Monday, May 19, 2008
Road Trip Observations
Not much substance here, just some observations of the Astros' recent 10 game swing through the Left Coast and Big D.
-As of right now, Lance Berkman is my hero. My man crush. Leading in home runs and second in RBIs? 17 game hitting streak in which he is hitting .545. Almost hitting .400. The guy can go 2 for 5 and his average goes down. I don't think I've ever seen a hotter hitter in my life.
-I don't know about Chris Sampson. That ERA is killer, and he has really only had 2 good starts this season. Josh Muecke has a 3.06 ERA in nine starts at Round Rock. Should he get a shot?
-We still shouldn't give up on Bourne and Towles. They are young. Give them some more time. A month and a half is not a large enough sample size to judge a rookie. Besides, the team is still mashing the ball and winning. If it aint broke, don't fix it. In Bourne's case, as much as I don't want to use the Adam Everett defense, Bourne has been great so far defensively in center. That will be missed if he is pulled.
The 7-3 road trip leaves the Astros 2.5 games behind the Cubs heading into a three-game set with the loveable losers in Houston. Tonights game is on ESPN, so I won't have to jiggle the mouse every 20 minutes while watching. I'm pumped.
-As of right now, Lance Berkman is my hero. My man crush. Leading in home runs and second in RBIs? 17 game hitting streak in which he is hitting .545. Almost hitting .400. The guy can go 2 for 5 and his average goes down. I don't think I've ever seen a hotter hitter in my life.
-I don't know about Chris Sampson. That ERA is killer, and he has really only had 2 good starts this season. Josh Muecke has a 3.06 ERA in nine starts at Round Rock. Should he get a shot?
-We still shouldn't give up on Bourne and Towles. They are young. Give them some more time. A month and a half is not a large enough sample size to judge a rookie. Besides, the team is still mashing the ball and winning. If it aint broke, don't fix it. In Bourne's case, as much as I don't want to use the Adam Everett defense, Bourne has been great so far defensively in center. That will be missed if he is pulled.
The 7-3 road trip leaves the Astros 2.5 games behind the Cubs heading into a three-game set with the loveable losers in Houston. Tonights game is on ESPN, so I won't have to jiggle the mouse every 20 minutes while watching. I'm pumped.
# posted by Bevo @ 11:00 AM 
