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Depressing statistic: In Clemens's nine starts this season, the Astros have scored eighteen runs.

That is crazy. All the other Astros starters are up way higher on the list for run support in the National League.

Check it out:

Roger Clemens (second to last at 54th place out of fifty-five starters): 1.97
Andy Pettitte (in 48th place): 3.57
Roy Oswalt (36th): 4.42
Brandon Backe (11th): 5.85

You'd think that they'd be a little more clumped together, wouldn't you? I mean, maybe not, I haven't compared RS stats for any other teams' rotations, but that still seems a little odd. (And no, I don't know why there are only four Houston starters on the list, other than to say that a) statistics charts are, ahem, uncharted territory for me, and b) the Astros rotation is a little kaflooey at the moment; as far as I can tell, the fifth starter is Wandy Rodriguez, who was called up two starts ago to cover for Andy and seems to be sticking around at the moment.) My inner conspiracy theorist is a-plotting.

They just did the National Moment of Silence at Minute Maid Stadium. And let me tell you, even in a little square on my computer screen, a sold-out stadium full of people standing in absolute silence and stillness is quite a thing to see.

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Wooooow. The top of the ninth inning of the Astros game was some of the stupidest fucking baseball I have ever seen.

Clemens pitched through eight, giving up only a two-run homer. And in the ninth, the bullpen proceeded to hemorrage hit after hit after fucking hit, and then run upon run upon run. Here's how bad it was: Seven Reds players had reached base and four had scored BEFORE THE FIRST OUT. And then? A three-run fucking homer. I could not make this shit up if I tried.

Meanwhile, the offense was doing its part by - uh, getting shut out. For the ninth time this season. I don't feel like digging through more statistics right now, but I would not be surprised if a good chunk of those games were starts from Clemens.

Final depressing, ridiculous score: 9-0. Gee, at least it wasn't yet another no-decision.

And in case you were curious, for at least the next few hours, the Astros suck worse than Tampa Bay. But hey, at least they're better than the Rockies and the Royals.

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Anyone else kinda see that coming?

I hate intentional walks that load the bases.

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YAY that game sucked too! Final score 8-1 Orioles. After the weekend we just had, too. I swear I will never understand baseball.

Well, at least we didn't get shut out. And we threw out two guys at the plate. And John Olerud, who did well in his debut Saturday, showed us some more why we should really really like him and he wants to play c'mon pleeeeease. And my new Orioles fan friend must be feeling much better right about now. *g*

But how do we lose 8-1 to a team the Tigers just swept? I really won't ever understand baseball.