Should Carlos Lee be on All-Star team?
Before we get to some baseball, I need to give a quick shout-out to the coolest dad on earth. My dad is Greg Raley. He lives in LaPorte and coaches a 14U travel softball team, the Texas Storm....
View ArticleCraig Biggio becomes ninth Astro to have jersey retired (w/ video)
You’d have to be built with stone or just a really awful person to not feel some sort of emotion if you watched Craig Biggio’s jersey retirement ceremony. No. 7 now hangs in the rafters just next to...
View ArticleI’m starting a sports-related book club, sorta
Every holiday, I get exactly what I ask for. If it’s not a gift from a loved one then I buy it myself. And I never ask for anything too pricey or bizarre. Valentine’s Day is no different, either. Not...
View ArticleI thought the Angels were in mourning (w/ videos)
The death of Angels pitcher Nick Adenhart rocked Major League Baseball. He was killed hours after pitching six shutout innings for the club’s home opener. His Mitsubishi Eclipse was struck by a van...
View ArticleTexans hit home runs for charity
Imagine any one of the Astros playing offensive line for the Texans. Nope, not happening. Imagine any one of the Astros running with a football through a cluster of defenders on an AFC South team. Nah....
View ArticleFive changes you’d make as MLB comissioner
AP If commissioner, would you continue to give home-field advantage in the World Series to the winner of the All-Star Game? When posed with the idea of being commissioner of Major League Baseball,...
View ArticleNew skipper Brad Mills wins me over
As part of the 2010 Astros caravan, the organization has embarked on a two-week, 15-city tour of the Greater-Houston area and central Texas to get fans pumped up about the team before it heads to...
View ArticleAstros raising prices is a slap in the face
Just a day after players began reporting to Spring Training in Kissimmee, the Astros announce new increases in ticket prices for the 2011 season. Considering how terrible the team has been and the...
View Article10 ways the Astros can make games more interesting
Before you start ripping me with hateful, angry comments, let me remind you that this blog is called Fan Zone; and this post is written for fun. If you can’t handle sarcasm, you might not want to read...
View ArticleI faked it at Minute Maid Park and liked it (w/video)
I put on the face of a baseball fan – charged and reeling in the blind optimism that goes along with wholeheartedly cheering on a team that just isn’t that good. I grabbed a beer, some cotton candy,...
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