WOW WOW WOW – now most of you will think i am biased when i say this – but honestly Minute Maid Park – is an awesome baseball park.  And by far the best yet.  Super wide concourses – extra comfortable seats – great food and of course the best Home record in the majors. 

After almost missing the first game of the homestand (bloody american airlines) i arrived in my seat 2 mins before first pitch.  To be met with an Andy Pettitte 8 pitch first inning.  Followed by back to back shots by Biggio and Berkman. The later of which went out to Centre Field – an estimate 440 feet.  The best part was the third inning when they did it again to become only the 5th set of teamates to ever go back to back twice in the same game. The final result was a 7-1 Astros win as Pettitie improved to 5-0 since the beginning of June.

The 2nd game was a 2-1 astros win and i saw my First Walk Off home run – a sole shot to right field by Mike Lamb on the 2nd pitch of the 9th innning.  This gave Roy Oswalt a much deserved 14th win and catapulted him into the league lead for wins (along with Chris Carpenter).  Roy who had not received a No Decision all year pitched a complete game gem allowing only 7 hits.  More importantly he put the astros in a very strong potision to sweep the Wild Cards contending Phillies with the Rocket on the mound tonight for the sweep.  The game was completed in 2hrs and 15mins – quickest game of my tour so far.

I will update again tomorrow.  I also just noticed that my last post was censored – which i guess is okay the word was C-R-A-P.  this was probably in those terms and conditions that i agreed to rather blindly. 

On another note i finally posted those 2 photos of me with Jon Miller and Willie McCovey in San Francisco – i am hoping to post more in the next few days from the other parks.  I will also rank the parks so far in a few basic areas.

Alex

Well just finished listening to Milo Hamilton calling the astros game from Colorado.  Another sterling performance from Rocket – 7IP, 1ER. (for those of you keeping track his ERA is 1.50 on the season and 0.24 on the Road) – if this guy played anywhere else he would have 13 wins by now.

So imagine the surprise when your facing a bases loaded situation, bottom 8, 2 outs with a 3 run lead against a hitter who is hitting .500 over the month of June and the man on the mound is NOT BRAD LIDGE. 

Instead had to listen to Russ Springer serve up a Grand Slam and the game.  I mean its not liker Lidge has pitched 3 days in a row and needs rest – his last game appearnce was  4 days ago).

Anyway the wizard (Oswalt) is going tomorrow for his 10th win of the year – and i got to believe the astros can win their 8th of their last 9 series played.