JD said " a knock for Bourne wuld be great here ! " I was like " Hell a damn hit for a change ! I love his speed and play in the outfield but I'd rather see Erstad out there as the regular and send Bourne to RR to get his game together ! When Bourne, Wigg and Ausmus all play on the same day its UGLY !
Back-to-back hits given up by Backe. Men on the corners. No outs. A 3-run lead is nothing against the Rangers.
Can't believe that guy tried to go home on the short pop. That was possibly the worst decision to send a guy home so far this season, not that I've seem 'em all to actually know. Nice play, either way. That totally changed the complexion of what looked to be trouble for Backe.
Bourn .182 Matsui .294 Tejada .343 Berkman .404 Lee .284 Pence .285 Wigginton .222 Towles .152 Black = Good to Great Red = Bad to Horrible Serious contrast going on between the good and bad part of this lineup.
Wiffy with a pathetic dribbler to end the inning. Overall, great inning for the Astros highlighted by beating out two throws to 1st base through sheer hustle.
Wigginton was out with a broken finger earlier in the season, and the two others are rookies(who are taking their lumps). Wigginton has a track record as a .270 hitter with 25 homer power, he will come around. As for the rookies, taking their lumps now will hopefully make them better down the line, and as long as the team continues winning, their is no reason to wring your hands about it.
If Erstad could play 3rd base, no doubt he should be starting over Wiffy. For now, he is doing well in a PH/spot starter role. Happy to have him and Loretta.
Man, that's exciting. How much joy you must derive from watching these games. I look forward to more of you PBP in here.
He's played CF and 1B in his career, he isn't going to play third. Also, he's had a lot of injuries in the last few years, his body wouldn't hold up to playing everyday. He is performing great in the role Coops put him in, their is no reason to change it up at this point.
I agree with everything you said. I was just pointing current averages of our typical starting lineup and how striking the difference was between the good and the bad. All lineups have that contrast but our's is very likely the largest in all of baseball.
i'm follwing the game on gamecast, it looks like Brandon has been ahead in the count with most hitters today, is his location that much better than usual or is it his stuff that is helping him get ahead?
I also stated the good as much as the bad. I didn't favor the bad over the good or vice versa. You are the one that assumed I was looking at it half empty when it was actually right down the middle and just facts. Keep holding on to your hateful impression of me if it helps you get through your days.
