Category: Astros
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AL West rivals: Seattle Mariners
We continue to take a look at each of the Astros AL West rivals culminating in a microscopic look at our own Astros. Today we will focus on the Seattle Mariners. We will include some stats from 2019 and 2020 since 2020 was such an odd wad season.
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Astros’ fans: Reasons for despair and hope
For the first time since 2017, the Astros enter Spring Training coming off a regular season that was less than a triumph. In 2017 through 2019, the Astros came in over the magic 100-win mark each season, highlighted by the club record of 107 wins in 2019.
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AL West rivals: Texas Rangers
AL West rivals: Texas Rangers Over the next couple of weeks, we will take a look at each of the Astros AL West rivals and finally a microscopic look back on to our own Astros. Today we continue the topic with the Texas Rangers. We will include some stats from 2019 and 2020 since 2020…
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And then there were four?
The Astros rotation heading from 2020 into the beginning of 2021 has been a mathematical equation in flux between additions and subtractions.
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AL West rivals: Los Angeles Angels
Over the next couple of weeks, we will take a look at each of the Astros AL West rivals and finally a microscopic look back on to our own Astros. Today we begin the topic with the Los Angeles/California Angels of Anaheim/ LA or whatever their name is this week. We will include some stats…
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10 questions for Astros’ fans
It is time again for you to prove you are the smartest readers in the blogosphere or at least smarter than this writer as you are requested to answer ten questions about the Houston home team.
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Ol’ Man Greinke: He just keeps rollin’ along
It is funny how we form impressions of people based on the latest news or views. Mention Zack Greinke and you will probably envision a quirky Eddie Lopat-ish fluff ball tosser, who somehow gets by. (And you may have to ask your great grandparents about Eddie Lopat, cause your parents and grandparents may not know).
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Who is this new Jake?
For 5-1/2 seasons the Astros had a Jake on the roster, OF Jake Marisnick also known as JFSF (Jake from State Farm) around this blog. Marisnick was sent off to the Mets for young outfielder Kenedy Corona and reliever Blake Taylor, the second of which immediately yielded benefits to the big club. So, since the…
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