im just sayin....it was originally a sd-balt deal that went bad...maybe they brought us in to help....and supposedly this guy Hayden Penn is an excellent prospect
I like Astacio a LOT, he has explosive stuff...someone call Jim Hickey and tell him to teach Astacio another pitch... Dang slacker ! DD
C'mon. Baseball peeps aren't short-sighted like that. And when's the last time Zeke got rocked in AAA? I'm confused about this whole thing, time for a beer to soothe my jangled nerves.
Yea, Brandon Backe has a pulled ribcage muscle and is questionable for his start Thursday. So no trade coming soon.
Has anyone actually seen Berkman dive and catch a screamer? Seriously. He picks himself up, a cloud of dust settling all around, and look on his face is always, darn, I just missed that one.
http://houston.astros.mlb.com/NASAp...t_id=1145607&vkey=news_hou&fext=.jsp&c_id=hou HOUSTON -- Astros right-hander Brandon Backe may be scratched from his scheduled start Thursday against Pedro Martinez and New York Mets after pulling a muscle in his left side. Backe felt a pain during his bullpen session Monday and although the soreness was less Tuesday, his status is day-to-day. "It's something that's really caught me by surprise and I can't believe this is happening," Backe said. "Today I felt a little bit better. I tried to throw with some force and it came back and got me today. I don't know if I'm going to be put on the DL. Hopefully if it gets a little better tomorrow, then I'll possibly start on Thursday. If not, I'll go on the DL." Should Backe -- 8-6 with a 4.93 ERA -- go on the disabled list, the Astros would likely call right-hander Ezequiel Astacio from Triple-A Round Rock. "It was basically a freak accident, it has nothing to do with me not warming up or anything," Backe said. "I was 20 pitches into it and all of a sudden it went out. It's kind of hard to tell what it is, kind of connected to the rib, I guess." Astros general manager Tim Purpura said Backe will be re-evaluated on Wednesday before a decision is made about Thursday's starting assignment. "We're going to take it day to day and see how it goes," Purpura said. "Obviously we have our own internal options. Astacio has been here on a regular basis, he would be an option for us."
