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Maybe the most striking thing about the Houston Astros’ victory parade — besides the sheer number of Houstonians who turned out — is the amount of marriage proposals rookie shortstop Jeremy Peña received. Dozens and dozens of women (maybe hundred…
Read MoreThe stadium is more than half empty and sometimes even seems more asleep. It is cool day, downright chilly by Texas standards, and parts of TDECU Stadium don’t ever seem to get graced by the sun. The University of Houston football players would b…
Read MoreKaren Sampson remembers when she and her then-new husband Kelvin Sampson made the $1100 decision that somehow led to 700 wins. That is how much Montana Tech offered Kelvin Sampson in salary to uproot his life and become an assistant coach in 1980. R…
Read MoreMichael Brantley hasn’t played a game for the Houston Astros since June 26th. He’s not even completely sure if he’ll be healed and physically ready for the start of next season yet. But the beloved veteran dubbed Uncle Mike still help…
Read MorePumping his arm into the air, Yuli Gurriel just keeps spurring on the Houston crowd, the Astros’ crowd, his crowd, asking for even more noise. Standing next to Gurriel, holding the World Series trophy tightly in his arms, looking like he’s …
Read MoreWalking off the field after throwing out the first pitch before Game 6 of the World Series — basically at the demand of all of Houston — Mattress Mack is still buzzing. Beyond pumped. Feeling like he’s living his best Houston dream ever. “I…
Read MoreHouston Astros closer Ryan Pressly practically snorts when the subject of redemption is brought up. With the Astros on the brink of their second world championship in six years, the idea that this title will clean up the sign stealing sins of the past …
Read MorePHILADELPHIA — Lying on the dark dirt of the warning track at Citizens Bank Park, his glove hand still extended with a precious baseball and one of the best catches in World Series history still safely clutched in it, Chas McCormick looks up and actual…
Read MorePHILADELPHIA — After it’s over, after the Philadelphia Phillies are left reeling by a freakishly calm pitcher whose fastballs make the best hitters in the world think their peerless eyesight is playing devastatingly mean tricks on them, Bryan Abr…
Read MorePHILADELPHIA — As Citizens Bank Park shook (sometimes seismically) and those damn bells kept going off, Lance McCullers Jr. sometimes seemed to be looking to the heavens. Maybe, he was just following the path of all those skyrocketing home runs the Phi…
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