Thus far through for May the Astros have won a grand total of six games. If it wasn't for the little hiccup in St. Louis they'd have a better record of futility.
The sweep of the Cards was down right embarrassing. The team once again lost sight of the goal of futility and won. That's not what the season is about. This season is about reaching into the gutter and seeing how low they can go.
Right now the Astros are neck and neck with the Baltimore Orioles for worst record in Major Leagues. Outstanding!
First the bad news. This week they waived infielder Kaz Matsui. Houston Chronicle blogger Bernard Fallas applauds the move as an easy decision.. I disagree. Matsui was at team leader. He needed to stay in order to maintain the losing attitude in the clubhouse. The duty of how not to play baseball now falls on Carlos Lee.
Despair not Astros fans. I did a recent check of National League team stats on ESPN. What I found wasn't surprising at all. The Astros are dead last in every offensive category that ESPN tracks. LAST! How great is that? That is completely unselfish play by the team. Everyone isn't contributing and that makes for a truly bad team. Keep up the bad work Astros! It can only get worse.
In other news, Roy Oswalt reportedly asked for a trade. I think I understand where he's coming from. Tired of the team not giving their worst effort, he wants off the team and move on to a contender. I believe Oswalt is only going through the motions of being terrible. Fearful of team retaliation if he plays well, Oswalt wants off the team and to play where the pressure isn't so great to lose.
Good Luck, Roy O! You definitely deserve better than the Astros.
Friday, May 21, 2010
Friday, May 7, 2010
Off To A 1-6 May!
Since April 27th, the Astros have gone 1-10. After absolutely embarrassing themselves with a 9-2 run, the Astros returned to the ways of losing.
First a sweep at the hands of the Reds. In that series, the Astros put up an astounding eight runs but allowed an even better sixteen runs in the three game series.
Feeling feisty, the team then decided to lose in bigger fashion to their old nemesis the Atlanta Braves. What followed was an amazing lack of run production while giving up plenty of runs. The Astros probably felt they competed to hard against the Reds so the were determined to lose in convincing style to the Braves. Even the first game was to close for comfort by losing 4-2. The team bounced back from that close call by losing 10-1 and 7-1 to make sure they left Atlanta without a win.
Feeling great about the losses, the Astros carried over the momentum from the Atlanta series and lost in convincing fashion to the Diamondbacks 9-1. Ros Oswalt then followed up the series opener with perhaps his worst performance of the season in losing 1-0. Fortunately his teammates were there to kick him down and put up zero runs. That's what great teammates do. When one player struggles, they rally to the cause and do the best they can to succeed.
Perhaps deflated by the LULAC protest on Cinco de Mayo, the Astros won the game 4-2 over the Diamondbacks.
Undeterred, the Astros rebounded from the win to drop the next two games. They lost the Diamondback finale and for good measure batted a 7-0 shut out to the visiting San Diego Padres.
In off the field news, Carlos Lee said he wants to play out the remainder of his contract and then retire. My guess is he feels he won't be able to duplicate the lack of effort in the future and wants to get out on the bottom of his game as his play declines with age.
First a sweep at the hands of the Reds. In that series, the Astros put up an astounding eight runs but allowed an even better sixteen runs in the three game series.
Feeling feisty, the team then decided to lose in bigger fashion to their old nemesis the Atlanta Braves. What followed was an amazing lack of run production while giving up plenty of runs. The Astros probably felt they competed to hard against the Reds so the were determined to lose in convincing style to the Braves. Even the first game was to close for comfort by losing 4-2. The team bounced back from that close call by losing 10-1 and 7-1 to make sure they left Atlanta without a win.
Feeling great about the losses, the Astros carried over the momentum from the Atlanta series and lost in convincing fashion to the Diamondbacks 9-1. Ros Oswalt then followed up the series opener with perhaps his worst performance of the season in losing 1-0. Fortunately his teammates were there to kick him down and put up zero runs. That's what great teammates do. When one player struggles, they rally to the cause and do the best they can to succeed.
Perhaps deflated by the LULAC protest on Cinco de Mayo, the Astros won the game 4-2 over the Diamondbacks.
Undeterred, the Astros rebounded from the win to drop the next two games. They lost the Diamondback finale and for good measure batted a 7-0 shut out to the visiting San Diego Padres.
In off the field news, Carlos Lee said he wants to play out the remainder of his contract and then retire. My guess is he feels he won't be able to duplicate the lack of effort in the future and wants to get out on the bottom of his game as his play declines with age.
Sunday, May 2, 2010
And then things are right with the world. At least for now it is. The Astros embarrassed themselves and their fans with a 2-1 series win against the Marlins and a sweep of the Pirates.
The Astros shook the foundations and scared fans rooting for futility with a nice run of 8-3. In order to attain futility, then one must first wrest the crown from the kings. Losing to the Cubs, Pirates and Marlin early on allowed the chance to prove yourself against the competition.
Yeah but it's no big deal. They are still working on futility. All is not lost. Baltimore are the race and lead for now but Carlos Lee is pathetic and Lance Berkman will play in streaks. The Time is Now. o-162 is gone but worst record is attainable
Fortunately the Reds came to town and swept the return of the listless Astros. The Astros try to make up ground with three or four more for the Atlanta Braves.
Go Astros! Lose Everything!
The Astros shook the foundations and scared fans rooting for futility with a nice run of 8-3. In order to attain futility, then one must first wrest the crown from the kings. Losing to the Cubs, Pirates and Marlin early on allowed the chance to prove yourself against the competition.
Yeah but it's no big deal. They are still working on futility. All is not lost. Baltimore are the race and lead for now but Carlos Lee is pathetic and Lance Berkman will play in streaks. The Time is Now. o-162 is gone but worst record is attainable
Fortunately the Reds came to town and swept the return of the listless Astros. The Astros try to make up ground with three or four more for the Atlanta Braves.
Go Astros! Lose Everything!
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