/u/Prayray - HoustonNewMedia.org https://houstonnewmedia.org/author/u-prayray/ Building "Bridges" Across the Bayou City! Tue, 07 Oct 2025 20:30:21 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 https://i0.wp.com/houstonnewmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/cropped-cropped-Houston.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 /u/Prayray - HoustonNewMedia.org https://houstonnewmedia.org/author/u-prayray/ 32 32 103504436 Espada and Dana Brown staying put https://houstonnewmedia.org/espada-and-dana-brown-staying-put/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=espada-and-dana-brown-staying-put Tue, 07 Oct 2025 20:30:21 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=e50810384b2638aa98ab11761e26baa2 submitted by /u/Prayray [link] [comments]

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]]> 1039814 Zach Cole wins Pacific Coast Player of the Week https://houstonnewmedia.org/zach-cole-wins-pacific-coast-player-of-the-week/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=zach-cole-wins-pacific-coast-player-of-the-week Wed, 10 Sep 2025 23:05:53 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=c0a0e15ddc1cb1a3f8ce7e1b742530fb Keep an eye on this kid. Just moved up to Sugarland and has been just mashing the ball. In his first 12 games with Sugarland, he’s hit 5 homers and driven in 15…to include a walk-off grand slam vs OKC. He’s slashing .375/.479/.875. Left handed hitting ...

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]]> 1024804 The duality of the 2025 Houston Astros offense https://houstonnewmedia.org/the-duality-of-the-2025-houston-astros-offense/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-duality-of-the-2025-houston-astros-offense Mon, 26 May 2025 02:36:54 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=6767583d56ac86c858d74dd5b9e9b8c4 I did one of these on Christin Walker, and he seems to be the most extreme case, but the Astros as a whole are a completely different team at home vs on the road. The odd thing is that they’ve actually hit better at home…something that really is ...

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]]> 957772 This seems good: Today’s injury report https://houstonnewmedia.org/this-seems-good-todays-injury-report/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=this-seems-good-todays-injury-report Sun, 25 May 2025 02:29:37 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=44ac7d3f4656322fe28f440401955f2e submitted by /u/Prayray [link] [comments]

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]]> 957437 The Duality of Christian Walker https://houstonnewmedia.org/the-duality-of-christian-walker/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-duality-of-christian-walker Wed, 21 May 2025 15:46:26 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=b610e5bd292de0a69b09ba1665844da6 Quick quiz: Who is Player A and who is Player B: Player A: 23 Games, 96 PA 20H 13R 4 2B 1 3B 3 HR 13RBI 9BB 27K .238/.323/.417/.740 104 sOPS+ Player B: 24 Games, 100 PA 15H 6R 4 2B 0 3B 2 HR 6RBI 5BB 27K .161/.220/.269/.489 41 sOPS+ Player A isn't ...

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]]> 955802 [Curry] Yankees officials do not view Nolan Arenado as a fit given his current contract relative to his production, and believe there are better options. They also don’t believe Alex Bregman’s swing fits at Yankee stadium. The name being heard about the most is Christian Walker. https://houstonnewmedia.org/curry-yankees-officials-do-not-view-nolan-arenado-as-a-fit-given-his-current-contract-relative-to-his-production-and-believe-there-are-better-options-they-also-dont-believe-alex-bregmans-swing/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=curry-yankees-officials-do-not-view-nolan-arenado-as-a-fit-given-his-current-contract-relative-to-his-production-and-believe-there-are-better-options-they-also-dont-believe-alex-bregmans-swing Wed, 11 Dec 2024 01:48:20 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=0bcc080e8860662e93e204e2092d910d submitted by /u/Prayray [link] [comments]

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]]> 859872 Anybody else watching the Braves/Mets game see they have us playing the Royals tomorrow? https://houstonnewmedia.org/anybody-else-watching-the-braves-mets-game-see-they-have-us-playing-the-royals-tomorrow/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=anybody-else-watching-the-braves-mets-game-see-they-have-us-playing-the-royals-tomorrow Mon, 30 Sep 2024 18:51:15 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=122743c1581a005a71a98f642a99a915 Even said it would be Ragans vs Valdez. Oops submitted by /u/Prayray [link] [comments]

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]]> 825702 Rotation for the rest of the season idea https://houstonnewmedia.org/rotation-for-the-rest-of-the-season-idea/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rotation-for-the-rest-of-the-season-idea Sat, 07 Sep 2024 03:09:45 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=96b1e3d21c0fecb0e1764749ca70bacd So, we’re skipping Blanco’s next start…question I have is should we skip Arrighetti’s as well? If we do, here’s what our projected rotation would look after this series and the remainder of the way: OAK: Brown, Framber, Kikuchi…all would be on 4 days ...

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]]> 815371 Can’t wait for robo-umps https://houstonnewmedia.org/cant-wait-for-robo-umps/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cant-wait-for-robo-umps Thu, 30 May 2024 17:02:10 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=bebf2079a7418f08153ce9bab2f956d5 https://preview.redd.it/xchi52m3hl3d1.png?width=420&format=png&auto=webp&s=3d32a0ce4ba2e2cc7391c12ac9664dd81e17b81d https://preview.redd.it/fnktuhl5hl3d1.png?width=424&format=png&auto=webp&s=a419f1b8bb21247187a6705b25252bc...

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]]> 775541 Singleton drives in his 2nd of the day to make the score 5-1 in the 5th https://houstonnewmedia.org/singleton-drives-in-his-2nd-of-the-day-to-make-the-score-5-1-in-the-5th/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=singleton-drives-in-his-2nd-of-the-day-to-make-the-score-5-1-in-the-5th Sun, 19 May 2024 19:41:05 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=df5a0643ba620c51bfdba9bd3379c5a5 submitted by /u/Prayray [link] [comments]

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]]> 770962 Pena 3-run homer puts Astros up 5-4 https://houstonnewmedia.org/pena-3-run-homer-puts-astros-up-5-4/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=pena-3-run-homer-puts-astros-up-5-4 Sat, 18 May 2024 02:12:07 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=358fd8e40a01043df3640d9b4eb2dc05 submitted by /u/Prayray [link] [comments]

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]]> 770311 Meyers homer puts Astros up 2-1 https://houstonnewmedia.org/meyers-homer-puts-astros-up-2-1/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=meyers-homer-puts-astros-up-2-1 Sat, 18 May 2024 02:11:16 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=13bc7c9d116042271a2164be71b72160 submitted by /u/Prayray [link] [comments]

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]]> 770313 Joey Loperfido’s first homer https://houstonnewmedia.org/joey-loperfidos-first-homer/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=joey-loperfidos-first-homer Fri, 17 May 2024 04:32:28 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=ccaa2ce86b703b270ae90c69153c4d14 Boom submitted by /u/Prayray [link] [comments]

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]]> 769852 Yordan Alvarez’s two-run HR (24) | 09/05/2023 https://houstonnewmedia.org/yordan-alvarezs-two-run-hr-24-09-05-2023/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=yordan-alvarezs-two-run-hr-24-09-05-2023 Wed, 06 Sep 2023 03:12:46 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=bd825eb47237812652bf103323c986af submitted by /u/Prayray [link] [comments]

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]]> 655319 Astros go back to back twice | 09/04/2023 https://houstonnewmedia.org/astros-go-back-to-back-twice-09-04-2023/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=astros-go-back-to-back-twice-09-04-2023 Tue, 05 Sep 2023 03:22:56 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=39606151ca98b28e9a4a9e8535bfe1c0 submitted by /u/Prayray [link] [comments]

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]]> 654871 Umpscorecards: yanks at Houston 9/3 https://houstonnewmedia.org/umpscorecards-yanks-at-houston-9-3/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=umpscorecards-yanks-at-houston-9-3 Mon, 04 Sep 2023 20:07:21 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=c705a146fe8e96896a943a251496717b We were favored for only the 2nd time in 19 games…and scored only 1 submitted by /u/Prayray [link] [comments]

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]]> 654718 UmpScorecards: 9/2 vs the Yanks https://houstonnewmedia.org/umpscorecards-9-2-vs-the-yanks/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=umpscorecards-9-2-vs-the-yanks Sun, 03 Sep 2023 17:37:54 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=3e16eae3b7eb186b0b1567c2280c405e 17 of 18 games where favorability has gone against us. Good thing this game was a blowout…oh…wait. submitted by /u/Prayray [link] [comments]

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]]> 654409 UmpScorecards: Yanks at Houston 9/1 https://houstonnewmedia.org/umpscorecards-yanks-at-houston-9-1/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=umpscorecards-yanks-at-houston-9-1 Sat, 02 Sep 2023 16:02:43 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=e844d9a01728862ab97e70abfd1bcbfd 16 of last 17 have gone against us now. The top impactful call was brutal considering the next guy homered. submitted by /u/Prayray [link] [comments]

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]]> 654011 UMPScorecards: 8/30 at Boston https://houstonnewmedia.org/umpscorecards-8-30-at-boston/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=umpscorecards-8-30-at-boston Thu, 31 Aug 2023 17:31:00 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=c3311c6fae548d8ff41436194fe9481e 15 of last 16 where we weren’t favored. Only outlier was the 17-4 demolition of Detroit where we had JV and they had position players pitching submitted by /u/Prayray [link] [comments]

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]]> 653015 UmpScorecards for 8/28 at Boston https://houstonnewmedia.org/umpscorecards-for-8-28-at-boston/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=umpscorecards-for-8-28-at-boston Wed, 30 Aug 2023 16:39:37 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=3be7e4ca9c852b36ff4e8c56ab66f2d0 14 of last 15 have gone against us. On Aug 1, we were at -5.81 Total Favorability on the season. We are now -14.11 as of yesterday. In same timeframe, Texas went from -4.21 to -2.35 and Seattle went from 3.33 to 6.46. submitted by /...

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