| Blog Entry - Tuesday, December 16th, 2003 | Add / Read (0) |
I saw a link from one of the baseball blogs in my referrers the other day, so here's some of my current baseball thoughts:
One of the brightest points about moving back to Houston is once again being able to see my beloved Astros in person, regularly. Now, I'm not really thrilled at some of their winter trades, while others have me bouncing up and down like a schoolgirl.
First off, the news that the Astros traded Billy Wagner had me snarling and spitting. Nothing against Brandon Duckworth, and we really could use some additional solid starting pitching, but sheesh!
Free agent signings and releasings were so-so, meaning I don't think Orlando Merced, Ron Villone, Rick White, and Brian Moehler will be that worely missed, despite Merced being a pretty reliable pinch-hitter. I was thrilled to hear that they had re-signed Brad Ausmus, since despite his not-so-stellar batting average, I like having him around. I think he's good for the team. The trade of Geoff Blum seems a fairly reasonable switch -- Ensberg should be able to take care of third base, and another mid-reliever (along with Lidge and Miceli) will be useful to have now that we don't have the closer of doom anymore.
I'm thrilled to have Andy Pettitte join the Astros. I think he'll be a great starter for us. Thank goodness for the "family factor" (he lives in Houston) otherwise, I think he'd've stayed in NYC. Of course, the rumors that the Astros might successfully lure Roger Clemens out of retirement would make the Astros serious contenders in my book.
Now I just have to see if I can get some of my season tickets back!
Author: Libby
Posted at: 06:03:00 PM
