Comments on: Spring Training Preview 2007 http://www.astrocast.net/2007/03/10/spring-training-preview/ Houston Astros fan based blog and podcast Tue, 06 Jan 2009 03:53:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Lambo http://www.astrocast.net/2007/03/10/spring-training-preview/#comment-16314 Lambo Mon, 12 Mar 2007 22:15:34 +0000 http://www.astrocast.net/blog/?p=47#comment-16314 Carson, Thanks for the insight! You bring up a lot of valid points, and yes, Sketkar is right, some of things you brought up we discuss on our podcast. Like most teams in the NL Central, we have a lot of questions. I feel that on paper, the top four teams in the NL Central are very close. The team the remains healthy, and seems to create their breaks will win the division.. Lambo Carson,

Thanks for the insight! You bring up a lot of valid points, and yes, Sketkar is right, some of things you brought up we discuss on our podcast.

Like most teams in the NL Central, we have a lot of questions. I feel that on paper, the top four teams in the NL Central are very close. The team the remains healthy, and seems to create their breaks will win the division..

Lambo

]]> By: Sketkar http://www.astrocast.net/2007/03/10/spring-training-preview/#comment-16289 Sketkar Mon, 12 Mar 2007 03:59:37 +0000 http://www.astrocast.net/blog/?p=47#comment-16289 You pose quite a few interesting questions, Carson. We tried to tackle a couple of them like Scott, Burke, Lane and of course Pence, in show 15, which should be up on tuesday march 13th, look for it. You pose quite a few interesting questions, Carson. We tried to tackle a couple of them like Scott, Burke, Lane and of course Pence, in show 15, which should be up on tuesday march 13th, look for it.

]]> By: Carson Jarnagin http://www.astrocast.net/2007/03/10/spring-training-preview/#comment-16286 Carson Jarnagin Mon, 12 Mar 2007 02:48:33 +0000 http://www.astrocast.net/blog/?p=47#comment-16286 I love the concept here, as well as the insight into the 'Stros upcoming season. As passionate fans we all recognize the unanswered questions facing our hometown ball club. Is Carlos Lee the run producer we need in the clean-up spot ($100m - he better be)? Can someone step up and solidify the back end of the rotation? Will a combination of Wheeler and Lidge be enough to nail down the close games? What about Burke in CF? Scott in RF? Ensberg, can he approach his 2005 performance? We shall see. One certainty amidst all these unknowns is number seven. Second baseman Craig Biggio will find a way to reach base. He will scratch and claw his way to 70 hits - to 3,000 hits, because that's what he does. He's been doing it since he was a fresh faced rookie two decades ago, and you know he's not stopping now. This is a special year for Astros fans, as we will most assuredly be witnessing history this season. I believe Craig gets his hit at home in front of us, the way it should be. Vegas doesn't have the 'Stros as the early favorite to win the NL Central, but has Vegas heard of Hunter Pence? By now I bet you have. I love the concept here, as well as the insight into the ‘Stros upcoming season. As passionate fans we all recognize the unanswered questions facing our hometown ball club. Is Carlos Lee the run producer we need in the clean-up spot ($100m - he better be)? Can someone step up and solidify the back end of the rotation? Will a combination of Wheeler and Lidge be enough to nail down the close games? What about Burke in CF? Scott in RF? Ensberg, can he approach his 2005 performance? We shall see.
One certainty amidst all these unknowns is number seven. Second baseman Craig Biggio will find a way to reach base. He will scratch and claw his way to 70 hits - to 3,000 hits, because that’s what he does. He’s been doing it since he was a fresh faced rookie two decades ago, and you know he’s not stopping now. This is a special year for Astros fans, as we will most assuredly be witnessing history this season. I believe Craig gets his hit at home in front of us, the way it should be.
Vegas doesn’t have the ‘Stros as the early favorite to win the NL Central, but has Vegas heard of Hunter Pence? By now I bet you have.

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