the Astros released the completed 40 man roster (see below) and the opening day lineup

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It is being done for money to sell tickets, merchandise, and to try to get some face on the Yankees RedSox Mets obsessed national media.(Yeah, replica A Lange & Sohne 215.032 Men's watch Wandy could pitch a CG 1-hitter and BBTN would STILL lead off with Derek freaking Jeter his stupid jump and throw turns cuz he has to do all that crap because he’s such a bad fielder.The Stros would get 5 seconds just before Web Gems, which Adam Everett will never make because he doesn’t do any fancy crap?because he gets the job done right.

Yes, I know it shouldn’t bother me because you can’t fight prejudice, but I can’t help it)Team owners are billionaires, are in the business of owning sports teams for the MONEY and do not have “loyalty” to players.They NEVER did, let’s not pretend it used to be different in the imaginary time that players “played For The Love Of The replica A Lange & Sohne 403.032 Men's watch Game and didn’t care about money, they would have played for free” see Flood, Curt and Ruth, Babe and Foxx, Jimmie.So there is SOME reason that Drayton agreed to spend 5 mill on Lidge and NOT work out some kind of trade.Or even just not sign him in the first place, as the Braves did with Marcus Giles.

Drayton is ruthless with team icons when it comes to the $ remember he didn’t even bother talking to Bagwell

Heck, Drayton is ruthless with team icons when it comes to the $ remember he didn’t even bother talking to Bagwell, Mr.Gonna Get His Number Retired, after the WS and explain that he needed to just quietly go on the DL because Baggy couldn’t play any more? Remember all the embarrassing stuff when Baggy had the operation and expected to play at replica A Lange & Sohne 223.021 Men's watch and how Baggy suddenly forgot his nice smooth Bull Durham PR lines?Who here thinks for one second that if Biggio had more than 200 hits to go to reach 3000 that McLane would have had him back this year when Burke, a better player this year, is there and in his prime? The keeping Biggio around to get 3000 is not being done out of “loyalty” to Biggio.

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They COULD have released him March 28th after his lousy ST

Yeh, I DO listen to KTRH, and this is what the callers say.But seriously,the Astros COULD have just non-tendered Lidge this winter or spring.They COULD have released him March 28th after his lousy ST and only had to pay him a few hundred thou.They didn’t do that.We are talking 5 million bucks here.5 million bucks.Don’t kid yourselves for one fraction of a second that Drayton is this generous guy, giving Lidge a 5 mill job because Brad is this replica A Lange & Sohne 308.032 Men's watch wonderful person (so they say I try not to sit in judgement of a ballplayer’s so called wonderfulness because I know how the media is about designating “good guys” and “bad guys” I remember Kirby Puckett and Eddie Murray) Remember that they wouldn’t have “wonderful guy” and “assistant pitching coach” Russ Springer back and he would have cost only 20% of Lidge.

Ensberg too emotional to hit 4th, really, I think he'd be more comfortable back at like 6th… Ray King comes on for the 9th to mop up, but after getting Burke and Lane out, gives up a walk to Ausmus on 4 straight, then a double to Taveras and a walk to Viz (who hardly ever walks) Izzy comes in (what hip problem) and gets Everett to replica Raymond Weil 2836-PP-00207 Men's watch on the first pitch, leaving bases loaded.Conclusion Cardinals GOOD.REAL good.They gonna win the division, and if their other pitchers look like Carpenter, the Series.Astros, well, I DO love my Stros, but I'm glad that if I had only one year for season tickets, it was last year.I'm gonna root for the rookies.

I'll be REAL happy if we finish at .500, like our spring training record.We don't just need one piece to get to the series, so I hope we leave the rookies up and let them learn how to play.When you ain't gonna win it all, it's great to have rookies to cheer for.The lineup gonna hafta be re-arranged a little, but I just hope Andy is able to replica Raymond Weil 5390-STP-50001 Ladie's watch go at least 90 pitches over 5 innings this afternoon…Oh yes.Got home tired, disappointed with 2 tired wired little kids (free advice do NOT take 2 three year olds to Opening Day if you actually WANT to watch the ballgame)to happy happy husband his Baylor Chicks have won the NCAA championship!!

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George and Barbara Bush were NOT on kiss cam, which means they didn't make Opening Day for the first time since I can remember (maybe they are?in Rome for the funeral.) About a third of the crowd leaves after the seventh inning stretch.Crowd replica Raymond Weil 2311.ST00208 Men's watch comes alive in the 8th when we get a run off Al Reyes, then REALLY screams when Julian Taveras comes in to relieve him and promptly walks Bagwell.Ensberg up, works the count to 3-1, but gets called out on K on 2 pitches that looked REAL outside to me and the rest of the crowd.

He was good when he located the slider.He was lousy at putting hitters away when he went to a 2 strike count, even a 1-2 count.He almost always threw the next pitch for a ball, usually not close to the strike zone.Only2?innings he really succeeded at putting guys away was the3rd and ?5th.He also had a lot of pitches fouled off, and not too many replica Longines L2.648.4.78.6 Men's watch swing and misses.He needs to be a lot more efficient, as well.The Astros hit 9 singles and, as usual, no walks.I need to know why Kaz Matsui, who has only 3 crappy singles this year, was batting second not Blum.

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