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 ‘Roy 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 [...]
21 Jul
Cards, Pujols Quiet at Minute Maid
The Astros were back home last night and facing the division leading St. Louis Cardinals. This is an important series for Houston. Before the game started, the Astros were 4 games out of first place. With the 3-2 win behind a 3-run homer by Carlos Lee in the 4th, [...]
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 [...]
25 Jun
Double Whammy in Texas
I went out with some friends to Third Base to watch the LSU vs. Texas game last night. My beloved Longhorns lost 11-4, but LSU fought a good fight and it was a good series overall. I am looking forward to seeing the Horns play next year as most of the team is returning. I [...]
23 Jun
The 10 Best Pitching Seasons in Houston Astros Franchise History
A friend of mine (writer and editor Rick Klaw) sent me a website recently that had some really good stuff, so I wanted to forward the address to you.
Joel Reuter of the BleacherReport.com did an article titled “The 10 Best Pitching Seasons in Houston Astros Franchise History” and it should be required viewing for any [...]
