[Astros] Are They For Real?

I guess you responded to the wrong post... I agreed with you and said they needed more pitching.

 

Their pitching is still an issue for me. I'll stick to my 83-79 prediction, assuming no intervention by the Carlyle Group.

 

no, i was agreeing with what you were saying...sorta supplementing it!

 

The reason why all but one of the teams we've played have losing records is because we beat them.

 

haha... just like "our bats look terrible against good pitching" (that's why its called good pitching).

The only thing about the schedule so far is not who we've played... but that we've played so many games at home (where several players are clearly more comfortable hitting at... namely Craig Biggio).

This was a terrible road team last year... but if they can just improve on that a little, they'll most definitely win 90 games.

 

Oh, they're for real... and they're spectacular!

 

I look for the hitting to cool off a little, but the bullpen pitching to improve, so we should have a good year.

Getting off to a good start is so important. It lets you weather the slumps in the middle of the year so much better. It also creates fan buzz that you get to ride into the middle of the summer.

When you start 13-5, you could go through a stretch of .500 ball for a month and still be in decent position to put on a run.

When you start horribly like last year, you have to play to near perfection for the rest of the year just to get a chance.

Starting hot also allows for looser play and more confidence even when things are not so great for stretches. It just takes a lot of the pressure off.

 

After starting 2-20 on the road, they finished up 34-25 which is a very good road record.

 

Anyone see what PTI had to say about the Astros? They had a segment titled ASTROS/SOX.

I missed it...>REACAP PLEASE<

 

Actually, I think that's reversed... they were still 11 under .500 on the road (36-45)... which is still pretty good considering the 2-21 start, but not where you want to be if you can help it.

Playing at or above .500 on the road could be huge, given the fact that they play so well at home.

 

quit stealing my material

 

I agree with you. I guess my words actually came out more negatively toward our defense than I actually believe. Otherwise, I agree with everything you just said.

 

they just talked about who's more suprising. both said astros cuz they dont have clemens. they both also said the sox had a better chance of returning to the series than the astros do without roger clemens.

 

It's not reversed. After starting 2-20, they went 34-25 to give them the overall 36-45 record.

 

My bad... mis-read what you were trying to say (even though every team can have a great stat like that if you simply eliminate their worst part... )

 

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