better the Astros than the Cards
I was actually at Minute Maid Park on Sunday for the amazing 6 hour, 18 inning marathon of a baseball game between the Houston Astros and the Atlanta Braves. I've seen plenty of games at Minute Maid with the roof closed, but I have never heard the crowd that loud. It was definitely the most exciting game I've ever been privy to see.
Anyway, today the Astros face off against the hated Cards; it should be a good match. I'm afraid that the Astros will lose the series - their bats just aren't consistent enough - but I'd hate to be the Cardinals facing off against the big three (Pettitte, Clemens, and Oswalt). Even Backe is a pretty decent pitcher, and the Houston bullpen is very deep - Sunday's game illustrated that. We'll see what happens...
Well with my boys knocked out, I think I'll climb on the Houston bandwagon. I'm a big Pettitte fan and love watching Oswalt pitch. It would be cool to see Bagwell get a big pinch hit in the World Series to partially erase years of sucking in the playoffs and go out in a blaze of glory.