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Sports Central
October 17, 2005
Diane M. Grassi |
Astros on Way to First Pennant? The Houston Astros are a curious combination of talent and will. They win with intangibles unique to their group of players and management, which does not show up in the box score.   |
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 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
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 Illustrated
September 5, 2001
Tom Verducci |
Batteries charged Astros' young guns thrive with help of veteran backstops... |
Sports Illustrated
August 23, 2000
Stephen Cannella |
Inside Baseball Six strong, if rather obscure, pitchers have given the Giants a lift -- into first place |
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
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
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
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
August 18, 2008
Scott Shepherd |
NL Wild Card Wild Cards A break down of the NL wild card race, including a list of the wild cards each team has as they fight for the all important fourth playoff spot. |
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 Central
July 14, 2008
Kyle Jahner |
Diamonds in the Rough Who are the no-names shaping first-half pennant races? |
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 Central
June 6, 2013
Joshua Duffy |
John Mozeliak, Take a Bow Being a Major League General Manager is an ever-delicate walk between trying to win now while at the same time setting up for the long term. |
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 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
June 27, 2002
Stephen Cannella |
Moving forward Pitching duo will help fill some of the Cards' on-field void. |
Sports Illustrated
March 19, 2001
Tom Verducci |
Power play If the Marlins' pitching matures quickly, they might be this year's White Sox, a young team that arrives a year ahead of schedule... The Astros are encouraged about the return to health of three key players... The pool of available frontline starting pitchers is thin... |
Sports Central
June 23, 2010
Andrew Jones |
How Many Can Ubaldo Jimenez Win? Ubaldo Jimenez is human and he is going to allow more hits and more runs as the season progresses, which unfortunately means he's going to collect a few losses along the way, even some no-decisions. |
Sports Central
April 26, 2010
Kyle Jahner |
Catching On Who are the two major league pitchers with 3 wins, and an ERA and WHIP each below 1.00? |
Sports Illustrated
July 17, 2001
Stephen Cannella |
Inside Baseball Rich with starting pitching in April, the Dodgers have been disarmed by injuries |
Sports Illustrated
August 7, 2001
Stephen Cannella |
Comfort Zone Some former National League hitters return to find there's no place like home... |
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
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
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 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
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
May 28, 2008
Mike Round |
MLB Contenders or Pretenders? Buy or sell the Marlins as an NL East threat?... Buy or sell Detroit making the playoffs?... Buy or Sell Lance Berkman as NL MVP?... etc. |
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 Illustrated
May 14, 2003
Daniel G. Habib |
Run Out of Town The go-go Marlins lead the majors in stolen bases, but they couldn't save manager Jeff Torborg's job. |
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
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 Illustrated
August 6, 2002
Tom Verducci |
The rich get richer The emergence of young hurlers fortifies Atlanta's rotation. |
Sports Illustrated
August 6, 2003
Albert Chen |
Trading Day Amid a flurry of deals, New York and Boston prepared for a pennant race. |
Sports Central
March 21, 2008
Mike Round |
MLB 2008 Preview: NL's Best Rotations A look at the pitching staff of six NL MLB teams. |
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
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... |
Sports Central
September 15, 2010
Vito Curcuru |
September Heat in National League West Entering Sept. 13, San Francisco and San Diego were tied for the division lead and Colorado was 1.5 games behind them. The National League West and East have baseball's best races and the tightest race is in the NL West. |
Sports Illustrated
August 15, 2002 |
Prior commitment Cubs vow not to overwork their phenom pitcher |
Sports Illustrated
July 24, 2001
Stephen Cannella |
Ace in the Hole Mariners righthander Freddy Garcia is quickly developing into a No. 1 starter |
Sports Central
April 21, 2014
Andrew Jones |
Outlandish October Predictions For some baseball teams, a quick start can mean the fantasy of an October run. For some teams this is an annual hope. Let's look at a few teams and their chances of staying at least warm. |
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. |
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
February 23, 2012
Jeff Kallman |
Five Aces, Five Falls, One Coach Who Learned the Hard Way The Washington Nationals say Stephen Strasburg won't be limited in his 2012 starts, but will be limited in his total innings' workload this season. |
Sports Central
June 21, 2010
Joshua Duffy |
Lessons From Baseball's First Half At nearly the half-way point of the Major League Baseball season, we have a pretty good idea now of who is going to be what. |
Sports Illustrated
May 30, 2000
Stephen Cannella |
Inside Baseball Even when closer Matt Mantei was out, Arizona was relieved by its bullpen |
Sports Central
May 26, 2004
Jeff Kallman |
The Little Red Engine That Could Somewhere, somehow, when you least expected it, the Cincinnati Reds began to look like unthreatened contenders again. |
Sports Illustrated
July 25, 2000
Stephen Cannella |
Inside Baseball As the trade deadline nears, contenders are looking for reinforcements |
Sports Illustrated
September 6, 2001
Stephen Cannella |
Kudos for Pujols Do you want to play an important role for a team locked in a tight playoff race? Then this a great time to be a rookie in the National League, where several first-year players have become central figures in their teams' postseason hopes... |
