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SportsMap Houston is proud to bring you what we believe to be the most informative and interactive Houston Astros podcast: Stone Cold 'Stros! Featuring senior content contributor Charlie Pallilo, http://Sportsmap.com editor Josh Jordan, and digital sports director Brandon Strange, our goal is to make Stone Cold 'Stros is your go-to source for Astros news and reaction without all the noisy hot takes.
New episodes drop Mondays around 4pm on all platforms including the SportsMap HOU YouTube channel, where you can interact with the show. Search for us on your favorite podcast provider today and be sure to subscribe. Let's go 'Stros!
New episodes drop Mondays around 4pm on all platforms including the SportsMap HOU YouTube channel, where you can interact with the show. Search for us on your favorite podcast provider today and be sure to subscribe. Let's go 'Stros!
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As the season enters the final week, the Astros close in on another division title. What does it mean in the big picture? Are Houston's bullpen concerns overblown? While they await the final bracket seeding, Joe Espada probably has a good idea of who will and won't be on their postseason roster.
With around a dozen regular season games left, Houston's pitching remains strong while their offense remains top-heavy. Has Verlander done enough to sneak onto a Wild Card roster? Who are the Astros most dangerous potential Wild Card Series foes?
Houston's bipolar season continues and has Astros in a favorable position for a postseason berth. However, questions in the starting rotation have risen as well as how Joe Espada can deploy his lineup with key cogs having limited availability. Was Matt Chapman's deal the deathknell of Bregman's future in Houston? How can Justin Verlander prove he's postseason-ready in just 3 remaining starts?
Houston's dominant rotation raises some important questions about the postseason. It's time to give Dana Brown his due for navigating this season. The implications of Kyle Tucker's injury revelation.
The Astros pitching staff has been dealing. Can they make up for the recent shortfall in offense? Has the emergence of Hunter Brown, Spencer Arrighetti, and Yainer Diaz changed your mind about Houston's championship window?
The Astros are reportedly adding reliever Hector Neris to their bullpen to provide much-needed depth. Alex Bregman's elbow will force Joe Espada to get creative with the lineup.
The Astros find themselves with their largest division lead of the season but which players will be healthy enough to join the postseason campaign remain unclear.
Seeing how Joe Espada has managed his team back into contention with the help of Yainer Diaz, it's hard not to wonder what could have been in 2023, and how this now impacts Houston's championship window for 2024 and beyond.
After a sweep in Fenway, the Astros pitching and power hitting is seeing a renaissance which they'll need given the tight division race and challenging schedule. Some critical factors that could weigh heavily in this final stretch will be potential contributions from returning players from the IL.
With Yainer Diaz continuing his torrid hitting pace, it begs the question whether a simple roster tweak could boost Houston's offense. Luis Garcia's setback could say a lot about next season's rotation.
The dog days of summer have landed squarely on Houston's offense. As Kyle Tucker and Justin Verlander are still on the mend, Astros GM Dana Brown says reinforcements are on the way. Has Houston's front office learned anything from 2023's offseason missteps?
After paying a hefty price for Yusei Kukuchi, are the Astros better positioned for a postseason run or have they overly mortgaged their future for minimal gain?
Houston brings the drama over the weekend series against the Dodgers but Seattle shifts the AL West landscape with a huge trade for Astros-killer Randy Arozarena.
Houston's surging ace-in-the-making Hunter Brown continues to roll. What it means for the Astros rotation in the short and long-term.
It's official: the Astros have fought their way back to the top of the division but now the challenge will be to hold onto their thin lead as the schedule stiffens up in August. The waiting game begins as all eyes focus on Dana Brown as he looks to plug pitching holes at the trade deadline.
The All-Star Break provides opportunity to assess positive strides made while also prioritizing much-needed reinforcements and what those could be. Sifting through the latest batch of Astros trade rumors. Remembering our dear friend and colleague, Ken Hoffman.
With the Astros closing in on Seattle atop the division, the Astros are riding a wave of positive results, close calls, and ominous updates ahead of their showdown with Texas.
The Astros end June as MLB's hottest team but how do they continue to walk this razor's edge with such a thin pitching staff and no Kyle Tucker?
The Astros are reported to have strong interest in Toronto's Vlad Guerrero, Jr, but the high price and obvious pitching needs begs the question of what's really behind these reports.
After clawing their way back into the wildcard and division pictures, Houston's trajectory balances on a razor's edge with the depths of their pitching staff being tested like never before. The Astros have major long-term questions to answer regarding both 1st and 3rd base.
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