I grew up in a time when baseball was dominated by pitching and defense. I still love to watch a 1-0, 2-1, or 3-2 game more than a 10-7 home run hitting contest. I got to see one last night at Minute Maid Park. Ian Snell of the Pirates and Alberto Arias were the starters. Snell had command of his slider and was throwing his fastball as high as 96 miles per hour.  read more »

The Houston Astros just unofficially became the Texas Rangers! They made the transformation complete by the trade they made this afternoon!  read more »

On Thursday afternoon, I took three of my grandchildren to the ball game at Minute Maid Park in Houston. We always get to the park early, usually the kids go to the huge playground. But that day they did not open it because of a staffing problem. So we went down to the rail near right field, while the Cardinals were taking batting practice. I used to do that with my girls when they were young.  read more »

It has been one of those seasons that make you sick if you are an Astros fan. Last night they got beat in Atlanta by a 12-3 score. It was the third game in a row of surrendering double figures runs, a total of 42 runs in the three games.  read more »