Jeremy Peña | Photo by Tim Warner/Getty Images Welcome to the Friday Boil. There’s something different about October baseball this season.... Houston Astros News Bregman’s free agency headlines Astros’ list of offseason questions Astros predicted to reunite with superstar with $165 million contract 3 free agents Astros can sign to redeem themselves and win the 2025 … [Read more...] about Astros Crawfish Boil: October 4, 2024
A Postmortem of the 2024 Season
Photo by Tim Warner/Getty Images A trip to the ALCS, an annual tradition in Houston for the past seven years, has come to an unceremonious end. I mean, it was going to happen, sooner or later. Preferably later, but we never get to decide such things in life. These runs aren’t destined to last forever. Just enjoy the ride as long as you can. I know I have, and I hope you … [Read more...] about A Postmortem of the 2024 Season
Baseball: Such a Game of Chance
Thomas Shea-Imagn Images The Astros will be back The Astros looked pitful after getting swept by the Tigers in the Wild Card Series. In the Game Recap, I said they deserved to lose. But...... How easily, with just the slightest turn of luck, this: Photo by Tim Warner/Getty Images Could have been this: Jesse Johnson-USA TODAY Sports … [Read more...] about Baseball: Such a Game of Chance
Astros Crawfish Boil: October 3, 2024
Ryan Pressly | Photo by Alex Bierens de Haan/MLB Photos via Getty Images It’s the first day of the longest part of the season. Welcome to the Thursday Boil! It’s the longest part of the season — Winter is Here. Houston Astros News Gritty Tigers rally late to oust Astros in stunning sweep ‘We’ll be back’: Astros’ streak of deep October runs comes to close Astros … [Read more...] about Astros Crawfish Boil: October 3, 2024
Astros Lose Wild Card Series to the Tigers, Falling in Game Two, 5-2
Thomas Shea-Imagn Images Weak bats and a bullpen meltdown end the Astros’ season a lot like it started. It’s easy to attribute the Astros’ loss in the WC series to Rob Manfred and the vagaries of a three game series. Yes, perhaps over 162 games the Astros are a better team than the Tigers. Yes. the Astros had an unfortunate propensity to hit balls hard but right at … [Read more...] about Astros Lose Wild Card Series to the Tigers, Falling in Game Two, 5-2