Tag: Houston Astros
Missing Bats: Before the strikeout craze, baseball’s ‘Galileos’ fought to change the game
The San Diego School of Baseball was backed by hitting stars such as Tony Gwynn and Alan Trammell, but it was the pitching minds...
Adrián Beltré, Todd Helton, Joe Mauer elected to Baseball Hall of Fame
The Hall of Fame is made for players like Adrián Beltré. As a pure hitter, reliable slugger and slick third baseman, Beltré had few...
The Astros are playing for their postseason lives. Do they ‘have the stomach’ for this?
HOUSTON — During a homestand from hell, Dana Brown received a reminder of his own words. He coined a phrase during his four-year stint...
Orioles manager Brandon Hyde, Astros coach Joe Espada’s bond goes past baseball
HOUSTON — His team had struck out something like 18 or 19 times and, after the final one, Brandon Hyde couldn’t find his hitting...
‘Absolutely perfect’: J.P. France’s major-league debut through the eyes of his wife
SEATTLE — It was 6:13 p.m., 31 minutes before J.P. France’s boyhood dream would become reality. His wife, Jessica, was juggling her nerves and...
