give it time. there are no logical replacements. you're not going to bring up a pitcher like Hirsch to pitch middle relief and take away innings he needs in the minors to develop properly. middle relief is almost always a crapshoot. these are the guys who aren't great enough to be closers and don't have it to be starters. their performances from year to year vary. no one is going to be a trade partner this early in the season.
No kidding. Miller has had nothing on his pitches so far, and now he's on the DL w/ an elbow strain. No idea who'll they'll bring up. Zeke will be fine.
Miller on the DL: Following the Astros' 7-2 loss to the Brewers on Wednesday, the Astros placed left-handed reliever Trever Miller on the disabled list with a sprained left elbow. The injury is identical to Backe's, but manager Phil Garner said Miller's wasn't as serious. "It's been creeping up on him the last couple of weeks," Garner said. "It's not something he's had before, but it's something he was trying to fight through. Yesterday, he said something about it." Miller thought he could pitch through it, which is why he waited so long to alert the athletic trainers. He decided enough was enough after allowing a two-run homer to Prince Fielder during the bullpen's collective meltdown during Tuesday's 13-12 win. "It came to a head when I realized I almost blew the game," Miller said. "Where would we be if I'm not going to be hard-headed like that and costing ballgames early in the season? That would be stupid, and stubborn."
Gallo, yes. Springer got dinked & dunked on some pretty good pitches; his slider & sinker had a ton of movement last night.
Springer looked fine, it just was bad luck. The Brewers got 2 broken bat hits off him, iirc. I'm almost glad there's some reason for Miller pitching horribly. I agree on Sampson being a possibility. Perhaps Puffer as well. Can we pull another Dan Wheeler for Adam Seuss trade?
Stros purchased Dave Borkowski's contract from RR: Borkowski, 29, is 0-1 with a 2.57 ERA (2ER/7.0IP) in six appearances for Round Rock this season. He last appeared in the Major Leagues with Baltimore in 2004, when he was 3-4 with a 5.14 ERA (32ER/56.0IP) in 17 games, including eight starts. In 51 career big league outings (21 starts), Borkowski is 5-13 with a 6.33 ERA (118ER/167.2IP) http://houston.astros.mlb.com/NASAp...ent_id=1410096&vkey=pr_hou&fext=.jsp&c_id=hou They didn't have too many options.
I appreciate the sentiment, but please don't! If you donate, please do so in your own name - I kind of enjoy the senior member label. Plus, it annoys the likes of bigtexxx, which is even better! Thank you, though!
Too late. You'll have to ask Clutch. Sorry, but you made it sound as if it was a monetary thing not a title thing.
