There is this old saying that I think I invented, that goes something like this. The only people who don’t make mistakes are those people who don’t do anything. So, when it comes to managers and managing, they have many chances to make mistakes through both their actions and inactions. In general, if you get…

“Ah, Nothing is too late, till the tired heart shall cease to palpitate.” ― Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Never say this blog fails to bring culture to the world. Of course our usual shots at culture are about as sophisticated as a Jack in the Box Munchie Meal, but dear Mr. Longfellow was a literary Hall of Famer.…

Baseball’s regular seasons fit nicely into a window made up of six months of the calendar. That first month is over with the Houston Astros putting up one of their best opening months in their history at 16-9, which is percentage points behind the 15-8 Yankees and Orioles for best in the AL and second…

Looking at certain numbers, the Houston Astros offense may not seem that improved over 2016. In 2016 the Astros had two players with more than 100 runs scored (George Springer and Jose Altuve). So far they have no players on track for 100 Runs scored. In 2016 the Astros had four players with 20 or…

After Friday night’s game the Astros had earned a very strong 12-5 record, only a few percentage behind the 11-4 Baltimore Orioles for the best record in the major leagues. Considering the Astros were an ugly 5-12 in 2016 after 17 games and did not win their 12th game until May 8th in their 32nd…

After 13 games the Astros sport a 9-4 record, which is tied for their best start in history. They have a comfortable 3-1/2 game lead over the Angels and M’s and a 4 game lead over the A’s and the Rangers in their division. With all that positivity, this is all occurring while some folks…