You will have an exciting night followed by trouble.

Posted on June 17, 2008 by BudGirl in Game Recaps

Astros 5, Orioles 6
W: Jim Johnson, L: Doug Brocail, S: George Sherrill

During this game, I checked my chinese fortune stick and it said, “You will have an exciting night followed by trouble.” How prophetic. Astros are now on a six-game slide.Read More

Astros @ Baltimore “The Young and the Listless”

Posted on June 17, 2008 by JaneDoe in Series Previews

Astros (33-37) at Baltimore (34-34)

Oriole Park at Camden Yards

Tuesday, June 17, 6:05 p.m.   FSN

Wednesday, June 18, 6:05 p.m.  FSN

Thursday, June 19, 6:05 p.m.   FSN-HD

Listless. Uninspired. Mailing it in. Dare I say, jaking it? After watching this team give one crappy performance after another, one wonders exactly what will get them out of the funk they are in. Read More

Fiasco

Posted on June 17, 2008 by pravata in News You Can Use

Miguel Tejada on moving to Baltimore from Oakland “I played a lot of games against Yankees and a lot of games against Boston, and a lot of people watched them play. I became a better player.”
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TWiB: Now with even more losses!

Posted on June 16, 2008 by MusicMan in SnS TWIB

Sorry, but my intensity isn’t real high for this column – some of the regular contributors are out of the lineup, and I’ve been getting squeezed on my cell phone minutes, so don’t blame me if I allow 7 or more mistakes in this edition.

3 UP:
1. Whoever is playing the Astros – this should be self-evident.
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Bats go silent, again.

Posted on June 13, 2008 by mihoba in Game Recaps

Yankees 2, Astros 1

W: Veras (1-0) | L: Brocail (2-1) | S: Farnsworth (1)

HRs: Jeter (4)

AP recap/boxscore/PBP via Yahoo!

Krysten Oliphant wrap

I’m filling in for BudGirl on this one, and I’d like to thank her for taking a relaxing vacation while we remain in the trenches, watching an absolutely pathetic display of baseball from the manager on down against the Evil Empire, and making me write this fucking thing when I am extremely disgusted. I apologize this may seen more like a vent, but screw it. Read More

This is almost funny. Almost.

Posted on June 13, 2008 by pravata in News You Can Use

Pettitte is looking forward to being received by old fans. He does not anticipate any animosity.

“I don’t know … everywhere I’ve been with the team this year, everyone’s been wonderful,” Pettitte said. “I didn’t help their franchises go to the World Series.”
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