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On Saturday, with only one out down, the last starter the Astros added to their rotation before the season started, Jake Odorizzi, left the game with tightness in his forearm. Kent Emanuel, a 29-year-old rookie stepped in and pitched the REST of the ga…
Read MoreOn the floor, the Houston Rockets might not be very good right now. In fact, they are possibly the worst team in the NBA. But off the floor, in the bowels of the Toyota Center inside what we imagine are windowless concrete rooms filled with nerds drink…
Read MoreIt wasn’t bad enough that the Astros had lost four straight and their starting pitching was behaving like it needed to be home early given the lack of innings they are putting up, but the team announced Wednesday that five players including Jose Altuve…
Read MoreCheating sucks. There, we said it. In fact, we’ve said it plenty of times before in this space. What the Astros did back in 2017 on their way to the first World Series win in Houston history was an embarrassment. Period. Full stop. But, when A.J. Hinch…
Read MoreAs Houston winter weather (i.e. cool-ish temperatures) gives way to spring, the flowers start blooming, everything looks green again and the first forecasts of the Atlantic hurricane season begin hitting the web. For sports fans, think of these as earl…
Read MoreEventually, it happens to every team. The Rockets just didn’t think it would be quite this soon. After eight seasons with winning records and trips to the postseason including the franchise record for wins in a season and two visits to the Western Conf…
Read MoreOne of the best days of the year is opening day in baseball. After a COVID-shortened 2020 and a disappointing overall year for the Astros, even more anticipation was building over at Minute Maid Park. Which made it all the more of a bummer when the off…
Read MoreBesides the COVID-shortened 2020 season, 2021 promises to be one of the most interesting and difficult to predict seasons in quite some time for the Houston Astros. There is a mix of young talent and older experience throughout the lineup with huge sta…
Read MoreHouston is not a city that is easy on sports fans. Considering some of the unbelievable sports misery lumped upon the shoulders of fans in Houston over the last year-plus, it’s a miracle they remain committed to teams here. But, Monday night delivered …
Read MoreVictor Oladipo had long cited his desire to take his talents to South Beach. After a half-season stay in Houston with mixed results, he finally got his wish on Thursday as the Rockets traded Oladipo at the NBA trade deadline to the Heat for guard Avery…
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