NoCal, after a SoCal Sweep

The Astros first three game series sweep of the 2008 season occurred the same day our bats were silent for 6 and 2/3 innings. While major leaguers were hitting quite well with the pink bats , our bats were stymed by Dodger rookie Hiroki Kuroda. Eventually though, our offense came through in a big way against reliever Jonathan Broxton,who gave up six earned runs in just 1/3 of an inning. The third game of the series saw a reversal from the first two, with a slow start and a strong finish. Shawn Chacon pitched a superb game after giving up a two run homer to Houstonian and Dodger first baseman James Loney in the bottom of the first. Chacon has the longest streak of no decisions to start the 2008 season of any starting pitcher in MLB.

That being said, the Giants are next. A team that has been described as having a roster of AAA players and stud righty (and ace of my fantasy team) Tim Lincecum. Regardless of how hot the Astros are, or how devoid of talent the Bayside Boys are, the Astros are a ridiculous 60 games under .500 in San Francisco, since the teams began playing each other. Soft tossing lefty Barry "85 mph fastball, or bust" Zito , takes the mound for the Giants tonight. The way Lee, Pence and Tejada have been hitting lately, coupled with Lance's Ruthian VORP there seems no better time than now to stop the history of poor play in San Francisco.

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