Astros, Rockies Swap Barmes, Paulino
November 18, 2010 by Aaron Somers · Leave a Comment
One of the many struggles the Houston Astros faced in 2010 was a lack of production from their middle infield. Second baseman Jeff Keppinger had a solid season, posting career highs in most offensive categories while amassing a total of 575 plate appearances. However, the Astros failed to find consistent production at shortstop which became a revolving […]
Break Up the Astros
August 2, 2010 by Bill Gilbert · Leave a Comment
The Houston Astros finished the month of July with 4 straight wins, outscoring the opposition 25-2. It was the first winning month for the Club with a record of 13-11. Most of the credit goes to the pitchers with the starters compiling a 2.54 ERA, the best in the league for the month. Brett Myers […]
Are the Astros Really This Bad?
June 2, 2010 by Bill Gilbert · Leave a Comment
Anyone who saw the first two games of the Cincinnati series last week and the Washington game on Monday would obviously answer yes. The Astros are on a pace to lose 108 games this year after never having lost 100 in their 48-year history. After getting in a hole with an 8-14 record in April, […]
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 […]
Live From Spring Training ’10: Yankees vs. Astros
March 20, 2010 by Bill Gilbert · Leave a Comment
A sun-drenched, record crowd of 7,020 fans saw the Houston Astros overcome a 4-0 deficit to defeat a New York Yankees split squad 8-6 in Kissimmee Saturday afternoon. The Yankees struck early against Brett Myers with a home run by Robinson Cano in the second inning and two more runs in the third on a triple by […]
Live From Spring Training ’10: Blue Jays Vs. Astros
March 19, 2010 by Bill Gilbert · Leave a Comment
In a game played primarily by backup players and minor leaguers, the Houston Astros defeated the Toronto Blue Jays, 2-0, Friday afternoon in Kissimmee. The Astros scored one run in the first inning on a leadoff triple by Jason Bourgeois and a groundout by Jeff Keppinger and another in the second inning on a wind-aided […]