Red Sox 6, Astros 1

W: Daisuke Matsuzaka, L: Runelvys Hernandez, S: Jonathan Papelbon

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I thought I was at Fenway all over again when I arrived at Minute Maid Park tonight (well, the BUS first, but anyway) with all the Red Sox fans wandering around. I am really surprised there are that many people from the Northeast living in and around the Houston area. Surely they did not travel to Houston just for the weekend to see a baseball game. Would they? Either way 42,000+ purchased tickets for the game at an increased price makes Drayon McLane a happy man. Read the rest of this entry »

Minute Maid Pahk

The Good Guys have begun the process of not sucking horribly after a month of absolutely horrible baseball. Series wins against two slow pitch teams, the Rays and Rangers, have the ship pointed slightly away from Suckport now, and more toward Mediocrity Cove. Now the next step to respectability comes cruising in to town in stocking clad feet. They’re the only ones not making noise though, as another East Coast Bandwagon full of asshole New Englanders come cruising in to Minute Maid to cheer for their FAHKIN SAWKS! YEAH!

Friday June 27, 7:05 (FSN – HD)

Saturday June 28, 6:05 (FSN – HD)

Sunday June 29, 1:05 (my lil POS – HD)

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Round Rock got 2 runs of rehabbing Eric Gagne but it wasn’t enough as Nashville beat Round Rock 8-5. Gagne’s rehab stint lasted only 2/3 of an inning where he threw 27 pitches. He threw a wild pitch and hit a batter.

“After having three surgeries in a year and a half, it’s more important just to be healthy right now,” the 240-pound right-hander said.

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“I think (the Chronicle’s story) got it correct,” said Loretta

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Thursday, June 26, 2008

Rangers 2
Astros 7

W: Wandy | L: Millwood

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Wandy was all business tonight and the entire Astros lineup shook off a day full of drama to beat down the Rangers tonight 7-2 to take their 2nd straight series and maybe the boot. Read the rest of this entry »

Uniform Player Contract Paragraph (3) states: Fail, refuse, or neglect to render his services hereunder or in any other matter materially breach his contract.” …

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