So, how badly do we need another bat? http://houston.astros.mlb.com/NASAp...t_id=1145522&vkey=news_hou&fext=.jsp&c_id=hou <I>Taveras makes the mistakes of youth, but he's a Rookie of the Year candidate and has done a fine job in the leadoff spot. Ensberg is an All-Star. Berkman is back, and even with Bagwell on the sidelines, <B>the Houston offense leads the league in scoring in July with 131 runs.</B></I> As good as we are playing, I would never have guessed that.
We've had great months from Berkman, Engsberg and Ausmus. Lance hitting well means so much to our offense. And Ausmus hitting .320 with a really high OBP didn't hurt either. We still really need another bat, because I don't believe Brad's going to keep batting .320 the rest of the year. Also, the month before Boston(AL) and St. Louis(NL) were the leaders.
The Pittsburgh announcers must have been lying. They said it on the air too during our seires. Most HR and runs. I was biotched.
i wonder where we rank now for the season. i know the Nats are last in MLB (or were last time I looked)...but I wonder where the Astros rank now in runs scored. i googled it, but couldn't find it.
During that Pittsburgh series I heard Milo say that they went up from 16th to 14th in several categories.
We're now tied for tenth in the NL with San Fransisco in runs scored at 436. MLB.Com Team Stats Team LEAGUE G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB BB SO SB CS OBP SLG AVG 1. Cincinnati Reds NL 101 3438 504 906 216 9 136 482 1548 359 784 43 15 .337 .450 .264 2. St. Louis Cardinals NL 99 3388 499 908 171 17 110 466 1443 323 539 49 23 .337 .426 .268 3. Philadelphia Phillies NL 101 3414 472 915 154 21 102 442 1417 388 651 70 20 .346 .415 .268 4. Atlanta Braves NL 100 3368 464 872 185 25 111 439 1440 324 657 58 16 .326 .428 .259 5. Chicago Cubs NL 100 3482 463 958 206 15 134 444 1596 262 576 46 26 .330 .458 .275 6. Milwaukee Brewers NL 101 3402 461 886 214 6 114 438 1454 343 721 55 20 .334 .427 .260 7. Florida Marlins NL 97 3329 458 934 190 21 86 434 1424 307 550 53 25 .346 .428 .281 8. New York Mets NL 100 3382 448 874 177 20 103 423 1400 293 654 83 24 .320 .414 .258 9. Arizona Diamondbacks NL 102 3506 442 908 190 17 111 429 1465 378 679 36 14 .334 .418 .259 10. Houston Astros NL 101 3388 436 872 186 22 97 413 1393 285 620 81 33 .321 .411 .257 11. San Francisco Giants NL 99 3383 436 918 198 11 79 416 1375 277 514 43 24 .329 .406 .271 12. San Diego Padres NL 100 3419 434 884 162 26 89 418 1365 381 615 64 28 .335 .399 .259 13. Los Angeles Dodgers NL 100 3376 430 878 178 12 96 411 1368 316 675 39 22 .330 .405 .260 14. Colorado Rockies NL 99 3369 428 896 176 20 89 404 1379 298 674 42 23 .331 .409 .266 15. Pittsburgh Pirates NL 100 3383 405 861 182 23 83 388 1338 308 651 37 22 .322 .396 .255 16. Washington Nationals NL 100 3337 390 849 189 22 70 376 1292 305 677 28 29 .325 .387 .254
Wow, let's do compare this team to the Cardiac Astros of '86. Pitchers Scott, Ryan, Knepper, Deshaies Oswalt, Clemens, Pettitte, Backe Let's see: young(er) phenom just entering his prime, old hall of famer K machine with great power, crafy lefty (advantage Pettitte), and a young guy with promise. Wow. 1B Davis Berkman (wish it were Bagwell ) Young power at first. Berkman is a much better hitter, though. 2B Doran Biggio They're both hardnosed and solid defensively and offensively, but Doran was young and Biggio is a hall of famer near the end of his career. SS Reynolds/Thon (a little) Everett Light-hitting, solid defense. Everett is younger, though. 3B Wallygarner Ensberg Advantage Ensberg. [c]C[/b] Ashby Ausmus Light-hitting and stellar defense, loved by pitchers. OF Cheo, Hatcher, Bass Burke, Taveras, Lane Advantage Cardiastros. I see some similarities. Thoughts?
i'd like to have the 86 OF back. i'll keep the rest the way it is. keep in mind that 86 team is probably my favorite team of all time...they HOOKED me on Astros baseball. i was so hooked after that, and that's why you see the homer that i am today posting here before you. but our rotation is better now...i think it's THE BEST rotation we've ever had, through the top 3. i'd put lidge over dave smith.
WOW! I would have never guessed that! This month has been a great one for the stros. I picked a great time of this season to head to houston and attend home games! :
