Astros need a day off to regroup; 0-2 since we hit reset on the season
Jeff Luhnow and I agreed on Monday that the Astros could finish out .500. That meant, starting Tuesday in Milwaukee, they needed to go 29-29 for the remainder of the season. I asked Twitterers if they...
View ArticleNationals in town, could be another model for Astros to follow
Not too many days ago, the Pittsburgh Pirates were at Minute Maid Park. Considering that their 29-year rebuilding process is finally showing some positive results, I wrote that perhaps the Astros...
View ArticleAstros manager Brad Mills deserves another year
I just looked at the headline I wrote and wondered if Brad Mills wants another year as Astros manager. Maybe that's like saying someone deserves another year as Lindsay Lohan's lawyer.
View ArticleFans have spoken on Brad Mills, and readers say I’m negative
This is the worst of times. This is the worst of times. The Astros might not set major league record for losses, but it’s possible, if not probable, they will at least make a run at the franchise...
View ArticleAstros fire Mills, now he doesn’t have to watch them play any more
No one likes to be fired. But, in Brad Mills’ case, perhaps he was smiling on the inside when it happened to him late Saturday night. It was inevitable. I have been arguing that the Houston Astros...
View ArticleDeFrancesco learns quickly that Astros won’t be rebuilt in a day
You only get one chance to make a first impression. Tony DeFrancesco made a good first impression. He arrived at a news conference Sunday morning at Minute Maid Park to be announced as the Astros’...
View ArticleIf Spider-Man can come back at 50, so can Roger Clemens
There was a story in Monday’s Chronicle about Marvel Comics upcoming release of three new Spider-Man titles to celebrate the superheroes’ 50th birthday. That wasn’t the inspiration for the announcement...
View ArticleAstros’ new DH, Carlos Pena, a defining character in ‘Moneyball’
One of the most memorable scenes from “Moneyball” occurred when Oakland general manager Billy Beane (Brad Pitt) approached A’s manager Art Howe (Philip Seymour Hoffman) and told him he couldn’t start...
View ArticleAstros, Rockets have little leverage in TV dispute
It was heartening to hear Mayor Annise Parker speak up this week about the apparently stalled negotiations between the Astros, Rockets and Comcast on one side and the major cable/satellite carriers...
View ArticleDelino DeShields Jr. accepts second base challenge
LANCASTER, Ca. — There is little question Delino DeShields Jr. is one of the most exciting players to watch in the Astros organization, although threatening would be the adjective most likely used by...
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