The excellent sports columnist for the Houston Chronicle, Richard Justice, wrote a great piece today that shines a light on what is right with Longhorn baseball and what is wrong with Houston Astros baseball. The column details how the Astros had a chance two years ago to sign now national champion Drew Stubbs from Atlanta, Texas. Stubbs and his father asked for a specific contract, and not an unreasonable one at that, from any... more ›

The Houston Astros fought back from the middle of the pack last summer to finish with their best August-September run in franchise history and make a run deep into the National League playoffs, inspiring the Bayou City during the dog days of summer. Roger Clemens, after years of grandstanding and hemming and hawing about wanting to be closer to family, had finally come home and, on his way to his seventh Cy Young Award, sold out Minute Maid Park practically each time he took the mound. more ›