Ferrablog

I interrupt my non-blogging activity to note what a moron manager Jimy Williams of the Houston Astro is. Last year, he insisted on playing the horrible Geoff Blum nearly 50% of the time at 3B while Morgan Ensberg was hitting 25 HR. He now has the extremely light-hitting Adam Everett in the #2 spot in the batting order. And tonight, on opening night, he leaves Roy Oswalt in way too long. Up 4-1 going into the 8th, he leaves Oswalt out there despite Oswalt's struggles in the innings before. When the first batter reaches, Oswalt is still in there. Then Michael Tucker lines a single. Tying run now at the plate. Ummm...guess who? Barry Bonds. Now it's really time to lift Oswalt and bring in a lefty or the hard-throwing Brad Lidge. Nope. Williams comes out to talk to Oswalt, leaves him in there. First pitch to Bonds. Line drive HR. Tie game. No win for Oswalt. Grady Little lives.

(Yeah, I have Oswalt on my NL rotisserie team. But just imagine how Astro fans must feel).