So Close, Yet So Far Away...

They say a picture is worth a thousand words.... which is about 4500 letters, give or take.

At any rate, without further adieu, I bring you:

"The Astros will return home to the Lone Star State on March 28 to play a pair of exhibition games vs. the Detroit Tigers. The Friday, March 28 game will begin at 7:05 p.m., while the Saturday, March 29 game starts at 1:05 p.m. The Astros open the 2007 season on the road on Monday, March 31 at 6:05 p.m. at PETCO Park against the San Diego Padres."

Game Day Promotions:

2/29 Astros Caps (USSSA) First 5,000 Fans

3/6 Lunch Bags (Kraft) First 3,000 fans

3/8 $1 Hot Dogs (Tyson) Limit 2 per person, while supplies last

3/16 Astros Visors (Best Western) First 2,000 Fans"

Credit to Astros.com

What?? No Kaz Matsui Bobbleheads?? No Miguel Tejada B-12 vitamin night?? Drayton better come up with something better than lunch bags and hot dogs which, coincidentally (or should I say suspiciously), come within 48 hours of one another. If all I am going to get for raised ticket/beer prices this year is a questionable pitching staff and Uncle Drayton lifting the burden of one day of school lunches (left over dollar dog complete with lunch bag two nights earlier) for the kids I don't have -- well, I just may keep my ass on the couch this season.