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Neyer: (Astros) are the best team in the division.

Discussion in 'Houston Astros' started by deepellumrocket, Jul 23, 2003.

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  1. deepellumrocket

    deepellumrocket Member

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    http://msn.espn.go.com/mlb/columns/neyer_rob/1584461.html

    He does qualify it by saying "if everybody's healthy". But hey, we're all healthy right now. :)

    Here's the paragraph about the 'Stros:

    You know what's interesting about the Astros? Future Hall of Famer Craig Biggio is just their sixth-best hitter ... and Jeff Bagwell is just fifth-best. Which tells us 1) that Biggio and Bagwell are over the hill and 2) that the Astros have some damn good young hitters. The only true weakness in the lineup is Brad Ausmus, whose numbers -- .278 on-base percentage, .263 slugging percentage -- are awful even for a good defensive catcher. But Bags and Bidge love Ausmus, so he's not going anywhere. The bullpen is outstanding, and if you remove Wade Miller's nightmarish April, the rotation is about as good as anybody's. It's not that the Astros are perfect -- their 55-45 record says otherwise -- but if everybody's healthy they're the best team in the division.


    Also, he doesn't think the Astros need to make any trades right now and I almost agree with him. Another starter would be nice if we didn't have to give up too much, but I'm not too concerned with that unless Villone or Redding start to really struggle in the next few weeks.

    Oh, we also need a righthand stick off the bench bigger than Brian Hunter's. Time for him to go.
     
    #1 deepellumrocket, Jul 23, 2003
  2. BALLhog 247 365

    BALLhog 247 365 Member

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    yea i do agree...dont fix it if it aint broke...but if something happens after the dealine, i guess we can make some waiver-trades. a move id like to see though, kirk saarloos being sent down to triple a, and call up brandon sessions, who was the triple a player of the month and had 0.26 era.
     
    #2 BALLhog 247 365, Jul 23, 2003
  3. MadMax

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    i agree...i wouldn't trade for a pitcher, either. RM95 was dead on yesterday when he said that. With Robertson and Villone pitching like they're pitching, I don't see a trade worth making...if there were better pitchers to be had, I would think different...but it's slim pickings.
     
    #3 MadMax, Jul 23, 2003
  4. wrath_of_khan

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    This is like the 100th Rob Neyer column in the past 5 years that gives the Stros props. He always finds something nice to say about us.

    Not that I'm complaining, mind you! :D
     
    #4 wrath_of_khan, Jul 23, 2003
  5. robbie380

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    i really like how this astros team is developing. but we will go nowhere if oswalt and miller aren't dominating like they should. those 2 are our only chance at doing anything in the playoffs. i have no clue what is wrong with miller, but he has got to turn it around for us to have a chance. other than that our bullpen is great and i think we have some great clutch hitters.
     
    #5 robbie380, Jul 23, 2003
  6. Nick

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    He's the only ESPN columnist to ever predict the Astros making it to the World Series, let alone winning at least one playoff series.
     
    #6 Nick, Jul 23, 2003
  7. BALLhog 247 365

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    i think jeff brantley was the one that predicted the astros to win the world series this year
     
    #7 BALLhog 247 365, Jul 23, 2003
  8. Timing

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    We win 10 of 12 or whatever, break open a 4 game lead, Matt Morris is out for a few weeks, Mark Prior and Corey Patterson are on the DL, and now all of a sudden we're the best team in the division. Imagine that? lol The legend of Neyer grows.
     
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  9. rockets-#1

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    Yeah, it's all good timing, Timing.
     
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  10. eric.81

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    Werd... I love Neyer. He picked us to win the World Series a couple of years ago.
     
    #10 eric.81, Jul 23, 2003
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