17 May 2008

Past or Present

Last night, as I sat there sipping a cold Amber ale, I turned on the Stros game. It was in the fifth inning and the Rangers were winning 8-2, and I thought "damn, I guess they were due a buttkicking." But then that magical mojo, if you will, crept in and our mighty Astros began chipping away Bourn and Pence got on with infield errors. Tejada dropped a double and then The Big Puma steps up to the plate. Lance smashed the ball to halfway between the plate and first and it died and he reached safely. The 5th inning ended with the score 8-7. The Stros tied it at 8 in the 6th and Hunter Pence made an awesome play in right field with the bases loaded, if it had happened in September,it would have made him a legend. Well, the Cowgirls.......I mean Rangers ended up going homer crazy off the bullpen and we lost 16-8.

But think about this. It was the second day in a row where the Astros were down by at least 6 runs and manage to win in San Fran and tie and make it a game in Texas. In 2005, The Astros had the best starting rotation in the National League, but the worst offense. They say great pitching beats great hitting, and they proved that and ended up in the World Series. Now those were great times for Houston and Astros fans. The problem with that season was how each and every game was a nail biter. If a starting pitcher gave up more than 3 runs, there was no way the Stros would win, they simply did not have the bats. This season however, it's almost a guaranteed win if the starter gives up 3 or more runs. This lineup looks sloppy early in games and after they see the starter through the first couple of innings.......IT'S ON!

So I ask you- would you rather have stellar pitching and no offense or big bats that have the ability to come from behind no matter what the deficit? All I can say is, it's May and I find this brand of baseball a lot more exciting than any playoffs or World Series the Astros have given us.

GO ASTROS!!!

14 May 2008

Puma or Pujos

The other day I was listening to Mike and Mike and they had baseball analyst Peter Gammons on. They asked him, who the most feared batter in the national league was. Without hesitation he said Albert Pujos. Although, just about any body's first inclination is to agree with this, I ask why not, Lance "Big Puma " Berkman? Sure Pujols has slightly better career numbers, and we as astros fans hold him in the same regard as oiler fans hold the Buffalo Bills, but this season Lance has the slightly better numbers. Now I'm not going to sit here and cut and paste the exact numbers for you. You can find all that on countless websites. However, I will tell you that Lance's average with runners in scoring position (RISP) is higher. His average with RISP and 2 outs is higher. Puma is also a switch hitter, so late in games when the bullpen is up, he can be that Left or right handed batter need for the situation. All I'm saying is next time somebody says Albert" Lidge Lovin'" Pujols is the most feared batter in the National League, you just say," what about Puma?"

12 May 2008

The Big Puma

Lance Berkman is seriously raking. Dude is out of his mind. I saw Giff Neilson today and he called him some B.S. nickname that I'm not going to repeat(all I'll say is that we are not in England). Lance is THE BIG PUMA!! Ok? You got that? The Big Puma. Ask him . He'll tell you: It's THE BIG PUMA. Don't like it? Get over it!!!

11 May 2008

Test post

What's up Houston sports fans?
this is a new blog for true fans of houston teams. The Texans, Rockets and Astros. Don't get the respect they deserve and this is the place to give it to them. I'm sure we will get our share of gripes and complaints of all the teams,but that's ok too. Looking forward to making this blog a fun place to talk about our teams and pretty much anything else anyone wants to discuss.