re: Cubs @ Astros Game Thread

I am a die hard Astros fan since 1982. I only watched 1 inning last night and once the Cubs were up 2-0 I knew it was over. I knew as long as Zambrano was in they wouldn't score a run. He just owns them with his arm and his bat. I'm surprised he didn't hit a home run last night. If I was cooper I would have held Roy back a day and let Ortiz be the sacrificial lamb against Z. That way we have a chance of winning 1 out of 2.

The astros are old and slow. They have some names but those names are older and slower this year (Lee, Tejada, Pudge, Blum) and they a guy who will hit .200 in CF. The rotation is patchwork. My expectations aren't high.

What gets me are these guys that say the Astros are the second coming of the Cleveland Spiders. But when the Cubs beat them, now you think the Cubs beat the fricking '27 Yanks. Which is it?



If you are lacking in baseball history, look up the Spiders. Worst team ever.

You've been realistic about it, others, not so much.

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Tejada looked like he was in quicksand at SS all night.

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How many of the Cubs 9 hits got past Miguel last night? Where did you come up with this?

ETA: I just checked the game tracker to make sure I was right on this. There was not a single Cub hit that was hit through Miguel's side of the field last night

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Pudge didn't get the bat through the strike zone until Soto was throwing the ball back to Zambrano.

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He had an off night. He was 10-20 in the WBC for a .500 avg and slg .950. He was getting the bat through the ball pretty well there so his offense is the least of my concerns. I would like to see Hunter step up and move Pudge back in the lineup because of his speed.

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Carlos Lee must have been in the same quick sand as Tejada.

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He had one bad play in the mix up with Tejada. Carlos has never been known for outstanding D so as long as he hits 30 hr's and brings in a hundred again like he has done the last 6 years, i'll give him a pass in LF.

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All I'm saying is that they are very old, and old teams break down.

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Agree, but i'll worry about this when or if it happens. Not try to pass opinions off as facts like you are doing.

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The astros are very thin to begin with so I see the potential there for a really bad year.

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Same team as last year and they had one major injury to their team which came from a fastball to the hand, not anyone breaking down.

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I'm being serious, other than your standard "since Drayton has owned the team blah blah blah" what are you excited about on this years team? What do you see that makes you think "you know what? this team can do some damage this year" I'm just curious

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The fact that it is the same exact team from last year with the exception of Ty Wiggington and Randy Wolf. The Astros finished the year with the second best record in baseball after the ASB so it gives Astros fans a bit of hope for that same team to come out of the gates strong this year. Our 2-7 is very good offensively and has potential to put up some runs. Our BP is very strong, same guys are back from last season, and we had one of the best statistically in all of baseball last year. We have to hope that the palyers stay healthy and preform the way they have in the past but so does every other team in baseball and if that happens I am optomistic about the way this year could go. Do I wish we were younger? Yes, but with age comes expreience and guys who have been there before. There is a lot of talent on this team and while I think we will fall short of the palyoffs, I am not writing them off as a bust afer game 1. There is so much hate on this site for the Astros and I get sick of reading it, especially because most of it is from people who don't watch the Astros and know nothing about them, yourself included. I've been a fan all my life and seen some shite teams put on the field before but i've also seen some great ones. In my experiences I would say this team is not going to be great and go deep in the playoffs but they are certainly not bad.

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He could have said "Houston You have a Problem"

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That was funny in the 2004 NLCS when the Cardinals fan had a sign that said that after they went up 2-0. Then after the Astros won three in a row to take a 3-2 series lead, an Astros fan had one that said, "St. Louis, now you have a problem!"

Too bad the Cardinals won the next two to make the World Series.

Any team from Houston trails in a series in basketball or baseball and it is guarenteed that someone from ESPN is going to use that line a minimum of 5 times durring the discussion of the two teams.


ETA: same exact signs could be seen all over Busch stadium durring game 7 of the 2005 playoffs just before The Astros closed that piece of shite forever on their way to the WS.

How was the atmosphere last night? I have always wanted to go to opening night at MMP. I went to the last opening day in the Astrodome and that was a lot of fun.

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How was the atmosphere last night? I have always wanted to go to opening night at MMP. I went to the last opening day in the Astrodome and that was a lot of fun.

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It was cool and I paid for it this morning.

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