Call me crazy, but I like teams that seem to make every wrong decision in the book.
I’ve always believed that nothing worth achieving was ever accomplished through just a good idea.
Some of the best laid plans look stupid from outside the looking glass.
Last year was a complete disappointment for anybody who claims to be a Houston Astros fan. A poor record and mind-numbing games dragged the season on longer than even the most avid fan would have liked.
While, their were a few high points to the season, via Craig Biggio and Hunter Pence, most of the season was simply miserable.
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However, make no doubt about it—next season will definitely be more exciting to watch.
Key moves in the off-season have found the Astros on pages that they haven’t graced in along time. SI and ESPN have had several Astros headlines on the front page of their news feed in the past few months.
You know what they say, “No press is bad press!”
From an admission of guilt of one past player to a dramatic signing of another who is fighting to stay out of jail, Drayton McLane might just be the smartest owner in baseball.
Add in Michael Bourn, Kaz Matsui, Jose Valverde, Shawn Chacon and some young hotshots, and the Astros almost appear to be a good team.
I don’t know if the Astros will win this year, but they will definitely be exciting to watch.
Hunter Pence started the year by running through a sliding glass door, Tejada is trying to escape reporters in Kissimmee and Berkman is opening his mouth far too often, but you can’t make this stuff up.
The Astros might not be the Yankees, but they will fill the seats at Minute Maid Park. And I know that I can’t wait to sit in the stands.
Heck who knows—maybe Clemens will come back to his hometown team and then they can change their name from the Astros to the Asteroids—with Clemens and Tejada leading the charge.
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6 months ago
Somebody please explain the photo thing to me....I can't get it to work! :(
6 months ago
I agree with everything you say here. The 2007 Disastros look to be a team that will score runs in 2008, assuming Tejada isn't wearing an orange jumpsuit. Their starting pitching is weak and questionalble with Backe, Sampson, Wandy, and now maybe Chacon, who knows if they'll keep teams under 5 or 6 runs, but if they score 7 or 8 a night, who cares?
See you at Minute Maid.
PS - 1560AM The Game now rules all sports radio in town.
6 months ago
"Add in Michael Bourn, Kaz Matsui, Jose Valverde, Shawn Chacon and some young hotshots, and the Astros almost appear to be a good team."
that's a joke, right?
lol.
6 months ago
You give yourself away by writing lol on every article that you insult me on Mr. Anonymous. I am not really interested in what you have to say, but I am pretty impressed that you hate everything about my writing and yet you have taken a whole 30 second out of your day to comment on all on my article. Like it or not...at least I got your attention. I look forward to lol with you in the future. :)
5 months ago
lol....astros=worst team in the national league.
you=worst writer on a site full of bad writers.
a marriage made in heave....err, texas.
from 5 months ago
Wow...man the worst...that might be kinda harsh! It's cool though...I find it mildly amusing that you are commenting on an article written a month ago and that you cared enough to comment on it! But, you might be right...the Astros look horrible. And for the record-I write for a living-a pretty good living. Somebody must think my writing is ok...
4 months ago
I liked the article and I'm a huge Astros fan living in Charlotte who just found this site. Nothing like a seventh inning "Deep in the Heart of Texas." Kaz Matsui is coming alive after the injury deal and Hunter Pence is proving his worth in our lineup. Go 'Stros
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