July 4, 2005, 1:34AM Ensberg raises no stink about being bypassed Third baseman takes snub in stride; NL staff includes Clemens, Lidge By BRIAN MCTAGGART ...
The Astros are now only 1 game under .500 and only 5 games back in the loss column for the wild card spot. Maybe they have started their rally earlier this...
July 7, 2005, 5:08PM All-Stars open spot for Roy-O Pitcher joins Clemens, Lidge on NL's roster By MICHAEL MURPHY Copyright 2005 Houston Chronicle For Roy...
July 8, 2005, 1:24AM RETURN TO HOUSTON And you can quote him on that Still producing big numbers at 37, Jeff Kent is happy to be a Dodger. But he would have...
We enter the All-Star break at 43-43, .500 for the first time since April! And the team did it in superb fashion - Craig Biggio tied Barry Bonds for 49th place...
Hey , aren't you watching the game? It very well could be a game over .500 going into the break. I never say never when it comes to my Astros. They have always...
Indeed, it is over .500 going into the break, at 44-43! Unfortunately, I no longer live in the Houston area, and am unable to watch most of the games on TV....
I think the Astros will win about 55 games at home. The question is will they win enough games on the road to beat out Atlanta, or whoever, for the wild card...
Losing a game that way just tears the guts right out of a fella. It's too bad that Lidge had already been used. When Pujols swung I thought he had merely...
Tim Redding got the loss in tonight's game between the Yankees and Red Sox. He's a Yankee now, sort of the number 6 starter. He started tonight, only lasted...
In a message dated 7/15/2005 11:55:59 P.M. Central Standard Time, texas_musician@... writes: Poor Timmy boy. Think his numbers would be any different...
Apparently Timmy will only listen to himself wherever he lands. After watching Pujols go yard and flip his helmet off nearing home plate resembling Kent last...
"Diary of a Wild Card Race" by Bill Brown Hey hbob'ers. Bill Brown wrote this for the Texas Baseball Hall of Fame website. It's a great article that takes you...
A nice five game winning streak for the Astros. If they take 2 of the next three from the Nats I will consider this road trip to be a success. Ken Hamilton...
Lidge had me nervous but I suppose he was just showing everyone that he indeed is human. 7-4 would make me happy too. ... [Non-text portions of this message...
A four game sweep of the Pirates, and now two against the Nationals! And in stunning fashion, too! Read: "Clemens matched his season high with 10 strikeouts...
What a great win for the Astros today, especially after the Nats had runners on first and third with no one out in the bottom of the eighth. A 7-4 road trip...
... Woohoo, what a great way to end the road trip. Yes Qualls pulled that inning off! A 7-4 road trip and they're still fighting for the wild card spot. It...
Surprised? tsk tsk ... Woohoo, what a great way to end the road trip. Yes Qualls pulled that inning off! A 7-4 road trip and they're still fighting for the...
A tough seven game home stand against the Phillies and Metropolitans coming up. I would love to see a 5-2 home stand, 2 of 3 over the Phillies and 3 of 4 over...
Another last at bat win for the Astros. They are now tied with Washington for the wild card spot! They are playing absolutely incredible baseball! 8-) Ken...
The Astros are on an incredible run, coming back from 15 games below .500, to now 9 games over .500 and climbing. As I watch this team from my computer here...
At the moment the Astros have one ingredient that they didn't have in the playoffs last year - Andy Pettite. Ken Hamilton [Non-text portions of this message...
This is typical Astro play, there will be no running out of gas. They have been known as the cardiac kids for ages. I don't think we ran out of gas last year,...