Category: Astros
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Astros’ off-season outside-the-box thinking

As soon as the season was over, my baseball buddy, Justin, pulled me aside and started running down the list of things he said had to happen now that the Astros’ season was over.
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Dana and Joe

When we discuss the future of the Astros leadership including the GM Dana Brown, Manager Joe Espada and various assistant coaches, there is a question to be discussed.
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Astros’ off-season: Starting pitching review

It’s time to start looking at what was and what will be for the Astros. Today, let’s start with the pitching.
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Astros’ 2025: Why are they headed home?

Before this post addresses that question above, we will take a few moments to thank the Astros for a wonderful eight season run of playoff appearances and the two championships that the team brought to this city.
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We should have known something was up

We should have had a clue when… Spencer Arrighetti went down on April 8. But we kept believing.
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Astros 2025: The Fat Lady is Warming Up

A few innings into Friday night’s game against the Angels, the Astros playoff chances had gone from bleak to not bad. Cleveland and Detroit had both lost and the Astros were up 3-0 and if they held on, they would be in a tie (but without the tiebreakers) with both competitors.
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Astros 2025: Is there any hope left?

Less than a week ago, the Astros’ prospects for the postseason were pretty solid after sweeping the Rangers. If they could win two from the Mariners, they would be in great shape for the AL West title. If they just won one, they would be in good shape for a Wild Card spot.
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Astros 2025: The Lost Weekend

For fans of Houston sports teams, this was a Debbie downer of a weekend. The Texans fell to 0-3 and look a lot more like the 4-12 teams of the past than the division winner of the last two seasons.
