The Astros DugoutMVN - A Houston Astros blogRunelvys Makes Cooper Miss Jack Cassel- July 8, 2008 Well, I think we have an idea why Runelvys hasn&8217;t excelled in the majors. 4 innings, 13 hits, 4 walks 2 HR, 10 ER. Anyone missing Shawn Chacon Might could Cooper be re-thinking his, uh, dislike of Cassel This is like watching Jennings after he got hurt. Or even watching Phil Dumatrait, fresh off the DL, ...http://mvn.com/mlb-astros/2008/07/07/runelvys-makes-cooper-miss-jack-cassel/ Valverde Blows Wandys Game- July 7, 2008 When the Astros acquired Valverde, I asked someone I know who knows a good deal about the Diamondbacks Organization about Valverde. He said Valverde wasn&8217;t reliable if he came in with men on base, that he allowed a very high percent of inherited runners to score - in other words, a Franco-er. So I thought I&8217;d ...http://mvn.com/mlb-astros/2008/07/07/valverde-blows-wandys-game/ Lance Berkman Elected To His First All Star Game- July 6, 2008 I really think this deserves its own entry, don&8217;t all yall Tejada was picked by the players to be backup at short - over Jimmy Rollins. Peachy. I suppose I should point out that washed up head case mental patient Brad Lidge was also picked. Him and his crummy 0.77 ERA and no blown saves. And he ...http://mvn.com/mlb-astros/2008/07/06/lance-berkman-elected-to-his-first-all-star-game/ Maybe Chris Sampson Should Go Back In The Rotation- July 6, 2008 Chris Sampson needed to throw 55 pitches to last 5 innings - he made exactly one bad pitch and Brian McCann hit it out. He didn&8217;t walk anyone and he struck out 2. I guess he DID decide to pretend he was facing the Cubs. With Roy Oswalt still hurting to much to make his ...http://mvn.com/mlb-astros/2008/07/05/maybe-chris-sampson-should-go-back-in-the-rotation/ Life Is A Beach And Astros Are Last- July 5, 2008 Husband really wanted to spend the 4th of July in Galveston at my cousin&8217;s. He absolutely LOVES the water - and his sons just like their daddy, too. And I realized we really hadn&8217;t spend a weekend at the beach during the season since 03 or 04 - we used to go weekends when the ...http://mvn.com/mlb-astros/2008/07/05/life-is-a-beach-and-astros-are-last/ Happy 4th Of July- July 4, 2008 For the first time in years, I am going to spend Independence Day not watching the Astros. We&8217;re off to Galveston to go to the beach and watch the fireworks. Back tomorrow sometime.http://mvn.com/mlb-astros/2008/07/04/happy-4th-of-july-2/ Brandon Backe Leaves The Ball Up And J. R. Towles Drives In The Only Runs- July 4, 2008 Well, Brandon couldn&8217;t seem to throw the baseball below the mid-thigh level. Now I&8217;ll excuse him for 2 of the popup hits - in the first inning, Clanksashayed over when James Loney hit a popup which unfortunately fell a couple inches to the right of the foul line and went into the stands for a ...http://mvn.com/mlb-astros/2008/07/03/brandon-backe-leaves-the-ball-up-and-j-r-towles-drive... Thank You Carlos Lee For Making Sure Astros Are Not Shutout- July 3, 2008 Dave Borkowski and J.R Towles returned to the Astros for this game. Bork pitched very well - he said that Burt Hooten had fixed him right up, corrected his motion. Interesting. He pitched 2 innings, striking out 2, giving up a pop single that Tejada didn&8217;t get, and a single to right. Towles got one of the ...http://mvn.com/mlb-astros/2008/07/02/thank-you-carlos-lee-for-making-sure-astros-are-not-s... Breaking News: Villareal DFA And Borkowski Called Up- July 2, 2008 I actually didn&8217;t think that the Astros were ever going to admit that Villareal was having significant pitching problems, as they had signed him to a 2 year contract for 2.85 mill. Ed Wade worked for the Phillies for years and he should have known all about John Schuerholz&8217; outstanding judgement about pitchers - if he ...http://mvn.com/mlb-astros/2008/07/02/breaking-news-villareal-dfa-and-borkowski-called-up/ Wigginton FINALLY Hits With Men On Base But Kent Beats Astros- July 2, 2008 4 hours - 11 innings, and man oh man did this game draggggg. I was gonna call this - Quintero Gets The Astros Biggest Hit - but I&8217;m too depressed to be funny. The poor guy took a backswing fromLuis Mazaright in the helmet on top of his head and it bout knocked him cold. In ...http://mvn.com/mlb-astros/2008/07/01/wigginton-finally-hits-with-men-on-base-but-kent-beat... |