I have re-named the blog “Astros-holic Synonymous” as these days

I have re-named the blog “Astros-holic Synonymous” as these days, those of us who continue to root for the Astros, uh, can relate.Hopefully, the transition will be smooth.Commenting rules will be the same: no bad language (even about Fast Eddie/Tal/Drayton, and yes, I know it will be tough, trust me on this) and please use good manners toward replica Longines L5.655.0.94.2 Ladie's watch me and other posters at all times.I welcome all views and tolerate dissention, but not rudeness (or libel.)There is an RSS feed click so that you can easily subscribe, because as you know, posting will be somewhat sporadic until spring training.Hope to see all of you there, and again, thanks to Evan Brunell and best wishes to him in all his future endeavors.

(thank you Repoz, for the clever title.I guess it really WAS bettern I replica Longines L2.715.4.78.3 Men's watch I guess it must have been somewhere around 2 when I got the call from my mama about the news that Fast Eddie had flushed yet another 4.5 mill down the sewer on another washed up Veteran Presence.Mama actually didn't quiiiiite say that, but this IS a G-rated blog.Yep, Fast Eddie done gone and throwed away 4.5 mill on a Phillies reject.Yes, another one.

We are talking about a guy whose option they didn't pick up, a guy who they didn't even want to TALK to, who they replaced with a guy who is a second baseman and hasn't played third base in THREE years, AND whose bat has been declining over that period as well.Jeezus Gawd.The very definition of throwing good money after bad.Even though replica Longines L2.656.4.71.9 Men's watch Feliz was on the pennant winning team for 2 years in a row and is therefore a Winner(Tm) who will surely bring a Winning Attitude to the team.BAHNeedless to say, this put me in a Very Bad Mood, so I texted Husband and told him that if he wanted to eat any dinner and if he didn't want hungry, screaming kids, he best pick up some chickens at the Kroger on the way home.

I should note that Michaels is supposed to be primarily a pinch hitter

And, by the way, I should note that Michaels is supposed to be primarily a pinch hitter, and his numbers with men on base are .231/.286/.385 and with men in scoring position are .216/.293/.378/.671.You see, we needed Michaels back because this team is SOOOOO sorely lacking in Veteran Presence, seeing as how he is a 33 year old journeyman and the youngest position player is the wet behind the ears Tommy Manzella, age 27. replica Longines L5.502.4.16.6 Ladie's watch Anyway, back to the subject of even MORE wasteful expenditures (yes it IS possible) Ed Wade obtained Miguel Tejada, a suspected steroids user, the DAY before the Mitchell Report was made public.

Had he waited a day longer, he most likely could have obtained him for significantly less than 3 cheap major leaguers and 2 minor leaguers.Two days after Fast Eddie threw money at Lyons (and no, I don't believe that some other team offered him 2 years at 3.5 mill/year), the list of non-tenders was revealed.Let's take a look at that there list and see if Eddie could have gotten someone just as good and a WHOLE lot cheaper: replica Longines L2.142.4.51.6 Ladie's watch Jose Arrendondo, RH RP, age 25, Angels: fabulous 08, horrific 09?- worth at least a minor league contract- Brian Bass, RH RP, age 28, Orioles: 90 ERA+ over 2 years, 4.87 ERA/ 1.59 WHIP NRI at most- Lance Broadway, rhp, Mets (good looking MAN, bad looking pitcher)-

Matt Capps, RH RP, age 25, Pirates; was their closer for 3 years had a? TERRIBLE year last year, increase in H/9 IP from 8.1 from 06-08, to 12.2 last year.Increased BB/9 a bit as well as HR/9.Maybe he was hurt with the Pirates, youneverknow.DEFINITELY worth a try.- D.J.Carrasco, RH RP, age 32, White Sox: looks a replica Longines L2.175.4.71.4 watch of a lot better than Lyons: last 2 years with Sox, 3.82 ERA/1.36 WHIP a real horse of a RP pitched 93 innings over 49 games with only 1 start.- Clay Condrey, RH RP, age 33, from Beaumont, Phillies: do you need to know anything more? Hows about 6 years, 6 mill a year? Cheap at the price.

If you want to see an Astros player up there near the title

If you want to see an Astros player up there near the title, you have a choice between Kevin Bass and Jimmy Wynn.If Wandy isn't traded this off-season, he can go up there, too.? Forget Bagwell/Biggio/Mike Scott/Nolan Ryan?- I prefer the underappreciated.Also, the replica Longines L2.715.4.78.6 Men's watch rules about no bad language, no libel?and use of good manners at all times still stands.? One of my Giants fans friends warned me, “Once Astro fans watch Pedro Feliz ‘hit', they may increase the pressure to waive the bad language limit” and trust me, I understand.

But if I held that limit in force for Dan EFF Miceli all the way up to Cecil (Worst Manager EVAH) Cooper, I will be able to keep it in place these days.And thanks right now to Dan Szymborski, inventor of ZIPS prediction system, co-owner of Primer, for helping me replica Longines L2.142.0.73.6 Ladie's watch get pub to launch this blog and to Matt H.for its clever entry title.Speaking of the title, it refers to the fact that many fans are enraged by the ineptness of Astros ownership and management since the day that Drayton McLane talked Roger Clemens into un-retiring.

Houstonians talked about (almost) nothing but the Astros all winter and spring and season ticket sales sky, um, rocket ed.This year, with Ed Wade's obtaining Matt Lindstrom and his 100 MPH straight FB for a couple of low minor leaguers and Brandon Lyon, a middle reliever, for 5 MEELYUN dollars a year for THREE years and Pedro Feliz and his replica Longines L2.642.0.51.6 Men's watch vanishing bat for 4.5 mill, furious Astros fans are refusing to re-up their season tickets to fuel Ed Wade's lust for overpaying for relievers and obtaining Ex-Phillies.Let alone re-upping Jason Michaels ex-Phillie, natch, (-) 1 RCAA over 152 PA: 12 doubles, 1 triple, 4 HR, 16 BB, 38 K, 2 GIDP: .237/.322/.430/.752 for a 98 OPS+ to accompany a glove that is only slightly better than Clank's.

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Yep, just walk away.But in the meantime, I need a support system (and I thought that naming?the blog?”I Wanna Go All Shawn Chacon On Ed Wade's Cruddy Middle Reliever Obsessed Pea Brain When He Does Idiotic Stuff Like Sign Brandon Mediocre Lyons To A Contract Three Years Too Long And 15 Million Too Much” was a bit cumbersome, you know replica Longines L2.155.9.71.2 Ladie's watch what I'm sayin…)I also picked a punny name to honor my late friend and mentor, the great baseball writer and human being, John Brattain, who had a superlative sense of humor and dearly loved a good pun.

I want to thank my friend and fellow Primate, Coot Veal And Cot Deal,?for sparing me the time from running his?web design firm, www.unrepentant-design.com? to help me set up this wonderful new site.He's an especially awesome male human being, because he did what I wanted, not what HE wanted (he must be married, dontcha think?) I welcome replica Longines L5.155.4.16.6 Ladie's watch any comments/suggestions you have for me about the appearance of my blog, as I am learning what works and what doesn't, but understand right here and now that I am NOT changing my mind about no Astros icky brick red on the header.

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