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| Jason Hirsh | Ben Sheets |
| 0 - 1 9.00 | 3 - 4, 4.98 |
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in honor of the Astros being absolutely and unequivocally eliminated from the Wild Card chase by their ignominous sweep at the hands of the feeble, dilapidated, and inconsequential Chicago Cubs, and |
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the previously insipid and unqualified Cubs staff--13th in the league in ERA, and having issued by far the most walks in the majors-- was able to slice through the anemic Astros lineup in such a way that Houston scored in precisely two of their 36 innings played, and |
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no less a pseudo-expert than Phil Rogers calls these the "Dog Days," and even the best of us could use a break. . . |
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of all this stuff . . . I'm going to the movies tonight. |
It has been mentally draining watching this club these last five games, and Melanie misses me, as she's become transformed somewhat against her will into a baseball widow, so there it is.
Maybe we should all take a break, the team'll be there Friday . . . .