July is the month of All-Stars, pennant chasing teams making the start of their push and of course the MLB trading deadline.  July is also the month where you expect some players to step up for a team if any hopes for post season glory is to be realized.  The Houston Astros were no different [...]

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Astros Recap

Last year, The Bus Ride started a series of interviews with the guys who bring many of us the games from the minor league parks. The voices we hear on the radio or for many of us these days, the voice out of the computer speakers. We want to help you get a feel for [...]

Castro breaks in to a top 50 prospect list, Locke breaks a Hooks’ record, and broken Astros have spent a lot of time in Corpus Christi this year…

The last series before THE VOID, well for the Astros at least.  It seems like only yesterday it was the first day of Spring Training and visions of 90 win seasons still danced in our heads.   A few hits, a few runs, a disgruntled number one pitcher, an overused, oft-injured bullpen, and one manager later, and [...]