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[KILT] - We will see the Astros in the WS

Discussion in 'Houston Astros' started by Stack24, Oct 6, 2004.

  1. Stack24

    Stack24 Member

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    I was listening to 610 right now on my way home from work and they had Pedro Gomez a baseball analyst that is covering the St. Louis series right now. I believe he writes for St. Louis if i am not mistaken.

    They asked him "What team can loose a game 1 and still come back to win the series in 5 games"

    Without hesitation he said "The Astros"

    "They will be a team we will be talking about 3 weeks from now while they are playing in the World Series."

    Here is a brief summary of what he was saying.

    - Astros are the team to beat right now because of their momentum
    - Oswalt will deliver this time becuase he is no longer worried about being the man and Clemens takes that pressure away from him
    - From seeing how the Astros played the last few weeks, they are just clicking and it is going to be hard to beat them
    - They are top to bottom put together perfectly, from batters to bullpen, to starting rotation
    - We WILL be talking about the Astros 3 weeks from now while they are in the World Series
    - No one can really match up with the 1 - 2 punch of Clemens and Oswlat and that makes a big difference in a series rather than a regular season stretch.

    I hope he is right cause it's going to be one great season to remember.
     
  2. BigM

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    sounds pretty sweet to me!

    the only part i don't understand is the oswalt will deliver this time thing ? he's never pitched in the playoffs before so he's never had a previous chance. also clemens is certainly a pressure reliever but oswalt is most definitely not a guy that seems phased by pressure anyways.
     
  3. Stack24

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    I thought he had in the last series we had against Atlanta in 2001. I believe he did with Miller that Year.
     
  4. JunkyardDwg

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    Hmmm...if i recall, he was injured that year and was a question mark for the postseason but was scheduled to come back and start game 4..but never got that chance cause the 'Stros got swept. So he hasn't acutally pitched in a playoff game yet. Could be wrong though.
     
  5. Buck Turgidson

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    HUH?

    Has he seen the bullpen? The starters not named Clemens/Oswalt?
     
  6. Elienator

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    He was the one ESPN expert to pick the Astros to win it all. Six others picked them to make the World Series.
     
  7. ima_drummer2k

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    Let's get out of the first round before we start predicting a WS.

    I'm optimistic, but cautiously optimistic. If we can get out of the first round (and thus get that monkey off our back), there will be no stopping us.
     
  8. SWTsig

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    i'm pumped, fellas! i'm skipping both my classes today (even the one well before the game; read: right now) just to watch the game.

    i'm not getting my expectations that high, but it's getting hard not getting a little too excited.
     
  9. leroy

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    Other than the injury last year and in 2001, when has Roy not delivered?
     
  10. BigM

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    he got hurt towards the end of the year and was scheduled to come back and pitch game 4 but well....
     
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