Truthfully Warb, I'm shocked we did as well as we did. Having followed them through spring and knowing what we're going through (rebuild year, team for sale), I honestly thought it would be a 9 - 0 affair with you guys hammering our bullpen.

The fact that we managed 2 runs off Halladay, 2 more off your pen, and were shutting you guys down through 7 is much more than I expected. Our bullpen meltdown\ last inning collapse, however, was exactly what I expected.

My post on the local Astros board was that Opening Day was our chance to make a statement that we weren't as pitiful as the experts are predicting. Turns out the Astros ended up making the very statement everyone thought they would.

Here's hoping Uncle D gets the team sold quickly and we can get back to building it, instead of stripping it of talent and payroll.