Only a matter of time before they are knocked out of the first round of the playoffs.

they will now drop 2 or 3 to the rockies. jinxer.

Way to go Redding and Biggio! Keep scrapping guys and you can overcome the ignorance that is your management.

Jimy Williams still sucks!

I keep thinking about all those games Jimmy Williams blew because of lack of intensity, poor decision making and in some cases it seemed he did'nt care. Well, he could have already won it.

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I'll say this - the old veterans, Biggio & Bagwell, are stepping up and leading the way. Especially this past series vs. the redbirds.

The Magic number is now 11. Go Stros

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Jimmy Williams lack of mgmt lost another game so the magic # is still 11.

When your team is behind by one run with a runner on first you should bunt the runner to second. I don't care it the batter is Bagwell or not bunt the runner over.
Not Jimmy! Bagwell struck out and is now 0 for 10 in the series. This includes hitting into a double play twice and grounding out to third with the bases loaded tonight. Bagwell needs to sit out on Thursday.
Some how Jimmy will figure out a way to come in second.

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Jimy also decided to bench ensberg in the 6th so he could get the left handed hitting Vizcaino in the game versus a righty reliever. Real smart move jimy.

didn't viz come within a few feet of a 3 run hr in the 8th that curled foul? then he walked to load the bases so bagwell could choke.

Yeah...But I really dont like playing almost and could have. Ensberg was obviously hot, he was 3 for 3, and we know he can hit the long ball yet Jimy benches him for viz. True he did walk the bases loaded but it looks like Bags should have been the one benched instead of Ensberg.

Magic # down to 10, cubs did not play today.

Someone correct me if I am wrong but the magic # for the Astros is 8 with 9 games to play. Cubs are 1 1/2 back after going 1 and 1 today.

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you ever saw either mcgwire, bonds, sosa, or pujols, put down a bunt to move the runner over to 2nd base?

bagwell is leading the teams in homers and you want him to bunt? that's so gddamn idiotic.

Not Over There,
You are showing you are not all there by the use of your cuss words. Sorry!

It called Mgmt which Jimmy Williams has not done a lot of. Bagwell was 0 for6 and and the stros were loosing by 1 run with a runner on first. The end result was a strike out and the game was lost by 1 run. Bagwell later struck out with the bases loaded in the bottom of the 8'th. I realize it is not normally done but in this case good Mgmt and moving the runner over could have made the difference.


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Astros & Cubs both lose today. Astros still have a 2-game lead in the loss column with 8 games to play:

Astros 84-70
Cubs 83-72

So the 'stros magic number is: 6?

I think the magic number is 7. It only went down 1 today because of the Cubs loss.

I think the magic number is 7. It only went down 1 today because of the Cubs loss.

zagman,

your hindsight is fabulous.

if you're going criticize williams, at least make good baseball sense. to knock him on something (not having bagwell bunt) when almost every manager would let him hit in the same situation is asinine.