Kate Morrison
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What Doug Fister Signing Means For Rangers
It’s still early in this 2017-2018 Hot Stove Season, yet it feels as though every team is holding its breath until Shohei Ohtani is signed, keeping its money stockpiled until it’s clear it’ll need to find other options. Every team, that is, except the Texas Rangers. Texas is among the supposed front-runners for Ohtani, but […] → Read More
Players Astros should target in free agency
Now that the confetti has flown, the fans decked out in the finest championship gear, and the players scattered to the corners of the globe to enjoy their well-earned vacations, it’s time for the Houston Astros to look forward to the 2018 season. As of Monday, major league teams can sign any free agent they […] → Read More
What Does Astros World Series Victory Mean For Franchise?
In the minutes after the final out of the 2017 World Series, it was easy to see what winning meant to the Houston Astros‘ players and their families crowding onto the velvety green grass of the Dodger Stadium field. Every victory celebration is the same, but different, the details standing out in the blur of […] → Read More
What Astros Need To Do To Win Game 7
It was always going to come to this, or so it seems when looking back over the landscape of this entire postseason. There was no way that this World Series, between these two teams, was going to do anything other than go to a seventh game. If we didn’t know it before the series started, […] → Read More
Carlos Beltran a win away from cherry on top of Hall of Fame career
Carlos Beltran is one game away from his ring, with the same organization where he first made a name for himself as a great postseason hitter. Sometimes, a full-circle narrative is just a little too easy in baseball, giving “redemption” to those who might not have earned it, but this is a little neater than […] → Read More
Astros Riding Old-School Strategies To World Series Lead
For the first 17 innings of this World Series, it seemed inevitable that the Los Angeles Dodgers would ride their strong lineup and dominant pitching staff to a sweep or one-loss victory, leaving the Houston Astros with unfulfilled expectations. Over the last 10.5, Houston’s chances have gone from “dire” to “doable.” In order to do […] → Read More
How can Astros defeat Dodgers in World Series?
The champagne and beer mixture is probably still damp in the carpet of Minute Maid Park’s home clubhouse, but after a night of celebration, thoughts now turn toward what the Houston Astros must do to earn their first-ever World Series title. The team will raise a flag at the beginning of the 2018 season, but […] → Read More
Pennant-clinching Game 7 validates Astros approach to development
A few years ago, the Houston Astros implemented a different strategy for handling their minor league pitching prospects. Instead of having starters work as if they were in the majors — they start the game, go as long as possible then eventually get relieved — the Astros put together tandems. Lance McCullers Jr. was part […] → Read More
Astros once-promising World Series hopes flickering but not out
Just four days ago, it looked like this was Houston’s series to lose — and in some ways, it has been that. The Astros rolled off two exhilarating wins in front of their home crowd, either one relying on one big offensive play and the domination of their starting pitching. Now, though, as the American […] → Read More
What to expect from Yankees-Astros ALCS
After going down two games to none to start their ALDS journey, the New York Yankees pulled off a remarkable three-game about-face against a Cleveland team afflicted by melted-down pitching. As a reward, New York now gets to face one of the best teams in baseball during the regular season, a team it only won […] → Read More
Where Do Astros Stand After Two Games Vs Red Sox?
The Houston Astros are up 2-0 in their ALDS clash, outscoring the Boston Red Sox 16-4. This isn’t horribly surprising if you’ve followed the Astros throughout the 2017 season, but the playoffs are a weird bird. The fact that a team is actually able to carry its regular season performance into the postseason is interesting […] → Read More
What Astros Need To Do To Beat Red Sox In ALDS
Thursday, the Houston Astros start their postseason journey against the Boston Red Sox, having just been beaten by a nose for the best record in the American League by Cleveland. It’s maybe not the position Houston was hoping for — the Astros certainly would have liked the chance to face the winner of the wild […] → Read More
What flaw will hold Astros back in playoffs?
For a large portion of the baseball season, the Houston Astros looked invincible — their well-oiled (and lucky) machine was going to steamroll right over the American League and into the cushiest of spots in their long-awaited return to postseason relevance. Then the calendar turned to August, and the Astros proved to be imperfect, after […] → Read More
First Start A Positive Sign For Verlander And Astros
The Houston Astros got a taste of what Justin Verlander can bring to their team on Tuesday night, when the right-hander continued his second-half dominance. Going six innings, striking out seven, and only allowing one run, Verlander looked much closer to vintage than even the early-2017 model, making the decision to woo him (and give […] → Read More
How Important Is Home-Field Advantage For Astros?
Since about June, it has been evident that the Houston Astros would spend the rest of their season fighting for something other than the American League West division title, such as the best record in the league or, more importantly, the home-field advantage for the playoffs that comes with it. At 10 wins behind the […] → Read More
Verlander Makes Sense For Astros In So Many Ways
It was the late hours of the evening when the Justin Verlander trade rumors began swirling again. First, that he was going to be traded at all, then that he was going to the Astros. Then a deal was done, but as the baseball world waited for him to waive his no-trade clause, which he […] → Read More
How does trading for Rajai Davis help Red Sox?
The Sox did make a move to acquire Oakland A’s outfielder Rajai Davis, in exchange for minor-league outfielder Rafael Rincones. → Read More
What Does Mike Trout Have To Do To Win MVP?
Just a few weeks ago, this space was filled by a few hundred words in support of Jose Altuve as the American League regular season Most Valuable Player. As it stands, it looks like the award is Altuve’s to lose; he’s still hitting .362/.422/.569 even as his team looks to be struggling a bit down […] → Read More
Do The Mariners Have Enough For A Playoff Push?
The Seattle Mariners, ye basement dwellers of olde, are only a half-game out of the American League wild card behind the uninspiring Minnesota Twins. The Mariners are, of course, tied with the Mike Trout-led Los Angeles Angels, along with the Tampa Bay Rays, but they are at least within touching distance of breaking their 15-year […] → Read More
Jose Altuve making his best MVP case yet
There’s just something about playing for a Texas team that makes it easy for the rest of the country to forget what kind of an excellent season a particular player is having. Or so it seems. Houston Astros second baseman Jose Altuve isn’t an unknown name, but he rarely leads Sportscenter or is in the […] → Read More