Bank One Ballpark Chase Field

Thursday, May 24, 8:40p.m. CDT – FSN
Friday, May 25, 8:40p.m. CDT – FSN
Saturday, May 26, 8:40p.m. CDT – FSN
Sunday, May 27, 3:40p.m. CDT – KNWS

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May 23, 2007
Giants 9, Astros 1
W: Barry Zito | L: Matt Albers
Pigpen watch: 2,971 (0-3)
Game Zone chatter
Talk Zone commiseration

Other coverage:
The Footer recap

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Due to the west coast start and my lack of desire to be up typing at 2:00 in the morning, we’re going to do this one on the fly. Welcome to the first edition of livecapping, enjoy it or don’t… Read the rest of this entry »

Pat Dye, former Auburn football coach and ignorer of NCAA rules, once said “Hindsight is 50/50”.  As the 2007 draft approaches, let’s use some hindsight on the 2004 draft and see if they did 50/50.

The players from the 2004 draft have 2 ½ seasons under their belts.  It is still early in their development, especially for the high school and college freshman picks.  Consider this a mid term progress report on how the players from the 2004 draft are developing.  Remember progress report grades can still be brought up or down depending on how you do the rest of the grading term. Read the rest of this entry »

Fuck the West Coast.

Fuck Charter Communications and the 24 hours I’ve been without Internet service.

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We’ve endured years of this shit. Most of the oughts, in fact, have been plagued with an offense so anemic that it makes Powder look like George Hamilton. I understand that there was a need to make over the pitching staff after The Debacle of 2000, and I applaud the club’s efforts in that vein. Pitching and defense wins championships, they say, and the Astros made their only World Series appearance behind some tremendous pitching.

Pitching…Pitching…isn’t there another part to that? Oh yeah, defense. WTF? The Astros have staffed themselves with an infield, outfield and bench that can either hit a ball, or catch a ball, but not both. So when you put a “hands team” out there you lose a squeaker and when you put the “stick team” out there you lose a laugher. By “laugher”, I mean a Shakespearean tragedy where the Fates are all PMSing simultaneously and the poor sod on the mound hesitated when they asked him if they looked fat.

Currently, and obviously, Biggio is the everyday starter at 2B and will be until he gets #3,000. This is a fact of life, as is his statuesque defense and noodle arm. But consider the options: Burke is a solid glove man (at this position) but is currently lighting up AAA pitching to the tune of .170, and he is in no way, shape or form a leadoff hitter (he may also have an small desert in his vagina). Loretta can hit and defend, and maybe even lead off, but then who bridges the enormous gap between hitting and fielding exhibited by the other candidates for 3B? Read the rest of this entry »

By Craig Elliott

AT&T Park

Monday, May 21, 9:15 p.m. CDT – FSN
Tuesday, May 22, 9:15 p.m. CDT – KNWS
Wednesday, May 23, 9:15 p.m. CDT – FSN

Since this is normally where I bitch about the stupid fucking blackout rule, I thought I’d explain my usual routine when sitting down to an Astros game. And now that I have a monster HD jumbotron, it’s even more relevant, and swear-worthy.

Usually it goes like this: turn on huge-ass TV, turn on satellite, tune to Fox Southwest. Wait anxiously, and then announce to anyone within earshot: “Goddamn Texas Rangers. They’re showing these fuckers AGAIN!” And then I go turn on XM Radio and bitch about Milo.

Sometimes there’s an alternate FSN channel, but it’s about as reliable as Morgan Ensberg with two strikes. Though I have to say, that Fox Southwest high-def channel is outstanding. If only I could just watch it every game, then I could shut my whore mouth about the shitty TV scheduling.
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