Astros Podcasts

The Astros promoted Mark Appel from Single A Lancaster to Double A Corpus Christi with a 9.72 ERA & Astros players aren’t happy about it. In this Jose de Jesus Ortiz Houston Chronicle story, we hear how upset players were when they found out Appel got promoted with a near 10 ERA while a couple …

Here’s a very in-depth look from SI.com’s Ben Reiter on what happened & why the Astros didn’t sign the 1st pick in the draft. Reiter was right there with the guys who evaluated who the Astros would take & how Aiken became their guy. He also gives a very measured look at what the Astros …

This Jon Heyman article on CBSSports.com sums up the Astros failure to sign the #1 overall pick in 2014, Brady Aiken. Casey Close, Aiken’s adviser, rips the Astros and 5th rounder Jacob Nix also loses a deal in the process. Has GM Jeff Luhnow blown the last 2 drafts & should he be let go? …

The Midsummer classic is done, and the Houston Astros are looking to build on some positives for the 2nd half. For the 1st time in awhile, they’re not in the cellar this late into the season. That distinction belongs to the Texas Rangers!  Here are 5 things to look for with Bo Porter’s club as …

When looking at a traditional baseball lineup of sluggers and speedsters, a 5’6” second baseman would usually not stand out from the bunch. But the Houston Astros’ Jose Altuve is not a typical ballplayer, hailing all the way from Venezeula to excel at the highest level of professional baseball with tools that make him a …

Film director & Houston native Richard Linklater put one of Jason Lane’s last homeruns in his new film ‘Boyhood’, which opens Friday. Linklater, best known for the movie ‘Dazed & Confused’, filmed a scene in Minute Maid Park in his epic film he shot over 12 years. In the trailer (above), you can see a …

The Astros sweep the Rangers & it appears the pendulum could be swinging towards the team in Houston in future seasons. In this Tim Cowlishaw Dallas Morning News feature, he asks if it’s the Astros or the Rangers who look better moving forward.  He goes over the batting champ contenders, the pitching aces & even …

Jose Altuve makes his 2nd All-Star game in 3 seasons but Dallas Keuchel needs help from Astros fans. In this Jose de Jesus Ortiz Houston Chronicle story, we find out how Dallas Keuchel is competing with Cleveland’s Corey Kluber, the Tigers’ Rick Porcello, the Angels’ Garrett Richards & the White Sox’s Chris Sale for the final …

In this YourHoustonNews.com story, the Astros name their players & pitchers of the month for June. Is the Redhawks Nick Tropeano going to get his chance in the majors soon? He’s not a name mentioned much but he’s been among the best stories on the farm this season.

Astros 2nd baseman Jose Altuve is getting noticed around baseball for his superb play this year, as Bob Nightengale writes in USA Today. “The dude is unbelievable,” Astros teammate George Springer says. “When he’s in the batter’s box, everybody in the stadium knows he’s going to get a hit, and he does. When he gets on …

In this Evan Drellich Houston Chronicle report, Astros GM Jeff Luhnow addresses the Deadspin article reporting on trade leaks in the Astros organization. Luhnow says the leak was from outside the organization & they’re working on upgrading their database security. He says some of the trade information was correct & some was not.

The Astros are going to win the World Series in 2017, or at least that was the message from the Sports Illustrated cover. Astros fans can rejoice & believe again in the good guys after they read this Ben Reiter SI story. They go into detail about how & why the Astros have taken this …

In this HST exclusive interview, Jose talks about his relationship with Craig Biggio, his All-Star aspirations & his pride in following the Venezuelan baseball tradition.

George Springer continues to make headlines around the nation for jumpstarting the Astros with his play, as this SI.com article by Ben Reiter points out. In his last 37 games, Springer’s OPS is 17th in the majors & his RBI’s are 5th most in the bigs.

The national media is starting to take note of Dallas Keuchel fantastic start as you’ll read in this Jon Tayler SI.com article. Not only does SI suggest Keuchel is for real but they also suggest that the Astros great recent run is no fluke.

The thunderous rip of a bat sending a ball deep into the seats of a major league game is the dream of any kid who plays baseball. The glamor of power is indoctrinated at an early age, and coveted at the professional level by organizations looking for that pop in the lineup that can make …

Astros Double A affiliate Corpus Christi played in Minute Maid & fans saw their fast-rising power prospect Preston Tucker hit 2 homers. In this Jose de Jesus Ortiz Houston Chronicle article, the guy his teammates call ‘Bam Bam’ is described by Delino DeShields as a future ‘star in the big leagues’.  His manager Keith Bodie …

Author Rob Goldman writes about baseball legend Nolan Ryan in this fantastic new biography and, in this HST interview, Goldman details some of the fascinating & revelatory anecdotes in the book. Below is one of our favorite excerpts from the book. He tells the story about the day Nolan signed with the Mets.
This excerpt from Nolan Ryan: …

You know the Astros are turning things around when you see it in the Times. In this Tyler Kepner NY Times piece, the talk of George Springer & Jonathan Singleton mix with the idea that the Astros finally may be on a winning trajectory.

In the Hunter Pence deal in ’11, the Phillies made a massive mistake when they handed a list to the Astros & that player may be a building block for the future. In this Jose de Jesus Ortiz Houston Chronicle article, we find out how the Astros won that trade in so many ways & …