Astros!
Posted by: Bradley McDonald
After week one of baseball, the Astros stand atop the National League Central Division with a record of 4-2. We're going all the way, baby! :)
Obviously, it is very early in the year but Houston has looked exactly like I thought they would look. Excellent starting pitching, shaky middle relief, an unbelievable closer, and spotty hitting. With the loss of Jeff Kent and Carlos Beltran, the Astros will struggle for offense at times this year (especially with star Lance Berkman out until May with an injury), so the pitchers will have to step it up. But that's exactly what's happened so far.
There are usually one or two teams that run off a winning streak to open the season, but not so this year. Every MLB team has at least two losses so far. Oh, well. So much for that 162-0 dream season.
After week one of baseball, the Astros stand atop the National League Central Division with a record of 4-2. We're going all the way, baby! :)
Obviously, it is very early in the year but Houston has looked exactly like I thought they would look. Excellent starting pitching, shaky middle relief, an unbelievable closer, and spotty hitting. With the loss of Jeff Kent and Carlos Beltran, the Astros will struggle for offense at times this year (especially with star Lance Berkman out until May with an injury), so the pitchers will have to step it up. But that's exactly what's happened so far.
There are usually one or two teams that run off a winning streak to open the season, but not so this year. Every MLB team has at least two losses so far. Oh, well. So much for that 162-0 dream season.
