Jim Deshaies

Boom Goes The Astros' Dynamic Pricing Model: Get Ready To Shell Out The Big Bucks

Are you an Astros fan? Do you love going to Opening Day? Do you have a good credit score? Well, if you want to attend this Opening Day against the Texas Rangers, you better have a fantastic credit score because you're going to need to get a bank loan to buy a ticket. The Astros have more than doubl ... More >>

The Adventures of Jim Crane, and Other Astros Spring Training Things to Know

It's all over tomorrow. The Astros off-season is finally ending. It might only be a spring training game, but after a winter of trades and new coaches and just a general reshuffling of the team, the Astros are finally going to get to play a game against another team. And they'll finally get to wear ... More >>

Hey Astros, You Might Want To Hire Some Radio Broadcasters

The Houston Astros report for spring training next week. The first spring training game is on Saturday, February 23rd. And yet the Astros still do not have a radio broadcast team. Brett Dolan and Dave Raymond were dismissed the day after the 2012 season ended. In early October. And the topic as to ... More >>

Fired for Not Taking Clients to "Titty Bars."

The Best Managers in Astros History

With the Washington Nationals out of the playoffs, their former third base coach Bo Porter is now in the field manager of the Houston Astros. He's busy assembling staff - retaining Doug Brocail and Dave Clark as coaches doesn't exactly fill me with confidence however. As of now, Porter's just anoth ... More >>

10 Suggestions For Improving the Poorly Ranked Astros Radio Broadcasts

Baseball blog and stats-geek delight Fangraphs did a little post over the weekend ranking the radio broadcasts of the 30 major league teams (h/t to Crawfish Boxes). There's nothing really shocking in the rankings, unless you count the Astros radio broadcast team only finishing at number 23 -- they'r ... More >>

Astros Rebuilding: Going Back to the Future Can Be Fun

The 1991 Houston Astros finished the season with a record of 65-97. They were last in the old NL West, and they were one of the worst teams in the majors. But the fans who watched the team that season had reasons to be excited about the future. Jeff Bagwell had been converted from third to first ba ... More >>

25 Random Thoughts on This Upcoming Astros Season

The Astros season starts today, and since I'm always in search of a cheap and easy post, I thought I would throw out some random thoughts about the Astros heading into the season. 25. The first Astros pitcher to collect a loss will be Brett Myers when he blows a save -- that save will probably be ... More >>

25 Positive Thoughts As The Astros Head off to Spring Training

Jed Lowrie could be the Astros' best all-around shortstop since Dickie Thon, if he stays healthy​Spring training begins for Major League Baseball next week, and that means the Astros will be reporting to camp in Florida and prepping for the upcoming season -- yes, despite whatever happened las ... More >>

Astros Broadcaster Milo Hamilton To Retire, Finally

So long, Milo​Milo Hamilton's announcing his retirement today. It's a day I never thought would come, and the only thing I'm upset about is that he'll still do the games this season. I've never understand his appeal to listeners. Then again, I grew up with Gene Elston as the voice of the As ... 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 >>

25 Positive Statements About The Houston Astros

I'm positive that the Astros would have been better off with these three guys in charge​As it hard as it might be to believe, there are some people, friends even, who think I'm being too negative toward the Astros. They'd like for me to say something positive, something that might, hopefully, ... More >>

Dear Astros: Try The Old Rainbow Unis, Then You'd At Least Be Interesting To Look At

Dear Astros, if you're going to be bad, could you at least wear the rainbows?​Hey Astros fans, here's some news for you. The Astros have the same record as the Boston Red Sox. And the Red Sox are supposed to be playing in the World Series at the end of the season, if you believe the experts ... More >>

Play Ball, Baby

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

Houston's 10 Best Sports Moments*

*And the 5 most heartbreaking...

Houston Astros: 17 Reasons To -- Believe It Or Not -- Watch The Rest Of The Season

Reasons to be cheerful, part three: Deadline trades​The Astros return to action tonight, and with a record of 36-53, you're probably wondering why it is that you should give a damn about the rest of the season. Especially since Houston Texans training camp is not far off, college football is ... More >>

Astro Memories, Part Three: The Longest Night

​Apparently I didn't get the memo telling me that it's nostalgia week here at the Houston Press. So even though I'm a bit late, here's my favorite Astros memory.First, a few things. Lots of you think I hate the Astros. I don't hate the Astros. I hate what Drayton McLane has allowed them to be ... More >>

St. Miguel Tejada, Patron Saint Of Lying

Photo by Aaron M. Sprecher​Apparently Fox Sports Houston did a documentary on Miguel Tejada which aired this weekend. I didn't see it, but listening to Bill Brown and Jim Deshaies talk about Tejada and the documentary during the games with the New York Mets, I couldn't help but reach the concl ... More >>

Dale Murphy Is Too Damn Good For These Astros

So I got stuck having to listen to portion of yesterday's Astros game while I was in my car, which meant that I didn't get to listen to Jim Deshaies. What I did hear, at one point, was Dave Raymond and Brett Dolan get into a conversation about Dale Murphy. Normally, this would be a good thing as I'm ... More >>

Astros-Red: Finally, a Game Worth Watching

Astros-Cubs: What, Is It Raining Everywhere?

Moehler Flirts with Complete Game, Wins At Least One Heart in the Process

Astros-Pirates: Blame It on the Rain, or the Hurricane, or Something

Astros-Pirates: The Battle for Last Place Continues

Astros-Nationals: Back from Vacation and Ready for the All-Star Break

Astros-Rangers: Shawn Chacon Is Suspended, Carlos Lee Is Fat

Anarchy in the Astros Clubhouse?

Astros-Rangers: Houston Wins, Barely, and Somehow Manages to Outclass Atlanta

Astros-Rays: Houston Falls Into and Then Crawls Out of Last Place

Astros-Cardinals: Back Down to Five Hundred

Astros-Cardinals: Good Pitching Wins Again

Astros-Giants: Big Puma Still on the Prowl

Astros-Nationals: Berkman Still on a Roll, But Is It Lima Time?

Astros-Diamondbacks: Back Down to Three Games Below Five Hundred

Astros-Cardinals: Albert Pujols Goes Deep. Twice.

Astros-Padres: Michael Bourn Is Looking Good. Everyone Else, Not So Much.

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

What's Craig Biggio Got to Do with Paula Marshall? Not Much, But Hear Us Out.

Caught Between Ashley Judd and Nicole Kidman. And the Astros, Although They're Not Really in the Same League.

Astros Lose, But There Was Something New

The Astros Have Been Forsaken

It's Never a Good Sign When the Announcers Are the Highlight

One Shy of the Record

At Least Saturday Was Good for the 'Stros

Love, Actually

The CAMH honors a Houston assembler

One More Time

Houston's Image Problems, Part LCXVII

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