Astros win game 3 at home.

The streak is alive. 19 straight wins in good ol' Minute Maid.
Backe pitched well and the offense produced.
It wasn't without a game effort by the Braves, but JD and Chipper seem to be having the type of series that used to plague Biggio and Bagwell. Jeff really has turned it around this time. I think them knowing they have all the help from Berkman and Beltran, even Kent and Ensberg really relaxes their minds and allows them to focus without so much distraction from the proverbial monkey.

I watched most of the game (fitting in my to do list within the commercial breaks) and the real big point of it was the three run home run blast by Andruw Jones. What a kick in the gut. I just felt terrible for a couple of minutes. I thought, this is where the doubt, the past could creep in. I watched the Astros demenor on the field closely then and did not see any heads start to hang down. The focus still seemed to be there. The confidence of the streak really did seep into them and steady the ship. Wow.

Now it is game 4 today. Roger Clemens, the native Texan, takes the mound to try to bring to Houston what they have never had... A playoff series win.

Good luck boys. May you give your fans the thrill of victory today.