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Houston Astros: is George Springer or Michael Brantley the Better Value?

Robbie Stratakos
Dec 15, 2020
Houston Astros, Major League Baseball, Offseason, Opinions & Predictions
Houston Astros outfielders George Springer and Michael Brantley are two of the more high-profile players on the Major League Baseball free agent market this offseason. Springer, 31, will likely command a long-t...

Houston Astros Should Not be Taken Lightly in the American League Championship Series

Quinn Allen
Oct 9, 2020
Houston Astros, Major League Baseball, Opinions & Predictions, Postseason
It's safe to say that the Houston Astros are one of the most hated teams in baseball after a cheating scandal that came to light before the beginning of this season. Despite claims that Houston used illegal sig...

The Best and Worst Trade of the Decade for the Houston Astros

Tom Dorsa
Mar 23, 2020
Hall of Fame, Houston Astros, Major League Baseball, Opinions & Predictions
It's hard to call the decade of the 2010s a failure for the Houston Astros. From their disastrous stretch of 324 losses from 2011-2013, the Astros reinvented themselves with elite prospect development, great sc...

American League West X factors for 2020

Robbie Stratakos
Mar 12, 2020
American League West, Major League Baseball, Opinions & Predictions
What players can move the needle for their respective teams in the 2020 Major League Baseball season? Here are X factors for every team in the American League West. Houston Astros: Lance McCullers Jr. The Ast...

MLB Players Look Like Hypocrites For Attacking Mike Fiers and Commissioner Rob Manfred

Jason Kelly
Feb 23, 2020
Houston Astros, Major League Baseball, Opinions & Predictions
The Houston Astros' cheating scandal has drawn outright anger from baseball fans and players alike. Both active and retired players have been extremely vocal about their frustrations with the Astros, as well as...

The Houston Astros’ 2017 World Series Championship Should be Revoked

Robbie Stratakos
Feb 21, 2020
Houston Astros, Major League Baseball, Opinions & Predictions
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If those who orchestrated a scandalous system aren't going to be punished, then their greatest big-league accomplishment should be permanently condemned: Major League Baseball should revoke the Houston Astros' ...

MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred Must Let the Game Police Itself in 2020

Jason Kelly
Feb 21, 2020
Houston Astros, Major League Baseball, Opinions & Predictions
The 2019-2020 Major League Baseball offseason has not just been one to forget but one to bury under the floorboards and pray that baseball fans forget about forever. Obviously, the cheating scandal surrounding ...

An Open Letter to My Fellow Astros Fans

Tom Dorsa
Feb 11, 2020
Headlines, Houston Astros, Opinions & Predictions
I have been attempting to write something of substance about the sign-stealing controversy surrounding the Houston Astros for months. Dozens of times, I will author an article or a series of tweets that hit 300...

No Punishment Can Offset the Houston Astros’ Disgraceful Actions

Robbie Stratakos
Jan 20, 2020
Hall of Fame, Houston Astros, Major League Baseball, Opinions & Predictions
The Houston Astros cheated by means of stealing opposing teams' signs with technology, covered it up, got caught, and Major League Baseball dropped the hammer on them. Unfortunately, there's no punishment or se...

The Shocking Part of the Sign-Stealing Scandal? Someone Was Punished

Tom Gibbons
Jan 19, 2020
Hall of Fame, Houston Astros, Major League Baseball, Opinions & Predictions
Gaylord Perry was 35 and had pitched 12 seasons in the big leagues when he decided to make a stunning confession in an autobiography, writing: “On May 31, 1964, I became an outlaw in the strictest sense of the ...
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