Warming Up

The Astros are a bad team. Sure, they've gotten some great pitching, especially from Roger Clemens, but that's about it. They've only scored 75 runs and are hitting .250 as a team. Compare this to the Cubs' 111 runs and .279 batting average. And they do this in a band box of a park.

Not only is this team ripe for the picking, but it's an opportunity to get Aramis Ramirez back on track.

With the Juice Box's short porch in left field, Aramis has a good chance to wake his sleepy bat. I'm not just talking homers here. A few doubles banged off the high wall would also be nice.

A Ram is just not right so far this year. He already has 12 K's on the season. That's a rate of 1 in every 5 at bats. Last year, he struck out 62 times in 547 ABs, or nearly once every 10 at bats.

A Ram needs the Juice.