The Astros begin their 2008 season tonight on the West coast against the San Diego Padres. Staff aces and close friends Roy Oswalt and Jake Peavy square off against one another in Oswalt’s club-record 6th opening day start.
The Astros’ new-look roster will make its first appearance hoping to set the tone after a disappointing 2007 campaign. Some of the notable newcomers making their Astros debut tonight are Michael Bourn, Miguel Tejada and Jose Cruz Jr., son of first base coach and Astros legend Jose Cruz.
The biggest question heading into the season is pitching and Houston fans hope that question gets answered very quickly. Houston-native Woody Williams was released, so that gives the Astros a relatively young and inexperienced starting rotation after Roy Oswalt.
The powerful offense is finally one I can tolerate watching and even if the Astros are bad they should be fun to watch. Tonight I’ll go with the Astros winning 5-4 with Hunter Pence hitting a deciding double late in the game.
2008 Predictions:
3rd place in the National League Central (82-80), behind the Cubs and Brewers.
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