As remarkable as it may seem, there are few surprises looming for the Astros’ opening day roster. The Astros still need to trim 21 players to reach the 25-man roster limit for April 1, but only 3-4 players are pushing their way onto Jeff Luhnow’s radar. Granted, players like Jose Altuve, Chad Qualls, Jason Castro,…

If the honeymoon isn’t over for Jim Crane, it will be at some point in 2014. It’s time for Jim Crane to own the Houston Astros. You can inherit a mess, but sooner or later the keys, batons and reins are fully passed and the jalopy becomes yours. It’s time for Jim Crane to own…

by Dan Peschong I thought I would take the easy way out today and throw out a simplistic throw away post. It is called “Finish the Phrase” and it is about that simple. I’ll throw out the start of 10 phrases related to the Astros and you get to complete them all or as many…

The Astros reported to spring training a month ago and are less than three weeks from the beginning of the major league season. If spring training stats and wins or losses mean nothing, then there are no worries for players like Jonathan Singleton, George Springer, Brett Oberholtzer or Matt Dominguez. But you can bet that…

UPDATE: Read more here about Brett Wallace released. By Brian Todd A few weeks ago I made a comment and used the phrase “boot-licking, bi-coastal media.” I was rather proud of myself. In fact, I strained a ligament trying to pat myself on the back. But the fact is, the media tends to look down on…

The Astros have parted ways with Brett Wallace. The move shouldn’t come as a surprise, but the official release puts a period at the end of what many had hoped would be a long tenure at first base in the tradition of Jeff Bagwell and Lance Berkman. While he technically came to the Astros in…

By Dan Peschong Back in November of 1997, the Tampa Bay Devil Rays and Arizona D’Backs paid a gazillion bucks to be split among the existing owner gazillionaires and this bought them the “honor” of  drafting from the residue of the existing NL teams. From a Houston Astros perspective this will always be remembered as the time when they…

Check out the answers to Dan’s trivia questions. By Brian Todd If the look at NRI infielders had you thinking about where we might find our reserves, the look at the outfielders will have you praying for a starter. No offense to Adron Chambers, but I think we all know who I’m talking about. The…