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Being that I am an Aggie, I have heard the light bulb joke many many times. It has always been 3. Never ever heard it told as 100. Carry on.

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Call up pitcher Alexander gets the start tomorrow for Houston. Believe it will be Houston's 12th different starter this season. That's very above the norm.

The Astros will call up Jason Alexander to start tomorrow against the A’s. Nick Hernandez has been optioned.

102 games played for the Astros and that was the 96th different hitting lineup for Houston. Talk about piecing together a season.

Altuve and Smith are getting the day off today.

Houston has now won 13 straight Framber Valdez starts.

Ok, so I'll say you are due. But if they lose, your Daikin Park privileges are removed for the next 3 years. Good thing I don't bet on baseball.

I tend to agree.

Astros have placed Lance McCullers on 15 day IL with a right finger blister. Houston has recalled up RHP Nick Hernandez from Triple A Sugarland. McCullers was scheduled to start tomorrow's game at Arizona. This makes 17 players on the IL for Houston. Most in MLB.

Definitely for Silsbee. One could argue he is the best athlete in the district along with HF's Pirtle and Reed. Johnson will also be the man on the basketball court. Him moving to QB will help Silsbee tremendously. Had a really good 7 on 7 season.

For Silsbee or the district?

Johnson will move from WR to QB. It will give Silsbee a little more versatility at the position. Dual threat. Silsbee will need someone to take a step forward as RB. Got two or three that will play but needs one of them to be the "man" on a consistent basis. A couple got some experience last year. Need to improve on taking care of the ball. WR core will be just fine. Probably doesn't have a game breaker within the core, but solid group. As mentioned above, Silsbee's offensive strength will definitely be their O-line. Will be the best in the district and one of the best in the region.

The Houston Astros are bringing up IF/OF Shay Whitcomb and 1B Jon Singleton from Triple-A Sugar Land to join the team today in Seattle.

Another bad outing for McCullers. 2.2 innings, 5 hits, 4 runs, 3 BB He has the worst ERA (6.90), worst WHIP (1.74) and worst walks per 9 innings pitched (30 in 44.1 innings pitched) of all the Astro starters. 11 total starts and only 44 innings pitched. Currently, his salary is what is keeping him in the big leagues.

Walter with a good outing going 6 innings, one run on three hits, 7 K's. Astros with just one run on four hits. Lost 6-1. Lead is now down to 4

Joe Espada said the initial rotation list (Valdez on Sunday) was a typo and the plan was to give Valdez extra rest and have him pitch in Arizona.

Saw where the Astros made a pitching change to their rotation for this series. Originally it was Walter, McCullers and Valdez. Now it's Walter, McCullers and Brown. Valdez will not pitch till Arizona series. Must be an issue with Framber because he has had plenty of rest since last start (7/12). Will be over 8 days rest if he pitches the first game (Monday, 7/21) at Arizona.

Just depends on the position. Teams always carry more pitchers than field players. When Pena, Meyers, Alvarez, McCormick, Rodgers, Melton and Dezenso come back, you will see the Matthews, Hummel, Trammel, Corona, Whitcomb and maybe even Short sent down to the minors or even outright released. Pitching will be entirely on what the team needs at the moment. You currently have two starting pitchers on IL and four relievers. So who comes back and when will determine what moves on the pitching staff they will make. I believe the Astros have handled all these injuries (and lets not forget they lost two very good position players to trade and free agency) better than any team has in baseball. To be 5 games ahead in the division speaks loudly to all the other teams in the AL.

Because they started the season with a 26-25 record in the first 51 games. Since then (May 23rd) they have gone 30-15, which is best in MLB over that period of time, including this little 6 game slide. Those first 30 games the Astros were not hitting as well as they are now. At one time they were hitting around .205 as a team. Now they are at .258 (which still leads the MLB) and just a few games ago was at .262, which was the best in baseball. They have been the best hitting team in the last two months. Houston still has the 2nd best record (56-40) in the AL behind only Detroit (59-38). 4th best in MLB behind the Tigers, Dodgers and Cubs. (teams that Houston won series against here recently) BTW, Houston is the only team in MLB that is currently top 5 in both hitting (#1) and pitching (#5, 3rd in AL). I'd say that kind of play overall will easily win the West and be no worse than 2nd seed in AL.

I can just about bet that any team in the MLB that has as many every day players and key backups on the IR would struggle finding players to replace those guys like the Astros. No team has an unlimited surplus of good players. I think Houston is doing a fantastic job over the last 2 months with what they have to work with due to the injuries and losing the players to free agency and trade. So many baseball experts have been praising the Astros on what they have done this season. But here you go again trying to use a small sample size (6 games) to try and make a point. Completely ridiculous. But using your "if' prophecy, if Houston plays like they did for the last 2 months, they will win the West by 12 games and be 1st or 2nd in AL in wins and losses. You calling me a sourpuss is hilarious. Like I have been saying, you only come around when you have opportunity to be negative. Houston losing 5 of the last 6 gave you that opportunity. Pretty sad. BTW, my prediction of the Astros being in first place in the division by All Star break came true. Up by 5 games as well. But you heavily doubted that and called me crazy. SMH

Here is the current active roster for the Astros and their hitting statistics: [Hidden Content] You tell me who should be in lineup in place of or with these players: Altuve, Parades, Walker, Diaz, Smith, Caratini and Dubon. You have Hummel, Trammel, Short, Whitcomb, Matthews and Corona to choose from to play in the other two batting positions or replace one or two of the players above. Keep in mind that Pena, Meyers, Alvarez, McCormick, Rodgers, Melton and Dezenso are all on the IR. It's a given that Pena, Alvarez, Meyers and McCormick would be every day players if they were not on IR. So my thoughts (and what any person with any sense could see) is that Houston puts in what available players they have to fill the lineup for each game. Pretty dang simple. Let's hear your thoughts.

That statement that I put in bold is all I need to know about what little you know. Entering today's game, Houston is 1st in hitting in the American league and MLB with a .259 team batting average. They rank in top five in OBP (.324), Slugging (.411) and OPS (.735) in the American League. Now, had you said their hitting of late (last 4-5 games) or first part of season (first 20 games) has not been good, then your statement would have been accurate.