The Crawfish Boxes

Jeremy Pena fields a ground ball on Sept. 5. | Photo by Kirk Irwin/Getty Images A few brief topics....beginning with Thursday’s shut out loss Astros Shut Out By Opponent Getting shut out by the Reds Thursday is particularly frustrating. Obviously you can’t win a game if the offense can’t score a run. And, given that the Astros lost 1-0, it would not require much more … [Read more...] about Friday’s Astros Notes

Yusei Kikuchi | Photo by Kevin M. Cox/Getty Images Welcome to the Friday Boil! It’s Framberday. F-R—A-M-B—E-R-V—NIGHT! Good morning and welcome to the week-daily Crawfish Boil, where Astros fans can complain about their favorite team. Complimenting your favorite team is frowned upon ‘round these parts, do so at your own risk. Also, it’s Framber-Day, and at least we … [Read more...] about Astros Crawfish Boil: September 6, 2024

Arizona Diamondbacks | Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images Houston hosts the Diamondbacks three times at Minute Maid Park starting tonight. Tonight the Houston Astros open a three-game set against the Arizona Diamondbacks. After sweeping the Kansas City Royals in four games, the Astros dropped three in a row to the Cincinnati Reds, the third straight sweep at the … [Read more...] about Series Preview (46 of 52): Diamondbacks Visit Houston

Photo by Heather Barry/Getty Images Matt Chapman’s extension with the Giants will possibly serve as a floor for negotiations in Alex Bregman’s free agency. Alex Bregman’s upcoming trip into free agency was always going to be fascinating. For one, he likely holds more importance to the Astros than most, if not all, other clubs. There are sentimental reasons and his … [Read more...] about Impacts Of Matt Chapman’s Extension On Alex Bregman

Astros Manager Joe Espada and Coach Dave Clark. | Photo by Kevin M. Cox/Getty Images … [Read more...] about Game Thread Sept. 5, 2024 Astros-Reds