Baseball Musings
Baseball Musings
October 17, 2005
Playoffs Today

The Astros try to extend their LCS home winning streak against the Cardinals to six tonight. This year, however, sweeping at home means a trip to the World Series.

The Astros send Andy Pettitte to the mound. Pettitte's pitched much better at the Juice Box, posting a 10-4 record and a 2.12 ERA. Pettitte had his bad post-season outing in game 1, so things are looking bright.

He will however, need to get past Chris Carpenter. Carpenter did not lose to the Astros this year, going 5-0 in six starts, including the playoffs.

You can't really blame the Cardinals starters in this series. They've allowed 7 earned runs in 25 1/3 innings for a 2.49 ERA. My feeling coming into the series that if the Cardinals starters were able to stay with the Houston starters, the St. Louis offense would win out. But Pujols and Nunez are the only two players to get on base consistently, and they're far apart in the lineup (especially if Nunez can't play). If the Cardinals can't put together three hits in a row tonight a few times tonight, they'll never see Busch Stadium again.

Enjoy!


Posted by David Pinto at 02:51 PM | League Championship Series | TrackBack (0)
Comments

is it just me or is the fox pre-game show really bad? i can't stand it at all.

Posted by: Jake Brown at October 17, 2005 08:15 PM

It's not just you. In fact, it's certainly arguable that there is nothing redeeming about Fox's baseball coverage. It's even more apparent when you see re-broadcasts of postseason games that aired on nbc or abc.

There's a respect for the game, and for the intelligence of the fans watching, that is sorely lacking from Fox's coverage. I for one cannot wait until their contract is up.

Posted by: David Dean at October 17, 2005 08:23 PM

I agree, I'll take Joe Buck and Brenly and leave the rest. Replace them with the ESPN crew, and call it an amazing crew. How about having Joe Buck in the booth for an ESPN game, incredible.

Posted by: Jake Brown at October 17, 2005 08:36 PM

joe buck is obnoxious his father was much better i dont think he offers much other than a smug attitude vin scully is better a real pro fox is to busy trying to stand out in their sports coverage by being outspoken just cover the game

Posted by: graig at October 17, 2005 08:47 PM
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