Minute Maid Park

Well well well, back to .500 again. A 3 game sweep of the Hothouse Brew Crew with a glimpse of what could be with the high-octane offense WadeSmith assembled has the Astro Nation State County Metro-Area couple of blocks around Minute Maid Park buzzing. Lets hope this isn’t just another fleeting glimpe of above-parism before we fall back in to Pirate-esque suckiness again.

Tuesday, May 6th, 7:05 – FSN (HD)

Wednesday, May 7th, 7:05 – FSN (HD)

Thursday, May 8th, 7:05 – FSN (HD)

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Astros (12-14) vs Diamondbacks (18-7)

Chase Field

Monday, April 28, 8:40 p.m. CST  FSN-HD

Tuesday, April 29, 8:40 p.m. CST  FSN

Wednesday April 30, 2:40 p.m. CST  FSN-HD

After a 6 game winning streak, the Astros have dropped their last two (fuck the Jakes),  so a change of scenery could do them some good.  So its off to Arizona, the home of the Diamondbacks, the leaders in the NL West.  This series will be the first time that Berkman is reunited with his long-time man love, Chris Burke, who was traded with Quall’s Balls and Gutierrez to Arizona for Ponche.  Expect an extended makeout session at 1B if Burke gets on base, in fact he may pull up at first on what should be a double, just to have some much needed alone time with Lance.  Of course, since Burke is batting .143 for the season, and only .059 against the Astros pitchers he has faced, the chance for liplock may never materialize.Read More

Busch Stadium

Friday, April 25, 7:15 p.m. CDT – FSN

Saturday, April 26, 12:10 p.m. CDT – FSN-HD

Sunday, April 27, 1:15 p.m. CDT – my20

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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

Minute Maid Park

This looks disturbingly familiar… Padres and Astros. Seems like we’ve done it before. This time though, instead of playing at Yellowstone Petco Park, we’re playing in the friendly confines. Where it’s always 72 degrees and shady, unless you’re sitting in one of the unfortunate sections that gets to look directly into the sun through the magnifying glass-like windows in left and left center field. If you ARE sitting in those seats, do your best not to burst in to flames. It wouldn’t look nice on my highway… Now you can think about it… But don’t do it.

Monday, April 21, 7:05 p.m. – FSN (HD)

Tuesday, April 22, 7:05 p.m. – FSN (HD)
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