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One Couple Has A Plan For Turning The Astrodome Into Houston's "International Multicultural Dome" (i.e., Mostly An Office Park)

The husband and wife team of Regina and Ed Seale are trying to stop the Astrodome from becoming another parking lot, working independently on plans for what they call an "International Multicultural Dome" in the Reliant Park complex. Their plan -- seen here on Facebook -- would turn the Dome into ... More >>

Study: Free Press Summer Fest Brought Houston $14 Million

Houston's Miss Mykie Chosen as BET's New 106 & Park Cohost

Ms. Gray is a proud mama. It is the first really chilly night of the year, and Gray is fighting a sore throat, but she remains firmly planted at the head table in the House of Blues' Elwood Room. A waiter brings her a cup of hot tea with honey, and she is grateful. "I hope this makes me feel a lit ... More >>

So How Much Do You Really Know About the Astros and the DH?

​There has been a strange uproar over the Astros' possible move to the American League. There's been whining over start times, bitching about Bud Selig, and much, much discussion about the designated hitter not being real baseball. And while people are upset, it needs to be noted that the As ... More >>

Astros Collapse Against Braves Sends Stat Geeks Scrambling

Uh-oh.​If you happen to be on the wrong end of a tough loss in baseball, the last words you want to hear are "Elias Sports Bureau." The mere mention of that group should elicit the same queasiness with a losing baseball team that the Internal Revenue Service does with tax cheats, the Federal ... More >>

The Mets' Strange And Usually Awful History In Houston

Mr. Met doesn't like Houston, except for a few big games​The New York Mets came into the majors the same year as the Astros, but ESPN is somehow choosing to commemorate the New York team's 50th anniversary with a running blog on the team's history. Which does seem to be jumping the gun a bit, ... More >>

Houston Astros' Sobering Salary Story: Grading Ten Players

Carlos Lee: Helping others in the grading curve.​I recently saw some sort of metric that indicated that the top five percent richest Americans combined had amassed more wealth than the other 95 percent combined. Don't quote me on that, but it was one of those "look how woefully disproportiona ... More >>

Play Ball, Baby

A new season for the Astros, and hopefully a new team.

The Post-Oswalt Astros: Oy

Bye-bye, dude​The seemingly impossible happened yesterday, as the Astros front office found a moment of competence and finally found a way to trade Roy Oswalt.Of course, this being the Astros' front office, Oswalt ended up with the Philadelphia Phillies in a deal about as surprising as Gary Kubiak ... More >>

Game Time: Whose Overpaid Left Fielder Situation is Worse? Astros or Cubs?

​Baseball gods, I have to give you credit. You tried as hard as you could on Saturday to keep me from writing about it on Monday. You gave us Ubaldo Jimenez throwing the first no-hitter in Colorado Rockies' history. That was cool. Even cooler than that, you gave us the Mets and the Cardinals i ... More >>

Oh, The Changes I'd Make To The Astros

Photo by Aaron M. SprecherIf Ed Wade were gone...​The Astros Fan Blogger at Chron.com had an interesting post  late last week.The gist of the post was that Drayton McLane had just fired Ed Wade and that he'd made the reader the general manager, then he wanted to know the first five things one ... More >>

The Astros, Hanging On Despite Themselves

The Houston Astros beat the Los Angeles Dodgers and Thursday and Friday to get their record to 46-44. For a short time, the Astros were in a three-way tie for second place in the NL Central. And with the first-place St. Louis Cardinals coming in for three games starting tonight, there was a chan ... More >>

Despite What ESPN Says, Here Are 25 Things To (Sorta) Like About Minute Maid Park

Photo by astromark2007ESPN doesn't think much of the fan experience in Houston, especially for the Astros fans, which ESPN ranks at number 68. This ranking is based on things like ownership, coaching, players, bang for the buck, fan relations, stadium experience, affordability, and something called ... More >>

Astros Spring Training Starts Friday

Pitchers and catchers report to Houston Astros spring training on Friday, which means that come Saturday, the Astros will be out of contention. And the Chron is getting everybody ready for the season to come with a couple of articles in yesterday's paper on the status of the team and its roster. ... More >>

Astros Spring Training Starts Friday

Pitchers and catchers report to Houston Astros spring training on Friday, which means that come Saturday, the Astros will be out of contention. And the Chron is getting everybody ready for the season to come with a couple of articles in yesterday's paper on the status of the team and its roster. ... More >>

Astros-Marlins: That’s Five in a Row

Astros-Marlins: Tough Loss for Houston

Astros-Pirates: Another Win for Houston

Astros-Mets: Houston Takes Two of Three from New York, But St. Louis and Milwaukee Keep Chugging Along

Astros-Giants: Don’t Get Your Hopes Up, People

Astros-Cubs: Lack of Quality Starts Finally Catches Up to Houston

Astros Win Milwaukee Series, Could Finish July a Glorius 11-13

Astros-Dodgers: Carlos Lee Homers, Houston Loses 4-1

Astros-Orioles: Birds Win, Luke Scott Talks Smack

Hot Time, Summer in the City, Minute Maid Park Sure Is…

Race and Baseball: The Stories of Josh Hamilton and Darryl Strawberry

The Five Worst Trades in the History of Houston Sports

Astros-Brewers: Ugly. Actually, Make That Fugly.

Astros-Cardinals: Miguel Tejada Delivers with a Walk-Off Homer and a Manager-Trashing

Who's On Deck for the Houston Astros in 2008?

The Astros' post-Biggio era begins with a lot of unanswered questions, but the biggest one of all is: Just how bad are things going to get?

Play Ball: John Royal’s Predictions for the Houston Astros

Spring Training: Time to Give Up the Woody Williams Experiment

Spring Training: Meet the New ‘Stros…

The Shawn Chacon / Justin Timberlake Connection

John Royal's Top Twenty Sports Moments of 2007, Part Two

Going, Going, Gone: Craig Biggio Winds Down, the Playoff Chase Speeds Up

Hey Drayton, What's the Rush in the Search for a General Manager?

From Britney to U2: The 2007 NFL Preview

Two Men On. No Outs. Brad Lidge in the Game...

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Rockie Road

The King of Houston Sports Anthems

Shouting "Fire" in a Crowded Dugout

Astros 21-22

You Thought the Cubs Had It Bad

Great Moves

Sometimes it's all in being in the right place at the right time

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

Encore or Bust?

Stressing about the 'Stros begins anew

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

News Hostage

Dead Man Walking