As most of you know, Santana was in the Astros’ system, having come up through the Astros’ Venezuelan academy, but was lost to the Rule 5 draft. Santana and Oswalt were on the same pitching staff at A-ball in the Astros’ system.

As Oswalt gives up a 2 run home run to Easley

Love ‘em.

for so long this season. His error puts Reyes at 2d, who scores on a Beltran hit.

Link

on hits dropping in during this series.

JD says that he walks more than his share of walks to pitchers because he has the mentality to pitch everybody tough. Ausmus seemed irked and went out to talk with Oswalt.

Tejada chases too much.

it is demoralizing after a triple with no outs.

SMart move. Can get Carlos to GIDP.

Oops, shouldn’t give him tips. :p

Looks like things are turning around at least a little…

Hopefully me coming back to watch the game doesn’t screw that up.

Last night I could not access MLB.TV after I got home (I had connected at work). It said blackout .I figured it was some flaw in the MLB.Com system. I could connect to the radio on MLB.com

Tonight I listened to pregame on radio then switched to MLB.TV for the game. No game – said restricted.

I called MLB.com. They gave me a long runaround before they admitted why I had the blackout page.

My credit card on file with them expired on august 1. To be sure their customers update their credit card informatin, they put on the blackout page so the customer (me) will call in to see what’s wrong!

While i was there I tried to solve another problem. When I pull up MLB.com the broadcast schedule is always August 7, 2007. I must do a few clicks to get to the current day. I wanted to start up with today’s schedule. The guy ran me through more rigamarole on my computer deleting all my cookies and who knows wha else. Finally he put me on hold for a higher level of “expert” . I was on the phone total from initial call an hour. No one ever picked up . So I hung up.

And Astros are losing!

with a double

Seriously?

What a bunch of shitty players.

He is up over 100 pitches.

but right at the RFer.

2 men on, no outs

Erstad is HBP.. (cause I know he wasn’t going to hit the pitch, so good thing the pitch hit him)

Please no GIDP Please no GIDP Please no GIDP

Aw.. come on.. Wiggy could have taken him. Now they are going to bring in a hard throwing right hander and we know wiggy can’t hit those guys.

I thought it was 3 run homerun -turned into a double play!

AAAAWWWWWW

That ’s a start

Has had in like 40 days. :p

Trying to decide whether to upgrade the K&N air filter in my 2002 Chevy S-10 4.3 to the K&N Air intake system… I can’t make up my mind if I want to spend the $300 for it.

Ya baby!

Cardinals, Pirates, and Reds lost

Damn, it’s a lefty!

as Awesomus walks!

But I guess there’s no choice. Should use Backe. :)

COME ON!

HAHAHAH!!!!

Pence almost passes Loretta at home because Loretta stumbles, Loretta plows into the catcher and is safe with Pence right behind.

I was afraid Hunter would touch Loretta on the way home.
It was a dangerous looking double slide into home. but great to watch!!!!

Killing blow!

definitely was going to keep Pence safe if he was out.

Pence probably hurt Loretta when he slid in, but not a whole lot he could do to avoid it(besides just completely slowing down and going in standing)

Astros still batting

Matsui to try to end it.

This sounds too exciting not to watch. (Have radio though)

Tie game though, going to extra innings!

Rests in Tejada’s hands now.

Extra innings

I’m surprised we have played so little.

With 3-3 on the road.

Get your 1st walk off right now!

Time for the 1st home run since June

Yes. Seriously.

after Lee single..

Nice hustle by Lance!

Suicide squeeze for the win would be gutsy

Maybe a wild pitch or passed ball.

GIVE US A SAC FLY, BOURN!!!

and Bourn strikes out looking like a minor leaguer..

Bourn struck out

And Erstad vs. a LHP again.

Not much else Coop could do there.

with a passed ball or wild pitch or hit by pitch. This match up sucks and we are out of PHers

or game over!

Hopefully Erstad doesn’t go after a ball… and hopefully he doesn’t GIDP

Erstad hits a line drive to left field, Tatis dives to catch it and then throws home, but the time it took him to dive, get up and get the ball, Berkman tagged and ran home.. Nice running by Lance and way to get some wood on the ball by Erstad

how many times do you hear that?

Berkman slides into home on short fly to left

At least that’s something.

I didn’t think we’d win this one!!!

National League:
Berkman 1st in runs scored.
Lee 2nd in RBI

...are why I pay attention to every game, regardless of the post-season odds.

Losers.

Unfortunately, the loss was a SWEEP by the PIRATES.

the Astros have crept up to 9 games out of the WC, and 8 games in the loss column out of the WC. With the Cards losing, the Astros are starting to nip at St. Louis’ heels a bit.