The Astros twelve days of Christmas
by Timothy De Block on Dec 21, 2010 6:00 AM CST
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On the first day of Christmas
my Astros gave to me
a new 54-by-124 foot video board,
On the second day of Christmas
my Astros gave to me
two Rule 5 players
and a new 54-by-124 foot video board,
On the third day of Christmas
my Astros gave to me
three new Major League players
two Rule 5 players
and a new 54-by-124 foot video board,
On the fourth day of Christmas
my Astros gave to me
four Minor League callups
three new Major League players
two Rule 5 players
and a new 54-by-124 foot video board,
On the fifth day of Christmas
my Astros gave to me
five years of rebuilding
four Minor League callups
three new Major League players
two Rule 5 players
and a new 54-by-124 foot video board,
On the sixth day of Christmas
my Astros gave to me
six Minor League signings
five years of rebuilding
four Minor League callups
three new Major League players
two Rule 5 players
and a new 54-by-124 foot video board,
On the seventh day of Christmas
my Astros gave to me
seven TCB writers
six Minor League signings
five years of rebuilding
four Minor League callups
three new Major League players
two Rule 5 players
and a new 54-by-124 foot video board,
On the eighth day of Christmas
my Astros gave to me
eight arbitration eligible players
seven TCB writers
six Minor League signings
five years of rebuilding
four Minor League callups
three new Major League players
two Rule 5 players
and a new 54-by-124 foot video board,
On the ninth day of Christmas
my Astros gave to me
nine starting pitchers
eight arbitration eligible players
seven TCB writers
six Minor League signings
five years of rebuilding
four Minor League callups
three new Major League players
two Rule 5 players
and a new 54-by-124 foot video board,
On the tenth day of Christmas
my Astros gave to me
ten season ticket spam emails
nine starting pitchers
eight arbitration eligible players
seven TCB writers
six Minor League signings
five years of rebuilding
four Minor League callups
three new Major League players
two Rule 5 players
and a new 54-by-124 foot video board,
On the eleventh day of Christmas
my Astros gave to me
the eleventh 2011 draft selection
ten season ticket spam emails
nine starting pitchers
eight arbitration eligible players
seven TCB writers
six Minor League signings
five years of rebuilding
four Minor League callups
three new Major League players
two Rule 5 players
and a new 54-by-124 foot video board,
On the twelfth day of Christmas
my Astros gave to me
twelve hot stove rumors
the eleventh 2011 draft selection
ten season ticket spam emails
nine starting pitchers
eight arbitration eligible players
seven TCB writers
six Minor League signings
five years of rebuilding
four Minor League callups
three new Major League players
two Rule 5 players
and a new 54-by-124 foot video board.
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lol
The season ticket spam emails. l feel your pain.
by SteveBartman_MVP on Dec 21, 2010 8:29 AM CST reply actions
lol
9 starting pitchers is one hell of a rotation
Gonna be tough to get a 20 game winner on the staff though.
by chrisandlainey on Dec 21, 2010 6:09 PM CST up reply actions
1. Brett Myers
2. Wandy Rodriguez
3. J.A. Happ
4. Bud Norris
5. Fernando Abad
6. Mark Melancon
7. Nelson Figueroa
8. Aneury Rodriguez
9. Lance Pendleton
10. Henry Villar
11. Wesley Wright
12. Ryan Rowland-Smith
More like a 12 man rotation.
"I want my life back". "I'm sure you do Tony Hayward, but I like marshland & fish. You'll never be able to do anything it takes to "make this right". And don't even think about giving me marlins.
I laughed
I laughed that Hyphen lands dead last even on a 12 man pitching rotation. I hate to say this, but google search “worst pitcher in baseball” – any takers on who’s name pops up on the first hit? Not that it is a fair opinion, but it’s right there.
by chrisandlainey on Dec 21, 2010 8:42 PM CST up reply actions
Well he’s on the Astros depth chart. Who’s dumber? http://houston.astros.mlb.com/team/depth_chart/index.jsp?c_id=hou
"I want my life back". "I'm sure you do Tony Hayward, but I like marshland & fish. You'll never be able to do anything it takes to "make this right". And don't even think about giving me marlins.
I’m guessing me, somehow??
I’m not laughing because he is in your list, but laughing because he is last in line even if there was a 12 man rotation.
by chrisandlainey on Dec 22, 2010 5:38 PM CST up reply actions
A good number of those guys will most likely come out of the pen for different reasons, but we definitely have depth over top of the rotation talent. If we get a steady stream of consistent pitching from these guys, our hitting will decide our fate.
by SteveBartman_MVP on Dec 21, 2010 6:28 PM CST reply actions
Hey wait a tick
The eleventh pick? On the eleventh year? That’s gotta bring some luck right? Come on future Pujols! Speaking of Pujols…is he makin any kids? And if so when can we sign them?
by Its Gonna Happen on Dec 21, 2010 6:51 PM CST via mobile reply actions
Great job timmy!!! Thanks for the holiday cheer!!!
...buy the ticket, take the ride
by Loflin 75 on Dec 21, 2010 11:54 PM CST via mobile reply actions
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