Yes you should always hit the first batter you face...its adds needed drama.

thats it....trade him..seriously

is Dotel available? no seriously, Does Dave Smith still live in Houston?

Are Jay Powell and Doug Henry available?

I REALLY miss Billy Wagner.

hey sign me up. i could probably give up about 2 or 3 runs every outing.

time to play GM. Who do you trade Lidge to, and what do you think you will get for him?

I can't stand Lidge. As soon as he comes out you know we are going to lose. Last night I told my husband Lidge was on the mound, I went downstairs to get soemthing to drink, came back up, and there were two people on base with no outs.

We almost found it humorous since it is always happening. I am more mad at Garner and his choices in pitching. We still had Nieve and Borkowski on the bench, why not use those two players???

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i wondered about not bringing in Nieve too.

I know feel about Lidge the same way I used to feel about Miller and Springer. I saw him warming up last night. I looked at my wife and said, "If the Astros don't win it here, they will lose." She said, "Lidge is coming in," and I said that's why it's over.

Because Lidge is still the best pitcher in our bullpen.

And as much as I love Nieve, he gives up a HR EVERY outing. Not exactly a good trend for an extra innings pitcher.

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And as much as I love Nieve, he gives up a HR EVERY outing.

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This reminds me of another pitcher we have in our bullpen... I just can't put my finger on it right now...




Oh, wait. That is every other pitcher we have coming out of the bullpen.

why dont we use miller or borkowski more?

call in charlie kerfield.