Astros Hit Bottom in July
August 3, 2013 by Bill Gilbert · 1 Comment
The Astros picked up their first July win on July 3 and closed out the month with an 11-0 win over Baltimore on July 31. However, they only won four games in between resulting in a 6-18 record for the month, the worst in the major leagues. The Astro finished the month with a record […]
Clearing The Bases
April 16, 2013 by George Kurtz · 1 Comment
Boston Red Sox: My thoughts and prayers go out to Boston. Just another senseless act of violence once again. I’m a Yankee fan, and a Cowboy/Islander fan also, and outside of playing for a hockey team called the Blackhawks, I’ve never worn any other team’s jersey other than those three teams, would consider it disloyal, […]
New Look for the Astros in August
September 1, 2011 by Bill Gilbert · Leave a Comment
The month of August represents a turning point in the future performance of the Astros. Gone are Hunter Pence, Michael Bourn and Jeff Keppinger to be replaced by several promising rookies this year and some promising prospects in the years to come. So far, it has worked well. Three players promoted from AA Corpus Christi […]
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 […]
All in the Cards
June 23, 2010 by Sam Miller · Leave a Comment
Ozzie Smith, Lou Brock, Bob Gibson. Three names Cardinals fans and baseball enthusiasts know well. But those are just three of the Redbirds 42 Hall of Famers. What about Rabbit Maranville, Chick Hafey or Pud Galvin? Authors Greg Marecek and Myron Holtzman engage readers with story after story in “The Cardinals of Cooperstown.” Pick up […]
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 […]
