Never mind the fact that they are 12 games under .500, the Astros completed a sweep of the Cubs and Astro-killer Carlos Zambrano tonight with an 8-2 win. They are now 8.5 games behind Milwaukee in the NL Central with with 48 games to play.
I'll go on record now as saying they have NO shot. I don't care what has happened the last 3 years and the incredible runs they made, this is a different team with a very mediocre pitching staff and inconsistent offense. Last three seasons we had Clemens, Pettite and Oswalt at the top of the rotation and a much stronger bullpen. Now it's Oswalt, Woody and Wanda at the top of the rotation with erratic pitching from Qualls and Lidge in the pen.
But hey, at minimum I'd love to see them build on something for 2008.
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