Justice: Astros manager Cooper in no-win situation

When is the last time the Astros made a really smart move? None of Wade’s significant moves has worked out the way he hoped.

Before him, there was Tim Purpura. He traded for Jason Jennings and Aubrey Huff and signed Woody Williams. About the closest he came to a really good deal was the signing of Lee. It’s hard to look at that one as shrewd since it was a matter of outbidding everyone else. To find a really smart one, you probably have to go back to Aug. 27, 2004, when Gerry Hunsicker got Dan Wheeler from the Mets for minor leaguer Adam Seuss. 

Anyway, as the Astros now occupy last place alone, it’s a good topic for discussion. It’ll take your mind off the sorry, no-account ballclub.

Anyway, back to Cooper and his reaction to the loss that dropped the Astros into last place.

“We won’t give up,” he said. “You guys might write us off, but we’re going to keep playing.”

until the whole damn schedule is done! (psst...why’d we book so many games?)