[Official] Braves @ Astros

[Castor27]

No PBP blah blah blah...



9-26 Jorge Campillo, RHP (8-7, 3.76) vs. Brian Moehler, RHP (11-8, 4.61) 7:05 on FSN

9-27 James Parr, RHP (1-0, 4.00) vs. Brandon Backe, RHP (9-13, 5.66) 6:05 on FSN

9-28 Jair Jurrjens, RHP (13-10, 3.68) vs. Wandy Rodriguez, LHP (8-7, 3.59) 1:05 on My20

[msn]

LLL

Thanks for the ride, Astros.

Rules for the offseason (for the Astros, not us):
1) No bitching about Selig or Ike.
2) Go get a good pitcher. We don't care how. We're fans. Get us Sandy Koufax, or we're going to bitch about it. And Nolan Ryan and Steve Carlton, too.

That's all we ask of you.

[MadMax]

Finish strong.

Not a great season...but one better than many of us expected...me, included.

[Groogrux]

Finish strong.

Not a great season...but one better than many of us expected...me, included.

With our roster, I would argue that it was a great season.

[msn]

With our roster, I would argue that it was a great season.
Understood, but I can't call any season with losing streaks like that a "great" season. The winning streaks were great, but they get offset by the long, miserable periods of top-to-bottom incompetence this team displayed.

They took "streaky" to a whole new level.

[TMac640]

It'll be a truly up in the air series. Neither team has anything to lose or gain at this point, so whoever plays slightly less sloppy shall win :).

WLW. Let's take some momentum into the offseason.

[rrj_gamz]

Well, WWW, I think we have play our make-up game with the Cubs and win to get into the post season...Hey, I can dream can't I...

[across110thstreet]

on the night of the third game of this series, when the Stros sweep the Braves,

I want somebody to make a huge sign, keeping it simple...




48-32*

[texanskan]

on the night of the third game of this series, when the Stros sweep the Braves,

I want somebody to make a huge sign, keeping it simple...




48-32*

good stuff

[SwoLy-D]

LLL

Thanks for the ride, Astros.

Rules for the offseason (for the Astros, not us):
1) No bitching about Selig or Ike.
2) Go get a good pitcher. We don't care how. We're fans. Get us Sandy Koufax, or we're going to bitch about it. And Nolan Ryan and Steve Carlton, too.

That's all we ask of you.F*king pessimist. :rolleyes:

WWW

Great catch by that fan! :o Replays show he didn't steal the ball, it was wayy over the outfielder.

[SwoLy-D]

Wow, Bourn got home from 2nd on a sacrifice by Berkman. :eek: What a runner.

I didn't know you could do 2 bases on a hit-and-run. :confused:

[Landlord Landry]

on the night of the third game of this series, when the Stros sweep the Braves,

I want somebody to make a huge sign, keeping it simple...




48-32*

I don't get it? is that our 2nd half record?

[BrooksBall]

Wow, Bourn got home from 2nd on a sacrifice by Berkman. :eek: What a runner.

I didn't know you could do 2 bases on a hit-and-run. :confused:

It's rare: http://reconditebaseball.blogspot.com/2008/01/scoring-from-secondon-sac-fly.html

[BrooksBall]

Frickin' Seth McClung pitches 4 innings and gives up 1 hit and no runs. The Cubs only get 1 off Suppan. Buzzkill. Season over.

[TMac640]

Well, it was a nice ride. Too much to make up with too miraculous of a run needed, but overall it was still a victory considering what we we're looking at midseason. Let's go get us a top-tier pitcher and get back to work next season :)

[Castor27]

I don't get it? is that our 2nd half record?


It is the home record if they sweep the braves. The * is for the 2 they actually played in Milwaukee.




BTW conspiracy theorists can now say the cubs payed Ol' Bud back by dropping the game to the Brewers. Lets see how the rest of that series goes. ;)

[Landlord Landry]

It is the home record if they sweep the braves. The * is for the 2 they actually played in Milwaukee.




BTW conspiracy theorists can now say the cubs payed Ol' Bud back by dropping the game to the Brewers. Lets see how the rest of that series goes. ;)

ahh, I get it.

between roofgate in 2005 and hurricanegate in 08, I really do hate that man.

[Landlord Landry]

good job Backe, now get the hell out of here, forever.

[Uprising]

I really hope we retain Backe. The guy is a GREAT clubhouse character, always cheerleading for the team from the dugout. And he's from Galveston isn't he? And his 19-10 record at home isn't too shaby either.







:o

[JunkyardDwg]

You know I've been somewhat of a Backe apologist over the years...pretty much because he's a hometown boy and had a couple great stints in the playoffs.

But if you're evaluating this team in the offseason...then it should stand out that among the starting rotation, he has the highest ERA by far and the only one to have a losing record (not counting Chacon). If you look at the entire pitching staff, his performance would fit comfortablly with Chacon, Villareal, Borkowski, Hernandez and Nieve...how many of those guys are on the staff now or will be come next spring?

[magnetik]

• Been There, Done This Dept.: Houston's Brandon Backe had that déjà vu feeling last month -- when he became the second pitcher in the past 50 years to give up 11 runs (or more) twice in a week and a half:

I would say that Backe's done.. stick a fork in him.

[TesseracT]

Wow..

[Surfguy]

I think both Backe and Rodriguez could use a change of scenery. Maybe they do better in new uniforms next season? I guess we could keep them around another season and hope for the best...but I'd rather overhaul our pitching assuming we can get better.

[Groogrux]

I think both Backe and Rodriguez could use a change of scenery. Maybe they do better in new uniforms next season? I guess we could keep them around another season and hope for the best...but I'd rather overhaul our pitching assuming we can get better.

Wandy had sub-4.00 ERA. I don't want him going anywhere.

[A.J.]

Astros should have won like this when it mattered.

Go Cubs!

[Poloshirtbandit]

Awesome end to the season. They did better than I expected, I'm happy with the season overall.

[TMac640]

I think both Backe and Rodriguez could use a change of scenery. Maybe they do better in new uniforms next season? I guess we could keep them around another season and hope for the best...but I'd rather overhaul our pitching assuming we can get better.

I'd say just Backe needs to go for now. Wandy posted a pretty solid ERA in a decent amount of starts this season while Backe just stunk it up from the start.

[TMac640]

Always nice to go out on top though with a win :). 86 wins isn't a bad number and hopefully next season culminates with a playoff birth.

[across110thstreet]

47-33*

[Nick]

One thing I hope for next year is an attempt at more games with the roof open.

This year, it seems like they had as little open roof games as they ever had in the 8 year existence of the ballpark.

Of course, if its playoff time... roof stays closed. :D

[bobrek]

Astros should have won like this when it mattered.

Go Cubs!

Still not willing to take that World Series tipjar bet regarding the Cubs? If they make it to the WS this year, I will donate $25 to the tipjar. If they don't make it this year, you donate $25? Or are you going to continue running scared?

I'll make it easier on you. if they don't make it, you only have to donate $15.

[bobrek]

I think both Backe and Rodriguez could use a change of scenery. Maybe they do better in new uniforms next season? I guess we could keep them around another season and hope for the best...but I'd rather overhaul our pitching assuming we can get better.

Exactly why does Rodriguez need a change of scenery? His ERA has gone from around 5.50 to 4.50 to 3.50 over the past three seasons. He will be 30 when the season starts next year. He will still be relatively cheap.

His main problem is the inability to finish hitters off which tends to lead to a high pitch count.