51 runs allowed in 4 games

Watching the Braves-Astros game right now and it is 9-9 going into the bottom of the 9th. The Astros were up 5-1 early in the game and then found themselves down 9-5 four innings later. So what do these masterful pitching performances in recent days equate to; 51 runs (or more pending outcome of tonight's game) allowed in 4 games. That's about 13.50 ERA over the last 34 inings for Astros pitching. All courtesy of Wanda, Sampson, Woody, the Texaco bullpen and of course Jennings' now epic 11 runs in the first 2/3rds of an inning on Sunday against the Padres ... at home no less.

Since I haven't posted in a while, here are some other random Astros' observations:

• Given the way the Astros have pitched since he was traded, I'm guessing that Dan Wheeler is actually happy to be a Devil Ray
• Could this be the beginning of some kind of Wheeler-Ensberg curse? They've lost all three games since trading Wheeler and waiving Ensberg.
  
• Ensberg has two HRs for the Padres since joining them, Wheeler has thrown 2 scoreless for the D-Rays.
  
• Purpura is apparently trying to trade every Astro to their respective hometowns this season.
  
• Biggio should announce his retirement every day.
  
• Cody Ransom has 22 HRs for Round Rock. We have two third sackers now, why not three?
• How the heck could Purpura not have found anyone to take Mike Lamb? Oh wait, I forgot, Purpura is the worst GM in baseball.
  
• If not for the Carlos Lee signing, this past off-season would probably go down as their worst ever; had the rug pulled out from them in the Jon Garland deal with the White Sox (that's what happens when you try and do a trade with a team that swept you in the World Series,) lost Pettite which in turn led to Clemens leaving, let Russ Springer and his bullpen leadership go to a division rival, signed Woody Williams and then of course there was the Jennings trade.
  
• Another reason why the Atlanta Braves remain one of the classiest organizations in baseball; they just showed a 2+ minute video highlight tribute to Craig Biggio. They showed Bidge in the dugout after it was over and you could tell he was extremely touched by it.
  
• Why is Brian Moehler still on this team? Oh wait, he's from North Carolina. No MLB team there. Guess he's stuck in H-town until he moves somewhere else.