This game was all about baserunners, as the two teams had a combined 46 hits and walks. The Astros had 14 hits and 11 walks while the Diamondbacks added 16 and 5, respectively. The great JD pointed out that home plate umpire Jerry Crawford’s strike zone was ‘tight’ as many, many, MANY borderline pitches were called balls. Crawford remained consistant until the final pitch. Read More
Brandon Backe had the best start of his injury plagued season as he led the Astros to a much needed road victory in San Diego. Backe went 7 2/3 innings allowing only one run, and the hitters pounded the Padre pitchers for 10 hits and 7 runs as the Astros assured a series win with the victory Wednesday night. Read More
The Astros of 2006 cannot seem to put together all phases for more that a game or two. The pitching led to the demise of this game, as the Astros rallied several times but could not hold the lead in front of 43,000 fans “dressed up” for 70’s night at Minute Maid Park. Read More
As the Astros stepped to the plate in the 5th inning against Reds starter Bronson Arroyo trailing 5-1 on the scoreboard, the TV crew just finished interviewing Astro legend Jimmy “Toy Cannon” Wynn, who gave his explaination on their problems with the bats. The good guys proceeded to rally for 6 runs in the inning capped by a monster 3-run blast into the restaurant from Lance Berkman. Read More
Not much to recap. Complete game shutout from the young Mets righthanded starter John Maine. Frustration level for the Astros offense is at a high point. Taylor Buchholz continues to have an “Oswalt inning” every game, this time in the second allowing a freakin’ grand salami. The Astros appeared defeated after 2 innings, in my observation.
More roster changes in store for today’s game, as Brandon Backe returns from the DL to start game two of this series. I hope he can still hit.
It was a hot and humid evening as this historic matchup began at Wrigley Field, with the wind blowing in at 10 mph and an 80% chance of rain. Roger Clemens , 43 years old with 342 career victories, opposing Greg Maddux, 40, with 325 career wins. Two certain Hall of Famers with 11 Cy Young awards shared between them. Read More
