Rob Hays

Like the scene at the end of any "raised it from a baby" animal movie, the time came for the Astros to put Pudge Rodriguez back where he belongs: in a Texas Rangers uniform. With the Rangers leading the AL Wild Card race, and the Astros floundering, plus the... continue reading on Houstonist

Let's face it: the Astros' late season mojo isn't probably isn't going to come through. The team has been flirting with .500 like a nervous guy at last call, and will probably watch either the Cards or Cubs go home with their date to the playoffs. But that doesn't mean... continue reading on Houstonist

The Major League Baseball draft is easily the most anticlimactic of all the major sport drafts. The players drafted will take years to develop into major league talent, if they ever make the big club in the first place. You're not going to go out an buy the jersey of... continue reading on Houstonist

That playoff run was swell and everything, but if you think that that Rockets are going to stand pat and take another bronze medal next year (and the year after...), then you don't know the manic machinations of GM Daryl Morey. Since Morey can't say anything about his shopping list,... continue reading on Houstonist

Every time the Lakers, the national media, and even Houstonians like yours truly count the Rockets out, they find a way to change all our minds. After a forty-point drubbing in LA in game 5, the Rockets faced elimination last night at Toyota Center. In true Clutch City fashion, they... continue reading on Houstonist