Special thanks to Ashley Meyers for being understanding about my hiatus. One of my sons had an emergency appendectomy, so I took some time off to help my wife attend to various affairs. Chip's much better, thanks, after dealing with a burst appendix.
Onto business:
...Yes, I'm glad the Houston Astros have been on a tear. Wow, they now have a winning record. I hope they can continue this. Now, all they need to do is get rid of those ugly uniforms and return to something more classy. At 22-18, the Astros are third in the NL Central behind the St. Louis Cardinals and the first-place Chicago Cubs. The Cubs, no doubt, want to end 100 years of futility. Was a little disappointed the 'Stros didn't sign recently-released Jim Edmonds. Not that Edmonds is the player he used to be, but he's had many great games against Houston and I'd have preferred to see the team acquire him to prevent him from lighting up Astros pitching again...
...Looks like the San Antonio Spurs have their hands full with the New Orleans Hornets. The Hornets have a 3-2 lead in the best-of-seven series to see who will play (most likely) the Los Angeles Lakers. Kudos to Hornets coach Byron Scott for how he's really been able to make this team a successful one. I wonder how Byron potentially likes coaching against his old team...
