You're speculating, we won that series in 6 games anyway. I'm not taking anything away from Backes brilliant performance that series, but he wasn't the deal breaker.
So are you! This entire conversation is speculative. It started with, "if Backe weren't traded to..." Backe had huge starts in all 3 postseason series in 2005. Who was going to take his place? Ezequiel Astacio? Anyway, I was just pointing it out; I don't feel like arguing all morning defending Brandon Backe, a pedestrian #5 starter at best.
I think I have more leverage. Backe in 2005......take him off the team, we probably still make it to the WS a la Roy, Andy, Roger. Backe 2008 take him off the team.......plug in anyone, maybe even Astacio, and we are probably making the postseason. but you're right, we are both speculating and debating if a turd stinks or not. At least he won't be here next year, at least not as a starter.
I don't. Who all also pitched in the NLDS and NLCS. Highly, highly doubtful. During the slumps, the bats and bullpen were as bad if not worse than the starting pitching, Backe included. I mean, we're celebrating the contributions of Randy Wolf and LaTroy Hawkins. Agreed! Somehow, it stinks; that's all that counts. I think he gets one more shot in ST. I think he's a decent #5. Based on your posting history, I'm well aware we disagree on this. It's cool.
Dude, erase Backe from this team and you take off 34 bombs. Lets say you put in Sampson, even if he tilts....lets say 4.75 era and 23 HR. Thats the difference of 4-5 games...... I'm fairly certain that Backe, single handly hindered our post season chances more than any other individual on this team. 'given my post history'........wait, are you saying that I have made my dislike for Backe emphatically clear?
Why are you worrying about me? Yeah I live in Houston, I am a die hard cubs fan....You just mad cause I dont that that scrub organization with no fans you call the Astros.
Nope. Be a fan of whomever you please. What's irritating isn't that you are fan of that scrub organization that plays in Wrigley, but that you troll in Astros forums with your "go c*bs" BS. Like the troll you are. Keep talking about how the Astros have "no fans", and keep looking dumber. Of course the Cubs, Sox, Cardinals, Yankees, and Braves have a bigger fan base. But why don't you do a quick google of the top ten organizations with regards to attendance in the last ten years? I know, research and actual facts are hard arenas for prepubescent trolls to play in. I understand. Carry on.
Let me rephrase it then... The Astros have no dedicated fans unlike the Cubs....Every game at Wrigley is sold out, the only time the astros sell out is when you guys start winning towards the end of the season in a race.
You mean Houston is different culturally than Chicago? When you say the Astros have no (as in zero) dedicated fans like the Cubs, you royally piss off people like bobrek and myself who were wearing orange and blue since you were a dirty thought in your daddy's mind. My grandfather went to Buff stadium. He took my father to the 'Dome in '65. I went to the 'Dome with both of them a few short years later. We bleed orange and blue. We're trying to adjust to brick and sand, but it's tough after that blue-gray curveball they threw at us in the late 90s. So, just because all the unemployed drunks have time to fill Wrigley day after day doesn't mean the Astros "have no dedicated fans". We are fewer in number, but we are here. Now, go to a c*bs BBS, you ten-year-old little troll.
One of my fondest memories is sitting in the "luxury boxes" of Colt stadium and eating all the fried chicken and drinking all of the soda I wanted while watching the Colt .45s. For A.J. to say there are no dedicated Astros fans shows nothing but ignorance.
you mean like how you were in here pulling for the Astros earlier this season? yea, thats a die hard cubs fan for ya. after the cubs get pounded by the Phillies, you'll probably tell us how much you want to gulp Ryan Howard.
Let me guess, you are a Cubs fan because you had WGN as a kid and it was better than watching soap operas during the summer. I'd be willing to assume that you have never set foot in the city of Chicago...you may not even be able to locate the craphole called Chicago on a map. For bonus points...how did Chicago get it's name?
Probably still too little too late...but nice win tonight. Get the shutout and get back to within 3.5 games of the Mets. Anything is still possible...
Didn't AJ claim to also be an Astros fan? Reading his posts on this page alone makes that officially impossible.
If he claimed to be an Astros fan and then celebrates our likely elimination, AJ can go right to baseball hell.
