Astros Draft: Will Mark Appel Be The Pick?
MLB’s Rule 4 Draft is in just 20 days. Our Houston Astros will have the top pick and unlike most recent years, there isn’t a clear cut favorite to go first overall. Some of the names being…Read More
Time may be running out on Happ and Harrell
The Astros have done remarkably well so far this season but that doesn’t mean everyone is having fun. The rotation has two horses in Wandy Rodriguez and Bud Norris but after that, it gets dicey.…Read More
Astros Drop 2nd of 3 Game Set to Bucs
J.A. Happ took the mound for the Astros tonight in Pittsburgh, facing off against Charlie Morton. As was the case with most J.A. Happ starts, the Astros lost the game. In the first inning, Neil Walker…Read More
Brett Myers looks very comfortable as the Astros’ closer
When we first heard the Astros were planning on moving Brett Myers to the closers role, most fans were willing to give it a shot. Afterall, the purpose was to fill a hole and increase value in the righthander…Read More
Bud Norris shuts down Pirates
The offensively-challenged Pittsburgh Pirates were unable to score tonight against Bud Norris and three Astros relievers. Houston’ Brian Bogusevic crossed the plate on a second inning double-play…Read More
Astros Drop Rubber Match vs Marlins
The Astros dropped the finale vs the Miami Marlins tonight 5-3. Astros starter Lucas Harrell got off…Read More
Right field wide open for the Astros
I’ll be honest, coming into the season, I was hoping Brian Bogusevic would show doubters wrong…Read More
Teams calling on the Magic Wandy
So, it appears that Wandy Rodriguez‘s success is starting to translate into phone calls for Jeff…Read More
Astros Promote Jarred Cosart to AAA
During pre season, I wrote an article encouraging every Astros fan to “Adopt A Prospect”.…Read More
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
Wandy Rodriguez making Jeff Luhnow’s job easier
For 2 years now, most Astros’ fans have expected Wandy Rodriguez to be dealt as part of the newly embraced rebuilding plan but that hasn’t happened yet. Reality is Jeff Luhnow will trade Wandy…Read More
Bullpen can’t hold lead for Jordan Lyles
Jordan Lyles outpitched Mat Latos today in Cincinnati but the Astros bullpen couldn’t hold onto a 5-3 lead. The Astros jumped on Latos early, as Jed Lowrie drove in Jose Altuve in the first inning…Read More
Brad Mills puzzling benching of Brian Bogusevic and belief in Chris Johnson
To say there has been more than one opportunity for me to go off onto a tangent concerning Brad Mills would be an understatement. That said, I’ve tried to keep my word and not judge the guy until…Read More
Get to know the Astros’ offense
As I was driving into work a few weeks back, yes I haven’t left my day job as of yet, I was listening to a certain sports talk show in Houston which will remain nameless. They were babbling on about…Read More
Astros’ rally comes up short vs Brewers 6-5
The Astros looked like a fish ready to be cooked for dinner but a nice 7th inning rally brought them back to life only to fall to the Brew Crew 6-5. The Astros didn’t do much against Zack Greinke…Read More
Astros, Wandy try to avoid sweep
The Astros offensive struggles against the Dodgers continued Saturday. Houston plated only one run for the second straight night, resulting in back-to-back losses. Dodgers slugger Matt Kemp has supplied…Read More
Jose Altuve showing he belongs
The question at every single level about Jose Altuve wasn’t about his height, that’d been talked about enough, it’s when would he come back down to earth? After all, he can’t keep…Read More
Minor League Update
We are a few weeks into the minor league season and the Astros system hasn’t looked this good in…well gosh, I can’t remember how long its been since we’ve looked good as an organization.…Read More
Brett Myers On The Move?
With word breaking last night that San Francisco Giants All Star closer, Brian Wilson, would be needing surgery that would end his 2012 season, Bob Nightengale of USA Today tweeted that the Astros have…Read More
Jed Lowrie Debuts Friday
The Astros announced earlier today that after a few minor league rehab assignments in AAA, Oklahoma City, Jed Lowrie will make his debut with the Astros tomorrow, April 13 as the Astros kick off a three…Read More





















