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Astros Legends Series: Jerry Mumphrey
Jerry Mumphrey spent 15 seasons patrolling various outfields across the majors, including a stop with the Astros in the 80’s which saw him earn his first and only All-Star selection. The pride of Tyler, Texas joins us today for our 15th installment of our continuing Legends Series. Q: So many great athletes have come through […]
Astros vs. Mariners Game Thread: Game 45, 5/14/2026
TODAY’S GAME: The Houston Astros (17-27) will continue their seven-game homestand today as they look to earn a four-game series split with a win against the rival Seattle Mariners (21-23). Astros starter RHP Mike Burrows (2-4, 5.04 ERA), who tossed 7.0 shutout innings his last time out, will oppose RHP Luis Castillo (0-4, 6.57 ERA) […]
Are the Astros Headed Toward Telling Joe to Go?
For Astros fans, this season has been a harsh reminder that baseball is not always fair. What once looked like a team capable of another miraculous turnaround is now a club dangerously close to rock bottom. Unlike last season, when Houston managed to claw its way back into the divisional race, this year’s team appears […]
Astros Prospect Report: May 13th
Another day of minor league baseball is in the books. See the results below. Check out the previous day’s recap here. AAA: Sugar Land Space Cowboys (19-22) lost 6-1 (BOX SCORE) Ullola started for Sugar Land but lasted just 3 innings allowing 3 runs, which all scored in the first inning. The offense got on the […]
Astros Toxic Positivity
This is the part two of my lab on Wednesday, but it is purposefully not a lab. My goal with the labs is to present information and do it in educational and hopefully interesting ways. Occasionally, there is a need to take the information and make a declarative statement. That can’t happen in the lab. […]
Astros vs. Mariners Game Thread: Game 44, 5/13/2026
TONIGHT’S GAME: The Houston Astros (16-27) will continue their homestand tonight in the third game of a four-game series against the rival Seattle Mariners (21-22). Astros starter RHP Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3, 7.41 ERA), a veteran of nine Major League seasons, enters tonight’s game with 898 career strikeouts and is looking to become the 15th […]
Astros Prospect Report: May 12th
Another day of minor league baseball is in the books. See the results below. AAA: Sugar Land Space Cowboys (19-21) won 8-6 (BOX SCORE) Sugar Land got on the board in the first inning on a Nelson solo home run. They scored another run in the third on a double play. Alexander got the start […]
Astros Legends Series: Bill Gullickson
Bill Gullickson spent portions of 18 seasons pitching professionally in the states, Canada and Japan. As Houstonian’s collectively held their breath with Tatsuya Imai, we caught up with Bill as part of our continuing legends series and began the conversation with the land of the rising sun. Q: Imai has been getting a crash course […]
In The Lab: The Astros Math Problem
It was one of the more iconic scenes in baseball moviedom. Lou Brown tells his troops that Rachel Phelps (the owner) does not want them to win. In order to win the division they will need to win 32 more games (from that point in the season) and with every win they will pull off […]
Astros vs. Mariners Game Thread: Game 43, 5/12/2026
TONIGHT’S GAME: The Houston Astros (16-26) will continue their homestand tonight in the second game of a four-game series against the rival Seattle Mariners (20-22). Astros starter RHP Tatsuya Imai (1-0, 7.27 ERA) returns from the IL today after a bout with arm fatigue to face off against the Mariners and RHP Bryan Woo (2-2, […]
Astros Minor League Hotlist: May 12th
Who’s Hot At The Plate? Xavier Neyens – Neyens, the Astros first round pick last year, put together another big week. In 5 games he hit .333 with one home run and an impressive 9 walks to just 3 strikeouts. Neyens has a .985 OPS this season so far. Nehomar Ochoa – Ochoa is truly […]
Astros First Quarter Award Winners
The Astros hit a new low with Monday’s 3-1 loss to the Seattle Mariners. They are now 10 games below .500 after crossing the quarter pole of the season on a three-game losing streak. That skid comes on the heels of a 16-game stretch in which the Astros managed to play .500 baseball against the New York […]
Astros Legends Series: Wade Miller
Today we unveil our 13th installment of the Legends Series, featuring pitcher Wade Miller. Prior to tearing his rotator cuff, Wade was one of the brightest pitchers in the major leagues. Q: There was that three-year stretch with the Astros in which you won 45 games, fueled at one point by a 12-game winning streak, […]
Astros vs. Mariners Game Thread: Game 42, 5/11/2026
TODAY’S GAME: The Houston Astros (16-25) and Seattle Mariners (19-22) play the first game of a four-game series this evening at Daikan Park with first pitch scheduled for 7:10 p.m. CT. RHP Peter Lambert (2-2, 2.42 ERA) will be on the mound for the Astros, opposite LHP George Kirby (4-2, 2.94 ERA) and the Mariners. ABOUT TENG: RHP Peter Lambert […]
Astros Prospect Report: May 10th
Another day of minor league baseball is in the books. See the results below. AAA: Sugar Land Space Cowboys (18-21) lost 5-4 (BOX SCORE) Sugar Land got on the board in the first inning on a Perez 3 run home run. Sugar Land got another run in the third inning on an Alexander RBI double. […]
In The Lab: Measuring Catcher Intangibles
Dusty Baker infamously refused to play Yainer Diaz at catcher more than once or twice a week during his first full season in the big leagues in 2023. The reasoning was that he wasn’t ready for the rigors of everyday catching. What many of us pointed out at the time was that Diaz was a […]
Astros vs. Seattle Series Primer With Mariners Broadcaster Angie Mentink
The biggest homestand of the season is upon us and to kick things off, we sit down with Angie Mentink from the Seattle Mariners broadcast team. Q: Let’s start with the injuries that Dan Wilson has had to juggle and manage, albeit Cal Raleigh is back. Injuries are certainly something Astros fans can relate to. […]
Astros vs. Reds Game Thread: Game 41, 5/10/2026
TODAY’S GAME: The Houston Astros (16-24) and Cincinnati Reds (21-19) play the final game of a three-game series this afternoon at Great American Ball Park with first pitch scheduled for 12:40 p.m. CT. RHP Kai-Wei Teng (1-2, 2.35 ERA) will be on the mound for the Astros, opposite LHP Andrew Abbott (1-2, 5.13 ERA) and […]
Astros Prospect Report: May 9th
Another day of minor league baseball is in the books. See the results below. AAA: Sugar Land Space Cowboys (18-20) won 11-10 (BOX SCORE) Bielak got the start and allowed 2 runs in the first inning. The offense responded with 3 runs in the 3rd on a Biggio walk, Winker walk and Unroe hit by […]
Astros vs. Reds Game Thread: Game 40, 5/9/2026
TODAY’S GAME: The Houston Astros (16-23) and Cincinnati Reds (20-19) play their second game of a three-game series this afternoon at Great American Ball Park with first pitch scheduled for 3:10 p.m. CT. RHP Spencer Arrighetti (4-0, 1.96 ERA) is on the mound for the Astros looking for his fifth consecutive winning decision, while the […]
Astros Prospect Report: May 8th
Another day of minor league baseball is in the books. See the results below. AAA: Sugar Land Space Cowboys (17-20) lost 2-1 (BOX SCORE) Pecko started for Sugar Land and was solid tossing 3.2 scoreless innings while striking out 5 batters. Hendrickson pitched in relief and went 4.1 innings allowing 2 runs. The offense got […]
Astros vs. Reds Game Thread: Game 39, 5/8/2026
TONIGHT’S GAME: The Houston Astros (15-23) and Cincinnati Reds (20-18) will play the first game of a three-game series tonight at Great American Ball Park with first pitch scheduled for 5:10 p.m. CT. RHP Mike Burrows (1-4, 5.97 ERA), who earned his first quality start of the season in his last start will be on […]
In The Lab: Checking In On Jose Altuve
My favorite novel is “Fight Club” by Chuck Palahniuk. There are tons of philosophical nuggets in the book and one of them is my moniker for everything analytics. “On a long enough timeline the survival rate drops to zero.” In other words, given enough time and data, the underlying metrics and outward metrics will align. […]
Astros Prospect Report: May 7th
Another day of minor league baseball is in the books. See the results below. AAA: Sugar Land Space Cowboys (17-19) lost 10-3 (BOX SCORE) Sugar Land got on the board in the 3rd inning on an Alexander 2 run double. Gordon got the start but struggled allowing 7 runs, 6 earned, over 4.2 innings. The […]
Astros Legends Series: Bill Dawley
Bill Dawley would appear in 275 games as a reliever during his major league career. He’d make his debut with the Astros on April 15th and set ablaze the first half of the 1983 season, winning 5 contests while posting a 1.88 ERA. That start would culminate with an All-Star Selection at Old Comiskey […]
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