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From: [email protected] (Schwam, David S.)
Subject: Re: ASTROS FOR REAL?
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In article , [email protected] (Marc J. Stephenson) writes...
>In article <[email protected]> [email protected] writes:
>>WHO THINKS THE ASTROS ARE GOING PLACES???
>>THEY'RE CURRENTLY FIRST PLACE.
>>THEY'RE 5-4, 5-1 ON THE ROAD!
>
>I AGREE, LUMBERJACK (except that they're in 2nd)! They ARE going PLACES -
>San Diego, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Cincinnati, Denver, Atlanta, Miami,
>Philadelphia, New York, Montreal, Pittsburgh, Chicago, St. Louis...and
>points in between. :-)
>
>But,
>THEY'RE 0-3 AT HOME!
But,
THEY FACED THE PHILLIES -- A TEAM THAT GOT OFF TO AN 8-1 START.
>
>I'm just not used to an overly enthusiastic Houston fan. I really shouldn't
>discourage it, so HANG IN THERE, LUMBERJACK! (But, get ahold of that shift
>key, will ya?)
>
>ObBase: Apparently the new owner (Drayton McLain (sp?)) doesn't particularly
>like excuses. An item in our paper (the Austin American-Statesman - "If you
>read it here, it was somewhere else first") said that he wouldn't take
>injuries as an excuse for losing because that possibility should have been
>accounted for. Uh, oh. I don't want an owner that'll keep everybody on
>edge - I'd never gotten that feeling about him, but who knows? Does
To be honest, I think the city of Houston loves the new owner. He has
brought baseball back to Houston with key acquisitions -- players that
were from the Houston area and wanted to play for the Astros. I don't
think that too many people are fearful that McLane will meddle in the team
as he has already admitted that he doesn't know a whole lot about baseball.
McLane is a businessman, and doesn't like excuses. He makes a valid point
that injuries shouldn't be an excuse to this club. Look at the depth of the
bench this season.. Canadele can play 7 positions; Bass and James are solid
outfielders and can hit well too; Uribe is nice to have as well.. The
pitching staff has 6 legitimate starters. We're dealing with a young
Houston team, so injuries shouldn't play a big role. The only threat is
the bullpen -- if Jonesy goes out, we may be in trouble but with the
type of starters we have this season, there is less pressure on the pen.
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David S. Schwam
University of Houston
[email protected]
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