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Jim Crane is Cleaning House
As we here at Climbing Tal’s Hill reported late yesterday, new Astros owner, Jim Crane, has fired President of Baseball Operations, Tal Smith, and General Manager, Ed Wade. Brad Mills has not been…Read More
Astros’ Season in Review
Now that the Astros season is 60 games in and currently have a 23-37 record, I thought it would be a good time to look back and reflect on the clubs progress, or lack there of, to this point. I think…Read More
Keep Your Heads Up
If you want to dig for dirt, don’t bother getting a shovel if it is on the topic of the Astros. It doesn’t take a baseball fan to recognize that the 2011 campaign for the Astros thus far has…Read More
Bill Hall’s error is deciding factor in Astros’ 5-4 loss
The achillies heel of the Houston Astros this season has been their poor defense and tonight it costed them the game. J.A. Happ was pitching well through the first 2.2 innings, only giving up one run until…Read More
Astros score three runs in the 9th to win series opener
Maybe Hunter Pence read my article earlier today about if he is tradeable or not because he made himself indispensable tonight with a game winning single in the bottom of the 9th. Pence’s hit capped…Read More
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Carlos Lee, Bill Hall power Astros to win
The Astros once again jumped out to an early lead but unlike past games, they held on to the lead in…Read More
Astros rally in the 9th to get a win over Cardinals
I think Bill Hall won a couple of more fans tonight with his walk off single in the bottom of the ninth…Read More
Houston, We Have a Second/Short Problem
As Barmes goes down the road to recovery in Oklahoma City, you have to begin to wonder where the Astros…Read More
Brett Wallace and the Astro Lineup
The general perception, and reality to some extent, of this Astro team is that they do not have the pieces…Read More
I’ve seen and heard enough of Bill Hall
I was critical of the Bill Hall signing from the moment it happened. Now I’m just plain fed up…Read More
Numbers Behind the Struggling Bats
If your starting pitching staff is going to give up 5+ runs every game, then your offense isn’t…Read More
Projected 25 Man Roster (as of 3/22)
Thanks to the guys at mlbdepthcharts.com , we have the ability to see what the Astro’s roster…Read More
Astros Split Split Squad Games
The win column is now a party of one after the Astros took one from the Tigers, but blew a ninth inning…Read More
Is Mike Barnett up to the challenge?
No one has taken on a bigger challenge this off-season in Major League Baseball than Astros hitting coach,…Read More
Will league’s worst offense be improved in 2011?
Last Season the Astros finished dead last in several offensive categories including homeruns, walks,…Read More
Market Value for Hall?
I was certainly not crazy about the Bill Hall signing so emphatically completed by Houston GM Drayton…Read More
Free-Agency Halfway Point -ish
With New Year’s this weekend signifying roughly the halfway point of the offseason, I wanted to…Read More
Houston’s Lineup With Hall
I apologize for the delay in getting this article out but with Christmas, family time, and the proverbial…Read More
Market Value for Hall?
I was certainly not crazy about the Bill Hall signing so emphatically completed by Houston GM Drayton…Read More
Bill Hall Is Coming to Texas
The Houston Astros have officially signed Bill Hall. Luckily it’s only a one year contract. Hall will…Read More
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