Yeah we have to do something this year. Next season Kent is gone so that will be a huge dropoff on offense, Beltran may leave, and this might have been that last decent season Bagwell and Biggio might have so the future is not all that bright after the playoffs. We gotta win.
I think we'll take a small lead into the late innings, and in a surprise move Garner is going to have Jason Lane pitch the 9th inning while Lidge stays in the bullpen.
They stros are going to win tomorrow. Roy is going to pitch a gem. Lidge will come in the 8th and close it out.
I want to say one thing, and I am sure anyone within the age range of 19-26 yrs old knows what it was like growing up watching the Astros. I used to play catcher throughout little leauge baseball, and I always wanted to be Craig Biggio. The regular season would go on, and then they would get to the playoffs and Biggio would choke, along with Bagwell. These two guys have been sports heros to many youth growing up in this city. What Biggio did today spooked me, made me feel so good. To see him sitting in the dugout, not being able to finish that game, I believe, cost us. WHO THE HELL PITCHES RUSS "I AM THE GREATEST" SPRINGER in the 9th inning. I understand they had no choice, but come on, warm up ROY O. Whatever, what I was getting at before being sidetracked is that this is the final time for Bags and Bigg to live up to the childhood hero status, and finally get over the hump. It is do or die time tommorow, not just for the season, but for our heroic dynamic duo. For once in our lives, I think the Gods of Baseball will be on our side. Good luck Stro's, this is it, make us proud!!
You can't pitch Roy tonight without a lead because you need him tomorrow. Even pitching him with the lead is very very risky. I still have hope for Game 5. Oswalt looked good in game 2, and only threw 88 pitches. We looked good against Wright last time and their bullpen should be in bad shape. I also get the feeling Garner will not be pulling him after 88 pitches. There are no games left to save anyone for. Man, I really feel for Biggio today. He finally breaks out of his slump and gets pulled without them even having the lead and has to watch this crap from the bench. I think he will play with some passion tomorrow. The Astros this season have consistently been in this situation and found a way to come through. This whole season people have been calling them dead and they spring back to life. I can only think this trend will continue.
It is now time for the Astros to bring this ol phrase back into fruition, CLUTCH CITY!!!! LETS GO STROS!!
Well, the last two years have seen the Braves lose Game 5 in the NLDS in their yard. Odds say the Braves are likely to win one of these game 5 home games eventually. But baseball is a cruel game. The Astros have a chance.
Haven't felt such sudden shock and disappointment since Stockton in '97. '98, '99, '01, the Stros were thoroughly dominated and you saw the writing on the wall. Rockets have been a joke since then as well. Biggio goes deep and you're thinking, "they're really about to do this thing. I'm really watching the Houston Astros advance." And then it's just the sudden shock with the turn of events. What hurts most is that they've thoroughly dominated the Braves. Even Biggio and Bagwell are hitting! I don't have a good feeling about tommorrow. Today was just deflating. And I don't know how a guy of Roy's slight stature will react to pitching on short rest.
you did a nice job while i was in dallas this weekend. but don't you folks worry, we're gonna win tomorrow. can't really say the score, but we're gonna win. now we'll collapse against the cardinals but we'll win tomorrow. it's all good.
oh but since we won game 1 after i said it was over in the 2nd inning and game 3 after i wrote us off due to falling apart in game 2, i guess i should post that we have no chance in this game and that we're gonna get our asses handed to us (because well, we're the stros) just to give us some good karma.
I agree with the cab I'm in Tucson at the moment, had to watch both games sequentially, and drinking beer at 10 in the morning, I'm still drinking beer and its not helping!!! is this the real truth? is this what clutch city is all about? Why does it have to be so goshdarn dramatic, break my heart!! PLEASE!! cubbies lose cubbies lose cubbies lose The only thing giving me false hope is that the braves seem to have a love for being eliminated at their non selling hatchet chop
With Oswalt I like our chances as long as Garner stops acting like Jimy and lets our starters pitch. DD
I wish MLB could have given the Astros at least one prime time game. What the hell, two noon starts and two 3:00 starts? and if LA wins tonight, make that one more 3:00 start. I know, I know it's all about the ratings but come on, just give us one game in the evening. To make things worse, down here in the big metropolis of Victoria, instead of watching the Texans between innings of the Astros game, our Fox station put on the cowboys. BTW, Roy will pitch his ass off and we win 4-1.
well if we win ... It looks like Brandon Backe would have to start the next series on 3 days rest. It sure would have been nice to start Roy in game 1 and Backe in game 2 on normal rest ... Thanks Phil ... Don't blow it in Atlanta!!! Damn this pill gets bigger and bigger to swallow with the Astros every year. Lets hope they can take care of business
If they started a Dodgers game at 12:00 Central, that would mean all the LA fans would need to get to Dodger Stadium for a 10:00 start local time. It just doesn't make sense to start a game between a Central and Eastern team before a Pacific and Central team. Ratings also enter into it of course, as the Yankees and Red Sox will always be given priority over Houston and Atlanta. Ratings just aren't the only consideration.
