Maxine Monday

In all her glory!!!

Well, we had a rather busy week-end... but all in all, it was a pleasant one. Aside from working half a day on Saturday, we were able to enjoy a day at the ball park, PC went off to the gun range, and we also had the chance to help some good friends celebrate their three daughters graduating from college, all three at the same time. A feat to be proud of as a parent and as a child.

The game at the Astros, well, it was a good run while we were there, I'm not good at play by play calls, but there were some real good moments.

HOUSTON -- Brad Lidge had Ryan Braun and the Brewers down to their final out and delivered what he considered to be as good a pitch as he could possibly have made in arguably the most critical game yet of Houston's 2007 season.

But in a moment that epitomized the entire Astros season thus far, even a well-laid plan and the closer's best pitch both went wrong.

With two on and two out and a 1-1 count, Lidge snapped what he called his "best" slider, sending it diving well out of the strike zone and toward Braun's feet. But somehow, Braun, the likely runaway choice for Rookie of the Year, golfed it into the back of the Crawford Boxes for a game-winning three-run home run in a 7-4 Milwaukee victory in front of 41,461 fans at Minute Maid Park. The loss leaves the Astros 10 1/2 games back of the first-place Brewers.

more here:

Rodriguez sharp, but Lidge falters

As you can see, We had a good time...