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We Dared To Go: The Astros Last Home Game Of A Godawful 2012, And the End Of Several Eras

Check out our slideshow of Milo Hamilton saying goodbye and more during the Astros' final 2012 home game. Astros fans probably knew back in April that they would have a hard row to hoe this year, but even still, every April brings out a sense of optimism in fans, and the unspoken concept that maybe ... More >>

In Which John Royal Predicts the Winner of the 2012 World Series

The major league baseball season officially started last week when the Oakland A's and Seattle Mariners played two games in Tokyo. Most of the other teams open on Thursday, and the Astros get started on Friday when they host the Colorado Rockies. Thus, here are my predictions for this season. NATI ... More >>

5 Replacements for The Jim Rome Show

Jim Rome = Not Burning in Houston.​Jim Rome is done in the Houston sports-talk radio market after KILT-AM 610 dropped the popular The Jim Rome Show last week. Rome's show had become more than a little tedious in recent years, so replacing it should be easy; here are five replacements that wo ... 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 >>

Scott Stapp The Astros = Evacuation-Level Suck

Ed. Note: Unlike the Astros' season (darnit), Stapp's concert appears to have been canceled. Groovehouse​A few weeks ago, Rocks Off wondered if the real reason our hometown baseball club is having such a woeful season is because the music most of the players use to pump themselves up as they' ... More >>

Astros To The American League? That's The Latest Rumor

Wait, what, the Astros to the AL?​If you were at one of the Astros games this weekend against the Braves -- and judging by the attendance figures, many of you weren't -- then you were probably annoyed by the idiot Braves fans doing that stupid tomahawk chop thing they do. But things could be ... More >>

Game Time: Roy Oswalt and Lance Berkman -- Five Thoughts

Photo by groovehouseActually enjoying a game at Minute Maid?​I know it's only three games. I know they were playing the Brewers. I know my judgment may be clouded by the fact that they actually won all three games, getting great pitching in the process. But I actually enjoyed going to an Ast ... More >>

Chelsea Clinton's Wedding: Five Reasons We Won't Be Attending, Thank You Very Much

Another wedding we passed on, btw​Frankly, when June ends we breathe a sigh of relief. No more weddings, we think. And even more: No more having to turn down invitations to weddings at Vail, Santa Fe, St. Bart's or all those New York suburbs. It can be devastating listening to someone plead for yo ... More >>

Geoff Blum Joins Baseball's Stupid-Injury List: Here Are 11 Others

If only someone warned this rookie about dress shirts​Astros utility player Geoff Blum popped his elbow putting on his shirt last week.Yes, that's right, putting on his shirt. Not his jersey. Not during the game. But his shirt. After the game. He's currently on the disabled list, and he might end ... More >>

Dear Ed Wade: What Took So Long?

It's fun to watch the Astros again​Dear Ed Wade,I'm really wondering if you can yet provide me with a legitimate answer for why you kept Chris Johnson stuck down in Round Rock for so long this season?Yes, his defense has been as bad as advertised, but it's really been no worse than the defense of ... More >>

Hey Astros, Here's a Thought: Bench Carlos Lee

​The Astros Twitter feed was rather shocked that Carlos Lee couldn't bend over and make a play on a ground ball in left field last night. It's as if the Astros writers thought there was either a legitimate outfielder in left field, or that Carlos Lee actually gave a damn about anything that ha ... More >>

10 Candidates For The Job Of Astros Manager

Photo by Aaron M. Sprecher​Drayton McLane and his so-called brain trust are supposed to start meeting this week to discuss names for the next manager of the Houston Astros.Brian McTaggart over at Astros.com throws out some of the usual names we would expect to hear -- Jim Fregosi (friend of Ed Wa ... More >>

Astros Are Red-Hot...For Now

 Is it actually possible? Is it actually possible that the Houston Astros could climb into first place of the NL Central this weekend? Can it really be that we'll wake up on Monday morning and discover that the Astros will be in a position to actually start pulling away with the division le ... More >>

Astros Second-Half Preview: Now Comes The Hard Part

So the second half of the season gets underway for the Astros tonight, and the team has 74 games left to secure a playoff spot. Of course, the Astros are a surprising 44-44, and they're only three-and-a-half games behind the NL Central leading St. Louis Cardinals, and they're only five games behind ... More >>

This Season's MLB Predictions: The National League

With baseball season due to start next week, I thought I should put myself on the line and make some predictions. I made my American League predictions yesterday. Today I'm going to take a look at the National League, and on Monday, I'll take an in-depth look at the Astros as they prepare to open ... More >>

This Season's MLB Predictions: The National League

With baseball season due to start next week, I thought I should put myself on the line and make some predictions. I made my American League predictions yesterday. Today I'm going to take a look at the National League, and on Monday, I'll take an in-depth look at the Astros as they prepare to open ... More >>

Astros-Pirates: Houston Gains on Milwaukee in Wild Card Race

Rocks Off Crashes KTRH's 10th Inning

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

Astros-Brewers: All Hail the Fonz

Astros-Giants: Milo Hamilton Must Be Stopped!!!

Astros-Cubs: What, Is It Raining Everywhere?

August Brings Several Opponents Who Are Actually Playing for Something

Useless Protest

Homeowners find the rules can change from county to county

Cheap Move: Astros Draft Jason Castro

Astros-Pirates: Houston’s Hitters Gunning for 1991 Numbers

Astros-Pirates: Wait, So Now Houston Is a Pitching Team?

Astros-Diamondbacks: Good Hitting, Bad Pitching, Wash, Rinse, Repeat

Astros-Padres: Say Hello to Miguel Tejeda, Who Apparently Hits a Lot Better Than Miguel Tejada

North and South, Red and Brown, Girls and Guns

Top Ten Bizarre Baseball Injuries

John Royal's MLB Playoff Predictions: Satan Is Our First Base Coach, Go D-Backs!

John Royal’s MLB Awards: Why Wait for the World Series?

You. Can't. Be. Serious.

Bright Idea: Have Woody Williams Mentor Wandy Rodriguez.

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

Hey Astros, Don't Get Too Excited

Minute Maid Park Is Not Wrigley Field South. Oh, and the Astros Still Suck.

Call It a Second Wind. Or at Least a Breeze.

Pleasant Surprise

Way to Go, Biggio

Sinking the Mariners

Rockie Road

Live, from Chicago...

Wednesday Astros Update

Astros Update

Progress Report

Not Bad for One of the Whitest Teams in Baseball

Beer Haul

"I Didn't Create This Mess ..."