http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/houstonsbrandofbaseball/ Houston's Brand of Baseball Sat, 06 Sep 2008 19:16:33 GMT subprong http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/houstonsbrandofbaseball/message/6446 http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/houstonsbrandofbaseball/message/6446 LOL. See, now there's a guy who knows he gets paid a lot of money to play a game. ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Fri, 05 Sep 2008 21:19:46 GMT JJMeadows3@... http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/houstonsbrandofbaseball/message/6445 http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/houstonsbrandofbaseball/message/6445 Here is a funny story from the Chronicle today related to a trade that the Texas Rangers made: Meaty matter Reliever Eddie Guardado has returned to the Twins, Fri, 05 Sep 2008 21:07:37 GMT JJMeadows3@... http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/houstonsbrandofbaseball/message/6444 http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/houstonsbrandofbaseball/message/6444 Considering that the Brewers have had a near impossible time trying to get a productive 3rd baseman this season, Lamb might be a good step up for them. Thu, 04 Sep 2008 03:04:43 GMT subprong http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/houstonsbrandofbaseball/message/6443 http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/houstonsbrandofbaseball/message/6443 Good call, SWEEP! Wed, 03 Sep 2008 11:30:49 GMT JJMeadows3@... http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/houstonsbrandofbaseball/message/6442 http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/houstonsbrandofbaseball/message/6442 To make a note of how impressive it is that the Astros won a series from the Cubs at Wrigley Field. The Cubs have only lost 3 other series all year at Wed, 03 Sep 2008 02:31:07 GMT James http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/houstonsbrandofbaseball/message/6441 http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/houstonsbrandofbaseball/message/6441 2008 Astros Newsletter, Issue 5 Month in Review: Preseason Prediction: In the Chronicle's preseason preview, they made the following prediction about August: Tue, 02 Sep 2008 22:07:01 GMT Kenneth De Leon http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/houstonsbrandofbaseball/message/6440 http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/houstonsbrandofbaseball/message/6440 Yahoo! Sports Fantasy Footballdue to odd number of teams in league they forced me to switch it. League ID#: 624610 League Name: The Late Shift P assword: open Thu, 28 Aug 2008 21:38:02 GMT shootyzgrv82_2000 http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/houstonsbrandofbaseball/message/6439 http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/houstonsbrandofbaseball/message/6439 Agreed. We are playing good baseball. Valverde has a chance to get 40 Saves, Oswalt to 15 wins. If Lance can get to 100 RBI's then we'd haev 2 players w/ 100 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 21:33:17 GMT JJMeadows3@... http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/houstonsbrandofbaseball/message/6438 http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/houstonsbrandofbaseball/message/6438 Although the Astros are essentially out of the playoffs, a few bright spots to note are: LaTroy Hawkins: Has not given up a run since being acquired by the Mon, 25 Aug 2008 19:52:48 GMT subprong http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/houstonsbrandofbaseball/message/6437 http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/houstonsbrandofbaseball/message/6437 I was watching the live box score last night and saw that he went 0-5 in that extra inning game. Also, he's pretty much sucked this season (I'm sure the injury Mon, 25 Aug 2008 19:42:23 GMT christopher cooper http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/houstonsbrandofbaseball/message/6436 http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/houstonsbrandofbaseball/message/6436 we are talking Phillie fans. they raz and boo Chris Kringle, rollins has to "EARN" their love and respect. All hes done is win the mvp, leading Mon, 25 Aug 2008 19:17:13 GMT JJMeadows3@... http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/houstonsbrandofbaseball/message/6435 http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/houstonsbrandofbaseball/message/6435 I have no idea why Rollins would have been booed.? He has been batting .120 in his last 50 at-bats but it still seems surprising that they would boo him. ... Mon, 25 Aug 2008 19:08:11 GMT christopher cooper http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/houstonsbrandofbaseball/message/6434 http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/houstonsbrandofbaseball/message/6434 past injuries and low risk and may come me on the cheap is why hampton and prior were named. we can forget about sheets, c.c. and lackey. i think these are Sun, 24 Aug 2008 19:39:24 GMT subprong http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/houstonsbrandofbaseball/message/6433 http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/houstonsbrandofbaseball/message/6433 Funny - If there is any game that will make you think too much it would be chess. I think Pence will eventually relax as he becomes more comfortable. He's Sun, 24 Aug 2008 15:23:12 GMT JJMeadows3@... http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/houstonsbrandofbaseball/message/6432 http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/houstonsbrandofbaseball/message/6432 Well, as a former player on the Amateur Chess Circuit, I need to find out what Pence's Yahoo! ID is so that I can take him on in a game. :) Pence seeks to