Astros Sunday Roundup: Mark Appel "Rumored" To Be Draft's No.1 Pick
June 4, and the Amateur Draft is just around the corner...Well that was a nightmarish seven-game losing streak. We were starting to look like the Cubs. It started with the Dogers series then continued...
View ArticleAstros Sunday Roundup: Are We Still in 'Everything Must Go' Mode?
Would Jeff Luhnow consider trading Jed Lowrie?Well the draft provided a welcome panacea for what was a truly dreadful two and a half weeks on the field itself (3-11, outscored 65 to 109). You are not...
View ArticleHouston Astros Sunday Roundup: In Search of Good News
It has been a dismal three weeks for the big-league club. 5-15. That's the Astros record over the past three weeks. Bud Norris and Wilton Lopez have both been sent to the disabled list, Matt Cain...
View ArticleAstros Sunday Roundup: Get Carlos Lee to the Dodgers Already
Carlos Lee has used up most of the city's goodwill in his 5 1/2 years in Houston. Jose Altuve, All-Star. The little engine that could, Pocket Jesus is off to Kansas City as the Astros representative...
View ArticleAstros Sunday Roundup: How Low Can This Team Go?
Right now it isn't even about winning, just about salvaging some modicum of pride. Since June 27 the Astros have won only once, a 6-3 win against the Brewers. And they only won that because Zach...
View ArticleAstros Sunday Roundup: Jeff Luhnow Trades Away Brett Myers, J.A. Happ
Another busy week in Astros Land. Ever since J.A. Happ received $2.1m in arbitration at the start of the season I did question how much longer he would be wearing an Astros uniform and several times...
View ArticleAstros Sunday Roundup: Minor Leagues Offer Respite For Dismal July
The Astros month of July 2012 was one of the worst in the history of baseball. For good news, you have to look elsewhere. This week even the national press have caught up on the sheer awfulness that is...
View ArticleAstros Sunday Roundup: Altuve Steals Hats, Winning Streaks And Bobby Heck's...
It's actually been a good week for the Astros, or at least how weeks go these days...Oh dear Milwaukee. You just lost two games in a row to the Houston Astros. Surely your manager is in the hot-seat...
View ArticleAstros Sunday Roundup: Brad Mills We Hardly Knew Ya
It's been another busy week in Astros world. Nobody is quite sure what 'it' is, but the consensus seems to be that whatever 'it' is, Brad Mills did not have it. He is a nice guy, and probably a decent...
View ArticleAstros Sunday Roundup: Minor Leaguer Devenski Tosses No-Hitter
We discuss Bud Norris' bizarre home-road splits. The bombshell of the week was Jeff Luhnow's hiring of Kevin Goldstein, who was working for Baseball Prospectus. Along with a few others, Goldstein is in...
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