Of All the Bad Astros Personnel Moves...

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or the front office?

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I hope it's the front office.

With Oswalt's subpar season, the terrible decision of Backe as #2 is just magnified.

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What did I see the other night-Lidge has 28 saves without any BS? Must have gotten over his Puljos memories

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Well I actually think Lidge would have had a hard time recapturing his old form if he had stayed in Houston. 2005 was still clearly in his head and he needed a change of scenery. To me, it's not who they traded but who they got in return that was the bad deal there. I mean sometimes you can see a apark in somebody that maybe just needs a few tweaks here and there to become a good player. But Bourn had shown no indication in his past that this would be the case.