Tag: mlb
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Lance – The Last Time….

The word is in that the prodigal son, Lance McCullers Jr. (well son to his dad who also played in the Big Show) will start Sunday against the Chicago White Sox at Rate Field.
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Astros 2025: Weekend Thoughts

My most blessed thoughts and prayers for everyone on a most blessed Holy Weekend. Today I’m just throwing out a few diverse thoughts on our favorite team.
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Astros’ early season: 10 Questions

We have the smartest baseball readers in the world. Maybe our world is not that big, but you folks always have great ideas. Today we are looking for your answers, thoughts and opinions relative to the following 10 questions.
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YIE – Do the “Trends” Matter?

Chip hit the nail on the head in his last post when he knew that I would be following up with one of my YIE (Yes It’s Early) posts.
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Astros 2025: It’s Crystal Ball Time

Before I get started here, here is my public service announcement to all our readers here. The predictions below are for entertainment purposes. Your faithful writer does not bet based on his predictions and begs you to follow the same.
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The State of the Astros: 2025 marks a defining era for Houston

As the Houston Astros wrap up spring training and gear up for Opening Day, they enter a season of transition—perhaps the most pivotal since their rise to dominance nearly a decade ago. Frankly, I have a lot of questions – and I’m guessing you do too.
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How is the Astros’ 26-man roster shaping up?

This post was a bit more difficult when I started writing it a couple days ago. But then we had this pop up…..Astros Release Ben Gamel, Jalen Beeks – MLB Trade Rumors …..and then this popped up this morning…..Jon Singleton cut from Astros’ roster in latest round of moves. So, did you catch that?
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Baseball: The way it was meant to be

I’m a purist, plain and simple. Tried and true, through and through. Old school and old-fashioned. I believe baseball should be played the way it was invented, not manipulated for television ratings or made easier for the modern athlete. The game was built on strategy, skill, and toughness. Unfortunately, a lot of that has been…
