http://www.spikesnstars.com Fri, 03 Jul 2009 23:22:18 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Astros 7, Padres 2 W: Wandy Rodriguez, L: Kevin Correia Astros Recap Yahoo Recap The Astros take 3 out of 4 in San Diego for another series win. Wandy Rodriguez was dealing in this game and the bats came out early and often. Astros Highlights: Wandy Rodriguez went innings giving up 1 run ... http://www.spikesnstars.com/2009/07/03/astros-beat-padres/ I'm going to have to look into finding a supplier of handshake drugs if I'm going to keep watching this team.  For ever dominant (seriously) performance by Brian Moehler or Russ Ortiz, there are missed cutoff men, botched rundowns, lollygagging outfielders, and bullpen implosions.   I should probably just fucking shake ... http://www.spikesnstars.com/2009/07/02/i-am-trying-to-break-your-heart-astros-giants-preview/ Wednesday, July 1, 2009 Astros 7 Padres 1 W: Moehler (5-4) | L: Silva (0-2) MLB.com Recap MLB.com Video Recap AP! Recap! On Yahoo! GameZone The Good Guys picked up another series win – their eighth in the last ten – (Ed. - got a little ahead of things there) win with a decisive and LOLtacular 7-1 victory over the Fathers ... http://www.spikesnstars.com/2009/07/02/wherein-brian-moehler-plays-the-role-of-black-bart/ The Astros Return to the GCL The Astros return to the Gulf Coast League (“GCL”) for the first time since 1998, and Ken Jackson at Around Osceola has an informative article discussing the return of minor league baseball to Osceola County Stadium. Make-up of the GCL: [The GCL is] made ... http://www.spikesnstars.com/2009/07/01/around-the-minors/ Astros 3, Padres 4 W: Josh Banks, L: Chris Sampson, S: Heath Bell Astros Recap Yahoo Recap Fundamentals are the most valuable tools a player can possess. Bunt the ball into the ground. Hit the cutoff man. Take the extra base. Learn the fundamentals. –Dick Williams Playing without the fundamentals is like ... http://www.spikesnstars.com/2009/07/01/fundamentals-are-the-most-valuable-tools-a-player-can-possess/ Astros at Padres, 6/29/09 Astros 3, Padres 1 W:Oswalt (4-4),L: Geer (1-3) Box Tag West Coast baseball. Learn to love it this week. Especially those of us spending a few days on the East Coast for work. Pudge homered, the middle of the order put together a couple of runs, and that was all ... http://www.spikesnstars.com/2009/06/30/pitching/ http://www.spikesnstars.com/2009/06/29/playermanager-blum-wins-another-one/ Petco Park After a Valverde tainted almost-sweep of the Detroit Tigers, the Good Guys hit the road on a West Coast swing to take on the Whale Vaginas of San Diego. Here's my break down of it down and dirty style, mostly because I hate Mondays almost as much as I ... http://www.spikesnstars.com/2009/06/29/astros-padres-who-the-hell-are-these-guys/ Sunday, June 28th, 2009 Tigers 4 Astros 3 W: Seay (1-1) | L: Valverde (0-2) | S: Rodney (17) astros.com AP via Yahoo! Game Zone The game seemingly at hand, 1-run lead with 2 outs in the 9th, Jose Valverde faced Marcus Thames, 0-3 already in the game. Quickly up 1-2, Valverde delivered 3 straight balls way ... http://www.spikesnstars.com/2009/06/28/blown/ Saturday, June 27, 2009 Houston 8, Detroit 1 WP: Paulino (2-4), LP: Figaro (1-1) HR: Matsui (2, 3rd inning off Figaro), Santiago (6, 3rd inning off Paulino) Recaps: Paulino dominates Tigers in DL return (Grodsky, Astros.com); Astros hammer Tigers, held to 3 hits (Detroit Free Press); Paulino shuts down the ... http://www.spikesnstars.com/2009/06/28/the-barrage-of-figaro/