Happy Easter Weekend! Hope you’re planning a weekend with family and friends. • •• ••• •• • Borrowing from the 1984 Ronald Reagan campaign theme: It’s morning again in Houston! Over the past several days, we’ve reviewed roster possibilities, hopes and dreams of the Astros for 2015. Brian even gave you a glimpse of the future on Thursday from…

So, today we’re seeing the future of the Astros right over there in the home team dugout at Whataburger Field. Oh, sure, Jose Altuve and George Springer are the future, too. But neither of them is a two-time defending champion. And that’s what a bunch of those guys for the Corpus Christi Hooks are. A big…

Sometimes when we think of this year’s Houston Astros’ team as it readies itself for the 2015 season we think of improvement as what happened since they last played in September 2014. The team has certainly improved during the off-season, but this post will look at where they are now vs. the first week of…

Houston, at this moment, we do not have a problem. The Astros’ roster is taking shape. A.J. Hinch seems to have settled into a groove already. There’s peace in the clubhouse and order on the field. The batting order and rotation are coming into focus, and they appear stronger than a year ago. Though television is…

Everyone knows that politics is involved in sports too. There are so-called business decisions. There are the saving face decisions. There are also the behind the scenes decisions that don’t make sense “in front” of the scenes. All of that aside, here’s the way the Astros’ roster should line up beginning the 2015 season. After starting with…

Turning points are critical to any organization. It’s the only way forward, whether the sports team is good or bad. Good teams adjust and rarely see the bottom of the barrel. Others are forced to scramble regularly, due to bad management, changes in the market, changes in ownership or other outside factors. The Astros are…