I just love the Ora around everything. it just feels right. Sort of when the Rockets came back in the first series and after that you knew everything was just falling into place. It sort of feels like that with the Astros right now. We haven't won it yet but it feels like the stars are aligning just right.
Man does it feel good to be a Astros fan right now. They are playing some DAMN good baseball right now & when it counts, the end of the season!
He is showing flashes of the 1994 Bagwell. It's good to see him step up when it is counting and not striking out and making us go mad like we have been used to. SO SO SO PRETTY !!!
Yeah when you get jammed like that there is no way your supposed to drive it that far and down the line like that....just doesn't happen and thank god it happened to us. I mean the way things are going its like a destiny thing. When they talked to Bagwell at the end of the game he seemed to be surprised as well. Not only about the hit but come on on a 3-0 pitch when the cather sets up outside they jam him with a pitch to hit like that? ONE BIG MISTAKE. Hopefully we can continue this momentum.
so do you use Roger on the final game of the season, or do you save him for a possible one-game playoff for the wild card if neccessary?
they pulled him after 95 pitches last night...i think they'll use him on sunday if the game is must-win.
They already talked to him and Garner and said if it came down to the last game of the season they would use Roger. They asked Roger how he felt and if he could do it with 3 days rest he said "that he will be ready for it if the team needs him to step up"
Stack, I think we're talking about two hits. I'm referring to the infield single last Thursday in the 9th that magically zig-zagged slowly and stayed in fair territory. It's destiny baby!!!
I'd rather they saved him for a potential tiebreaker. With Oswalt going on Sat (and today's open date), the pen should get a little rest. You could start Backe on 4 days rest with a Jimy Williams type short hook. That leaves Redding and Carlos to eat up some innings if necessary. Plus, Wheeler hasn't been in much lately. Qualls, Miceli, and Lidge have eaten up most of the pen's innings in the last few games.
Okay got this from Astros.com newsletter that came out about tiebreaker tickets etc. here is a link with the different scenarios drawn out from MLB.com http://mlb.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/mlb/n...915&content_id=859158&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp The Dodgers, Giants and Cubs finish with the same winning percentage, leaving the NL West and the NL Wild Card winners undecided. What happens? The Dodgers and Giants would have a one-game playoff to determine the West champion on Monday. The loser would play the Cubs (or Astros or Padres) in a one-game playoff to determine the Wild Card winner on Tuesday. If that scenario plays out, then both National League Division Series would begin on Wednesday. Under normal circumstances (no Tuesday tiebreaker), three Division Series will begin on Tuesday and the only exception is the one not involving the NL Wild Card. If three clubs are tied for first place in a division (or Wild Card) with an identical winning percentage at the conclusion of the regular season and the tied clubs do not have identical records against one another in the regular season, how is the tie for the division championship (or Wild Card) broken? If the three tied clubs have identical records against one another in the regular season, the Office of the Commissioner shall supervise a draw that results in the clubs being designated Club A, Club B and Club C. If the tied clubs do not have identical records against one another in the champoinship season, they will be designated Club A, Club B and Club C based on their records in head-to-head competition during the championship season as follows: If Club 1 has a better record against each of Clubs 2 and 3, and Club 2 has a better record against Club 3, then Club 1 shall choose a designation as Club A, Club B or Club C. Club 2 shall choose a designation from the remaining two designations, and Club 3 shall be assigned the remaining designation. If Club 1 has a better record against each of Clubs 2 and 3, and Club 2 and Club 3 have the same record against each other, then Club 1 shall choose a designation as Club A, Club B or Club C. The Office of the Commissioner shall supervise a draw between Clubs 2 and 3, the winner of which shall choose one of the remaining two designations. The remaining club shall be assigned the remaining designation. If Club 1 and Club 2 have the same record against each other but each has a better record against Club 3, then the Office of the Commissioner shall supervise a draw between Clubs 1 and 2, the winner of which shall choose a designation as Club A, Club B or Club C. The club losing the draw shall choose a designation from the remaining two designations. Club 3 shall be assigned the remaining designation. If Club 1 has a better record against Club 2, Club 2 has a better record against Club 3, and Club 3 has a better record against Club 1, then the three clubs shall be ranked on the basis of overall winning percentage within that three-club group, and the club with the highest winning percentage from among that three-club group shall have first choice among designations as Club A, Club B or Club C. The club with the next-highest winning percentage among the group shall have the next choice between the two remaining designations, and the club with the lowest winning percentage shall be assigned the remaining designation. If two or more of the clubs within this three-club group have the same winning percentage among the group, the Office of the Commissioner shall supervise a draw between the clubs so tied to determine priority of selection among the designations. Club A shall play Club B at the ballpark of Club A on Monday. The following day, the winner of the first game shall be the home club in a second game against Club C. The winner of the game between Club C and the club that won the Club A-Club B game shall be declared the division champion. What if four contenders in a league finish with the same winning percentage? Let's say the Dodgers, Giants, Cubs and Astros all finish with the same record. In that scenario, Los Angeles and San Francisco would first play a one-game playoff to determine the NL West champion. Then the losing team would join Chicago and Houston in the three-team playoff tiebreaker. This would all take place between Monday and Wednesday, pushing back the start of the NLDS.
Great win and great game...I was at the Rangers game (lost) and kept eying the score... Now, its up to us to take care of business...It won't be easy, but is doable... go Stros!!! Thanks Padres and Reds...
