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Post by crashtest on Apr 1, 2008 22:07:40 GMT -5
Loretta had a 3-1 count. We were ONE PITCH AWAY from getting our FIRSTrunner to third. Shucks.
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Post by crashtest on Apr 1, 2008 22:08:51 GMT -5
OMG --- Towles drew a walk. Wonders never cease.
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Post by crashtest on Apr 1, 2008 22:11:06 GMT -5
Of course, it was semi-INT BB to get to Backe who K'ed on 4 pitches.
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Post by hembo36 on Apr 1, 2008 22:30:29 GMT -5
it will be a different year offensively though, vega..last year you had about 5 guys who couldnt have started somewhere else..the deadweight of lane, everett and ensberg is gone
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Post by vega51 on Apr 2, 2008 0:15:18 GMT -5
yep, but this year is bad also.
We have Berkman hitting third, he is going to start hitting in June, when this team is gone.
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Post by Ken on Apr 2, 2008 0:28:13 GMT -5
Berkman couldn't get out of his shadow last year, why the optimism about June?
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Post by Coach on Apr 2, 2008 8:59:52 GMT -5
Let's just hope that our hitters just ran in to excellent pitching the first 2 games this year.
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Post by Coach on Apr 2, 2008 9:03:05 GMT -5
On the bright side, Backe pitched well.
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Post by south on Apr 2, 2008 12:07:17 GMT -5
It's pretty silly to use two games as validation that Berkman/our lineup will suck, especially against great pitching in a tough ballpark.
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Post by tbone421998 on Apr 2, 2008 15:01:15 GMT -5
South, you don't know how pessimistic most of this board is. You will have some of the most negative people as fans on this board. Berkman sure sucked last year. Even with a down year, he scored 95 runs 20th, had 34 homers 5th and 102 rbi 14th. I don't know why we didn't just release him with Woody.   |
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Post by texiban001 on Apr 2, 2008 15:16:19 GMT -5
You're damned right I'm negative about this team! What the hell have they ever done? NOTHING! Wow, they got to the WS once and got SWEPT! Last year they stunk up the joint. Berkman is a good player, but he has the emotions of Mr. Spock, which is to say, none. My problem with "Big Baby" Berkman is that he always says the same old sh*t and that gets old real quick when a team is not doing well. I want SOMEONE, ANYONE on the Astros to get pissed once in a while and call out the players who aren't performing. This crap about how they should keep it in the clubhouse is just that, crap.
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Post by Coach on Apr 2, 2008 16:01:46 GMT -5
I love me some Astros baseball.
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Post by hembo36 on Apr 2, 2008 19:54:52 GMT -5
fck..they faced the 2 best pitchers in the Nl last year...young was better than peavy until all star break....The offense will be fine..
i was a whole lot more concerned with how Backe pitched...he looked great...better than what i expected
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Post by jbarron on Apr 2, 2008 23:22:34 GMT -5
Can anyone find Kent Bottonfield and Chris Holt so they can improve our rotation??
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Post by dennis2112 on Apr 3, 2008 9:38:03 GMT -5
I want SOMEONE, ANYONE on the Astros to get pissed once in a while and call out the players who aren't performing. This crap about how they should keep it in the clubhouse is just that, crap. Well I agree that the leaders of the team should be more vocal to the other players not pulling their weight, but I disagree that it should be done through the media. Keeping stuff like that IN THE CLUBHOUSE can be very important to the chemistry of a team. Good teammates do not throw their fellow teammates under the bus through the media. To me that is classless. Now getting on a player's arse that is not doing his job...darn right, that needs to be done but out in the open is not the proper way to handle the situation. |
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