Thomas Shea-Imagn Images Tonights game was a microcosm of Houston baseball over the past two years. None of it came easy, but the Astros did just enough to pull through. After last nights game many Houston fans were paranoid that the Astros would find a way to blow the AL West title. Perhaps it was irrational, but Valdez and the offense yielding a 3-1 deficit didn’t … [Read more...] about Against all odds: the Astros clinch the 2024 AL West division title!
Some Astros Notes
Photo by Tim Warner/Getty Images Kyle Tucker, bulpen depth, and a fourth starter conversation. Note No. 1 - Kyle Tucker Picking Up Where He Left Off We all knew it would take Kyle Tucker a little while to shake off the rust. I mean, he went over three months between his injury in early June and his first game back in early September. There was also no rehab assignment … [Read more...] about Some Astros Notes
Astros Crawfish Boil: September 24, 2024
Jeremy Peña | Photo by Tim Warner/Getty Images The Astros failed to procure their dance card. With a loss to the Seattle Mariners, the Astros playoff odds dropped from >99.9 percent all the way down to 99.5. The Astros tried and failed to eliminate the Mariners from the AL West Division Title race with a 6-1 loss at Minute Maid Park. They still have their destiny … [Read more...] about Astros Crawfish Boil: September 24, 2024
Yordan-less Astros “Offense” Keeps Mariners Hopes Alive. Stros Fall 6-1
Troy Taormina-Imagn Images Hunter Brown was great, the Mariners’ Bryce Miller was better Do the Astros just love drama? Are they going to do like last year, make us wait until the last game of the year before we know if they’ll make the playoffs? Although the Astros came into this game five games ahead of the Mariners with only six games remaining for both teams, the Ms … [Read more...] about Yordan-less Astros “Offense” Keeps Mariners Hopes Alive. Stros Fall 6-1
Game 157 Thread. September 23, 2024, 7:10 CT. Mariners @ Astros
Troy Taormina-Imagn Images It’s the playoff for the playoffs. Except it’s a one game elimination tournament for the Mariners in their forlorn and perpetually unfruitful efforts to displace the Stros as champions of the West. Let’s clinch this tonight. And let’s sweep. Because even though the Mariners are on the outside looking in for the WC, if they get the last seed, … [Read more...] about Game 157 Thread. September 23, 2024, 7:10 CT. Mariners @ Astros