When your star pitcher goes out of the game with an injury in the second inning the day after an extra inning game, you figure that you are doomed. That’s how I felt when Oswalt left the game with a lower back strain. I figured there was no way [...]
Posts Tagged ‘oswalt’
22 Jul
Astros Get Embarrassing Win
The final score should have been 10-1 in favor of the Astros. Instead, it was 11-6 in favor of the Astros. Yes, Houston won, but it was an embarrassing win for the bullpen.
Wandy was masterful going 7 innings and giving up one early homerun to Mark DeRosa. He continued [...]
18 Jul
Astros Start Second Half with a Burst
The Astros needed to make a statement when they came back from the All-Star break. They needed the world to know that they were for real and they wanted to win the NL Central. Unfortunately, they were going to have to make that statement against the team with the [...]
5 Jul
This Just In… Astros Suck
Okay, so this isn’t exactly a newsflash, but seriously… how can we go to San Francisco and not only score zero runs in two days, but give up 22 runs? 22? ARE YOU SERIOUS?!?
This is unacceptable. I know it was Tim Lincecum and some unknown named Sadowski (who actually [...]
30 Jun
Astros Wiz on San Diego
If you came out of a coma last night and saw Oswalt pitch, you would never know he was struggling this season. Roy had as good a game as he has had all season. Tony Gwynn, Jr. tied it up nicely after the game when he said [...]
7 Apr
April 7, 2009: It Started With a Whimper
Michigan State wasn’t the only team to underwhelm last night; the Astros also did a great impersonation of a team that wasn’t ready for prime time losing to the Cubs 4-2 in a game that was almost shorter than the pre-game ceremony.
You only need one stat to tell you the whole game: after two pitches, [...]
