So how’s the OF competition in the early early going… Hits by Taylor Trammell this spring: 5 Combined hits by Zach Cole/Joey Loperfido/Cam Smith/Zach Dezenzo: 0 #Astros

Good.

Tatsuya Imai in his first live BP session of the spring. Faced Altuve, Correa, Jake and Trammell. Didn’t see anyone square up any of his pitches

Has anyone checked on Trump's "Tariff Shelf"?

Show me you don’t ever mean to leave office or hold free and fair elections without saying anything.

Nope

Another new pitcher and trade acquisition Kai-Wei Teng now on the hill

Rule 5er and possible new bullpen guy Roddery Muñoz tossing live BP currently

Mike Burrows also throwing live BP

LMJ throwing a live BP session this morning

Altuve arrived in camp today

A little PFP for Ronel Blanco

Many things to run on in 2026 but quotes from this Tax Foundation study need to be plastered everywhere

The Brewers beat writer does say Milwaukee will engage with the Astros on Paredes. But it seems implausible to me the Brewers would replace a 3B (Durbin) making the league minimum and with six years of control remaining with someone like Paredes who’s making $10MM. Makes no sense

it will really be something if the Epstein Files unseat a British Prime Minster who isn't in them, and not the American President who was Epstein's best friend.

Only 3 players in the WBC — Jeremy Peña (DR), Zach Dezenzo (Italy) and Shay Whitcomb (Korea) #Astros

Eyes getting a little water watching this

Democracy dies in billionaire hands. [Cartoon by Michael de Adder]

A *possible* silver lining in an otherwise immoral display of obsequiousness and cowardice

The next Government shut down looms on January 30th. Dems should shut it down with the demand it only reopens after the resignations of Noem, Homan and Bovino. They will have the overwhelming support of the American people.

The “prosecute the former regime at every level” candidate has my vote in 2028.

Love the WBC and love seeing position players participate. Not so much pitchers and even less so those new to the org. So 👍👍👍

And Happy New Year 🎆

Page One. @financialtimes.com

Olbermann at the time had not yet gone national & was working as the sports anchor at local station KTLA. Late night on Sundays, he & the owner of this store co-hosted a show on KTLA about sports card collecting.

Keith Olbermann and I glancing at each other in a semi-embarrassed way as we stood behind a line full of kids at the checkout counter at a baseball card store in Beverly Hills in the early 90’s

Merry Christmas Blueskyers 🎄

Nice article from the folks at this recently…umm…launched Astros website

The NYT hides behind “transactionalism” instead of calling it what it actually is — utter naked corruption

Off-season acquisitions thus far. Nine of the twelve acquired are pitchers. Bold = player on 40-man roster #Astros

Exactly this

Could be worse.

Regarding today's Rule 5 pick Roddery Munoz

Unsurprisingly the #Astros go pitching heavy in their offseason acquisitions to date. Players in bold are on the 40-man roster. The remainder were signed to minor league contracts, with most of them (but not all) likely getting spring invites to big league camp

Regarding today's Rule 5 pick Roddery Munoz

Unsurprisingly the #Astros go pitching heavy in their offseason acquisitions to date. Players in bold are on the 40-man roster. The remainder were signed to minor league contracts, with most of them (but not all) likely getting spring invites to big league camp

if anyone thinks having a dementia addled malignant narcissist putting his thumb on American corporations writ large will somehow end up well please see me after class

The hot stove is really Warming up

The Pope: don’t even think about getting up and crowding the aisle until your row is up. I love this guy.

So the war on drugs is to kill the fishermen and release the kingpins. Makes perfect sense. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/28/w...

Not a Knicks fan but can sympathize. It’s really getting ridiculous

RIP Rob Mallicoat #Astros

#MikeLuckovich 11/26/2025

Terrific title!

Still 🤬🤬🤬

Cheo’s grandson finally reached AAA last season after being drafted in the 3rd round back in 2020 and was recently added to Detroit’s 40-man roster #Astros #Tigers

What an odd swap this is