6th Street

Well, I hate the Cubs....always have, always will.................They are the same as agroids in my sight!!!! Seriously though, I lived on Lake Houston for 38 years and although I have moved into Ranger territory, I still watch the Astros every day.
I had much rather watch the young guys that they are putting on the field with a chance that they will get better(and they will), than watch a bunch of over the hill has-beens that are stuck on the field to boast attendance.
Just like the young Horns have emerged and will become a force in the Big 12 this year, the Astros are finally truly committed to the young talent that they are starting to assemble.

You can't forget about Jose Altuve. Hes hitting .360. Playing like an Allstar.

I wonder about Altuve..............OBP is terrible for his career (has been a bit better this year) for a player 5'5" he should have an OBP of 40+. In addition while his speed is good his overall quickness is not real good. He doesn't get to balls really good 2nd get to often enough to be a top notch 2nd baseman.

U mean his 1 year career when he was 20 years old? Come on, the guy is the second youngest player in the majors. His career minor league average was well over .300. He's had a lot more walks this year than last year. Give the guy a chance. As far as his speed, check out his sb totals. If ur drinking the haterade, u r not giving the guy a chance.

I still think the smart money says the Astros are more likely to cool off significantly and finish in dead last.

Cool to see them fighting to this point, though, something we haven't seen from an Astros team in a while.

Brad Mills consistent bungling is holding this team back.

From my point of view it is impossible to judge if Mills is good or bad. He worked for a bad GM and Owner his first year.....................I judge a MLB manager on 2 primary things:

1) Does he relate well to the players and does he keep the locker room lose.

2) How does he handle the bull pen. There is an old saying........."show me a good bull pen and I will show you a good manager" The manager is as good as good as his last pitching change.

I think this year well.................hell we need to remember people were saying at the beginning of the year this was the worst team in baseball. We might still lose 100 but for me right now with a stable ownership and GM situation he would be a candidate for Manager of the year.........IMHO.

Being specific he relates very well with the clubhouse.........I think it helps that he has a son in pro baseball about the age of the majority of the current Astros roster. The bullpen has perform well (so has the entire pitching staff)...........

This recent series with the Dodgers shows how bad a manager he is.

Game 1: Pulls his starting pitcher, who was cruising and pitching a shutout, instead uses almost his entire bullpen.
Game 2: Uses the same bullpen pitchers from the previous night who were highly ineffective, issues an IBB to one of the worst batters in the Dodgers lineup, and then refuses to use his best relief pitcher with the game on the line.
Game 3: Puts out a shitty lineup to start, and again issues an IBB to same batter from the previous night. Since he already burned through Lopez and Wright the previous 2 games, they are no longer available so he goes with the absolutely shitty Del Rosorrio.

Under his tenure of mismanagement Astros starting pitchers have thrown 2 CG.

He's over his head as the man calling the shots. He'll be gone next year though.