In a move that surprises no one except maybe Astros Fans hiding in a cave for the last three months, the Houston Astros traded away one time ACE Roy Oswalt to the Philadelphia Phillies for much more than a horse or a bulldozer. Indeed what Houston got back in return was J.A. Happ, a tall left handed pitcher who has basically been a promising ready for the majors #2 or #3 starter. Haap experienced elbow problems this year setting him back several months, however, Astro fans are used to this sort of thing (*cough* Paulino *cough* Norris *cough*), so no worries.
The winners or better yet, winner, of the April Spike and Star Award for the month of April in 2010 has been chosen. It was not a good month for the team overall, suffering some of the worse performance by the team in perhaps all it’s history. Two eight game losing streaks, un-timely hitting, lots [...]
Contributed by Ebby Calvin Astros 4 – Reds 0 WP: W. Rodriguez (8-11) LP: M. Leake (7-2)
16-Year-Old Considered Among Top Latin American Prospects HOUSTON, TX — The Houston Astros have signed 16-year-old Dominican free agent outfielder Ariel Ovando to a 2011 minor league contract, General Manager Ed Wade announced today. Terms of the contract were not disclosed. Ovando was signed by Felix Francisco, the Astros Special Assistant to the G.M./Latin American [...]
The Astros’ dismal season continues to trundle along little of any substance on which to comment. They just lost 2 of 3 at home to the Reds (who are making a hostile takeover bid for MMPUS, it seems) having previously taken 2 out of 3 in Wrigley, which is always nice.
In a move that surprises no one except maybe Astros Fans hiding in a cave for the last three months, the Houston Astros traded away one time ACE Roy Oswalt to the Philadelphia Phillies for much more than a horse or a bulldozer. Indeed what Houston got back in return was J.A. Happ, a tall [...]
The Astros’ dismal season continues to trundle along little of any substance on which to comment. They just lost 2 of 3 at home to the Reds (who are making a hostile takeover bid for MMPUS, it seems) having previously taken 2 out of 3 in Wrigley, which is always nice.
Contributed by Ebby Calvin Astros 4 – Reds 0 WP: W. Rodriguez (8-11) LP: M. Leake (7-2)
Wow. What a kick in the pants that was. Checking the standings of the NL Central today, I realized that the Redlegs stand a staggering thirteen games ahead of the Good Guys, and they’re not even leading the division. Jesus. Talk about franchises headed in opposite directions. That is uglier than a room full of shirtless [...]
