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Wandy Rodriguez Pitches A Complete Game 5 Hitter To Beat Pirates
Go On BOY!!!
The way he made them feelHe knocked them offn their feetyeah yeahTheir lonely days are here..
They hate the feelin he's givin them3 nasty pitchesAnd they're back on the bench againHe gives them fever from on the moundThey try to hit, but just have to sit back down...
As Usual, Astros Don't Hit With Runners On And Lose To Pirates
Bourn is definitely not seeing the ball well, Pence is definitely not seeing the ball well (he looks like he did in the first 2 months of 08) and Carlos is not seeing the ball well.
There is no excuse, freaking NONE, for 3 different guys (Pence, Matsui, Keppinger) to swing, on the...
Mike Hampton Beats Pirates For The 4th Time This Year
Mike Hampton has a W in his last 10 decisions against the Pirates. That might could almost be better than Roy's streak against the Reds, because Roy has a bunch of NDs amongst the wins. (I don't guess that I should note that counting the 4 Pirates games, Hampton is 5-5 with...
Roy Oswalt Pitches A Super ACE Game To Beat Giants
At 3 PM in Houston Texas in mid-July, it is HOT and even with ceiling fans, it is still HOT.
So when we sat down to watch the game, we noticed that the fans were wearing jackets and long sleeve jerseys and we just might could have felt a leeeetle envious. So I knew I was gonna hear...
Hunter Pence And Miguel Tejada Picked For The 2009 All-Star Game
They weren't voted in, but they were picked by the players, managers and coaches as backup.
So far, the only OF picked who is an actual CF is Beltran, who is on the DL. We NL fans had better pray that Beltran and Ibanez (also voted in and also on the DL) are replaced by guys who...
Lincecum Beats Astros With Pitches AND Bat
I do believe Michael Jackson's PYT is tonight's song. Putrid Yicky Thwingth...
It was HOT today, a GOOD 100 in the shade, so this year's BBQ was held at my Mama's best friend's house - she has a pool in the backyard (and a bathroom right off the kitchen) AND she...
Paulino Was Bad, Was Bad, Was Really REALLY Bad
Husband did NOT want to watch the game last night. He said - we both know that the Astros grab ankles and allow rookies to repeatedly kick their (gluteal muscles) and anyhow, Paulino sucks.
Bad attitude.
But I had to watch the last 3 of 4 games on replay and I felt like watching a...
Chase Headley And Adrian Gonzales Spot Astros A 3 Run Victory
For the first 3 innings, it seemed as if the Padres young rookie would pitch a perfect game needing less than 80 pitches - swings and misses, weakass grounders (Sliva actually looks like a sinkerballer.)
Then stuff happened.
When you are a sinkerballer, the worst thing that can happen...
Roy Oswalt Pitches A "Thriller"
(with apologies to Rod Temperton)
It's close to midnight and Roy Oswalt is dealin on the moundUnder the floodlight, the fans hear only swishing soundsYou try to hit, but that fastball has some wicked movementYou start to freeze as curveballs seem to be right at your eyesYou'...
Cooper Pulls Ortiz, For No Good Reez, Stros Fans Say PUHLEEEEZE
Ortiz didn't deserve what happened. He pitched GREAT, gave up 6 hits - 4 singles, a double and a solo homer - NO walks and 5 K and 2 GIDP and 2 runs. He was cruising in the top of the 8th, got the first out, after cruising through the 7th getting 3 quick outs on 8 pitches. For...
Paulino Tells Tigers "You Can't Win"
Paulino had a lil somethin to say to the Tigahs, sorely missing sluggah Adam Everett:
"You can't winYou can't break evenAnd you can't get out of the gameLeyland keep sayin'Things are gonna changeBut the pitches look likeThey stayin' the same
You swing at emway...
Zumaya to Astros - You Walk My World
Yesterday afternoon, my childhood died.
I remember a while back one of my aunties telling me about the time she was watching MTV, back when they did those spring break shows with a bunch of almost nekkid crazy almost drunk 20 year olds, and she looked at the TV and said - this is SOOOOOOO...
Lance Drives In Four And Valverde Slams The Door
Well all yall, something happened today that has absolutely NEVER happened before. Yes, I turned down SIX free tickets to see an Astros ballgame. And to tell you the truth, I would have turned em down even IF they came with all the free bottled waters we could want, which would be...
Valverde Blows The Save Then Byrdak And Fulchino Lose The Game
Not that I'm just blaming the pitchers, mind. Bourn, Tejada, Keppinger, Berkman and Pence were ALL of em ofer ELEVEN innings.
grrrrrrrrrr
The Royals crappy pitcher threw 93 pitches over 7 innings. Roy threw 106 pitches over 6 innings. The Astros hitters won't take pitches,...
Brett Eibner And The Last 4 Astros Drafts
I tuned into the CWS just in time to see Brett Eibner, sophomore from Houston now playing for the Arkansas Razorbacks, hit a homer to break up the 11-0 shutout his team was suffering. And darn if I didn't see a guy named Chad Jones, playing for LSU, smash a double an inning later...
Russ Ortiz Pitches His Best Start This Year And Loses
Russ Ortiz did a GREAT job - threw 7 innings, scattered 2 walks and 5 hits. Unfortunately, he got no help from his teammates OR his manager who started Darin Freaking Erstad instead of Berkman and sent crappy Matt Kata and Jason Michaels up to pinch hit instead of Maysonet, who hasn...
Wandy The Ace Returns And Pounds The Twins
7 innings, 2 hits, 1 HR, 1 single, 3 walks, 2 GIDP, 8 K.
It helped that he had the curve REALLY working today. He threw 114 pitches, 78 strikes, 12 swinging. 30 of the 114 pitches were curves, 18 were strikes and he got 6 outs on a curve. He only threw 5 changeups and both of the hits...
The Bourn Slugger Propels Brian Moehler Over Twins
Slugger Bourn stood at the plate waving his Thunderstick, his gaudy .298 average glinting off the Dome's pristeen white. Stood ready, waiting, for one of those rare strikes thrown past a man of his feared, no, terrifying reputation. Senn Henn, he of large testicles and small brain...
Roy Oswalt Pitches His First Complete Game Of 09 And Loses
Tejada, Berkman, Lee and Pence were all ofer. Erstad, of all people, was 2fer 2, raising his BA to a stunning .145 and Bourn drove in 1 run and Keppinger drove in the other with a solo homer.
Roy had given up 3 runs through 7 and I was surprised to see Coop send him out for the 8th...
Silver Blech Is Finally OVAH And I Wish Interleague Play Would Get The Boot
I suppose I should try to find something good to say about the Astros showing at the Roasting Park in Arlington, where it was supposedly 96 degrees at the start of each game. The Box is The Hot Box in the cheap seats in the middle of the summer, but it isn't 96 degrees and at least...
Examining Bobby Heck's Drafts With Milwaukee
Bobby Heck was the director of scouting and drafting for Milwaukee from 1999 - 2007, credited for building their farm. At this time, 7 of the players on the 25 man roster were drafted by Heck (Bill Hall is also home grown, but was drafted the year before Heck arrived.) It is actually...
Berkman Hits HR #301 To Cement Moehler's Win Over Arizona
Husband and Big Bro have headed over to Brotherman's to have a testosterone fest watching Kobe prove he don't need no stinkin whatshisname to be Da Man. Or something. Therefore, I am here in the house with too many kidz, trying to write, so this is going to be short.
Moehler...
Ex-Stro Fernando Nieve Beats Ex-Stro Andy Pettitte
Fernando was called up by the Mets today to face the Yecchies at their new homerdome and he gave up 2 ER in 6.2 IP. Yes, my friends, that is 4 hits - 1 homer that barely made it over the shallow fence, and 2 walks vs The Mighty Yankees.
Andy Candy didn't do near as well, giving...
Michael Bourn Receives His First Intentional Walk Of His Astros Career
Yeah, I know.
I'm having a Good Ol Time with the headlines here.
But how often do leadoff guys with no power get walked? Answer - when Darin "groundout" Erstad is batting second. Yes, you read that right. Erstad and his .125 BA in the 2-hole.
No Pence, no Blum (hurt...
Miguel Tejada Drives In The Tying Run With His 2000th Career Hit
I thought this deserved its own entry.
Michael Bourn had just hit a triple to right and Miggy drove him right in to make sure we didn't get shut out.
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