Houston ASTROS!!!

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05-05-2006, 12:54 PM
CoventryCat86

Houston ASTROS!!!

Well, well, well....:smiley20:

As of May 6th, the Astros are 19-9 which is their best record at this point in the season in the history of the franchise!!:smiley20: The Astros historically have done better in the SECOND half of the season so I wonder what that means!:smiley3:

Houston won both of their first two games with the Cardinals last night and the night before most notably beating Chris Carpenter who had previously never lot a game in Minute Maid park.

Things are looking pretty good this year. I've already got one bet with a guy on CigarPass that the Astros will finish ahead of the Cubs this year, any other takers?:smiley36:

GO ASTROS !!!
05-05-2006, 03:10 PM
cigar no baka

Yep I really am enjoying the Astros kicking butt this season, epecially when they whip the Cardinals butts!!
05-05-2006, 03:41 PM
NullSmurf

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Originally Posted by CoventryCat86

GO ASTROS !!!

I have to ask Bill. How the hell did you latch on to a Houston team?
05-07-2006, 12:56 PM
Shelby07

Went to the Rockies/Astros game last night 5-0 Rockies. I feel a sweep coming today!!

Go Rockies!!!
05-07-2006, 01:19 PM
Shelby07

By the way, when Burke slammed into the wall and dislocated his shoulder it was the thump heard round the world! Didn't know if he was gonna get up there for a while. My seats are right behind the visitor dugout and when he finally got up and walked back you could tell he was in a lot of pain. What a beautiful catch, tho. He received a standing ovation when he walked off! That one will be on the weekly highlights for sure.

I guess he'll be on the DL for at least a few games, MRI is scheduled Monday.

The rocks are looking pretty good this year too. Jennings pitched a 9 inning shutout game. I think the final pitch count was 117.
05-07-2006, 02:47 PM
CoventryCat86

Yes Shelby, the Rockies are HOT right now!! I watched both of those games :smiley13: and I'm watching today's game right now. Freakin' Brade Lidge......

Oh yeah, Jennings was phenomenal yesterday.:smiley3:
05-07-2006, 06:50 PM
golfgar

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Originally Posted by CoventryCat86

Well, well, well....:smiley20:

As of May 6th, the Astros are 19-9 which is their best record at this point in the season in the history of the franchise!!:smiley20: The Astros historically have done better in the SECOND half of the season so I wonder what that means!:smiley3:

Houston won both of their first two games with the Cardinals last night and the night before most notably beating Chris Carpenter who had previously never lot a game in Minute Maid park.

Things are looking pretty good this year. I've already got one bet with a guy on CigarPass that the Astros will finish ahead of the Cubs this year, any other takers?:smiley36:

GO ASTROS !!!

That bet is like taking candy from a baby. :smiley16:

Well the Rockies come here next guess the Cards better watch it.
05-07-2006, 10:29 PM
grand cru no 2

The Rockies managed to pull off the sweep but I'm not feeling bad about. It's actually nice to see Colorado doing well. My boys are off to a great start and so far I'm pretty happy about the new pitchers. And it looks like if the Rocket doesn't retire he'll be back on the ASTROS roster! :smiley20:
05-07-2006, 10:40 PM
Shelby07

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Originally Posted by grand cru no 2

The Rockies managed to pull off the sweep but I'm not feeling bad about. It's actually nice to see Colorado doing well. My boys are off to a great start and so far I'm pretty happy about the new pitchers. And it looks like if the Rocket doesn't retire he'll be back on the ASTROS roster! :smiley20:

Definately looks like it's stacking up to be an exciting season with some good games... but hell, it's only May. It's amazing how many people want my tickets now that the rockies had a good start. Couldn't give them away the last few years!
05-09-2006, 10:06 AM
Tdog

Yeah but where the hell did the Reds come from. This is supposed to be the battle of the Cards/Stros this year for the NL Central.

GO CARDS!!!!!
05-09-2006, 11:31 PM
CoventryCat86

I dunno tdog, the Reds seem to be doing well SO FAR but chances are they will fade as the season goes along just like Baltimore did last year. The Cardinals are the team to beat this year. Even though I'm a huge Astros fan I do like the Cardinals, they've got a great team.:smiley20: Pujols is FUN to watch, he's incredible and Cardinals pitching is top notch this year as usual.
05-09-2006, 11:36 PM
CoventryCat86

:smiley3:

I just checked the Cardinals box score, Pujols saved the day with a three run homer in the 8th, Carpenter pitched a 4 hit, 1 earned run gem and Isringhausen struck out the side in the 9th to notch his ninth save!:smiley3:

I tip my hat to the Cardinals!
05-10-2006, 07:44 AM
ggiese

What about the White Sox, Bill... 9-1 against the Angels yesterday... :smiley2:
05-10-2006, 04:04 PM
alexgtp

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Originally Posted by ggiese

What about the White Sox, Bill... 9-1 against the Angels yesterday... :smiley2:

I have a feeling we will be seeing them in the playoffs once again.

Im excited to see the rookie knuckleballer haeger pitch tonite. Been a while since the Sox had a knickleballer. I hear the guys is 3.0 in AAA with a .068 ERA and batters are battung .142 against him!! :smiley41:

Cant wait too see how widger and pierzynski catch this kid.!!

I think the Sox just had a well put squad last year .. With the addition of Thome and Vasquez they are even better and deeper with their hitting and pitching.

GO SOX!
05-12-2006, 03:22 PM
grand cru no 2

Ahhh, back at home and fresh off of a win. Tonight's going to be a helluva game against Colorado! :smiley4:
05-13-2006, 07:54 AM
grand cru no 2

Now that's what I call a homecoming! The Good Guys sure came with their game faces on last night, pulling off an excellent win against the mountain boys. :smiley4:
05-19-2006, 10:00 AM
BigMacFU

All I have to say is OUCH, the giants put a hurting on y'all!!!

And CC, no bashing of the Cubs will hurt me, see, I don't start off with grand expectations for them, so when they fail to perform, I'm not bothered.
05-19-2006, 05:40 PM
ggiese

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Originally Posted by BigMacFU

All I have to say is OUCH, the giants put a hurting on y'all!!!

And CC, no bashing of the Cubs will hurt me, see, I don't start off with grand expectations for them, so when they fail to perform, I'm not bothered.

This just in....

Cubs - 1

WHITE SOX - 6!!!

:smiley36: :smiley36: :smiley36: :smiley36: :smiley36:

BTW - you know why the Cubs cannot have a website?

They cannot put three "W's" together in a row.... :smiley37:
05-19-2006, 10:20 PM
CoventryCat86

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Originally Posted by BigMacFU

All I have to say is OUCH, the giants put a hurting on y'all!!!

And CC, no bashing of the Cubs will hurt me, see, I don't start off with grand expectations for them, so when they fail to perform, I'm not bothered.

LMFAO!! This coming from a guy whose team has won how many games in the month of May? I know they can all be counted on one hand.:smiley36:

We lost what, three in a row but you guys lost what was it, six or seven in a row and 13 of your last 14? I forgot, can you refresh my memory? :smiley36:
05-21-2006, 04:35 PM
CoventryCat86

Taylor Bucholtz COMPLETE GAME SHUTOUT today over the Rangers!:smiley20:
102 pitches, 72 for strikes, he retired the first batter in 7 out of nine innings and scattered five hits and retired the last three hitters in the ninth inning on THREE pitches!:smiley3:

Way to go Taylor.:smiley20:

Jason Lane is BACK. Two run homer in the 8th.

On another note what is it with the Detroit Tigers?:smiley22: The best record in baseball after today's games and a one game lead over George's White Sox in the AL Central.:smiley3:

Are the Tigers for real?

Hey Ray, I stole your sig photo!:smiley36: Let's get some other Astros fans to use it too!:smiley20:
05-21-2006, 04:39 PM
CoventryCat86

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BTW - you know why the Cubs cannot have a website?

They cannot put three "W's" together in a row.... :smiley37:

LMAO @ George!:smiley36:
05-21-2006, 04:49 PM
CoventryCat86

Oh, I forgot to mention Dave Borkowski!! He had a 0.00 ERA in his first five or six appearances, the first one being a long extra innings game against I forgot who. Dave is GREAT, throws lots of first pitch strikes and get lots of outs. His most recent appearances he ran into a little bad luck but I LIKE this guy!!!:smiley20:

He's been bouncing around the majors for quite some time now and was most recently with Baltimore.

And what's this crap about Russ Springer having to take a four game suspension for supposedly trying to bean Barry Bonds? What a bunch of BULSHIT!:smiley38:

I'm still very optimistic about Astros pitching this year even though the last couple of weeks have been a little shaky. Brad Lidge was in a bad slump, so much so that they didn't use him as the "stopper" in a couple of games, giving that role to Dan Wheeler. BUT in Lidge's last appearance, he mowed them down 1-2-3 to notch his 12th save!:smiley20: LIGHTS OUT LIDGE!
05-21-2006, 10:33 PM
cigar no baka

Ya, I heard Lidge got tipped off that he was telegraphing his pitches, so he's back in the groove and LIGHTS OUT LIDGE IS BACK BABY!!!!
05-22-2006, 02:07 PM
golfgar

Maybe we should watch out for the Cubs, they can come up from behind and deliver a pretty mean punch!:smiley4: The Astros will be contenders before the year is out, and I agree the Reds will fade.

GO CARDS!http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2.../cardslogo.jpg

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06-03-2006, 01:38 PM
BigMacFU

Just curious, what's the Astros' record nowadays?
06-04-2006, 11:37 AM
CoventryCat86

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Originally Posted by BigMacFU

Just curious, what's the Astros' record nowadays?

27-29

A lot better than the Cubs who look like the Pirates will overtake them anyday now:smiley36: putting the hapless Cubs in dead last in the NL Central.:smiley3:

Sean, you follow baseball statistics pretty closely, right? Can you tell me how many games the Cubs won in the month of May? My guess is that it's less than the number of days in a week.:smiley36:
06-06-2006, 09:56 PM
CoventryCat86

Well, the Astros beat the Cubs tonight but we got blasted by the Cubs yesterday.
Wandy Rodriguez pitched seven innings of shutout baseball. In the 9th, the Astros brought Brad Lidge in. With two outs and one on, he gave up a double to Mabry which scored the Cubs only run making the score 4 to 1. Brad struck out the next guy for the save.

The funny thing is when he and Ausmus met half way between the mound and home plate to congratulate each other, the camera was right on Lidge and I could see what he was saying:

"Thanks, but I blew the fucking shut out"

LMAO!!!:smiley36:
06-06-2006, 10:17 PM
BigMacFU

I think the Astros are now only 9 for there last 31, so if we're comparing records... The last 31 have been kinder to the Cubs.
06-07-2006, 12:27 AM
CoventryCat86

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Originally Posted by BigMacFU

I think the Astros are now only 9 for there last 31, so if we're comparing records... The last 31 have been kinder to the Cubs.

LMFAO ooooooooo ya got me, the shitty Cubs were 10-21 as opposed to the Astros who were 9-22. Damn, it musta taken you all week to figure out the ONLY period of time where the Cubs actually had a one game better record than the Astros.:smiley5: We may be in a slump but the Cubs just suck shit so badly, they'll be lucky to finish 5th in the NL Central.

I notice how you only want to talk about the last 31 games now? Which goes back to Friday, June 5th. Of course you don't want to talk about the fact that the Astros had a three game winning streak on June 2nd, 3rd and fourth including sweeping a two game series from the Cardinals AND you want to skip over the fact that the Cubs lost four games in a row prior to your magic "last 31":smiley36: What was the Cubs losing streak in the begining of May? Lemme refresh your memory, ya lost EIGHT in a row, won one then lost FOUR more in a row. During that eight game losing streak, you were shut out THREE times and out scored 9 to 42, HOLY SHIT!!!:smiley3:

How many games did the Cubs win in May? The answer to that question is SEVEN while losing TWENTY TWO.:smiley3: :smiley36: By the way, while the Astros aren't much better, at least we were able to win 11 in May, gaining four games over the hapless Cubs.:smiley20:

Let's look at the NL Central standings on May 1, 2006 for the Astros and the Cubs:

HOUSTON 16-9 1 1/2 games behind
CHICAGO 14-10 3 games behind

Now, let's look at June 1st:

HOUSTON 27-27 7 1/2 games behind
CHICAGO 20-32 THIRTEEN and a HALF games behind:smiley3:

Yeah we may not be doing so well but holy shit, the Cubs have lost more ground than the Astros in the last month.:smiley3:

Ya wanna compare any more records? Go right ahead.:smiley36: The only way you're going to feel good doing that is by picking on the Pittsburgh Pirates, LMFAO!
06-07-2006, 12:29 AM
Empire23

Is the rule still in the league that if you get beat by the Astros you get thrown out of the league? j/k! I keed, I keed.

I havent kept up with baseball in a few years, but Im a Dodger and Braves fan.
06-07-2006, 12:34 AM
CoventryCat86

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Originally Posted by Empire23

Is the rule still in the league that if you get beat by the Astros you get thrown out of the league? j/k! I keed, I keed.

I havent kept up with baseball in a few years, but Im a Dodger and Braves fan.

Since they went to the three division format back in the early 1990's do you know which National League team has the most wins?

Hint: It ain't the Dodgers or the Braves nor is it the Cardinals.:smiley2: I'll make it easier for ya, it's not an NL West team either.

C'mon, guess.....:smiley36:
06-07-2006, 12:52 AM
Empire23

KC Royals?! Oh wait no... umm.... Maybe the Expos? How bout the Pirates?
06-07-2006, 12:54 AM
CoventryCat86

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Originally Posted by Empire23

KC Royals?! Oh wait no... umm.... Maybe the Expos? How bout the Pirates?

LMAO!:smiley36: You're gettin' warm.......
06-07-2006, 12:56 AM
Empire23

Twins!!! that has to be it! Oh no wait, maybe the A's.
06-07-2006, 02:11 AM
CoventryCat86

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Originally Posted by Empire23

Twins!!! that has to be it! Oh no wait, maybe the A's.

NATIONAL League!!! C'mon, keep 'em coming!
06-07-2006, 07:24 AM
BigMacFU

Now CC, when did I ever tout the Cubs as going all the way this year or doing well? I may have in previous years, when they were flirting with .500, but I knew it wouldn't happen this year at all. So, I will rub it in your face all year long because of your post back at the end of April/beginning of May when you were touting their best record in baseball. I love it!!!!
06-07-2006, 12:10 PM
cigar no baka

Whadda difference a month makes! Ouch, May did hurt, but the Astros are still a strong team and can do it!! GO ASTROS, KICK ASS, TAKE NAMES AND BEAT ST LOUIS AGAIN!!

It would be PRICELESS if, after shaming the Cards in their last season in their old stadium, they could shame them again during their first year in their new stadium!!:smiley37:
06-07-2006, 06:58 PM
Empire23

oh ok, only the NL. Alright alright, last guess, the Astros?
06-09-2006, 11:55 PM
CoventryCat86

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Originally Posted by Empire23

oh ok, only the NL. Alright alright, last guess, the Astros?

WE HAVE A WINNER!!!!:smiley36:

The Astros have put together a little winning streak here, four games!! Nieve pitched a fantastic game on Friday and the bats came alive. Still have some ground to make up but we're not out of it yet.

While I'm naturally excited about Clemens coming back, I don't think it's as big of a deal as some are making it out to be unless of course it works as a psychological boost to the players than all the better. I'm very confident in Astros pitching, particularly the bullpen. One guy I wish they'd use more is Dave Borkowski BUT Qualls, Springer, Wheeler and Lidge are all doing pretty well as well as Gallo so the bullpen is doing just fine. The Astros bullpen makes or breaks us, it was the cause of MANY of those loses in May but I think that's behind us now (at least I hope).