Managers sometimes fill out the card wrong, but Footer spots the real problem
Once Cooper’s mistake was revealed, he did not move from his seat in the dugout, even as the umpires explained the situation to Cooper and to Bourn.
Ticky Tacky
Bullpen BS
Back on the Bus
Footer blogs that the Astros decide that Backe needs another minor league start, on Saturday. That’ll be it though. The rules say they can’t have him on “rehab” past Tuesday. Footer’s Blog
“Why tinker with it?”
Bourn hitting leadoff? “I’m not going to do it,” Cooper said.
Then what?
The Astros initially scheduled Backe to make five rehab starts, but Cecil Cooper indicated that the righthander might make six.