What’s the problem? “Give him three days, just relax a little bit, work on his hitting,” manager Cecil Cooper said.
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Losing streak ends, check.
Astros 2, Pirates 0
W: Wandy (2-1) | L: Dumatrait (2-3) | S: Valverde (16)
Wandy shut down the Pyroots at PNC, breaking a 5 game team skid as he was backed by good D and just enough offense to take the first game of the series in a 2-0 combined whitewash. Read More
Wade’s 8 simple steps, sixes and sevens, the bar sinister
Wade “We have a list of things that our scouts are required to get before we’ll even put a guy into the mix for consideration [like] medical, psychological testing, statistics, scouting evaluation, signability, 60-yard dash … and unless we have those eight pieces of information, the guy really doesn’t go up on our board.” Link
Astros @ Pirates–First Train to Shittsburgh
Astros (30-28) at Pirates (27-30)
The space travelers visit the seafarers for the first time this season. Much has been discussed about the fact that the Astros ain’t never been to Pittsburgh, while the Cubs have had an inordinate number of games against them, winning 9 of 12. After going 3-7 in their last ten games, the Good Guys need to win more than one night in Pittsburgh, and avoid a repeat last year’s 0-6 start against the Bucs. Read More
This Week in Baseball – SnS style
Week of: May 26 – June 1, 2008
Welcome to a new, and possibly recurring, feature on Sns: a recap of the last week in the world of baseball – with an Astros focus, to be sure, but also spanning the globe to find the agony of a Cubs defeat.
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One and done
“He just struggled in that inning after the blown call by the umpire,” Cooper said. “I thought it was best to take him out right there. That’s where I’m going to leave it. OK?”
Asked if he was surprised he was lifted so early, Chacon responded, “Yeah. But that’s why he’s the manager. He said I was done. I was done.”
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