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

Mar 23, 2020

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

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

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

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 ...

The Houston Astros’ Sign-Stealing Allegations are Another Threat to Baseball’s Integrity, and MLB Must Epically Respond

Robbie Stratakos

Nov 16, 2019

Houston Astros, Major League Baseball, Opinions & Predictions

Every ounce of the sign-stealing allegations that are being pressed against the Houston Astros must be taken seriously. If they hold true, Major League Baseball should meet the Astros with fire and fury because...

Zack Wheeler Could be the Houston Astros’ Next Reclamation Project

Robbie Stratakos

Nov 13, 2019

Houston Astros, Major League Baseball, Offseason, Opinions & Predictions

There's no replacing Gerrit Cole, but the Houston Astros can continue doing what they do best this offseason: embark on a reclamation project. And their next project could be right-hander Zack Wheeler. With ...

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