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Alex Bregman looks at excuses the way kids look at broccoli, the way Ashton Kutcher looks at showers. Bregman wants nothing to do with them. So when Houston Astros manager Dusty Baker mentions that he thinks the Astros look “low energy” in …
Read MoreJeremy Pena just keeps doing things quickly, grabbing moments faster than JJ Reddick starts an NBA feud these days. Anyone wondering just how much of a fan favorite the Houston Astros rookie shortstop already is, can stop wondering. Pena’s alread…
Read MoreKellen Sampson vividly remembers when Todd Whitting’s baseball program set the tone for the entire University of Houston athletic department. In Sampson’s first year at UH with his dad, when their remarkable resurrection of the basketball p…
Read MoreJarace Walker arrives on the University of Houston’s campus as the first five star recruit of the Kelvin Sampson era, a McDonald’s All-American and an athletic wonder. But those aren’t the reasons that UH lead assistant Kellen Sampson…
Read MoreCarlos Correa is gone, waiting for the Houston Astros in Minnesota with a busted up finger and hurting power numbers. George Springer has been gone, with his leadoff home run magic boosting Canada’s team. Yet the Houston Astros are still the Hous…
Read MoreRafael Montero arrived in Houston as almost a throw in, considered the other piece in the Kendall Graveman trade that remade the Astros bullpen last season. Then, Montero got hurt and almost became forgotten about by even devout Astros fans. He and the…
Read MoreEven before Kyle Tucker passes first base, Michael Brantley is sprinting out of the Houston Astros dugout to greet him. Really sprinting. Yes, the 34-year-old Brantley can still move faster than you think when the moment strikes him. And Kyle Tucker do…
Read MoreEven before Kyle Tucker passes first base, Michael Brantley is sprinting out of the Houston Astros dugout to greet him. Really sprinting. Yes, the 34-year-old Brantley can still move faster than you think when the moment strikes him. And Kyle Tucker do…
Read MoreQuentin Grimes still regularly texts his former University of Houston coaches, still seeking some of the guidance that helped turn him into one of the New York Knicks’ potential young building blocks. Grimes remains very connected to the program,…
Read MoreThe day after 2,000 wins brings out the Mayor and a Dusty Baker video tribute that includes everyone from Barry Bonds to Mike Krzyzewski singing the Houston Astros manager’s praises on the big centerfield scoreboard. Plus, more Vintage Verlander….
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