I apologize for the lack of content. The network had some system wide Wordpress problems that prevented me from posting so I had a couple of weeks off. In the meantime, the Astros have picked themselves up, won four straight and seven out of eight and they now just sit 4 1/2 games back of the first place Brewers. Not a bad run for a team that’s struggled at times.
And you can’t talk about the Astros without talking about Carlos Lee, who’s shown he deserved the paycheck he’s getting. He leads the team in just about everything and until Lance Berkman heats up, the Astros have needed his stick. The offense has struggled at times though and the Astros third best hitter is Craig Biggio, who’s hitting just .242. He’s just 34 hits away from 3,000 and it’d be nice to get that monkey off his back. He’s only just one run away from 1,800 so Biggio hit some really nice milestones this year.
And then Hunter Pence has caught fire of late. The rookie is seven for seven his last two games and he’s the front page story over at ESPN.com.
The pitching hasn’t been all that bad, although missing out on Roger Clemens hurts. Roy Oswalt has done his usual great job but both Wandy Rodriguez and Chris Sampson have gotten it done as well.
The Astros go for the sweep tonight against the Giants and then it’s three against the struggling Ranges s interleague play fires up. It’d be nice if the Brewers kept on losing as well. Maybe by this time next week, the Astros will have shaved down that lead even more.
