The Houston Astros recently inaugurated their Hall of Fame by choosing the following players for initial induction. They are: Craig Biggio, Jeff Bagwell, Nolan Ryan, Jimmy Wynn, Jose Cruz, Larry Dierker, Don Wilson, Jim Umbricht, Mike Scott, Joe Morgan, Bob Aspromonte, Joe Niekro and Shane Reynolds.
I am not going to quibble about who was picked, but I am perturbed by who was left off. I think that Roy Oswalt was probably more deserving than a number of the pitchers here, but obviously he was not the best Astros pitcher of all-time. But somehow, for some unfathomable reason, it seems that whoever made these choices left off arguably the greatest outfielder in the history of the Astros, Lance Berkman.