Talk about the series here. Please no PBP in this thread. Unless otherwise noted all games are on CSN-H (for about 40% I guess). 4-5 Dan Straily vs. Brad Peacock 7:10 4-6 Bartolo Colon (who looks 60 in his mlb.com photo) vs. Erik Bedard 6:10 4-7 Brett Anderson vs. Bud Norris 1:10
Fun fact: Dan Straily led the minors in strikeouts last season. The season strikeoutometer currently stands at 43.
Injury news... <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p><a href="https://twitter.com/search/%23Astros">#Astros</a>' Alex White to undergo Tommy John surgery. <a href="https://twitter.com/search/%23MLB">#MLB</a></p>— Brian T. Smith (@ChronAstros) <a href="https://twitter.com/ChronAstros/status/320257437376577536">April 5, 2013</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
Over/under on strikeouts for tonight? Let's set the line at 11. <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p><a href="https://twitter.com/search/%23Astros">#Astros</a> lineup for the opener of their three-game series vs. Oakland. Game time 7:10p tonight. <a href="http://t.co/3PLV2Y0QPF" title="http://twitter.com/astros/status/320270336128057345/photo/1">twitter.com/astros/status/…</a></p>— Houston Astros (@astros) <a href="https://twitter.com/astros/status/320270336128057345">April 5, 2013</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>Erik Bedard says he's not starting tomorrow for <a href="https://twitter.com/search/%23Astros">#Astros</a>. Stay tuned.</p>— Brian McTaggart (@brianmctaggart) <a href="https://twitter.com/brianmctaggart/status/320279844179038208">April 5, 2013</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
stay tuned why?? thought he was being skipped 1st time through rotation and that's why he relieved in opener?
Bud Norris will probably start. Didn't they say on opening day Bedard would be skipped in the rotation, because of the off days? Hopefully that is all it is, but Tags tweet does worry me.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>Norris will start Sat. Harrell on Sun.</p>— Brian T. Smith (@ChronAstros) <a href="https://twitter.com/ChronAstros/status/320281047600336897">April 5, 2013</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>Bedard will start Tuesday in Seattle</p>— Brian McTaggart (@brianmctaggart) <a href="https://twitter.com/brianmctaggart/status/320281179234373632">April 5, 2013</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
Little tidbit . . .2012 and 2011, worst years in Astros history, the team was never shut out in back to back games . . .July of 2010 last time that happened So it isn't "just" the strikeouts to worry about from the first three games . . .
LWL. Colon sucks and can't even K a ton of Astros + Bud will show he's solid on the road this year! Anderson will dominate. Straily will do what every young 1st time starter seems to do vs the Astros...esp w/the K's mentioned above
Over. The good news is his Major league K/9 numbers have been way down from his minor league numbers. The bad news is our team is filled with minor league hitters.