The Crawfish Boxes

Hector Neris | Photo by Tim Warner/Getty Images Welcome to the Wednesday Boil. Welcome to the Boil, where the Panic Battalion has their berthing. I scrubbed the internet so you don’t have to! Houston Astros News Three takeaways from Astros’ extra-innings loss to A’s Justin Verlander Doesn’t Look Like a Postseason Option for the Astros (FG) Astros 2024: A bipolar year … [Read more...] about Astros Crawfish Boil: September 11, 2024

Troy Taormina-Imagn Images Arrighetti tries to get back on track against the not-so-bad As … [Read more...] about Game 145 Thread. September 10, 2024, 7:10 CT

Thomas Shea-Imagn Images I have never wanted to write a recap less, but this is why they pay me the big bucks... Anyway, the Astros lost a frustrating and very winnable game Tuesday night and they wasted a great pitching performance. Spencer Arrighetti pitched like a top-end starter tonight, going 6.2 innings, striking out seven and only walking one. He did give up a … [Read more...] about The A’s bunt their way to a win and the Astros lose in extra innings!

Troy Taormina-Imagn Images Cleveland continues to come for the one seed with the Royals right behind them. The team had a day off yesterday, so they could sit back and watch some of the other teams in the American League compete for their playoff spot and seed. With the Astros still sitting in the third seed, all eyes center around the Seattle Mariners, who are still … [Read more...] about Astros Daily: Yankees and Guardians keep winning, helping to try and solidify first round byes

Troy Taormina-Imagn Images An Ode to Justin Verlander I come to praise Caesar and not to bury him. One of the truths in all of sports is that eventually all good things must end. Father Time is undefeated as they say. On a long enough timeline the survival rate drops to zero. Maybe I can throw a few more clichés into the mix, but I think everyone gets the idea. The hard … [Read more...] about Astros HOF Index: The Long Goodbye