Twelve Hours To Go

It is now about twelve hours till the trade deadline. I wonder which of the Astros players will still be Astros players by this time tomorrow night. I wish that Mark Loretta would be here and signed for a reasonable rate for the next three seasons. I would play him at second. He is solid and dependable.

That would mean we could trade Chris Burke. I do not know if there is any value in him, but he is young and cheap so maybe we could get at least a mid level prospect for him.

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Who Wins On This Trade?

Which end of this trade would you rather hold? On one end is a pitcher who has won only two games and has and era of 5.99 this season, having surrendered 11 in the first inning of his outing on Sunday. On the other end is a speedy centerfielder who is batting .311, a pitcher who has more wins than the guy on the other end and is making $4 million less per year, and another young pitching prospect.

Which end do you want?

That's what I thought.

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Out of the Cellar

The Houston Astros started the day in last place in the Central Division of the National League Friday. They won a road game against the Pirates to leap frog them in the standings. The Cincinnati Reds also lost, so the Astros went in front of them also, by mere percentage points. Will the 'Stros be able to stay out of the cellar while finishing the road trip, two more games. They are only 4 and a half games behind the Cardinals for third place in the division. It seems more appealing to think about catching the the Cards than worrying about last place.

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Houston Dynamo

The Major League Soccer team in Houston, the Dynamo, won the championship of the last year. And they are on a very good run right now. In there past ten games they are eight wins, no losses and two ties. And they have set a new league record for shutting out their opponents. The total now stands at 695 consecutive minutes without giving up a goal. That translates into more than seven full games. Impressive!

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Scola To The Rockets

Houston Rockets made a trade this week with the San Antonio Spurs. They traded Vasilis Spanoulis, and a second-round pick in 2009, for a six-foot 9 inch power forward named Luis Scola from Argentina. It looks to me like in this trade the Rockets did two good things, they traded a disgruntled guard they didn't need for a bruising power forward they did need.

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Astros All Stars

There were only two All Star representatives from the Houston Astros to the MLB All Star Game, and they had hardly any impact on the game. Roy Oswalt did not pitch and Carlos Lee, after fouling one down the right field line and one over the fence down the left field line, ended striking out in his only plate appearance. Oh well!

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