Reds 2, Astros 1
W: Arroyo (12-10) | L: Geary (2-3)
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Archive for August, 2008
WHAT!?
On August - 26 - 2008
Hunter Pence supposedly predicted he would hit a home run before Sunday’s two-run blast off Oliver Perez, Cooper said Monday.
Quest for 90 takes a hit
On August - 26 - 2008
Astros at steM, 8/25/08
Mets 9, Astros 1
W: Pelfrey (13-8) L: Moehler (9-5)
HR: Pretty much every time Delgado came up
Reds at Astros – The Cure for What Ails Ya
On August - 25 - 2008
The Astros just split a four-game series with the dickless Mets, and more importantly don’t have to go back to their urine-soaked dogshit stadium anymore. Sometimes even a split is a win.
At 66-65, the Astros look to be stumbling toward a ho-hum .500 season. Nothing to write home about, but at least it’s better than the Red Asses, who are 17 games under .500 and have only won six games all month. The only series they’ve won this month was against the Pirates, who they are tied with in the NL Central basement. After dumping Griffey and Dunn, for the Reds these are definitely the dogshit days of August.
After sweeping four games from the Dickities in Cincinnati earlier this month, another series with the Redlegs may be just what the Astros’ team doctor ordered. Granted, our health plan sucks and it may not pay the bill, but maybe we can at least get some good painkillers out of it.
Yes, you will miss him.
On August - 25 - 2008
Sure, there’s major league catchers available everywhere, littering the side walk, GMs have to step over them to get in the building. They could have any other catcher just for the asking. The Astros have ruined season after season with the one they have now. To prove it, McTaggart lists the catchers the Astros have employed besides Brad Ausmus,
Astros, 6-4 in 10
On August - 24 - 2008
The Astros took game 3 of the wraparound against a Mets team that was sweating as if this was a playoff game. The Astros, on the other hand, gave their only real offensive threat, Lance, the day off.