Who will be on our 25 Man Playoff Roster?

[Miguel]

*knock on wood*

Starters:
Roger Clemens
Roy Oswalt
Brandon Backe
Pete Munro

Setup:
Chad Qualls
Dan Miceli

Closer:
Brad Lidge

Relievers:
Carlos Hernandez
Chad Harville
Dan Wheeler
Darren Oliver

1B - Jeff Bagwell/Mike Lamb
2B - Jeff Kent/Jose Vizcaino
3B - Mike Lamb/Morgan Ensberg
SS - Adam Everett/Jose Vizcaino
LF - Craig Biggio/Jason Lane
CF - Carlos Beltran/Willie Taveras
RF - Lance Berkman/Orlando Palmeiro
C - Brad Ausmus/Raul Chavez


Maybe subbing Mike Gallo for Darren Oliver.

Is there someone I'm forgetting to add? Someone that shouldn't be there? What would Scrappy do?

[JPM0016]

Not sure if Taveres can be on the roster; was he called up after September 1st?

In other news though http://houston.astros.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/hou/news/hou_news.jsp?ymd=20040929&content_id=875443&vkey=news_hou&fext=.jsp

[esh28]

Originally posted by JPM0016
Not sure if Taveres can be on the roster; was he called up after September 1st?

In other news though http://houston.astros.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/hou/news/hou_news.jsp?ymd=20040929&content_id=875443&vkey=news_hou&fext=.jsp

In the link you posted, the writer writes the following:

"The Giants, who beat the Cubs in the season series, would have a choice to either play up to two home games or one road game. If they choose to play at home, they would face the Astros, while the Cubs would have a day off. If the Giants won, they would play the Cubs in San Francisco the next day. If the Astros won, they would then travel to Chicago for a one-game playoff at Wrigley Field."

I thought that, in the three-way tie, the winner of game 1 would be at home for game 2. So if SF is, IMO, stupid enough to play on Monday and the Astros beat them, wouldn't the Astros come back to MMP to play the Cubs?

[codell]

Miguel,

Thats pretty strong.

I would venture to guess that Gallo gets Hernandez's spot. I would be suprised to see Carlos make the post season roster at all.

[leroy420]

Originally posted by codell
Miguel,

Thats pretty strong.

I would venture to guess that Gallo gets Hernandez's spot. I would be suprised to see Carlos make the post season roster at all.

I would rather Gallo makes it over Oliver. That guy has nothing. I don't think he has gotten an out over his last few outings. I doubt we would see more than Qualls, Miceli, Wheeler and Lidge in the playoffs unless there is a blowout either way.

Willy Taveres is not eligible unless the Astros appeal because of an injury. Since that hasn't happened...

[fatman510]

What I would do:

Position players (13): Ausmus, Chavez, Bagwell, Kent, Vizcaino, Ensberg, Everett, Lamb, Bruntlett, Biggio, Berkman, Beltran, Lane

Pitchers (12): Clemens, Oswalt, Backe, Lidge, Miceli, Wheeler, Gallo, Hernandez, Qualls, Harville, Springer, Munro.

[edc]

Originally posted by codell

I would venture to guess that Gallo gets Hernandez's spot. I would be suprised to see Carlos make the post season roster at all.

Hunsicker said given the iffy nature of any given reliever on any given day, his inclination would be to "carry more pitchers than we normally do on a playoff roster."

[jiggadi]

I'm thinking maybe Eric Bruntlett should be on that roster.


EBruntlett (http://houston.astros.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/team/player.jsp?player_id=429731)

[Fegwu]

It makes no sense including Everett if he cannot contribute in the field anytime soon.

It will be more prudent to take Bruntlet if he qualifies. As it stands on Viz can play the SS position sufficiently. So what if he goes down in game 1 (God forbid)? Is there somebody I am missing that can fill in for him save for Brunt, Adam and the new dad?