'Stros this week

Just what the doctor ordered:
3 games w/Pirates
4 games w/Nat's

If they are not above .500 by the break they might as well shut it down.

The next month will be tough:
4 @ LA Dodgers
3 St Louis
3 NY Mets
4 @ CHI
3 @ St Louis

 

Let's hope that they don't repeat the first two games in San Francisco.

 

Amen, SA.

 

I feel they will keep it up. They've been playing good ball recently. You guys are right, the month immediately after the break will be tough.

 

Hampton pitches 7 innings of 3 hit ball and 'Stros win 4-1. Houston is within one game of .500 and 3.5 out of 1st. Moehler is scheduled to go tomorrow.

 

Wandy with the CG. That man is the FUTURE of Astros pitching. 9 wins now for him.

 

That was a gem by Wandy.

We'll see if Ortiz can get us to .500 tomorrow.

 

I forgot about playing the completion of the suspended game from earlier in the season tonight...could get 2 W's today (or 2 L's).

 

.500 is about the limit for this team. Not enough pitching.

 

Pitching will not be the problem, staying healthy and our massive lack of production at 2B and 3B and managerial sucking will be the problem. Oswalt is a solid #1 (he's a top 5 pitcher in baseball when he is on as he has been lately), Wandy is now a solid #2 (he's been unbelievably good in 3/4s of his starts) and the rest are at least average at the 3, 4 and 5 spots. Our bully should be great when everyone is healthy.

 

Nats score on an error to win the suspended game. Just like that Houston's back to 2 games below .500.

 

... and currently losing the 2nd game 4-2.

 

yeah, nice toss there miggy on the double play that wins iit for the ****** nats. airmailed it into the dugout and the runner wasnt even halfway down the line.

 

Blum's two out, walk off single brings them up to .500. Hampton goes tomorrow.

 

stros are rollin now.

 

The team with the worse record in mlb is administering a major beatdown in H-town.

I know there is still half a season left and they're only 3.5 games out of first but I think we stick a fork in these clowns, they're done.

 

Well the Astros have the only NL Central crown other than the Cards / Cubs in the last 9 years, so they have that going for them. Which is nice.

 

And maybe not. Stros have made some great second half runs in the past - could do it again if the bats come around.

 

44-44 at the All-Star break and 3 1/2 games out of first.

I'll take it.

If you told me on May 27th this is where they would be at the All-Star break, i would have been estatic.

 

Wandy with another shutout to start the second half of the season to go over .500. Oswalt goes tonight.

I'm still expecting a beatdown over the next month. I hope they prove me wrong.

 

A dominant complete game shutout by Roy tonight for an 8-1 win. 2nd place now.

Kind of a waste of a masterful performance (another) by Oswalt. Save the 8 runs of support for someone else. I am surprised we killed Billingsley like that. Impressive 2 out rally in the first.

Big series against Cards coming up with Wandy and Oswalt lined up.

 

Might I remind you of this...12 games against the Cards in this second half of the season.

Go Stros Go

 

who would of thought magic wandy and roy would make a solid 1-2. problem is cardinals keep winning.

 

I would like to see Pence pull out of his "sort of" slump.

 

I'm completely satisfied with a split on the road with LA.

Now is Houston's chance to make a move on the central standings head to head with the Cards:

Mon: Lohse vs Moehler
Tues: Wellemeyer vs Rodriguez
Wed: Carpenter vs Oswalt

 

And a good start to the proceedings: Good Guys 3, Cards 2, only THREE back.

GO STROS GO