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Astros Complete Trade with Blue Jays

In a trade that was agreed upon back on July 20, the Astros have officially received SP Kevin Comer as the player to be named later in the trade with the Toronto Blue Jays, officially completing the mega…Read More

Astros Complete Mega Trade with Blue Jays

So I get to the theater to see “The Dark Knight Rises”, I park the car, buy the ticket and on my way into the theater, I pull up twitter on my iPhone and see that we have completed a mega deal…Read More

Mike Hessman; a real life Crash Davis

Astros farmhand Mike Hessman is having a big year at Oklahoma City. The RedHawks 1B/DH is producing some monstrous power numbers in his 17th minor league season. The 34 year-old Hessman has connected for…Read More

State of the Astros time!

We come to July and we find the Astros leaking oil badly. The team has a ton of issues but let’s all remember, it’s about the future not the present. We at Climbing Tal’s Hill would like…Read More

Astros Rally Early But Lose Late

To say that the game tonight was an offensive showcase would be an understatement. A total of 21 runs were scored but the Astros came out on the losing end for the eighth game in a row as they fell to…Read More

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Astros State of the Team Report

Welcome to the first installment of our “State of the Team” report. This will be a monthly…Read More

Astros Opening Day roster includes 13 pitchers

The Astros have trimmed the roster to 25 in accordance with today’s 4:00 deadline imposed by MLB.…Read More

Late rally helps Astros beat Bucs

It took the Astros offense a while to get started today but a big ninth inning helped secure a 5-4 win.…Read More

Opportunity knocks for Juan Abreu

Just imagine releasing a baseball and knowing that you just threw it 100 mph, pretty amazing feeling…Read More

Pitchers & Catchers Report (Part 3)

The Bullpen Yesterday I gave one of the bullpen spots to Lucas Harrell. That leaves sixteen relievers…Read More

Linkin’ it up, Astros style

If you saw Brian’s post you already know the Astros signed former Houston Cougar Chris Snyder.…Read More

Jeff Luhnow on-line chat transcript

In case you missed it our new General Manager participated in a chat session this evening at Astros.com.…Read More

Who closes for the Astros now?

So Jeff Luhnow made his first trade as GM of the Astros and it certainly was a bold one. Whether you…Read More

Player Profile: Jorge De Leon

Jorge De Leon, much like David Carpenter, came up through the minor league system as a position player…Read More

Player Profile: David Carpenter

Righty reliever David Carpenter was originally drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals as a catcher. A twelfth…Read More