HOUSTON ASTROS NEWS
Houston Astros at Cincinnati Reds, Sep 14, 2009 6:10 PM CDT
September 14, 2009 by
Crawfish Boxes
| Comments
by David J. Phillip - AP
View full size photo uploaded September 14, 2009
Current Series
3 game series vs Reds @ Great American Ball Park
-->
3 game series vs Reds @ Great American Ball Park
Houston...
Hot Dawg!!! Astros Sweep Phillies As Pence Drives in the Tying Run And Bourn Drives In The Game Winner
Twas a Dog Day afternoon - literally. It was hot and moistly still outside the ballpark and hot and mostly empty INside the ballpark on the first - bring your Dog to the ballpark - game. No Dogs in the seats, at least not yet, and no guys Dogging it on the basepaths or anywheres else...
Miguel Tejada Hits A Walk-Off Single To Beat Rafael Soriano
I was gonna title this - Tommy Hanson tells cops - gee officers, I don't know what happened. I got pulled leading 1-0 in the 9th after giving up no walks, 5 piddly singles, NO hard hit balls and 99 Ks and a whole lot of stunned, dazed looking Astros faces only to watch Rafael Soriano...
Houston Astros at Philadelphia Phillies, Oct 1, 2009 6:05 PM CDT
October 01, 2009 by
Crawfish Boxes
| Comments
by David J. Phillip - AP
View full size photo uploaded October 1, 2009
Current Series
4 game series vs Phillies @ Citizens Bank Park
-->
Phillies lead the series 2-1
Mon 09/28
WP: Yorman Bazardo...
Houston Astros at Cincinnati Reds, Sep 15, 2009 6:10 PM CDT
September 15, 2009 by
Crawfish Boxes
| Comments
by Lenny Ignelzi - AP
View full size photo uploaded September 15, 2009
Current Series
3 game series vs Reds @ Great American Ball Park
-->
Reds lead the series 1-0
Mon 09/14
WP: Bronson Arroyo...
Houston Astros at Philadelphia Phillies, Sep 30, 2009 6:05 PM CDT
September 30, 2009 by
Crawfish Boxes
| Comments
by Gene J. Puskar - AP
View full size photo uploaded September 30, 2009
Current Series
4 game series vs Phillies @ Citizens Bank Park
-->
4 game series vs Phillies @ Citizens Bank Park
Mon 09/28
WP: Yorman...
Houston Astros at Cincinnati Reds, Sep 16, 2009 6:10 PM CDT
September 16, 2009 by
Crawfish Boxes
| Comments
by Paul Beaty - AP
View full size photo uploaded September 16, 2009
Current Series
3 game series vs Reds @ Great American Ball Park
-->
Reds lead the series 2-0
Mon 09/14
WP: Bronson Arroyo (13 - 12) SV...
Philadelphia Phillies at Houston Astros, Sep 6, 2009 1:05 PM CDT
September 06, 2009 by
Crawfish Boxes
| Comments
by Bob Levey - AP
View full size photo uploaded September 6, 2009
Current Series
4 game series vs Phillies @ Minute Maid Park
-->
Astros lead the series 2-0
Fri 09/04
WP: Wandy Rodriguez (13 - 9) LP...
Astros Give Wandy No Run Support And He Loses Again
Wandy didn't get ANY help from the ump, who gave Haren outside pitches he didn't give Wandy, and at one point in the 5th, Wandy got upset for the first time this year and started complaining when "balls" 2 and 3, right in the middle of the strike zone, weren't...
Cleveland Wants to Interview John Farrell, Houston Set to Interview Everybody Else
October 12, 2009 by
Foul Balls
| Comments
| Comments
While we're all still awaiting the winner of the last Division Series to be settled, teams that had their seasons end with the regular season are in the process of trying to find new managers who can hopefully get them to the postseason next year. Two of those teams, the Cleveland...
Houston Astros at New York Mets, Oct 3, 2009 12:10 PM CDT
October 03, 2009 by
Crawfish Boxes
| Comments
Current Series
3 game series vs Mets @ Citi Field
-->
Mets lead the series 1-0
Fri 10/02
WP: John Maine (7 - 6) LP: Wandy Rodriguez (14 - 12)
1 - 7 loss
Houston Astros The Crawfish Boxes @ New York Mets Amazin' Avenue
Sunday...
Houston Astros at Philadelphia Phillies, Sep 28, 2009 6:05 PM CDT
September 28, 2009 by
Crawfish Boxes
| Comments
by Al Behrman - AP
View full size photo uploaded September 28, 2009
Current Series
4 game series vs Phillies @ Citizens Bank Park
-->
4 game series vs Phillies @ Citizens Bank Park
Houston Astros...
Houston Astros at Chicago Cubs, Sep 1, 2009 7:05 PM CDT
September 01, 2009 by
Crawfish Boxes
| Comments
Because we couldn't let NocturnalMatt's epic FanShot go to waste. Welcome back Mr. Boone—congrats.
View full size photo uploaded September 1, 2009
Current Series
3 game series vs Cubs @ Wrigley Field...
Today in Philly Sports History: Michaels Bobbles Fly Ball Over Fence, 2004
We caught a little of ex-Phils outfielder Jason Michaels when were passing through Houston recently, where he currently plays as a reserve outfielder. Apparently Phillies pitchers remembered the offensive juggernaut he was when he was playing in the red-and-white, and wisely pitched...
Mike Hampton: The Unluckiest Man Alive
September 15, 2009 by
Babes Love Baseball
| Comments
| Comments
All Mike Hampton has ever wanted to do is throw a baseball from a major league mound. Apparently, the forces of nature, God, or whatever is in charge of his destiny has made that virtually impossible to do for any extended period of time. The injury-prone, papier-mâché lefty will...
Atlanta Braves at Houston Astros, Sep 9, 2009 7:05 PM CDT
September 09, 2009 by
Crawfish Boxes
| Comments
by Pat Sullivan - AP
View full size photo uploaded September 9, 2009
Current Series
3 game series vs Braves @ Minute Maid Park
-->
Braves lead the series 1-0
Tue 09/08
WP: Javier Vazquez (12 - 9) SV...
Two-a-Days: Houston Astros
11 days ago by
Fragile Freddy's
| Comments
74-88, 5th Place 17 GBPositional MVP – Lance Berkman - .274/.399/.509 – With his first home run in 2010 Berkman will tie Reggie Smith for fifth place all time in home runs by a switch-hitter. Berkman continues to be money in the bank for the Astros carrying the offense with his...
Houston Astros at Milwaukee Brewers, Sep 18, 2009 7:05 PM CDT
September 18, 2009 by
Crawfish Boxes
| Comments
by Dave Einsel - AP
View full size photo uploaded September 18, 2009
Current Series
3 game series vs Brewers @ Miller Park
-->
3 game series vs Brewers @ Miller Park
Houston Astros The Crawfish Boxes...
Stros not happy with Berkman...
October 07, 2009 by
Mets Fever
| Comments
| Comments
We don't see enough of the Astros to know just how bad Lance Berkman is in the field, we lived with Delgado's ole style because of his power bat, could we do the same with Berkman's.According to the Houston Chronicle some officials in the Astros organization are unhappy...
Astros come from behind in ninth, steal game from Braves
September 09, 2009 by
Crawfish Boxes
| Comments
by David J. Phillip - AP
Life ain't fair, Tommy.
View full size photo uploaded September 9, 2009
I don't recall having seen a better pitched game involving the Astros in quite some time. Tommy Hanson is...
Brewers Sweep The Astros As Bourn Takes The Golden Sombrero
Good:
1 - Pence took 2 walks, didn't swing at even 1 bad pitch, got a single, and SHOULD have gotten a 3rd walk, only the HP ump was unusually biased in favor or the other team and called Ball 4 Strike 3
2 - Astros got 4 walks and 6 hits, 4 of them doubles
3 - Miggy hit into his...
Houston Astros at New York Mets, Oct 2, 2009 6:10 PM CDT
October 02, 2009 by
Crawfish Boxes
| Comments
by David Zalubowski - AP
View full size photo uploaded October 2, 2009
Current Series
3 game series vs Mets @ Citi Field
-->
3 game series vs Mets @ Citi Field
Houston Astros The Crawfish Boxes...
Houston Astros 2009 Payroll Breakdown and Value Over Contract - Graph of the Day
September 16, 2009 by
Beyond the Box Score
| Comments
(click to enlarge)
Analytical and emotional breakdown after the jump.
From MLB.com article on Michael Bourn:
Where that turnaround is most evident is when there are runners in scoring position. Bourn...
St. Louis Cardinals at Houston Astros, Sep 22, 2009 7:05 PM CDT
September 22, 2009 by
Crawfish Boxes
| Comments
by Al Behrman - AP
View full size photo uploaded September 22, 2009
Current Series
3 game series vs Cardinals @ Minute Maid Park
-->
Cardinals lead the series 1-0
Mon 09/21
WP: Kyle Lohse (6 - 8) LP...
Boone back in MLB 5 months after heart surgery
September 01, 2009 by
Fox Sports
| Comments
The Houston Astros have activated Aaron Boone from the disabled list, bringing back the third basemen just five months after he had open-heart surgery.
General manager Ed Wade said Boone was determined to return this season. The Astros play the Cubs in Chicago later Tuesday.
...
Related Yards
Today's Best Stuff
For Bloggers
Company Info
Help
What is Yardbarker?
Join the Yardbarker Network (YBN) for more promotion, traffic, and money.
