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[Castor27]

Well now that the holiday weekend is over maybe we can get back to some discussions. And hopefully we can get a couple of wins in this series, with Roy-O coming back. Surprisingly our starting pitching looks better than the Reds(this may be the first time we have been able to say this for a long time)


Pitching Probables:

7-7 -- Dempster(2-5, 6.65) vs. Oswalt (4-4 3.05)

7-8 -- Haynes (1-8, 5.78) vs Redding (4-8, 4.07)

7-9 -- Graves (4-8, 4.79) vs. Robertson (7-3 5.15)

7-10 -- Wilson (5-5, 4.53) vs. Villone (0-0, 2.63)

[DaDakota]

I am tired of being a pessimist, we sweep em...and our bullpen gets back on form.

DD

[rudager]

Half price deck seats

[Castor27]

Originally posted by DaDakota
I am tired of being a pessimist, we sweep em...and our bullpen gets back on form.

DD

That's the spirit :D

[rrj_gamz]

Stros' will win 3 of 4...

They need to sweep, but won't...

[How Sweet It Is]

I say three out of four or a sweep. I think we match up favorably with these guys in this series.

[How Sweet It Is]

Originally posted by rrj_gamz
Stros' will win 3 of 4...

They need to sweep, but won't...

Not true. Long as they win 3 of 4 I will be happy about our situation. We sit 2 games out of first in a division (and league) where there is not one real dominant team. I think our boys will be just fine.

Hell yeah I wish we could have won 1 or 2 this past weekend. But the Pirates did everything right and that's baseball.

[ROCS4LIFE]

I hope Roy Oswalt shuts the Reds down. So we can start winning again. Roy is the key if we want to make the playoffs.

[Raven Lunatic]

Originally posted by DaDakota
I am tired of being a pessimist, we sweep em...and our bullpen gets back on form.

DD

What? Being a pessimist was the only thing you were optimistic about!

;)

[How Sweet It Is]

Tonight's Starting Lineup:

For the Reds:

Dunn LF
Larkin SS
Griffey CF
Guillen RF
Boone 3B
Casey 1B
Stinnett C
Olmedo 2B
Dempster P

For the Astros:

Biggio CF
Blum 2B
Bagwell 1B
Berkman LF
Hidalgo RF
Ensberg 3B
Ausmus C
Bruntlett SS
Oswalt P

See ya after the game.

Go Stros!

[Drewdog]

I havent been getting the games in Austin.

Tonight on FSSW: F#CKING RODEO FINALS!!! ..... :mad: :mad:

[Major]

I havent been getting the games in Austin.

Tonight on FSSW: F#CKING RODEO FINALS!!! .....

You just don't know where to look. :)

Tonight's game is not on FSSW - it's on KNEWS, which comes on Ch77 (The Preview Channel) here in Austin. I think there's only been 1 game this season that was televised in Houston but not Austin. It generally only happens during Astros / Rangers FSSW conflicts.

Always check both 77 and 54 for the games.

[red]

stros will dissapoint as always.

LLL:(

[DaDakota]

Major is right when it is not on 54 it is almost always on 77 at least here in Austin...

DD

[How Sweet It Is]

Astros 7, Reds 1. Great game Stros!

[How Sweet It Is]

Tonight's Starting Lineups:

For the Reds:

Larkin SS
Guillen RF
Griffey CF
Dunn LF
Boone 3B
Casey 1B
Olmedo SS
Stinnett C
Haynes P

For the Astros, it's the exact same lineup as last night, except replace Bruntlett with Everett. Go Stros!

[How Sweet It Is]

Nice win 6-3. Back in first place. Go Stros!:D

[Uprising]

Awesome. 6-3 good guys. 3 of our runs were unearned and came off of a fielding error. Damn i love the reds for their horrible fielding. :D

[BALLhog 247 365]

reds have horrible starting pitching. haynes has been a real disappointment for them. he was a 15 game winner for them last year and hes only 1-9 this year. none the less, i like it since its helpin the astros win.

[Groogrux]

Back in first baby!

[BmwM3]

Anybody hear anything on Dotel? Did he get hurt or what?

[Castor27]

Announcers said it was tightness in his left hamstring. They did not seem overly concerned with it.

CK

[BmwM3]

Announcers said it was tightness in his left hamstring. They did not seem overly concerned with it.

Thanks, I'm glad it's nothing serious.

[Groogrux]

Dotel having to sit out a couple of games is not a bad thing, IMO. Hang him up until the All-Star break.

[JPM0016]

not a bad idea to rest him until the allstar break. I didn't think about this until yesterday - dotel has pitched in 44 of our 80 plus games.

[bobrek]

Originally posted by JPM0016
not a bad idea to rest him until the allstar break. I didn't think about this until yesterday - dotel has pitched in 44 of our 80 plus games.

And Wagner has pitched in 45 and Lidge has pitched in 43.

[How Sweet It Is]

I think this would be a good time to get some guys like Munro and Stone some reps before the AS Break.

[BobFinn*]

Nice start to tonight's game. Bags just missed a 2-run HR to the opposite field (a good sign that he's not trying to pull everything) Berks follows with a RBI Double, Ensberg then drives in Berks with a bloop single. And Adam Everett HITS A GRAND SLAM!!!! Oh My!!

6-0 Astros

[Castor27]

I think HeyaPartner caught the Grand Slam. The guy that caught it looked just like him.

CK

[Castor27]

Originally posted by Castor27
I think HeyaPartner caught the Grand Slam. The guy that caught it looked just like him.

CK
Well it was some guy named Andy they interviewed him but the dude looked so much like him .

[DVauthrin]

EVERETT hit a grand slam?

You know your pitching sucks when you allow Adam Everett to hit a grand salami. Even to the crawford boxes.

[BobFinn*]

Danny Graves gave up the grand salami:D

[BmwM3]

The guy that caught the ball was named Robert Grant. I think, that's what I just heard.

[rockets-#1]

Originally posted by DVauthrin
EVERETT hit a grand slam?

You know your pitching sucks when you allow Adam Everett to hit a grand salami. Even to the crawford boxes.

I can really see Everett bein an all-star in a few years. You can't get much better D at SS and if he has just decent hitting, that should be enough to get him selected with the lack of SS talent in the NL.

Also, Endsberg is really resemblin Eric Chavez and Troy Glaus; the guy leads a team in HR's that features Berkman, Kent, Bagwell, Hidalgo, that's damn good.

[Groogrux]

First place all alone!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

:D :D :D

Robertson for ROY?

[bobrek]

Originally posted by Rocketman95
First place all alone!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

:D :D :D

Robertson for ROY?

At this point Dontrelle Willis (8-1 1.98 ERA)from the Marlins has to be the odds on choice (at least for rookie pitcher).

[Groogrux]

Originally posted by bobrek
At this point Dontrelle Willis (8-1 1.98 ERA)from the Marlins has to be the odds on choice (at least for rookie pitcher).

When I typed that, I knew there was someone obvious I was missing, but just couldn't remember who it was! Thanks.

[arkoe]

It may be a bit premature to ask this, but what kicked this team in the butt? The return of Wagner? If so, I can't wait for Kent to get back.

Edit: Oswalt, not Wagner.

[bobrek]

Originally posted by Rocketman95
When I typed that, I knew there was someone obvious I was missing, but just couldn't remember who it was! Thanks.

Just think, Willis could be in the Cubs rotation along with Prior, Wood and Zambrano.

[JPM0016]

Arkoe, the Reds have been pitching with a 4 man rotation and it's obvious their pitchers are tired and struggling worse than they already were. The astros are one of those teams with the power to capiltalize on bad pitching.

[How Sweet It Is]

Well, my prediction of at least 3 out of 4 was certainly on the money.

Let's finish the sweep and then smash Pittsburgh!!!!!!!!

[Groogrux]

Originally posted by bobrek
Just think, Willis could be in the Cubs rotation along with Prior, Wood and Zambrano.

Then he'd have definitely made the all-star team. :D

[ron413]

Originally posted by Rocketman95
Then he'd have definitely made the all-star team. :D

They are talking about a possible change in ownership on the message boards of the Astros main website.

[BobFinn*]

If this is the thread you are talking about,

http://www.forums.mlb.com/n/mb/message.asp?webtag=ml-astros&msg=9883.1&ctx=0

I wouldn't put much stock in it. I'm sure the media, who are with the team day in and day out, would be all over this if it were true.

The Astros.com message board is about as reliable as the ESPN message boards.

[How Sweet It Is]

Tonight's starting lineup for the Astros is the same as usual, with Villone on the mound.

For the Reds:

Jimenez 2B
Dunn LF
Guillen RF
Griffey CF
Boone 3B
Casey 1B
Stinnett C
Olmedo SS
Wilson P

[BmwM3]

Man the Stros are swinging the bat this series.

[Texas Stoke]

I bet the Reds pitchers start plunking the Astros batters.

[JBIIRockets]

Originally posted by DaDakota
I am tired of being a pessimist, we sweep em...and our bullpen gets back on form.

DD

You're gonna get your wish DA!

[How Sweet It Is]

We win 11-2, and the Cards lost to the Dodgers 9-4, so we are 2 games up on both the Cards and the Scrubs.

Nice four game sweep, and bring on the Bucs.:)

[ron413]

Originally posted by BobFinn*
If this is the thread you are talking about,

http://www.forums.mlb.com/n/mb/message.asp?webtag=ml-astros&msg=9883.1&ctx=0

I wouldn't put much stock in it. I'm sure the media, who are with the team day in and day out, would be all over this if it were true.

The Astros.com message board is about as reliable as the ESPN message boards.

I started that thread not planning on giving the name of the potential owner my source told me, and not 5 minutes later the first post got it right. And my source is 100% credible and a major insider as far as this issue.