June 2012
5 posts
A Short Lil Ode To Alyson
A Short Lil Ode To Alyson by Andy
When I was a boy, my pappy told me that he never cried, Not when our Astros lost in ‘86, not when his hunting dog died. So, I called him and told him about our girl Footer leaving town, He said, “Son, thats a good reason to cry, I understand why this crap’s got you down.” He said, “She’s always quick with a comeback, even...
Nsync With The Trade Deadline: Breaking Up The...
by Andy
The trade deadline represents a lot of different things to a lot of different teams. Is it time to add? Is it time to subtract? Is it time to finally talk to that girl from accounting? I don’t know, broham. What I do know is that the Astros are currently 31-43 and appear to be trending towards pinching this bad boy off. That being said, a lot can change but 10 games back of the division...
Luhnow Zigs, Pundits Zag, Correa Gets Paid.
by Andy
After last week’s draft, we’ve all had a little bit of time to soak in what just happened – of course, now everyone is speculating on who will or won’t sign and which affiliates will these draftees start their professional careers. This is fun!
While I am a little uncomfortable prematurely declaring this draft an across the board success, I have to tip my hat to Jeff Luhnow for developing...
On The Road Again
On The Road Again
by Stephen
I’m guessing the 2012 Astros aren’t huge fans of the Willie Nelson classic. I’d be disappointed if Brett Myers didn’t have a little Willie on his ipod, and I’m sure Jordan Schafer is a huge fan of some of Willie’s other “extracurricular activities”, but the 2012 Astros can definitely wait to be on the road again. We’ve all been singing the praises of the Stros lately...
A Legend, A GM, and a Loss
by @Stephennaron
(Before I let Stephen take over my blog for a few minutes, I would just like to say how awesome it was to have Stephen represent THSC at “Blogger Night.” It was super awesome that Alyson Footer thought so highly of my blog to have invited me and it was much more awesome to have someone as witty and baseball savvy as Stephen to rep me! Even though our Astros crapped the...
