I’m shocked, SHOCKED that Drayton extended Fast Eddie’s contract for 2 more years.

Sun rises in east, sets in west – news at 11.

Although I would have really enjoyed it if Marvin Zindler (rest his blue glassed, face lifted soul) were here at 10:25 to announce – SLIIIIIIIME IN THE ICE MACHINE!!! I WADE-ED KNEE DEEP IN CRAP!!!!! on AHHHHHHHH WITNESS NEEEEEEEWS!!

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It’s like this – unless the fans start blaming Fast Eddie, or unless Drayton starts losing money (and no, I don’t believe that he has ever lost so much as a penny), or unless Ed defies him, Ed ain’t goin nowheres and neither are my Astros – well, that is, unless Pedro Feliz steps up and provides the Albert Pujols-like offense that Eddie and the Astros fans are, for some reason I do NOT get, expecting – not to mention the fact that Feliz and Blum had similar offensive stats these past 2 years. But I digress…

So Ed, “working with” Tal will continue the fine Astros tradition of absolutely refusing to sign any player to anything long term or longER term while he is still cheap (see Roy Oswalt and Lance Berkman or ANY other young player) as well as overpaying for players in their decline years, as long as they are ex-Phillies.

And yes, I know that Drayton still holds the reins around Ed’s throat, and yes I know that in spite of Bobby Heck, Drayton STILL won’t pay much for draftees and he STILL won’t let Heck get the best player (see Smoak vs Castro) and it remains to be seen if Drayton will actually allow Brad Mills to play players with an eye FIRST to winning instead of attendence – not to mention refusing to allow him to play young guys instead of the Jason Smiths of the baseball world.

Ed Wade’s strength, as I have said many times, is getting cheap relievers off the scrap heap. Unfortunately, it is his ONLY strength.

Until Drayton changes his attitude, unfortunately, Ed Wade is going to be the GM for a long LONG time – unless, as the saying goes, he is caught with a live boy or dead girl.

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It’s unbelieveably hard to remember that the Astros won the pennant only 5 years ago – that they have slid this far, this fast into lousiness is tough to swallow.

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The Astros are passing out their propaganda about this year’s schedule being good for one of their old “patented” late season runs for the postseason. Uh-hunh. I know bettern that. But still, there are a few guys to root for besides hoping that Bourn and Wandy can keep it up, that Pence and Clank will maintain and that Berkman and Oswalt can get it BACk up. So here are my big hopes for this year:

1) Tommy Manzella hits at LEAST .250 in April to shut up a couple of the Astros fans who think that Miggy Tejada was the Best Player EVAH had (besides The Saints) because he hit 300. Anyway, it’s not that there is anyone else on the 40 man who can play SS and Geoff Blum is NOT a SS and watching Jeff Keppinger “field” second or third is like watching a car wreck

2) the wifebeater pitches as well as my 7 year old son and gets released

3) Fulchino, Gervacio and Arias continue to ROOL and move into the setup and closer roles

4) Lindstrom is used for mopup (because, unless Arnesberg teaches him how to throw something besides a straight FB, that is all he is gonna be good for

5) Wesley Wright pitches like a lefty Pedro 1999 and makes the rotation and gets the Cy Young (I like how all the small guys on this team are all suddenly 5′11″ and 195 lbs. Funny that I don’t hear people screaming about the “weight gain…”

6) last but not least, Towles finally takes his chance and hits as well as he did in AAA.

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