Astros prevail 5-2 behind Woody

Posted on August 8, 2007 by mihoba in Game Recaps

Astros 5, Cubs 2
W: Woody Williams (6-12) | L: Sean Marshall (5-6) | S: Brad Lidge (7)
HRs: Jason Lane (7), Matt Murton (2)

Astros.com DuBose wrap
AP recap

First inning, here we go again. Woody started with a walk, a single, and two more walks to force in a run with no outs. Houdini then appeared, and after a strikeout, a pop-up, and a liner to right, only one run had scored. Woody settled down a baffled the Cubbies for 5 more innings, including retiring 10 in a row before leaving for a pinch hitter with the score tied 1-1 in the 6th.Read More

Playing with your Wandy at Home

Posted on August 6, 2007 by MusicMan in Game Recaps

Baby Bears at Astros, 8/6/07
Score: Astros 2, Cubs 1
W: Lidge (3-1) L: Wuertz (2-3)
Home runs: KABONG (24)
Read the “Not-the-Footer” here: Ben DuBose
ESPN recap: Here.

Whoever can break the Da Vinci Code surrounding Wandy’s inability to replicate his home performance on the road will not only receive a Cy Young Award, they’ll get a freaking Nobel Prize. Wandy Rodriguez was an artist on this night. The Cubs scratched just 4 hits off the man over eight innings; their lone run scored when Theriot scraped a double off the chalk in shallow RF. Move the man over, score him on a grounder, nice to see you again NL Baseball, where have you been?
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Cubs at Astros – Your 2007 Chicago Cubs, Now With 8 Percent Less Sand-Vaginitis!

Posted on August 6, 2007 by MRaup in Series Previews

By MRaup

Minute Maid Park

Monday, August 6, 6:05 p.m. CDT – FSN
Tuesday, August 7, 7:05 p.m. CDT – FSN
Wednesday, August 8, 7:05 p.m. CDT – KNWS

This is going to be down and dirty, due to the amount of work piling up while I write this preview.

Not-So-Recap Recap

Posted on August 3, 2007 by Ty in Tampa in Game Recaps

Thursday, August 3, 2007

Astros 12
Braves 11

W: McLemore | L: Villarreal | S: Moehler

TZ
GZ

Other coverage:
Footah!
AP via Yahoo!

Events conspired is all I can say. I did have my Blackberry, though:Read More

Astros at Marlins – Bottom-feeders Prefer Stinkbait

Posted on August 3, 2007 by Craig in Series Previews

By Craig Elliott
Dolphin Stadium

Friday, August 3, 6:05 p.m. CDT – FSN
Saturday, August 4, 6:05 p.m. CDT – FSN
Sunday, August 5, 12:05 p.m. CDT – FSN

So I finally got an Astros game on my TV, and unfortunately for me it was the Jason Jennings one-man re-enactment of the Battle of the Little Bighorn. Though I don’t think the original had as many cannon shots. At least the Padres kidnapped Morgan Ensberg before they left town, leaving behind a stack of blankets and a pouch of magic beans. Mo had a burst of insight on the plane to the Pet Shop, realized that lo! he needed to swing the bat in order to get hits, and then cranked two homers.

Then the Astros went to Hotlanter and got spanked twice, but somehow pulled a 14-inning win out of Jennings’ gigantic ass. The game-winning hit stayed in the backyard, but it was enough to put the game in the can.

Now the Astros head to Miami for the hurricane season, where the best we can probably hope for is not getting rained out, so we don’t have to go back.

Things aren’t much better for the Marlins. They’re out of the NL East race, and Dontrelle Willis is stinking up the joint. They’ve lost their last three series, including a four-game sweep in Arizona.Read More

Ouch, again

Posted on August 1, 2007 by JackAstro in Game Recaps

August 1, 2007
Astros 3, Braves 12
W: Carlyle (6-3) | L: Wandy (7-10)
The Footer Recap
AP Recap! via Yahoo!

Talk Zone
Game Zone thread

Wandy’s home/road splits were the story of the evening, as he took the hill at the Edifice of Greed. To wit:Read More