Dierker's really getting on my nerves tonight. It's one thing if you don't want to be upset for Beltran not leaving, but to act like it's strange that a good majority of people are and talking so condescendingly about them is annoying.
I have watched Zeke at Round Rock all year, and I could never figure out why he was getting shelled so bad in the bigs.....well the last 2 games he is pitching just like he did in the minors...maybe it was a confidence thing? He is a number 2 or 3 pitcher......soon... Maybe it is time for him to be in the bigs as the number 5 starter? DD
I too am very impressed by Astacio... and Ausmus did a great job of calling all his pitches and making the kid change the angles he was giving the batter. We gotta keep this tied otherwise Pedro could be on his way to a complete game.
yeah, you have to expect the boos. however, i don't feel real good about it and, if i were there, would not join in. it sucks that he left us and it sucks that he strung us along all offseason, and that does draw my ire a little, but he was part of the miracle run to the playoffs last year and his god-like performance in the playoffs was a big reason we had our only taste of playoff success ever and came within one game of the world series. i have a hard time really hating him after all of that (especially since he didn't really owe us any loyalty after only 4 or so months with us) just b/c he wanted more money. i certainly don't root for him, and do enjoy him struggling and thus being massively overpaid for his new team (that team being from nyc just makes it better), but i can't work up the hate for him most seem to have. and i'm a guy who loves to hate me some athletes.
For an ugly guy this guy pitched beautifully. ---------- Why are the 'stros in the WC chase? Because, I offer from some observation and zero factual back up, the Good Guys pitchers do an unbelievable job of staying cool and working out of trouble. Zeke in the 1st looked Rocket-esque in his escape. (Wandy early on was the antithesis of this but has been doing much better of late.)
