Matt Howard's Houston Astros fan blog

This season is going to be a thriller. We have all the pieces to be NBA Champs. Our starting lineup is as strong as it has been in awhile and our bench is as good as your average starting lineup. The Rockets are already 3-0 and are playing great. Artest, Yao. and McGrady look like they want a championship and I think that this is the year that Tracy gets past the first round with ease. there are no weaknesses on this roster and with all the extra talent we have there might be a roster move to get another great player. The Rockets still have a T-Mac who isn't a 100 percent and Battier hasn't even played a game yet. Makes you wish they hadn't make that trade for Rudy Gay years ago. Scola and Landry sharing PF are a recognizable force that every team should keep their eyes out both defensive

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It's obvious that the Astros need some extra help both on the hitting and pitching side. With Michael Bourne as a bust and no true catcher the stros will need to find some help on the free agent market. Also there is speculation of the stros possibly making a deal for Padres ace Jake Peavy which would involve trading Hunter Pence; which is unlikely to happen. There are a couple of options the team could aim for such as Ben Sheets, Adam Dunn, Freddy Garcia, Mark Mulder, Curt Schilling, Bartolo Colon, Bobby Abreu, Paul Byrd, and also signing Randy Wolf to a contract. Either way the stros need help, but if their role players do there part and if Carlos Lee and Ty Wiggington continue to do what they were before they got injured the 2009 season should be an exciting one.

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