The latest news on the Houston Astros and from around MLB:
Astros making roster moves:
While it would be franchise malpractice not to put Cristian Javier on the IL after he left his last start after just one inning with
shoulder pain, there is some encouraging news:
Tatsuya Imai’s slider is unique, and that is what makes it special:
Astros pay their respects to Davey Lopes. The former second baseman and manager passed away at the age of 80 yesterday from complications associated with Parkinson’s disease.
Today in 1965, the Astrodome opened it’s doors for the first time:
The Tigers and Mariners are off to very suboptimal starts:
The Athletics pitchers probably can’t wait to move to Las Vegas:
Also, the A’s just shut out the Yankees 1-0. They haven’t shut the Yankees out and won 1-0 in over 46 years.
While Yankee pitching has been tremendous…
The Yankee bats have gone cold…
He’s a World Champion as a player, a World Champion as a manager, a lock for the Baseball Hall of Fame, and now an author:
The NL Central has more teams with winning records than the American League. Read that again.
World Series losses are hard to get over, even for the nice people North of the Border:
You don’t see this every day, even if it didn’t happen quite like it does in “The Natural”:
Now, if you’ve never seen The Natural: A) Shame on you. B) Here is the clip I am referencing:
When you steal 3 HRs in one game, the Baseball Hall comes calling:
