Category: Houston Astros

Josh Hamilton at DH?

Scott explores the possibility of moving on from Big Papi

Tim or Brad?

Scott takes a quick look at the first two interviewees for the BoSox managerial opening

9/19: Game 1 – Reeling

Baltimore Orioles (62-89) @ Boston Red Sox (87-65) Jeremy Guthrie (8-17, 4.22) @ Kyle Weiland (0-2, 7.58) 1:05 PM EDT |…

7/2:Halfway there

Boston Red Sox (47-34) @ Houston Astros (29-54) Andrew Miller(1-0, 3.09) @ J.A. Happ (3-9, 5.54) 7:05 PM EDT | Minute Maid…

7/1: Houston’s Problem

Boston Red Sox (46-34) @ Houston Astros (29-53) Tim Wakefield (4-3, 4.54) @ Bud Norris (4-6, 3.36) 8:05 PM EDT…

Is it Time to Get Rid of Interleague Play?

Colorado Rockies shortstop Troy Tulowitzki (2) steals third base against Tampa Bay Rays third baseman Evan Longoria in the sixth inning during their interleague game at Coors Field in Denver on June 18, 2009. (UPI Photo/Gary C. Caskey) Photo via Newscom
This will be the fourteenth season of interleague play in the Major Leagues. Perhaps the most controversial of Bud Selig's innovations, interleague has had a good run with some wonderful moments, but it has also produced some head-scratching matchups, highlighted the gap in talent between the American and National Leagues, and introduced a level of imbalance that is, at least in my view, antithetical to the spirit of baseball. Despite the revenue boost it has given some clubs, it may be time to end - or at least reduce - the interleague experiment.