Photo by Ken Murray/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Start your morning with some of the best Astros links around Check out the rest of the Crawfish Boxes here and listen to the latest version of Locked on Astros, our partnered podcast, here. Astros News The Astos will travel to Kansas City to play a couple of exhibition games against the Royals next Monday and Tuesday … [Read more...] about Astros Crawfish Boil: July 14th, 2020
Best hitters in Astros history during the first 60 games of any season
Jeff Bagwell and Lance Berkman are on the top of some of the most important offensive departments. It remains to be seen if someone can sit next to them this year. Finally, baseball is around the corner. But it won’t be the 162-game regular season we are all used to. Every team in the bigs is going to play a shortened 60-game schedule due to the COVID-19 pandemic and to all the … [Read more...] about Best hitters in Astros history during the first 60 games of any season
SB Nation Reacts: Let’s Talk Rivalries
Troy Taormina-USA TODAY Sports A run of success, and a sign-stealing scandal, has put the Astros high on the list of teams to dislike. Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across MLB. Each week, we send 30 polls to plugged in fans from each team. Astros fans, sign up HERE to join Reacts. A 60-game season in 2020 only heightens the importance to perform well within … [Read more...] about SB Nation Reacts: Let’s Talk Rivalries
Astros Crawfish Boil: July 13th, 2020
Photo by Juan DeLeon/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Start your morning with some of the best Astros links around Check out the rest of the Crawfish Boxes here and listen to the latest version of Locked on Astros, our partnered podcast, here. Astros News The Astros were forced to cancel another workout this past Saturday after a staffer was potentially exposed to … [Read more...] about Astros Crawfish Boil: July 13th, 2020
Brent Strom: Building a Better Pitcher
Brian Cohn He’s taken castoffs on the waiver wire and turned them into All-Stars. He’s taken All-Stars and turned them into MVP candidates. The astounding improvement in performance that pitchers in the Astros system see is largely credited to the work of pitching coach Brent Strom. Collected here are Hebrew Hammmer’s (Brian Cohn) pieces, analyzing and detailing what he … [Read more...] about Brent Strom: Building a Better Pitcher
Brent Strom’s Go-To: An Interview with Perry Husband
Talking to the leading industry expert in all things pitching and the godfather of EV! Today, I’m excited to announce that I had the opportunity to pick the brain of the one and only Perry Husband. For those of you who don’t know him, the shortest introduction I can give is that Brent Strom referred to him not only as his #1 pitching consultant go-to, but also acknowledged … [Read more...] about Brent Strom’s Go-To: An Interview with Perry Husband
Astros Crawfish Boil: July 10th, 2020
Photo by Bob Levey/Getty Images Start your morning with some of the best Astros links around Check out the rest of the Crawfish Boxes here and listen to the latest version of Locked on Astros, our partnered podcast, here. Astros News The Astros’ intrasquad game yesterday saw the debut of some new mechanics by Verlander, who was absolutely filthy (Astros.com) Here’s a … [Read more...] about Astros Crawfish Boil: July 10th, 2020
Astros Crawfish Boil: July 9th, 2020
Photo by Bob Levey/Getty Images Check out some of the best Astros links around Check out the rest of the Crawfish Boxes here and listen to the latest version of Locked on Astros, our partnered podcast, here. Astros News Verlander and McCullers will square up in a simulated game as Astros camp continues (Astros.com) Bregman may not be there though as he has had to sit out … [Read more...] about Astros Crawfish Boil: July 9th, 2020
Why Astros fans should be excited about these potential breakout players?
Jim Rassol-USA TODAY Sports In Forrest Whitley, Abraham Toro, and Kyle Tucker, the Astros can have three very productive players for the long run. The 2020 MLB regular season will clearly be a peculiar one. Every game will count triple and everybody will have a chance to make it to the postseason. One bad week can make your chances disappear, so every team will need to get … [Read more...] about Why Astros fans should be excited about these potential breakout players?