Holliday. And then he strained his right leg...
Moehler Pitches Great But Gets No Run Support And No Win
Grounding into DPs, as usual, leaving bases loaded TWICE (well, once it was Moehler, who hits like my granma in a wheelchair, so I can let that pass) and basically sucking.
Boggs and Brad Thompson are NOT good pitchers and they looked better than they should have. Heck, in the 7th...
At The July 31, 2009 Trade Deadline, The Rich Get Richer And The Astros Do Nothing
Let's recap, shall we?
White Sox get the rehabbing Jake Peavy for Clayton Richard and some minor leaguers
Yankees get Jerry Hairston for some crappy A ball guy.
Red Sox get Victor Martinez for crappy reliever Justin Masterson and some crappy minor leaguers - no Clay Buchholz, no...
Russ Ortiz Gives Up 9 Runs In 2 Innings And Gets Released
Yes, you read that right. They actually released a Veteran Presence. Never thought I'd see it. (And yes, I'd sure nuff like to see them wave byby to Hampton, another absolutely suckulous, worthless VP) Actually, I thought they'd put Ortiz back in the bullpen, but, noooooooo...
Mike Hampton And Doug Brocail Pitch Batting Practice To The Cubs
Well, I turned on the game just in time to catch the Hampton starting to pitch the bottom of the first.
Here's how it went:
- Reed Johnson singles on the 6th pitch, a FB below the knees on the outside corner.- Riot takes a pitch CLEARLY on the plate, called a ball, then hits a...
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