Astros at Reds, 4/24/08
Astros 5, Reds 3
W: Cassel (1-0) L: Cueto (1-2) S: Valverde (3)
HR: Berkman (6)
Jack Cassel fought his way through some early struggles, helped himself at the plate, and watched the offense come through with just enough to make the Early Bird Special another winner, winner, chicken dinner.Read More
Footer, responding to the rumor that is circling ESPN, NY Newsday, and the Reds broadcast booth, delivers the slap down,
“…as word spread among frantic Astros fans over the Internet, a very important element of the truth was omitted — the Astros are not interested in trading Oswalt, and Oswalt isn’t interested in leaving Houston. Link
The hell it was,
Wednesday, April 23, 2008
Astros 9
Dickities 3
W: Sampson (1-2) | L: Arroyo (0-3)
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The hometown nine kept the scoring machine humming right along, putting a deep hurt on the Redlegs for their 4th straight win. Read More
Boots in tailpipesBob Allen is reporting that the head coach of St. Thomas High School, Ken Schulte, stepped down on Monday, saying he wanted to “look for a position closer to his home in Brazosport.”
Biggio has been working as the assistant baseball coach at St. Thomas on a volunteer basis. “Sources say” Biggio is the first choice to take over.
Roster move
Astros designated Tomas Perez for assignment tonight and will call up righthander Jack Cassel to start Thursday
“I gave up two 316-foot monster home runs. When two balls are hit Williamsport distance and they’re both homers … sure, when that happens there’s going to be frustration.”
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The Astros finished the homestand with three wins and crept out of the NL Central cellar at the same time. The offense is starting to work as planned, at least some of the time, and Roy looks to be back in form, though keep your fingers crossed because ESPN is trying to trade him to the East Coast again. Matsui’s crack finally healed, but Wandy and Bourn tweaked their groins. Somethin’ taint right.
These two games against Cincinnati are the beginning of a week-long roadtrip for the Astros, with three more games against the shitbird Jakes and three against the Snakes. And according to my annual magnet schedule from BudGirl, the Astros are done with the Padres this year. Go back to your pet shop, boys.
Meanwhile, the Dickities are tied with the Astros at 9-12 and they just split a two-game series with the Dodgers. Edinson Volquez has been the ace so far with a 3-0 record and 1.21 ERA, but the Astros won’t see him this series. Edwin Encarnacion is leading the team with five homers. Brandon Phillips is leading the team in strikeouts, 18, which sounds bad until you realize Hunter Pence has 20.Read More
