Tal Smith will "help" the Sugar Land Skeeters?

By jhornberg in Base Hits :: The Advocate's MLB Blog

The Sugar Land-based expansion team in the Atlantic League named Tal Smith as a special adviser on Tuesday. I have only one question: Does this mean there will be a hill built in center field at the new Constellation Field?

Ivan Rodriguez may not make the MLB hall of fame on first ballot

By jhornberg in Base Hits :: The Advocate's MLB Blog

[View the story "Is Pudge a first ballot hall of famer?" on Storify]Is Pudge a first ballot hall of famer?He certainly deserves it, but Canseco's accusations and a surly electorate could hurt his chances when it comes time to vote ...

Is it time to let the Astrodome go?

By jhornberg in Base Hits :: The Advocate's MLB Blog

[View the story "Is it time to let the Astrodome go?" on Storify]Is it time to let the Astrodome go?It's sat for almost a decade, unoccupied. And as city leaders continue to hem and haw about it's future, it continues ...

Astros rewind: The kids become a triple threat against Washington

By jhornberg in Base Hits :: The Advocate's MLB Blog

[View the story "Recap: The Astros triple threat, and the kids" on Storify]Recap: The Astros triple threat, and the kidsBreakdown of Thursday's 11-4 win over Washington.Storified by John Hornberg · Fri, Apr 20 2012 06:57:58Houston snapped a four game losing ...

Rangers rewind: Breaking down Tuesday's 18-3 whacking of Boston

By jhornberg in Base Hits :: The Advocate's MLB Blog

[View the story "Rewind: Recapping Texas' win over Boston on Tuesday" on Storify]Rewind: Recapping Texas' win over Boston on TuesdayBreaking down the Rangers 8-3 trucking of the Red Sox in Boston, and more.Storified by John Hornberg · Wed, Apr 18 ...

Astros Rewind: Monday's 6-3 loss to Washington

By jhornberg in Base Hits :: The Advocate's MLB Blog

[View the story "Astros Game Rewind, April 16 vs. Washington" on Storify]Astros Game Rewind, April 16 vs. WashingtonRecap of Monday's 6-3 Astros loss to the Nationals. Storified by John Hornberg · Tue, Apr 17 2012 05:24:16Chris Johnson with a 2-run ...

Success for Houston rests with its starting rotation

By jhornberg in Base Hits :: The Advocate's MLB Blog

After nine games, it's pretty clear where the Astros are going to have to find their success on the diamond this season: Rk Pos W L ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO ERA+ WHIP H/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB ...

Five things learned from the Astros opening weekend

By jhornberg in Base Hits :: The Advocate's MLB Blog

[View the story "New Story" on Storify]New StoryStorified by John Hornberg · Sun, Apr 08 2012 18:26:49Jose Altuve looks like a minor leaguer in this young season. 2 errors in the field, 0 for 2 at the plate. #astrosJohn HornbergAltuve ...

Astros pick up Maxwell; who's odd man out?

By jhornberg in Base Hits :: The Advocate's MLB Blog

The Astros will add Justin Maxwell from the Yankees after he was designated for assignment on Sunday. They don't have to make a roster move to bring him on until Monday. But what you can expect is that it will ...

Don't despair: There's hope for the Astros this season

By jhornberg in Base Hits :: The Advocate's MLB Blog

There seems to be little Houston fans can do but despair. The team imploded last year, traded away it's most notable names and is trotting out the kids and the has-beens this year. Everything is in place of a year ...