From the Archives: Remembering Denny Galehouse
June 22, 2017 by Mike Lynch · Leave a Comment
The following was originally published on October 18, 2007. Tuesday night’s game reminded me of another tough decision a Red Sox manager had to make about who to pitch in a crucial game. Terry Francona chose rested, but still not completely healthy veteran knuckleballer Tim Wakefield to face the Indians in Game 4 of the […]
Astros Show Some Improvement in June
July 2, 2013 by Bill Gilbert · Leave a Comment
The Astros entered the final weekend of the month of June with a 12-12 record and a chance to have their first winning month in years. However, they were swept at home by the Los Angeles Angels and finished 12-15 for the month. The month started on a positive note as the Astros won their […]
Childhood and Wally Bunker
June 17, 2011 by Austin Gisriel · 9 Comments
The year 1964 when I was 7 years old, was a landmark for me. In February of that year, I saw the Beatles for the first time on my grandmother’s 13″ black and white television; a set so full of vacuum tubes and other hardware that it weighed as much as our big screen TV […]
Astros Come to Life in August
September 3, 2010 by Bill Gilbert · Leave a Comment
In the final month of the Astros forgettable 2009 season, the Astros inexplicably swept the National League Champion Philadelphia Phillies in a 4 game series in Houston. The 2010 schedule also included a 4-game series with the Phillies, this time in Philadelphia in August. The result was the same as the Astros brought their brooms […]
Where Is the Offense?
May 6, 2010 by Bill Gilbert · Leave a Comment
The Houston Astros have started slowly for several years (9-13 in April, 2009 and 13-16 in 2008). However, the month of April, 2010 (8-14) was even worse. After the Club started 0-8, there was a brief ray of hope when the team went 8-2 in the next 10 games including a 3 game sweep of […]
Call Them World Champions — Yet Again
April 21, 2010 by Brandon Williams · Leave a Comment
A simulated season on Out of the Park Baseball 11 (www.ootpdevelopments.com) determined that the New York Yankees will win the 2010 World Series over the Philadelphia Phillies. The title would be the 29th in franchise history, but the first one via wild card for the Bronx Bombers, who finished second to Tampa in the American […]
