30 Teams in 30 Days continues with Houston Astros. They also happen to be my latest addition to my hat collection, and it looks great. The Astros finished 4th in the NL Central, one game above the Cubs. They also finished below .500 with 76 wins and 86 losses. No one saw Houston finishing this well after starting the season off so poorly. But let's look into what the Astros did in the 2010 off season to prepare for the 2011 season. The Astros picked up: Bill Hall, Brett Wallace, and Mark Melancon. Not to mention the players they got in the 2010 season from the Phillies, such as Nelson Figueroa and J.A. Happ. But Opening Day pitcher Brett Myers and center fielder Michael Bourn are the true stars of the Astros that came from Philadelphia. The Astros have a very young bullpen with a handful of relief pitchers that have never pitched a full season in the majors. This could work for the Astros, because they have several hard-throwing pitchers, but there is also a lack of experience. The Astros are not doing very well in Spring Training going 10-17, but there is no definite answer of where to place the blame. Is it the lack of experience? The lack of leadership or talent? I'm not quite sure because the Astros do have talent in: Michael Bourn, Hunter Pence, Carlos Lee, and Brett Myers. The Astros or as my dad refers to them as, "Philadelphia's Farm Team" have been struggling, but hopefully can find a groove in the 2011 season. I wish them luck duking it out against among the other five teams in the NL Central.
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