Monthly Archives: April 2007

Astros Lose 7 in a Row, Pence Called Up

Roy O went seven strong innings, only allowing three runs and still lost the game.  The Astros meager lineup only produced one run.  This week Carlos Lee’s bat went cold so has the offense.  Morgan Ensberg currently leads all the everyday players with a .269 average.  Lance Berkman seems to find some life as he [...]

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Astrocast show 17

 
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Hello all,
Yes, another show and it’s about time. This is show 17 (17.5?) and it’s ready for your enjoyment.
Show notes:

unedited and raw, yes, no editing, no segment breaks, no promos, just Lambo and Sketkar
MLB topics: run down all the division, MLB all-overpaid team (ESPN Page 2), Power Rankings
Astros overview of 2007 season so far
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Berkman Quoted

Howdy Howdy,
Okay, we got our butts kicked last night as Chris Sampson had his worse outing of the year. Hopefully, Woody Williams can get the win tonight and help us break out of this losing streak.
I found this one quote by Lance Berkman that I thought was funny. It was from an article [...]

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Astros Bounce Back!

After a horrible 1-5 start, the Astros bounced back going 6-1 and now we are only a 1/2 game out of first place. I guess the secret of success in the National League Central, if you are struggling, play the Cubs.
All six teams in the NL Central are within three games of each other. [...]

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Brad Lidge out as closer

In Chicago today, manager Phil Garner made it official, Brad Lidge is out, Dan Wheeler will take over as the closer. See entire article by Alyson Footer on Astros.com. Now, I know I haven’t been very supportive of Brad Lidge (see my comment on Opening Day… OOPS!) but this move even surprised [...]

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