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Sports Central
August 1, 2005
Diane M. Grassi |
Astros' Play is Deja Vu All Over Again A surprise since the All-Star Break is the torrid streak of the Houston Astros, with a 22-7 record in July, the best home record in the majors and tops in winning percentage through July 30th.   |
Sports Central
October 13, 2004
Diane M. Grassi |
Finally Triumphant, Are Astros the Sleeper Pick? After eight prior attempts and never advancing beyond the National League Division Series, the Houston Astros have finally pierced the veil. |
Sports Central
January 24, 2005
Diane M. Grassi |
Clemens' Return a Boon For MLB Roger Clemens' return to the pitching mound will be well worth it for not only Houston fans, but for the over all health of Major League Baseball. |
Sports Central
November 10, 2004
Diane M. Grassi |
Clemens' Love of the Game Still Rewards Him Love him or hate him, Roger Clemens causes fans to react, and not so much because he played for different teams, but because he has remained for so long as an important figure in the game, and has never backed down or let his teammates down. |
Sports Central
October 4, 2004
Diane M. Grassi |
Baseball at its Best Down to the Wire The stage is set for a MLB playoffs season that lends itself to great theater, with no sure winner and possibly surprising upsets. You can't ask for any more from this game of baseball. |
Sports Central
May 10, 2007
Diane M. Grassi |
Does Clemens' Contract Disrespect Baseball? There are a number of questions beneath the veneer that are far bigger than one Roger Clemens. |
Sports Central
October 6, 2005
Diane M. Grassi |
MLB Season-Ending Races Live Up to Hype Some say that the same teams in 2005 that succeeded to reach the postseason in Major League Baseball in 2004 are old-hat. But this year, unlike past seasons, the road to success was nothing but routine for several of these perennial winners. |
Sports Central
February 17, 2005
Diane M. Grassi |
Astros Will Try a New Look As the Houston Astros land in Osceola Stadium in Kissimmee, FL this week, the question this spring training is not the number of games they will win in 2005, but rather who will they have left on their roster in doing so? |
Sports Central
June 23, 2005
Diane M. Grassi |
Roger(s) Hold 'Em in Texas Two not fully unexpected performances, but remarkable for their ages and compiled years in the majors, are those of pitchers Kenny Rogers, playing for the Texas Rangers, and Roger Clemens, ace of the Houston Astros pitching staff. |
Sports Central
May 2, 2005
Diane M. Grassi |
MLB's Upstarts and Stalwarts What makes the baseball season so special is that no individual player's achievement or any team's success is greater than the entirety of the game. |
Sports Central
October 22, 2005
Piet Van Leer |
World Series: Who Has the Edge? Historical differences aside, the Chicago White Sox and the Houston Astros will seem familiar to one another based on their similar styles of play. So with two teams that practically mirror each other, who holds the edge? |
Sports Central
October 15, 2004
Damian Greene |
NLCS: Paternity is Not a Question Neither of the League Championship Series is over as the 2-0 leaders now travel to enemy territory for three games. This is a problem for both the Yankees and the Cardinals. |
Sports Illustrated
August 13, 2002
Jeff Pearlman |
Hello, Houston Led by a makeshift rotation, the Astros quickly climbed into NL Central contention. |
Sports Central
February 7, 2011
Ryan Day |
A Tribute to Andy Pettitte After months of straddling the fence, former Yankees pitcher Andy Pettitte is retiring from baseball, leaving a void in the Bronx Bombers' bullpen. |
Sports Central
August 8, 2005
Dave Golokhov |
I Hate Mondays: Easy as 1, 2, 3 There may be a number of teams who run the gamut for a playoff birth, but pitching wins in the playoffs, and no starting pitching staff is as ominous as the Astros trio. Second in line would be the dominant duo from St. Louis. |
Sports Central
January 24, 2005
Dave Golokhov |
I Hate Mondays: The Barenaked Astros Houston has made the questionable decision to spend on Rogers Clemens instead of Jeff Kent, Carlos Beltran, or possibly other foreign talent. |
Salon.com
October 9, 2001
King Kaufman |
Playoff predictions Our writer bravely looks at the baseball games ahead and calls 'em as he sees 'em (while crossing his fingers)... |
Sports Central
October 24, 2005
Bob Ekstrom |
Baseball Folklore, Meet Bradley Lidge Bradley Lidge, star closer of the Houston Astros is now the leader of the Postseason Choke: True grit ultimately advanced the Astros into their first World Series, where they promptly lost the opener to the Chicago White Sox on Saturday night. |
Sports Illustrated
September 5, 2001
Tom Verducci |
Batteries charged Astros' young guns thrive with help of veteran backstops... |
Sports Central
November 1, 2004
Diane M. Grassi |
2004 MLB Season in Retrospect While articles, book deals and high-paying endorsements will be doled out to the Boston Red Sox and their individual players well into the 2005 season, the ending to the 2004 Major League Baseball season left a lot of us perplexed and yearning for a more balanced and tidier ending. |
Sports Central
June 27, 2004
Piet Van Leer |
The Beltran Sweepstakes' Unlikely Winner The Astros pull off what is so far the deal of the season, acquiring the Kansas City Royals sensational five-tool centerfielder Carlos Beltran. |
Sports Central
September 5, 2005
Zach Jones |
Cy Young For Carpenter? Not So Fast! Take a look at any list of NL pitching leaders and three names regularly come to the fore as candidates for the Cy Young: Chris Carpenter, Dontrelle Willis, and Roger Clemens. |
Sports Central
October 24, 2006
Diane M. Grassi |
World Series So Far a Snoozer MLB's 2006 postseason has been lethargic and limp. |
Sports Central
September 18, 2015
Joe Messineo |
The Top Five Bullpens in Baseball When things are going well for a Major League Baseball team, it's easy for fans to undervalue the role of the bullpen. |
Sports Central
September 27, 2005
Kevin Connelly |
And the Award Goes to... Here are the winners of the 2005 NL awards for MVP and Cy Young with less than two weeks remaining in the regular season. |
Sports Illustrated
October 23, 2001
Stephen Cannella |
Four Titles and Out As soon as the Braves swept the Astros out of the National League Division Series, talk began in the Houston clubhouse about manager Larry Dierker. This season Dierker became the first skipper to win four division titles in his first five years. And then he got fired... |
Sports Central
September 21, 2005
Chris Lindshield |
Addressing Baseball's Needs Baseball still seems to be losing ground to football in the battle for America's heart. Here are a few thoughts about how we can change this trend. |
Sports Illustrated
September 5, 2000
Stephen Cannella |
Inside Baseball Even during the Astros' miss of a season, Jeff Bagwell has been a tremendous hit |
Sports Central
June 4, 2007
Brad Oremland |
Steroids: Beyond Barry Bonds Spurs win NBA Playoffs... More on Michael Vick... Feeling sorry for Gil Meche... Yadier Molina of the Cardinals fractures his wrist... Despite steroid use, Barry Bonds is still an exceptional athlete... |
Sports Illustrated
July 30, 2003
Albert Chen |
Star Turn After a false start last season, third baseman Morgan Ensberg is a hit in Houston. |
Sports Central
August 20, 2005
Daniel Collins |
The National League Scorecard Comments on Rafael Palmeiro's Hall of Fame credentials, Sammy Sosa's lackluster statistics, the wild card race, and the performance of the National League West. |
Sports Central
March 6, 2006
Isaac Miller |
2006 MLB Preview: National League Look for an exciting A's/Cards World Series. St. Louis will be the best team in baseball for the third straight year, and LaRussa's club will finally have a ring to show for it. |
Sports Central
February 16, 2006
Jeff Pohlmeyer |
Major League Baseball 2006 Preview NL East: 1. New York Mets... 2. Atlanta Braves... NL Central: 1. St. Louis Cardinals... 2. Milwaukee Brewers... |
Salon.com
October 16, 2001
King Kaufman |
Playoff picking, but not grinning Our writer boldly holds forth on the Yankees, the Mariners and the most hideous uniforms in baseball, and asks himself, "How many times can you be wrong about one team?" |
Sports Central
September 15, 2008
Jonathan Lowe |
Rain, Rain, Why'd You Come? Did Major League Baseball make the correct decision in moving the Houston-Chicago series to Milwaukee's Miller Park? |
Sports Illustrated
March 14, 2000
Stephen Cannella |
Inside Baseball After a year's absence Moises Alou is giving the Astros a lift |
Sports Illustrated
July 30, 2002
Tom Verducci |
A glimmer of hope Opponents could benefit as the Yankees' rotation struggles. |
Sports Central
September 7, 2005
Matt Thomas |
Stretch Run is Full of Hidden Gems As the sun sets on the 2005 Major League Baseball season, a little retrospection is appropriate. |
Sports Central
March 14, 2014
Jeff Kallman |
Frank Jobe, RIP: Elbow and Shoulder Above the Rest Tommy John probably should be in the Hall of Fame -- as much in the pioneer category as any other. And so should the physician who developed and performed that surgery named for him. |
Sports Illustrated
November 6, 2001
Tom Verducci |
Greatness on display Hall of Fame-bound hurlers were the story of Game 7... |
Sports Central
May 25, 2005
Diane M. Grassi |
Who's Stealing Baseball's Limelight? With Major League Baseball's perennial sluggers just digging in, with their big bats finally coming around as the season's second quarter begins, we have been treated to the feats of several players who have unexpectedly captured the pastime's attention. |
Salon.com
August 18, 2000
Allen Barra |
The Rocket is back! Roger Clemens really doesn't give a crap anymore what you think about him, and that's why the New York Yankees will probably take it all again this year. |
Sports Central
June 18, 2015
Jeff Kallman |
Cardinal Sinners? Royal Stuffers? If the St. Louis Cardinals' front office isn't facing an investigation into whether they hacked into the Houston Astros' internal data networks, Kansas City fans are gleefully stuffing online all-star ballot boxes in favor of the Royals. |
Sports Central
October 17, 2005
Bob Ekstrom |
The Fall Classic: Slots Are Filling Fast The Chicago White Sox against the Houston Astros for all the marbles? Not my first choices back in April. |
Sports Central
June 22, 2007
Matt Thomas |
Five Truths About the '07 MLB Season Things aren't what they seem in baseball -- until at least June 1. |
Sports Central
July 14, 2005
Derek Daggett |
MLB Second-Half Predictions Armed with 80+ games of knowledge, here is how the remainder of the 2005 Major League Baseball season should break down, division by glorious division. |
Sports Illustrated
April 17, 2001
Stephen Cannella |
Four's a Crowd Hot-hitting Daryle Ward is odd man out in the Astros' loaded outfield... |
Sports Central
January 24, 2007
Mike Round |
MLB Pitchers Exploit Tight Market A look at the value of MLB pitchers. |
Sports Central
July 10, 2009
Diane M. Grassi |
SC's All-Time MLB Draft (Pt. 4) It is the age-old argument that will never go away amongst baseball aficionados. And that is the comparison of individual players from different eras in which they played. |
Sports Central
April 11, 2005
Diane M. Grassi |
MLB's Opening Daze The 2005 Major League Baseball season carries over many of the same story lines from the 2004 season. |
