*boo* I think Jimy should have left Redding in to face the new guy. Oh well. Good job Timmy!!! 6.2 IP 3 hits 0 ER Last 3 Games: 18.2 IP 15 hits, 2 ER (thats a 0.96 ERA) Has Timmy turned the corner??
Stros win 10-2!! Back to our winning ways. Beckett v. Oswalt tomorrow. Should be a good game. Lets sweep em!
Ok it is official, the Astros have scored 19 runs and given up 4 in games where Uprising has been out of the country. Therefore he is hereby banned from re-entering the US. He must stay away until the WS is over.
not to be a wet blanket, but the Astros still chasing Anaheim for wins (26) and runs scored (227), and Boston for team ERA (3.40 vs 3.57). The stros are also second overall (to Texas) in team batting average (.288 to .285). They do lead the NL in all these things, but I'm hoping they are shooting for #1 overall, not just in the NL. They do lead the majors in WHIP (1.203 vs Boston's 1.234), and in opponent Batting Avg (.228 vs Cubs .232). So yeah, they have a pretty deadly mix of great pitching and hitting so far this season, I sort of wish they were stockpiling a few more wins for the inevitable cold spells coming up (hopefully they won't go cold in pitching and hitting at the same time). They are actually playing significantly BELOW their expected winning % .615 vs .680- hopefully this doesn't come back to haunt them later. Another interesting fact: Astros have only hit 38 home runs (19th in the league), and their opponents have only hit 40 (tied for 11th). Looks like Minute Maid isn't the home run derby park everyone makes it out to be. (and yes, they have played more home games than road games, 23 vs 16). Not sure of the home-road breakdown in HR though.
It's kind of hard for an NL team to lead the majors in batting, considering NL teams have a pitcher while AL teams have a DH. While you can certainly statistically compare the two leagues, the AL has an edge in team offense while NL teams should have an edge in team pitching.
No kidding. That would be 110 wins. I don't think any Astro fan, in their wildest expectations, would count on 110 wins. Not with having to play good Cubs and Cardinal teams 32 games a year.
I think he means according to the Pythagorean Method, which says they should have a .680 winning percentage, or 26 wins. The formula for that is: P= (RS^2/(RS^2+RA^2) Where P is the winning percentage and RS is Runs scored(220) and RA is Runs Allowed (151)
Good for Redding to get the support and confidence back...If he continues, it'll be great...Again, he's a 5, not a 1 or 2...
aww damn! LMAO! We were doing good when I was back in tx. I mean, we did have the best start ever as a franchise. Oh well, I will give the Astros 2 months to keep this up before I come back to the good ol USA. I hope that is long enough. Glad to see our stros kicking a**! Seriously, it's great to see Redding pitching well again. I was worried about him earlier in this season. I admit I said send him down. Oh well. GO STROS!
thank you Castor. This stat can actually be found on ESPN's standing page, if you select the 'expanded' standings. The Astros "ExWP" is now listed as .692, which is far and away the best in the league. Second place is the Cubs, with .615. Teams that have a better record than their expected pythagorean number could be considered "clutch", while those that have a worse record (ala the Astros) could be considered "chokers".. Of course this is a generalizaion. What it usually means is that a team tends to win in blowouts, and lose the close ones.
an excellent point.. that consideration makes it more impressive to me that the Red Sox are leading the majors in team ERA.
