The Houston Astros lost 7-4 to the Atlanta Braves today making today their tenth loss in a row putting their Grapefruit League record at 1-10-1.
Cecil Cooper isnt’t happy and who can blame him?
From Alyson’s Footnotes: “The lineup looked largely like the one projected for Opening day: Matsui, Bourn, Berkman, Lee, Pence, Boone…with one of the projected starting pitchers, Brian Moehler, on the mound. And still, the Astros just weren’t very good.
“This was veterans today,” Cooper said. “We didn’t hit, and we didn’t execute our pitches. I don’t have any answers about why this is happening, unless someone put the hex on us.”
Cooper concluded with, “this is bordering on ridiculous.”"
What can you be excited about if you are an Astros fan right now? Bullpen performance: Today Valverde, Brocail, and Byrdak all pitched a scoreless frame. Woohoo…
Because of the clubs recent performance, Lance Berkman is going to be making a road trip for the next game tomorrow. Maybe he’ll go 4-4 with 8 RBI and he’ll pitch 4 scoreless innings.
It’s only Spring Training and 10 wins in a row wouldn’t count either but you can understand the frustration of Cecil Cooper.
March 10th, 2009 at 11:36 pm
Although I try not to get to wrapped up in spring training stats, 1-10 is starting to make me nervous. I think the team overperformed last year, and will be hard pressed to compete again this year. Here’s hoping the Astros sign Pudge Rodriguez before the season starts.
March 10th, 2009 at 11:55 pm
I was just thinking about how Houston’s record this year will compare with last year and I can’t honestly say that I think they will be better or even as good. But, I don’t think our division is going to be as good either after the Cubs. Thanks for reading!