Are you still watching the games on some tiny window or did you figure out a workaround.

And continuing the last discussion in yesterday's game zone, yes, despite the fact that this is likely to the the Astros' worst season ever I can't see any way that the Marlins will not be even worse.

Still the tiny window. I'm not technologically creative or brave enough to come up with a solution.

The marlins are abysmal in every sense an organization can be, and it will be that kind of crude ineffectiveness that foils Luhnow's carefully crafted plan to secure three first picks in a row. Fucking savages.

Carter with a lead off four pitch walk.

I have enjoyed being able to watch the games this weekend. I know it's old news, but these uniforms really are fantastic.

Way to rub it in.

End of the first. Harrell's ground ball inducer is working. Lets hope the defensive alignment meets his approval.

Scoreless after a quick first inning.

Astros go down in order in the first.

So, do I need a lawyer?

Everyone needs a lawyer.

Don't know why I said that other than that Daryl ward poster here has it as a tagline

No answer could have been righter.

Who's the only person to homer into the river without a bounce?

Ah fuck. The pirates broadcasters stepped on my line.

Who's the only person to homer into the river without a bounce?

There it is.

Harrell is now pitching sunday instead of Bud Norris. I'll update how the Pirate hitters fare against Harrell shortly.

Which is because porter didnt want bud hitting and running.  Why is that?

Astros take a 1-0 lead on a leadoff 2B by Grossman, a sacrifice bunt to 3B and a sacrifice fly by Castro.

Are you in Ohio yet?

And they're meeting with Dierker on Monday to try to mend that fence.  Too late to get JD back?

Via presser: Astros will be signing a letter of intent to purchase the Hooks (no mention of the Express).

That's cool. 

Those aren't reserved for the several fans? 

Not unless they write a check for $10 million.

I'd bet that Sanders and/or the Old Man buys his interest to avoid even the appearance of impropriety or conflict of interest.

I don't think anyone remotely involved with MLB gives a shit about the appearance of impropriety. 

All I can say is that I never made Eagle Scout, but hanging out with you guys I feel more and more like one.  Gee whiz, did you guys never pine for an unobtainable girl?  

What do you think motivated all the drinking, drugs, and banging available girls?

No such conflict of interest would exist.  In 6 years or so, if people complain, he can turn the Express over to his wife.  Problem solved.

Sincerely,
FYB

Good one.

The bar at the Four Seasons (not Quattro).

The State Bar.

Absinthe

The bar at Benjy's (either one).

Zimm's.

This is beginning to look like the plan followed by the "Amazing Mets" .. last, last, last, last, next-to-last, last, next-to-last, world series champs behind Seaver, Koosman, Ryan & Gentry. 

And then replicated with less success with Pulsipher, Isringhausen and Wilson. 

Reid Ryan is an excellence baseball business man. Seriously. He is an untapped talent that should have had a major league job by now and what forces kept him from that will soon learn it was a mistake to do so. This guy pays attention to detail not only in terms of baseball ops, but on all fronts. Most especially in the fan experience. He understands where gimmicks end and pure family fun at the ballpark begins... which includes good baseball.

If Reid is allowed to build his staff like he did here in Round Rock, people are going to sing the praises of the day Jim Crane did the right thing to hire this talent instead of a re-thread from somewhere in the baseball/mlb ranks.

What forces have been keeping Reid down?