Brewing up some good home cookin’
The red-hot Milwaukee Brewers ran their home record to a gaudy 50-16 this afternoon with a 3-2 decision over the Chicago Cubs. Meanwhile, another of their division opponents, the Houston Astros,...
View ArticleAstro-nomical Miles to Go Before They Sleep
Just a quick post to point out that with the announcement of the move of the Astros to the AL West as soon as 2013, we’ll see the Houston club make longer trips to face their in-division rivals. Miles...
View ArticleNo Relief for Breaking Brad
It was only a couple of weeks ago that we examined the record-setting “one-batter” relievers. Apparently Astros’ manager Brad Mills reads the VORG, as he decided to go and set a one-game record for...
View ArticleOne Player’s Saves greater than Another Team’s Wins
This afternoon the Orioles’ Jim Johnson notched his 41st save of 2012, nailing down a 5-3 win over the White Sox. That save puts him temporarily ahead of the Astros total wins (40) this year. If...
View ArticleTeams with the Worst Plate Discipline of All Time
As of Saturday morning, the Houston Astros offense has accrued all of five walks (against 56 strikeouts) in their first four games. While it is unlikely they will continue to average 1.25 walks and 14...
View ArticleThe Anagrammatic Battery
It was just a quiet Friday night. Jarred Cosart had been called up for his big league debut with the Astros, and then my Twitter feed went nuts: Sam Miller @SamMillerBP holy cow via @suss2hyphens...
View ArticleIts Like They Never Left
When it comes to coming up with the opening and final series of each season, the MLB schedule makers generally try for natural intradivision rivalries . . . Red Sox and Yankees, Cubs and Cardinals,...
View ArticleAll those Errors but no Unearned Runs
Friend of the VORG Dan Wachtell alerted me to the fact that the Astros managed to commit five errors Thursday night in a 10-1 loss, but those errors did not lead to even a single unearned run. Dan...
View ArticlePitching Matchups with One Last Name Matching Other’s First Name
Last night, Gerrit Cole faced off against Cole Hamels. I was asked if that had happened before: I’m sure @dianagram can tell us the last time opposing pitchers’ names lined up like Gerrit Cole v Cole...
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