2014-10-08 04:24
I really like the style and ability of Clayton Kershaw. I love to watch a true power pitcher perform is magic on the mound. And this season has seen him put together one of the m… Read More
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2014-09-29 05:38
--> It seems that being a sports fan in Houston is too often an exercise in futility. But today was one of those heartwarming day for Houston fans.The long of it--JJ Watt! The huge man is… Read More
2014-09-12 01:17
-->When the Houston Astros left the National League for the 2013 season and going forward, I refused to renew my season tickets. I am so much a traditionalist that I will not embrace the… Read More
2014-09-09 05:03
--> There was a lot of conversation about the wisdom of signing J. J. Watt to a long term contract when the Texans had him under their control for at least 2 more seasons. I know there is… Read More
2014-09-07 02:33
--> I wish I was confident in the possibilities for the 2014 season for the Houston Texans. The new coach seems to be all business, but I am afraid he is unimaginative and perhaps will pl… Read More
2010-11-07 02:51
I am officially now on the band wagon for the TCU Horned Frogs to be in the BCS National Championship Game! THey played the number 5 team, Utah, in Salt Lake City and won by 40 points! Then… Read More
2010-10-14 19:54
As I was sitting in front of the television late in the night watching the rescue efforts that were taking place in Chile, I began to think, "There must be a sermon in all this!" I even bega… Read More
2010-10-02 04:34
I have been an Houston baseball fan for a long time. I first watched professional baseball in Buff Stadium, where the Cardinal farm team played through the 1950's. In the early '60's I watch… Read More
2010-09-22 14:26
Last night's game between the Astros and the Washington Nationals reminded me of games earlier this season and last season. The Astros new left-handed pitcher J.A. Happ cruised through six i… Read More
2010-08-31 20:01
What a performance by J.A. Happ last night at Minute Maid Park. The young left-hander, recently acquired in the trade for Roy Oswalt, pitched a two hit shutout against the dreaded divisional… Read More
2010-06-24 17:51
A couple of days ago, I received a phone call from a man I could hardly understand. I asked that he email his request so I could study it. Here is what I received:Dear Rev.Bryant ,Nice to sp… Read More
2010-06-01 01:01
I really don't like complainers, especially when it is me complaining. But there was lots to complain about or visit to Minute Maid Park this afternoon. First, the advertised holiday version… Read More
2010-05-27 18:43
Roy Oswalt has requested a trade. I hate the idea of him not being here. He is the best pitcher the Astros have developed in their history, with the possible exception of Larry Dierker. It h… Read More
2010-05-07 21:39
May 31 1957 was a magical night for a young baseball fan from South Texas. My family was visiting my mother's family in Bordentown, New Jersey for a couple of weeks. My dad and my uncle took… Read More
2010-04-29 19:34
I just read a quote by a man who was in his late eighties and still swinging his fungo in spring training at the time. Johnny Neun had played in the 1920's for Ty Cobb and managed the Yankee… Read More
2010-04-21 18:15
Being at a ball game anytime is a great joy, but Tuesday night at Minute Maid was almost as perfect as one could ever expect. The April temperature was about 70 at game time, and not a cloud… Read More
2010-04-06 03:34
Opening Day has been a huge part of life for my wife and I. We have celebrated 43 anniversaries, 42 of them at Opening Day for the Astros. The only time we missed was when we celebrated our… Read More
2010-04-03 16:26
When I was reading the sports section of the paper this morning I was saddened to read of the passing of Mike Cuellar. He died of stomach cancer at the age of 72. Seeing his name again rem… Read More
2010-02-04 20:00
This week over on Facebook there is a movement to have everyone find the song that was Billboard number one on the day of their birth. I did my search and found that the #1 R&B song on t… Read More
2010-01-27 20:56
One day while preparing to close our donut shop for the day, my oldest daughter told me she wanted to send a thank you to Jimmy Wynn for the autographed baseball he had given her. She was on… Read More
2010-01-23 14:34
THe Houston Astros have three players that remain arbitration eligible; Hunter Pence, Tim Byrdak, and Wandy Rodriguez. The exchanged figures are not too far apart for Pence and Byrdak and th… Read More
2010-01-16 14:32
It is getting closer to baseball season, I can feel it. Every day now there is some baseball related story in the newspaper. Two of the Astros arbitration eligible players signed contracts y… Read More
2010-01-12 01:30
I was away from home and the media for the first week of the new year, so I was a bit late in hearing that the Houston Astros had made a deal with right handed pitcher Brett Myers. It was a… Read More
2009-12-23 16:30
Sometimes a few days of getaway end up making a bigger difference in your life than expected. Sometimes you experience something that you want to incorporate into your “normal” l… Read More
2009-12-23 14:50
I have not played fantasy football, until this season. I signed up for a free league through ESPN.com and created my team--the League City Wildcats! In the middle of the season I had a four… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Guest written by our friend Sergio ChaneyI’ve worked in construction since I was sixteen years old and my current job as a project supervisor is by far the toughest I’ve ever had… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Contribution by Saul MartinThere are a lot of things I have learned to do to take care of my family. I am a natural caregiver, but when I became a wife and mother, I became a caregiver on st… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Guest post written by my buddy Fidel HernandezWe found out last March that my husband matched in the Mile High city for his residency. We were really excited. He got into the program that he… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Guest post written by my buddy Israel FowlerOn The Simpsons season 4 The Itchy & Scratchy Movie episode stands out as one of the best episodes in the history of The Simpsons. The episode… Read More
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