" are a lot already brought it -- please we joined by Houston. Astros outfitter -- pat and -- you make your first National League All-Star team this year. What was the best thing about being in Saint Louis."

" I'm large part of it just one. I'll opt out my head I really like but bomber slide over the flat out pretty incredible and beating -- people."

" I know you're disappointed that you didn't get the play in the game how are you going to use that as motivation."

" Almost as motivation to. -- there's a lot of motivation as it -- to try to get back you're about to find a way to actually -- the play like go so. Are you are just some to not let it gave me a little taste of what it's like you're not. It'll hopefully be able to have another good Goodyear. You know our result out whereabouts second half right now but I just want to get back are motivated to get back."

" Aren't they don't get the play but I'm sure you still enjoy the experience."

" Yeah fellas it was incredible and you know just beat everyone you meet all of the best in baseball could chew up you on the in shield them -- announced. I was actually a little more black vote he developed a little nervous and typically that's not the case so -- excited I enjoyed it."

" I just talk about the Astros got some big back in your lineup Lance Berkman Miguel Tejada and Carlos -- swing the stick. How much have you learned about hitting from those guys."

" I mean where some of the best hitters in the game or the last couple years that are that are credible charter and it rocked out runners at. You know really good -- watch them they're they're they're as talented and you know. Really it's it's tough to just you can't help tutors he just alike don't have to really. You'll take from from their hitting in my church or what they do it may need accurate we're not the same but. I can definitely learn from approaches financial standpoint so. -- to benefit to have them all thinking."

" Others -- got off to a slow start this season but ever since June 1 you guys have been on a roll back. You've got one of the best records in the national league of last month and a half what's been the key to the turn around."

" I think it's just. You know. I guess -- consistency we've we've we've book they haven't you know just. Any stretch of a huge bomb went streak reduced gradually you know play good ball play good -- you know the bullpen has been solid for seven and started -- been great. So -- just say however -- to play an attitude that's been different people every day of every week. Ever picking each other out."

" I don't Astros opened the second half the season with thirty of the first 33 games against teams with a winning record. You think this stretch will Make or Break Houston --"

" Well definitely I think we you know start after every every game in the big game. It would be a dog fight all year. You know Falcons then they'll. NL central so close so every game's going to be huge union -- division rivals. And you know this is where you Make or Break your uterus -- down the stretch."

" I don't thanks so much for being -- some good luck. The rest of the season I'm Randy Sparage thanks to look and it."