Regular Season has come

[Astrosfan13]

Well folks tonight was the first regular season game for the Stros. They played the Chicago Cubs at home and did not fair so well. They lost 4-2. Roy Oswalt was the pitcher for the Astros and Carlos Zambrano started for the Cubs. Seems we always have trouble against Zambrano. Hopefully tomorrow will be a different story as they take the field again against the Cubs. Here the box score


Chi Cubs 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 4 9 0
Houston 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 8 0


Standings thru 4/6/09 | Recap: CHC | HOU | Gameday | Cubs stats | Astros stats

Chi Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Soriano, LF 5 1 2 1 0 0 5 .400
Fukudome, CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000
Gregg, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Lee, 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000
Bradley, RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000
Ramirez, A, 3B 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .250
Fontenot, 2B 4 2 3 0 0 0 0 .750
Soto, C 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .250
Theriot, SS 2 0 1 1 1 0 2 .500
Zambrano, C, P 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000
Heilman, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Cotts, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Marmol, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-Hoffpauir, PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000
Gathright, CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 34 4 9 4 2 4 14

a-Singled for Marmol in the 9th.

BATTING
2B: Fontenot (1, Oswalt).
HR: Soriano (1, 1st inning off Oswalt, 0 on, 0 out), Ramirez, A (1, 2nd inning off Oswalt, 0 on, 0 out).
TB: Soriano 5; Ramirez, A 4; Fontenot 4; Soto; Theriot; Hoffpauir.
RBI: Soriano (1), Ramirez, A (1), Theriot (1), Hoffpauir (1).
2-out RBI: Hoffpauir.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Soriano 3.
SF: Theriot.
GIDP: Fukudome.
Team LOB: 6.

FIELDING
Outfield assists: Bradley (Matsui at 2nd base).
DP: 2 (Theriot-Fontenot-Lee, Bradley-Lee-Theriot).


Houston AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Matsui, 2B 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .333
Rodriguez, I, C 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .000
Berkman, 1B 2 0 1 0 2 0 2 .500
Lee, LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000
Tejada, SS 4 2 3 0 0 1 0 .750
Blum, 3B 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .333
Pence, RF 3 0 0 1 0 1 2 .000
Bourn, CF 4 0 2 1 0 1 1 .500
Oswalt, P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-Erstad, PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-Michaels, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
Geary, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
c-Smith, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
Totals 30 2 8 2 4 6 14

a-Batted for Oswalt in the 7th. b-Grounded out for Erstad in the 7th. c-Grounded out for Geary in the 9th.

BATTING
TB: Matsui; Berkman; Tejada 3; Blum; Bourn 2.
RBI: Bourn (1), Pence (1).
2-out RBI: Bourn.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Berkman.
S: Oswalt.
SF: Pence.
GIDP: Pence.
Team LOB: 7.

BASERUNNING
CS: Tejada (1, 2nd base by Zambrano, C/Soto).

FIELDING
DP: (Matsui-Tejada-Berkman).




Chi Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Zambrano, C (W, 1-0) 6.0 5 1 1 3 6 0 1.50
Heilman (H, 1) 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Cotts (H, 1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Marmol (H, 1) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.00
Gregg (S, 1) 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 0 9.00
Houston IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Oswalt (L, 0-1) 7.0 7 3 3 1 2 2 3.86
Geary 2.0 2 1 1 1 2 0 4.50


Zambrano, C pitched to 2 batters in the 7th.

WP: Geary.
Pitches-strikes: Zambrano, C 97-59, Heilman 6-4, Cotts 6-3, Marmol 24-13, Gregg 16-11, Oswalt 93-64, Geary 32-20.
Groundouts-flyouts: Zambrano, C 5-5, Heilman 2-0, Cotts 1-0, Marmol 2-1, Gregg 1-2, Oswalt 13-6, Geary 1-3.
Batters faced: Zambrano, C 24, Heilman 2, Cotts 1, Marmol 4, Gregg 5, Oswalt 28, Geary 9.
Inherited runners-scored: Heilman 2-1, Cotts 1-0.
Umpires: HP: Derryl Cousins. 1B: Jim Joyce. 2B: Bill Miller. 3B: Brian Knight.
Weather: 66 degrees, roof closed.
Wind: 0 mph, None.
T: 2:39.
Att: 43,827.
April 6, 2009

Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner

[Lrd Vdr]

We'll be back to 500 tomorrow night. It's on WGN from Chicago, in HD brotha.
:smbaseball9:

[Astrosfan13]

Well i dont have HD but i do get WGN.

[Lrd Vdr]

Come on J.:swars:

[Lrd Vdr]

By the way, your sig turned out cool. Good job Shannon.:2thumbs:

[Mrs Lrd Vdr]

how many games a week are there at night?????:whip:

[Astrosfan13]

They play just about every night. They have off tomorrow and then play 3 games in St. Louis. They will be off tuesday again, and then play 15 games straight. 5 away games and a 10 game home stand.

Yeah i like my sig also. For those who dont know it is a picture of #7 Craig Biggio and #34 Nolan Ryan. My two all time favorites.

Well dropped the first one to the cubs then won the second.

[Astrosfan13]

Well we are not fairing so well so far. We lost two to the Cardinals on the road. We have one more against them today, then the Pirated for three games. Well we always start slow. Lets see what happens.

[Lrd Vdr]

We need salvage a game a game today. It's not good to start a seaon this way but it's only the beginning. They'll get better.

[Astrosfan13]

Well folks we could not pull it off. They dropped the thrid game to the Cards. Lets see what happens in Pittsburgh.

[Astrosfan13]

Well starting the season 1-6 is not good. We play the Pirates again tonight and tomorrow. Mike Hampton takes the mound tonight. So lets see what happens. Game time is 6:05 on the Fox sports Houston alternate.


On another note starter Brian Moehler is listed as day to day. He left the game monday with an injury and has found out he has a sprained knee.

[Astrosfan13]

Well folks we finally got one. Mike Hampton led the Astros and broke the 5 game losing streak. We outscored the Pirated 4-1. Hopefully we can keep the momentum going.

[Astrosfan13]

Well looks like our luck is holding. We beat the Pirates today 6-3. It was tied for a while unitl Puma hit a three run shot. Lets hope that it holds for a while. We start a ten game home stand tomorrow. Have the Reds for three games. :thumbup:

[Astrosfan13]

Well they put it to the Reds yesterday. They play today at 1pm on FSH and one more tomorrow against the reds. Then start a home series with the Dodgers.

[Lrd Vdr]

Let's get it Stros!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
:smbaseball9:

[Astrosfan13]

AHHH they are killing me. I have to admit that the pitcher today did real good. He was called up last week when two of the regulars went on the DL. THey just could not get their bats going. Well lets hope for one tomorrow, then it will be a split.

[Lrd Vdr]

Paulino did a hell of a job today. Val Verde killed me the other night.

:sniper:

[Astrosfan13]

Well i have not posted in a while. The season is going ok. We could be winning more games. They loast a nail bitter last night against the Brewers and then beat them today.

Right now in the standings they are 7-12. Way below 500 and in the cellar. Good thing it is jus the start of a long season.


The Astros are going to be in Cincinnati playing the Reds for three games starting tomorrow. Then they head to Atlanta and then Washington. After 8 road games they will be back home for 5 games.

In other news... Pudge is really looking good behind the plate and at it. Also the polls are open for the All-Star game. Vote now and send for favorite Astro players to St. Louis. You can vote now thru July 2nd, and vote often.

[Lrd Vdr]

What happened that Pudge got thrown out of the game the other day.

[Astrosfan13]

What happened that Pudge got thrown out of the game the other day.



I am not sure i wish i could have seen. I will try to find out.

[Astrosfan13]

What happened that Pudge got thrown out of the game the other day.


Ok here is the answer to the question.....


Rodriguez was ejected after he argued a ball-two call during Mike Cameron's at-bat against LaTroy Hawkins. Rodriguez grew more agitated as he argued with DiMuro, and soon, Cooper joined in and was also tossed.

"[Rodriguez] was just asking, 'Where was [the pitch]?'" Cooper said. "He turned around and asked him. He was trying to hold it to make sure the guy got a good look. He turned around and asked him and [DiMuro] said, 'Don't show me up.' I don't think he actually showed him up."

Hawkins and third-base coach Dave Clark stepped in to try to calm Rodriguez, who eventually walked away from the umpire. That's when Cooper walked back over to DiMuro to finish the argument. Soon after, DiMuro tossed Cooper.

Rodriguez was not available for comment after the game.

"I told him it wasn't a reason to throw him out of the ballgame," Cooper said of his conversation with DiMuro. "It was just a bad decision. That's when things started to escalate a little bit. I was trying to make sure Pudge gets out. But I knew I wasn't finished.

"I had to go back and tell him that he blew a bunch of calls tonight. He was missing a lot of pitches. Our guys were complaining, and I had to tell him. I told him, and he said, 'You're out of here.' I thought he had a bad zone."

Cooper wasn't the only one. Lance Berkman had an animated exchange with DiMuro after he was called out on strikes in the seventh inning. Carlos Lee was also called out on strikes, twice.

"It's just frustrating," Berkman said. "When you're not hitting well and you're struggling to get anything going, you just get frustrated. The beauty of baseball is when you're struggling, it seems like you get a lot of those calls. I think a lot of it is just frustration kind of blowing up."

Alyson Footer is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.

[Astrosfan13]

Well sorry for not posting in a while. The Astros were on a three game winning streak until yesterday. They won the series against the Reds but it was not a sweep since they lost yesterday. The team is looking good, even though they are in the cellar, but like i sadi before the season is young so lets see what happens. They have the day off today then start a three game series in Atlanta.


Side note if you really enjoy baseball tomorrow and saturday they will air a college series between Rice and Houston on CBSC (CBS college sports). Rice is my favorite college team, they have a really good program and have been in the college world series for the last couple of years.

[Lrd Vdr]

We'll get'em back J.:smbaseball9:

[Astrosfan13]

Astros game just started. They are playing the last game against the Braves and trying to win the series.

[Astrosfan13]

Well they beat the Braves on Sunday, and lost to the Nationals today. They were doing good and then the bullpen fell apart. Well lets see what happens tomorrow.

[Astrosfan13]

Here is some news from the Astros. On Tuesday the 5th they were playing the Nationals and it got delayed in the bottom of the 11th with a 10-10 tie for rain. The game will be picked back up on July 9th. They started a 3 game series against the Cubs last night at home, and did not fair to well. They lost 3-6.

[Astrosfan13]

Well the Astros finally won their first full series. They beat out the Padres winning the third game of the series today.

[Astrosfan13]

Well today was not a good day for the Astros. They lost to the Rockies 1-12. Well they have two more in Colorado and then on to Chicago.

[Lrd Vdr]

It's time for a drink. A tall one.

:swars:

[Astrosfan13]

Well today is a good day for the Astros. They are playing the Rockies right now and they are winning in the top of the 8th 15-6. They are playing a good game they have 15 runs on 23 hits. Almost everyone has 3 hits each. The pitcher Mike Hampton was 2 for 3. Its great to see them play a game like this. Hope they can keep this kind of playing like this for a while.

[Astrosfan13]

If you did not see the game last night it was a good one. They won 15-11. It should of been 15-6 but the gace up 5 runs in the 9th. I almost thought they were going to blow it. They played today against the Rockies and won 5-3 winning the series. Now they will play 3 games in Chicago. Lets keep it going.


Go Astros :smbaseball9:

[Astrosfan13]

The Astros just finished a three game series with the Cubs. The first game was rained out and postponed unitl July 30th. They lost game 2 4-5 and won game 3 6-5. Pudge hit his 300th career homer today in the win. They start a three game homestand with the Brewers Tuesday and then have the Texas Rangers this weekend. They are doing good but need to stay on a winning streak. Lets see what happens this week. Maybe they can sweep the Brewers who are in first in the division. Stayed tuned........

[Astrosfan13]

Well they played the first game against the Brewers and lost 4-2. They got two runs one from Matsui who stole home. Then the starting pitcher Russ Ortiz got a solo homerun. That shot tied it up at 2 but the Brewers got two more runs. Well game two is tonight lets see....

[Lrd Vdr]

I had a chance to see about the first 5 innings. We'll get'em the next game.

[Astrosfan13]

I had a chance to see about the first 5 innings. We'll get'em the next game.


Well we got'em. They need to keep a winning streak going for a while. Tejada hit his 3rd homer of the year tonight. They have one more against the Brewers and then start against the Rangers on Friday.

[Lrd Vdr]

That was a good game tonight. I finally got to see most of a game.:)

[Astrosfan13]

Well things have not faired so well for the Astros. They are on a 6 game losing streak. They are in last place and 8 games out from first. It is going to be a long hard season. :sad:

[Lrd Vdr]

You never know. They might come out on a big win streak. I hope.

:smbaseball9:

[Astrosfan13]

You never know. They might come out on a big win streak. I hope.

:smbaseball9:

Well i hope it starts soon. They lost another one tonight to the Reds. They have off tomorrow and start a three game series in Pittsburgh. Hopefully the day off will help them and they can come back with a fresh start. A little good news Miguel Tejada was selected as the NL player of the week. He is on an 11 game hit streak. Well just sit back and see what happens.

[Lrd Vdr]

Any news is good news for them right now.
http://i43.tinypic.com/2m2svo6.jpg

[Astrosfan13]

Well the Astros finally got one tonight. They beat the Pirates 6-1. Brian Moehler threw an 8 inning shutout. Edwin Maysonet was a triple shy of the cycle. He is was called up last week and has been seeing lots of time since Matsui and Blum were hurt. Lets keep it going. :)

[Astrosfan13]

Well the Stros got another one today. They lost yesterday but a win today won their series against the Pirates. They are going home to start a series against Colorado. Lets hope they keep the streak going.

[Astrosfan13]

Well the Astros are on a 4 game win streak. Which is great. I am glad to see things going our way for a while. Hopefully it will last. They just finished the third game of a ten game home stand. They have one more against the Rockies tomorrow and will play the Pirates next. So lets keep it rolling.

On another note Pudge is second among catchers in the all star voting. So if you would be so kind go vote and send some of the Astros to the all star game. I know i will (i just voted like 5 times).

Looks like Valverde is about ready to come back. He has been out for over one month now. Things are looking good and he should be back soon.

[Astrosfan13]

Well the Astros winning streak has ended. They lost to the Piratrs yesterday after beating them on Friday. Friday they won 9-1. Carlos Lee helped alot in that game with a grandslam. Then the Pirates go the best of Oswalt on Saturday losing 4-6.Well the play the Pirates again today so maybe we can win the series. Then off Monday and start another series at home against the Cubs.

[Astrosfan13]

Well sorry for not posting in a while. So here is a little update. The Astros won the series against the Pirates and started one against the Cubs yesterday. They lost yesterday and won today. They faced Zambrano of the cubs and faired really well (seeing as how they usually lose to him). So they have one more tomorrow at home then hit the road.

[Astrosfan13]

Well they won the series against the Cubs and are now in Arizona playing the Diamondbacks tonight. They are not doing to good right now they are losing. Hopefully they can get their bats going.

In other news the MLB first player draft was held earlier this week. Houston replinished their farm system with quite a few pitchers. They also picked up a couple of middle infielders. Their first pick was a high school kid out of California. Here is a link to the article if you would like to read it http://houston.astros.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090611&content_id=5272700&vkey=news_hou&fext=.jsp&c_id=hou. They need a good farm system for the future of the team.

[Lrd Vdr]

I caught the last couple of innings when we came home tonight. I wish they would have won but, it's a learning year. We'll get'em.

:smbaseball9:

[Astrosfan13]

Well the Astros started their interleague play yesterday. They have three games with the Rangers then on to Minnesota. They lost the first game to the Rangers who are doing real well this season. After they play in Minnesota they come home to play Kansas City and Detroit.

[Astrosfan13]

Well they lost their first game against the Rangers, but Pudge was able to tie the all time record for games caught. He was tied with Carlton Fisk for one day, and now is the all time leader. He has most games caught by a catcher with 2,227 games. So they were not able to win last night but good job Pudge. :intello:

One more game with the Rangers then off to Minnesota.

[Astrosfan13]

Well they lost their first game to the Twins. They were tied up for a while but could not hold on. Two more on the road then they come home.

[Astrosfan13]

Well the Astros won the series against the Twins by winning the last two games. They are home now and have three games against the Rouals and Tigers to finish out their interleague play.

[Astrosfan13]

Well the Astros lost their first game against the Royals last night 2-1. The pitching was pretty good, just could not get their bats going. Tonight Roy Oswalt takes the mound in game two against the Royals.

[Astrosfan13]

Well the Astros won the final game against the Royals 5-4. Also Lance Berkman joined the 1000 RBI club. So it was a good night for the Stros. They start a three game series against the Tigers tomorrow.




HOUSTON -- After making a ninth-inning error that helped the Royals beat the Astros in extra innings a day before, first baseman Lance Berkman made sure his team's defensive shortcomings weren't as costly Thursday afternoon.



Berkman hit a pair of go-ahead, two-run home runs and drove in a season-high four runs to surpass the 1,000-RBI mark for his career and help the Astros overcome three errors to beat the Royals, 5-4, at Minute Maid Park.

"That's good for my psyche after wearing the goat horns last night with that error," Berkman said.

Berkman recorded his first multi-homer game in more than a year by going deep in the second and sixth innings off Royals starter Brian Bannister to help Houston salvage the final game of the series and get within five games of first place in the National League Central.

The Astros' bullpen held the Royals to one hit and struck out seven batters in four innings, as Houston pitchers sent down 15 of the final 16 batters they faced. Wesley Wright (2-1) struck out four batters in 1 1/3 innings for the win, and Jose Valverde rebounded from Wednesday's blown save to record his sixth save.

"It was the 'Puma' and 'pen show," Astros manager Cecil Cooper said. "They were just outstanding. That's what Berkman needs to do, stay in left-center field. If he stays in left-center field, he's a player."

Astros starter Brian Moehler pitched five innings and gave up four runs, but the defense committed three costly errors behind him which led to three unearned runs.

"The last couple of days, we didn't field the ball too well, but today we overcame the errors, and Lance had a big game for us and picked us up and we pulled it out," Moehler said.

Berkman (3-for-4) was a bit harsher in his assessment of the defense.

"The defense has been terrible," he said. "It cost us the game [Wednesday] night, and today it could have cost us the game. We have to figure something out, a little more intensity and a little more concentration. You can't give teams extra outs in the Major Leagues and expect to win.

"We have been a good defensive team in the past, and there's no reason we can't be. This year, we just have to do it."

Berkman's two-run homer in the second inning -- which accounted for career RBIs Nos. 1,000 and 1,001 -- landed in the Crawford Boxes and gave Houston a 2-1 lead. Berkman became the third Astros player to reach 1,000 RBIs, trailing Jeff Bagwell and Craig Biggio.

"He was trying to hit everything that way, and obviously it's a short porch and I did a real good job with that lineup," Bannister said. "I allowed Carlos [Lee] to get on base in front of him, and I didn't make an adjustment. He had an approach on me and he executed it and he single-handedly beat me today."

The Royals took advantage of sloppy fielding in the fourth, scoring twice to take a 3-2 lead. Moehler got three ground balls to start the inning that should have resulted in three outs, but the first went off his leg for a single, and Jose Guillen and Mike Jacobs reached on consecutive errors by Jeff Keppinger and Miguel Tejada.

Moehler avoided more damage by getting Bannister to ground into a 1-2-3 double play to end the inning.

"It was big because that stopped the bleeding, I guess, and kept everything close," Moehler said. "That kept us in the game, and we were able to go ahead in the sixth inning."

Houston tied the game at 3 in the fourth on a sacrifice fly by Kaz Matsui, but a throwing error by catcher Humberto Quintero during a fifth-inning rundown -- costing the Astros the chance of an inning-ending out -- allowed a run to score to put Kansas City ahead, 4-3.

"It was a comedy of things," Cooper said.

Berkman followed a Lee walk in the sixth with another homer into the Crawford Boxes, putting Houston up 5-4. The Astros turned it over to their bullpen, which was terrific after blowing the lead Wednesday night.

Wright, pitching for the first time in a week, set a career high with his four strikeouts.

"I was able to locate my fastball better than in the past," Wright said. "My breaking stuff wasn't as sharp as it has been, but it was pretty good."

Chris Sampson threw two-thirds of an inning, and LaTroy Hawkins worked a scoreless eighth before turning the game over to Valverde, who converted his sixth save in nine opportunities this year.

"The bullpen did an outstanding job, particularly Wesley Wright," Cooper said. "He came in and threw strikes and attacked the zone. When we sent Wesley out [to Triple-A Round Rock earlier this year], we told him to throw strikes and he's done that. I know [Valverde] was happy to lock that one down."

Brian McTaggart

[Astrosfan13]

Well the Astros won their first game against the Tigers last night. Here are the standings for the national league central division..

TEAM W L % GB
St. Louis 41 35 .539 -
Milwaukee 39 34 .534 0.5
Chicago 35 35 .500 3.0
Cincinnati 35 37 .486 4.0
Houston 34 37 .479 4.5
Pittsburgh 34 39 .466 5.5

Streaks: W2
Last 10: 5-5
Home: 18-20 Road: 16-17
Runs Scored: 296
Runs Against: 332

[Astrosfan13]

Well the Astors won the series against the Tigers. They did not win today but did win the first two games. They are on the way to SanDeigo to play the Padres for a couple of games.

[Lrd Vdr]

I finally had a chance to see some of the game. Too bad they lost today. We'll get'em next game.

:smbaseball9:

[Astrosfan13]

Well the Astros had a four game series against the Padres and won 3 out of 4 taking the series. They started a series with the Giants today. Winning the three games in San Deigo puts them almost to 500.

[Astrosfan13]

Well the Astros are not fairing well against the Giants. They have lost the first two with one more today. Then they come home. Lets see what happens.

[Astrosfan13]

Welcome back baseball fans. Sorry i have not posted in a while. Well the Astros have been doing prety good lately. They won their series against the Pirates, and have a chance to win the series against the NAtionals today. They are still one game under 500. SO a win today will put them at 500 going into the allstar break.

Speaking of allstars. Houston has two players going to represent the team this year in St. Louis. They are shotstop Miguel Tejada and right fielder Hunter Pence. This will be Hunter's first allstar game. Tomorrow will be the home run derby and then the ame on tuesday.

[Astrosfan13]

Hello baseball fans. I do apoligize for not posting anything for such a long time. The Astros are doing real good right now. They are in 3rd place in their division. They just finished a 3 game series against the #1 Cardinals and won all three. They started one against the Mets tonight and have won the first game. If they can keep up this momentum they will be doing very good.

A couple of other things have happened since last time. Berkman is on the DL with a calf strain. We have acquired catcher Chris Coste off waivers from Philly. He is a catcher by trade but has filled in for Berkman at first and is doing a great job. Funny thing about the guy is he made is major league debut at 33 years old.

So right now they are on a roll. The whole team is coming together very nicely and hopefully good things will happen.

[Astrosfan13]

I am back again. I know it has been a while since my last update. Well since then the Astros have been hot and cold win a couple loose a couple. Right now they are 2 games under 500 and 7 back from first. In other news Lance Berkman who has missed like 20 days is almost off the DL. We also have Aaron Boone who did not start the season due to open heart surgery to repair some heart problems is now in a rehab assignment at Corpus Christi. If his rehab schedule holds and he does well he will join the team at the end of the month. They have been playing pretty good ball, just have had some rough starts with the pitching staff (mainly the starters). Well there is still time for them to make a run at it they just need to buckle down and play ball.


Lets see what happens.........

[Lrd Vdr]

I'm certain they will make a push in the next couple of weeks. We're lucky not to be that far back.

:smbaseball9:

[Astrosfan13]

Well we finally got some of our players off the DL. They just finished up a road trip with the Marlins and Brewers. They won today but did not do too hot overall. They went 2 - 7. Won one at Florida and one at Milwaukee. They are home with one days rest then have six games at Minute Maid park. Three against Florida and three against Arizona. They fell to 9.5 games back and are 4 games under 500. Hopefully they can turn it around on this homestand.

On another note the Texas Rangers are having a great run right now. It would be nice to see them in the playoffs.

How cool would it be to have a Rangers/ Astros world series.

[Lrd Vdr]

I don't know what happened bro. They usually kick ass after the all star break. It looks like it's gonna be a wait till next year season.

[Astrosfan13]

Well its time to put on the rally hats and get the bats going. I am not a very supersticious person (i do not want to jinx anything), but they are on a nice little win streak. They won the series today against the Diamondbacks and are going for the sweep tomorrow.

Well incase you have not heard they traded Pudge to Texas for three minor league prospects. I guess it is not a bad deal. They had three catchers on the roster and are pertty set in that spot. They have their number one prospect JAson Castro they signed two years ago coming along nice, might be ready next year (fast track). They need to rebuild the farm system. So i guess three minor league prospects is not bad, seeing as how cheap they got Pudge for at the start of the season. Well lets see what the rest of the season holds for the Astros.

LRD VDR you might be right.......

QUOTE=Lrd Vdr;2084]It looks like it's gonna be a wait till next year season.[/QUOTE]

[Astrosfan13]

Well it has been a while again is my last report. The Astros had a great weekend against the Phillies. They swept the 4 game series. Tonight they had the Braves at home and ended their 4 game win streak with a loss to them 2-1. Well hopefully they can start winning. If you are a optomistic person like me there are plenty of games left in the season to still make it, at least they have a shot at the wildcard anyways. Well lets se what happens, and hope for the best.

[Astrosfan13]

Welcome back baseball fans. The Astros have just beat the Pirates 4-2 and won the series. A win tomorrow will be a sweep. Then off the play the Reds. Well lets tune in tomorrow and see what happens.

[Astrosfan13]

Well no sweep. They lost today 1-2 to the Pirates. Lets see how they do against the Reds.

Hey if you guys get time go to this website http://mlb.mlb.com/sponsors/chevy/clemente/index.jsp, and vote for Hunter Pence. He is up for the Roberto Clemente award. If you vote you are entered into a chance to win tickets to the world series.

Also at the Astros website http://houston.astros.mlb.com/index.jsp?c_id=hou you can vote for your favorite 9 Astors palyers.

If you get time check it out.

[Astrosfan13]

Well they dropped the first game against the Reds. They were winning, but could not hold on. Hopefully tomorrow they will get one.

[Lrd Vdr]

We need to finish the season on a strong note.

:smbaseball9:

[Astrosfan13]

Well the Astros lost again last night putting them on a 5 game losing streak. I sure hope they can turn it around tonight and pull one out. They need to start winning, i would like to see them end the season above 500.

[Astrosfan13]

AHHHHH the Astros are driving me crazy. They were on a 9 game losing streak until they finally won tonight. Incase you have not heard they let the manager (Cecil Cooper) monday. They need to hire a good proven manager and some pitching for next season. They cannot just settle for what they have now. The GM always talks about what he did at the last club and how good it was. So lets see it here. Anyways sorry about that. It has been a long hard season for the Astros and the fans. MAybe next year........... :001_smile:

[Astrosfan13]

Well the Astros season is slowly coming to an end. They have 10 games left 3 at home and the last 7 on the road.

Today the GM announced that they will give the coaches the option to look into other job openings. They are doing this incase the new manager wants to hire his own coaching staff. They do not want to tell them that they will have their jobs still and he comes in a lets them all go. Unless they keep Dave Clark there then they will probably have nothing to worry about.

Well i wanted to give you guys a few stats seeing as how their win/lose record is not so great.

I took the top 10 from the league leaders and here are where the Astros stand.

Games played- Carlos Lee 3rd 151 games
Hunter Pence 10th 149 games

At bats- Miguel Tejada 2nd 595
Carlos Lee 9th 572

Hits- Miguel Tejada 3rd 181
Carlos Lee 7th 174

Doubles- Miguel Tejada 1st 44

Triples- Michael Bourn tie for 1st 11

Walks- Lance Berkman 7th 91

Strike outs- Michael Bourn 10th 130

Stolen bases- Michael Bourn 1st 58

Caught stealing- Michael Bourn and Hunter pence are ties for 3rd with 11

It is good to see the Astros players leading in some catagories.

[Astrosfan13]

Well the Astros won tonight. They won their series with the Phillies. They have three more games until the end of the season. They go to New York to play the mets. Lets see if they can get a couple more wins to finish out.

Hopefully they will pick up a manager in the off season that is a proven leader and can take the team all the way. I also know they need to get some starting pitching. They might have a couple more years before they are in it again. I have hope because i am a true blue Astros fan. I will not give up on them.....

[Astrosfan13]

Well the Astros have one more game to play tomorow and their season will be over. They have lost the last two to the Mets. I hope they can win the last one. Well lets wait and see what happens next year.

[Lrd Vdr]

We need ownership to spend some money and get some good pitching and another good hitter. First half of the season wasn't so bad with only two games back at the break. They collapsed during the second half. Next year will be a better year.

:smbaseball9:

[Astrosfan13]

Well the Astros got blanked today by the mets. They got swept in New York. Well they had a good first half but lost it after the break. I agree with you LRD VDR they need to spend some money $$$$. MAybe if they bring in a proven skipper and another starter that might get the team motivated to step it up. Well we will see.

Now it is time for post season ball. Who do you pick to win it all.........

[Astrosfan13]

Well as you know the Astros are looking for a new manager. Here is a list of canadites that will interview this week.

Interim manager Dave Clark and Astros Minor League field coordinator Al Pedrique will be the first to interview on Wednesday.

Former Brewers manager Ned Yost and Padres hitting coach Randy Ready will interview Thursday.

Former Arizona D-Backs manager Bob Melvin and former Nationals manager Manny Acta will interview Friday.

Former Astros Phil Garner on Saturday (Thats right former Astros manager)

Two minor league coahes from the Boston Red Sox Brad Mills and Tim Bogar on Monday.

Houston has also been granted permission to interview Phillies bench coach Pete Mackanin, but that interview has yet to be scheduled because Philadelphia is still in the playoffs.

Well here is the list of 10 they said they were going to talk to. I think Bob Melvin or Ned Yost would probably be good. Even Phil might be a good choice to bring back. They all know how to win (Phil was the manager when they went to the world series). So after the first round they will select a smaller group then have another round of interviews. Hopefully they pick the right guy.

STAYED TUNED.............

[Astrosfan13]

Hello Astros fans........

As i posted in my last post they were looking for a new manager. Well we got one. They hired Brad Mills bench coach for the Red Sox. It came down to 4 guys, Manny Acta, Phil Garner, Brad Mills and Dave Clark. They offered the job to Manny but he took a manager position in Cleveland.

Well the new skipper has got right to work. He has hired a bench coach and first base coach. So far the coaching staff looks like this

Manager - Brad Mills
Bench Coach - Al Pedrique
First base coach - Bobby Meacham
Third base coach - Dave Clark
Pitching coach - Brad Arnsberg
Batting coach - Sean Berry
Bull Pen coach - TBA

So the coaching staff is almost all new. For those of you who do not know, long time first base coach Jose Cruz is now an assisiant to the general manager. So lets se if this new assortment of leaders will be able to work some magic. They still need to get some starting pitching, and a couple more key position players. Lets see what happens. :smbaseball9:

[Lrd Vdr]

CRUZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !

Cheo's first Astros card.

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[AMERICANTATTS]

They should wheel and deal for Beckett now. Trade off a slump power hitter for him and move Hunter Pence in a new position. Justa thought though.:nervousbeer: