Astroday - Archives
by John Lauck

2004
04/03 - The Beginning And The End
04/03 - A Rude Royal Reception
04/01 - Dotel's Doom
03/31 - Sparkling Sunshine, Sparkling Game
03/30 - Tiger Torture
03/29 - Practicing For Real
03/28 - Too Many Mistakes
03/27 - The Astros Edge The Blue Jays
03/26 - A Hill Of A Surprise
03/26 - A Hill Of A Surprise
03/25 - The Astros Top LA
03/24 - Three Things To Be Angry About
03/23 - Practicing The Tomahawk Chop
03/22 - Blanking The Marlins
03/21 - O So Good, Oh So Bad
03/20 - Gettin' Sloppy In The Sunshine
03/19 - Miller And Thompson Whip The Expos
03/18 - Berkman's And Bagwell's Bats Go Boom
03/17 - This Is For The Birds
03/16 - Getting The Bench Some Work
03/14 - Mexican Standoff
03/13 - A Mexican Siesta
03/12 - The Yankees Outpitch The Astros
03/11 - A Late Rally Beats The Pirates
03/11 - Houston Nips New York
03/09 - Springtime Superlative
03/08 - Was It The Lady. . .Or The Tigers?
03/07 - Houston Pounds The Pirates
03/06 - Scalping The Braves
03/05 - Injun Trouble
02/20 - Starting To Warm Up
02/13 - From The Mailbag
02/06 - The Boys Are Back
01/31 - Confession, Correction, Revelation
01/23 - A Week Of Surprises
01/16 - Afterglow
01/12 - Twenty-Two Reasons To Smile
01/09 - Filling In The Blanks
01/02 - Marking Time

2003
12/19 - The Ghost Of Baseball Past
12/12 - Pettitte Comes Home
12/05 - Hey, Who Left The Door Open?
11/28 - "We Are Not Down To Negotiations"
11/21 - Busy Week, Quiet Week
11/14 - No News Is Good News
11/08 - "Have Your Guy Call My Guy"
11/03 - Houston Drops A Shoe In Philadelphia
10/23 - Williams Returns. . . And So Do Rumors
10/18 - What A Week It's Been!
10/09 - In The Shadow Of The Playoffs
09/28 - Stat Day
09/27 - "This Is The Way The World Ends. . ."
09/27 - Feeling The Pressure
09/26 - Fit To Be Tied
09/24 - Three Aces Beat One Jack
09/24 - How To Win In The Playoffs
09/23 - The Self-Fulfilling Prophecy
09/22 - Old Habits, New Thoughts
09/20 - Pujols Ends An Epic Struggle
09/20 - Practically Perfect At Busch
09/18 - Just Enough, And Right On Time
09/18 - Too Little, Too Late
09/17 - A Landslide Victory
09/14 - Redding Rises Up Against The Redbirds
09/13 - Oswalt Pitches A Gem
09/13 - Demolition Derby
09/11 - The Zephyr Brigade Rides To Victory
09/10 - Another Turning Point
09/09 - Taters With Sausage
09/08 - Miller And His Mates Fall Flat
09/08 - Miller And His Mates Fall Flat
09/07 - Breaking It Open Late
09/06 - Bringing The House
09/04 - The First Shall Be Last
09/03 - The Offense Disappears Again
09/02 - Answering The Call
08/31 - Rolling An Unlucky Seven
08/31 - Winning The Williams Way
08/30 - Taking The Fifth
08/29 - LA Prevents The Sweep
08/28 - The Big Push
08/27 - The California Recall
08/24 - Winning With All Five Tools
08/23 - Saturday Night Shutdown
08/23 - Seeing Red
08/22 - Houston Polishes Wood To A High Gloss
08/21 - Astros Convicted In Chicago Court On Prior Bad Acts
08/20 - Kent Smokes The Cubs
08/20 - Kent Smokes The Cubs
08/17 - Falling Short, Falling Down
08/16 - A Hit And Miss Win In Cincy
08/16 - Houston's Bullpen Sees Red
08/15 - The Perfect Storm
08/13 - A Case Of The Alou Blues
08/13 - The Mark Of Zor--Zambrano
08/12 - The Astros Knock On Wood At Wrigley
08/10 - Going For The Downs On Sunday
08/10 - Hernandez Hurls His Way To Victory
08/09 - Houston Mashes Montreal Mistakes
08/08 - The Astro Killers
08/07 - A Long Overdue Rout
08/06 - The Mets Maul The Astros
08/06 - The Mets Maul The Astros
08/03 - The Magic Hat
08/03 - A Florida Flop
08/02 - Baseball In The Old Style
08/01 - One Pitch, One Out
07/31 - Villone Wins In A Brave Effort
07/30 - The Astros Get Tomahawked
07/27 - A Flat Finale
07/26 - Good 'n Redding To Win
07/26 - Under The Stars Of Ursa Major
07/25 - Some Days, You Get The Bear. . . .
07/24 - Milwaukee Gets A Rusch, Then A Migraine
07/22 - Robertson Races On
07/22 - A Glimpse Of October
07/20 - Bagwell Sweeps Away The Reds
07/19 - Holding On For Dear Life
07/18 - Not Much Room For Error
07/13 - Seeing Clearly Through The Fogg
07/13 - Pittsburgh Pitches Past The Tough Spots
07/12 - Houston Powers Past The Pirates
07/11 - The Reds Get Ripped. . . Again
07/10 - The Reds Get Ripped
07/09 - Redding Whips The Reds
07/08 - Lourdes, Texas
07/06 - Pittsburgh Sweeps
07/05 - Saarloos Finds The Formula Too Late
07/04 - Sanders' Soggy Fireworks Doom The Astros
07/03 - Two Of The Bs Bust Out
07/03 - Milwaukee Brews An Extra-Inning Win
07/02 - Hard Work, Hard Win
06/29 - Texas Wins The Rubber Game
06/28 - Robertson Boots The Rangers
06/28 - Robertson Boots The Rangers
06/28 - The Rangers Wore White
06/25 - Snakebit
06/25 - Discouragement In The Desert
06/24 - Fuzzy Math: 3x2 = 7
06/23 - Saturday Night And Sunday Evening
06/21 - Routing The Rangers
06/20 - Nolo Contendre
06/20 -
06/19 - Wagner Did
06/18 - Treading On The Diamondbacks
06/15 - The Battle Of Boston
06/15 - Cracking Up In The Middle
06/14 - A Walk In The Rain. . . And Another, And Another
06/13 - The Bullpen Cracks
06/12 - "A No-Hitter In Yankee Stadium? Good Lord, Yeah!"
06/11 - The Yankees Clip The Astros
06/08 - Berkman And Wagner Save A Sweep
06/08 - Kent And Hidalgo Sting The Devil-Rays
06/07 - Recovering From Disaster
06/06 - A Night Of Fours
06/06 - A Night Of Fours
06/05 - Caging The Orioles
06/04 - Beating Back The Birds
06/01 - Chopping Wood
06/01 - The Chicago Marathon
05/30 - Springing A Bear Trap
05/30 - A Double Feature In St. Louis
05/28 - Breaking Out In The Middle
05/26 - Williams Whips Munro Again
05/25 - "Brother, Can You Spare A Hit?"
05/25 - "Brother, Can You Spare A Hit?"
05/25 - The Seventh Inning Blues
05/24 - Chicago Opens The Door; Houston Walks Through
05/23 - The Astros Get Off With The Crack Of The Bat
05/22 - Woody Williams Gets To The Heart Of The Matter
05/22 - Woody Williams Gets To The Heart Of The Matter
05/21 - Number Twenty-Eight Gets Houston Number Twenty-Four
05/19 - The Astros Get Run Through The Mill(wood)
05/17 - A Sloppy Saturday
05/17 - Houston Makes A Late Win A Rheality
05/15 - The Outfielders Assist The Astros To A Win
05/14 - D'Amico Throws The Streaking Astros A Curve
05/14 - Viva, Hidalgo!
05/12 - Attack Of The Bats, Attack Of The Termites
05/11 - Bulling Their Way To A Win
05/10 - The Road Woes Continue
05/10 - A Stumble In Philadelphia
05/08 - A Sigh And A Sweep
05/08 - Did Anybody Get The License-Plate Number Of That Truck?
05/07 - Bad Vibes, Good Vibes
05/05 - The Pieces Of The Puzzle
05/04 - Hidalgo Sweeps Away The Fish
05/04 - Hooking The Marlins
05/03 - The Hits Had Eyes
05/02 - The Closers Get Closed Out
05/01 - A Good, Old-Fashioned Whippin'
04/30 - Do What Ya Gotta Do
04/27 - The Long Road Home
04/26 - One Fatal Pitch
04/26 - Quarantined In Montreal
04/25 - Nowhere To Go But Up
04/24 - The Sweetest Sounds
04/23 - A "Double-Day" In New York
04/20 - Three Out Of Four Ain't Bad. . .It's Terrible
04/19 - The Brewers Squeeze The Astros' Bullpen
04/19 - Milwaukee Has Bitter Beer Face
04/18 - The Manager From Mars
04/17 - Such A Little Thing
04/16 - Open Mouth, Insert "Giant" Foot
04/15 - A Choke Job In San Francisco
04/13 - Berkman Breaks Out, But So Do The Cardinals
04/13 - Williams Shows The Astros What They Missed
04/12 - The Money Man Comes Through
04/11 - Robertson Sends The Reds To Their Graves
04/10 - Kent And Wagner Get The Astros Even
04/09 - The Astros LaRue The Day
04/05 - Catching The Cards In The Ninth
04/05 - All Praise To Ausmus!
04/03 - The Loss You Never Get Over
04/03 - A Rally For The Record Books
04/01 - Carving Up Colorado
03/29 - A White Sox Whitewash
03/29 - Spirits Every Night
03/27 - Goodbye, Shane
03/26 - YES! YES! YES!
03/25 - The Offense Gets It In Gear
03/24 - Nunez Blows His Cool
03/23 - A Showcase Lineup, A Showcase Game
03/22 - A Dotel Disaster
03/21 - Pitching Their Way Past The Mets
03/19 - Reynolds Gets Ripped In Kissimmee
03/18 - How To Win A Baseball Game Without Really Trying
03/16 - Lidge On The Ledge
03/15 - Losing It At The End
03/14 - A Springtime Tie
03/13 - Pitching's Up In The Air In Bradenton
03/12 - The False Gaze
03/10 - Powering Past The Phillies
03/09 - I'll Take The Fifth
03/08 - Ferris Bueller Is An Astro
03/07 - Dueling With The Devil-Rays
03/06 - Saving The Day
03/05 - The Biggest Question
03/04 - Moehler's Pitching Has Teeth In Clearwater
03/03 - The Defense Giveth; The Defense Taketh Away
03/02 - Nine Unearned Runs, One Earned Win
03/01 - Merced Rips And Reaches For An Astros Win
02/28 - Defensive Weaknesses Expos-ed
02/27 - The 2003 National League Central Preview
02/26 - T-Minus Two
02/21 - The 2003 Houston Astros Season Preview (Part Three Of Three)
02/20 - The 2003 Houston Astros Season Preview (Part Two of Three)
02/19 - The 2003 Houston Astros Season Preview (Part One of Three)

2002
09/29 - All Good Things. . . .
09/28 - A Bad Day At Pac Bell
09/25 - Ward Blows Like A Hurricane
09/24 - Some Things Just Don't Work Out Like You Plan
09/23 - The Games Are Few--So Are The Players
09/22 - A Spring-Like Game, A Fall-Like Loss
09/21 - Miller Streaks On
09/19 - The Franklin's Tale
09/18 - The Magnificent Seven Ride Again
09/17 - Three Sheets To The Wind In Milwaukee
09/16 - Berkman's World
09/14 - The Cardinals Fly Away
09/13 - The First War
09/11 - By The Book
09/10 - Lane, Loretta And Lidge Lead The Astros Past The Rockies
09/09 - HOW 'BOUT THOSE TEXANS? (And The Astros Won, Too)
09/07 - Hernandez, Mlicki, And The Offense Come Through
09/05 - A Late Afternoon Earthquake In San Diego
09/04 - Oswalt And The Astros Double Up The Padres
09/02 - Chan Ho Parks The Astros' Offense
09/01 - Nomo (Domo)nates
08/31 - Voodoo Daal
08/30 - Going Out With A Bang?
08/29 - Going Out With A Bang?
08/28 - Oswalt Makes The Padres Confess
08/25 - Borbon Drives The Reds To Drink
08/24 - Two Bombs Beat Nine Bullets
08/23 - Help Arrives In A Flash
08/21 - The Latin Connection
08/19 - May Wonders Never Cease
08/18 - Rain And The Reds Douse The Astros' Hopes
08/17 - The Reds Play Rope-A-Dope, But The Astros Get The Knockout
08/16 - Beaten In Almost Every Way
08/15 - On The Analyst's Couch
08/14 - The Assist Goes To Vizcaino. . .And To The Ump
08/13 - Holding On Through The Rain
08/11 - The Spirit Of Chris Holt
08/10 - Payback
08/09 - Men Of Sorrows, And Acquainted With Grief
08/08 - Castro Leads A Revolution
08/07 - Bagwell Leads The Charge
08/04 - The Replacement Killers
08/03 - Bagwell And Biggio Expose Montreal
08/02 - Enraged In Montreal
08/01 - Meeting A Goal In New York
07/31 - The Ten-Run Rule
07/30 - Wiping Out The Mets
07/28 - Puttin' On Their Sunday Best
07/27 - The Story of O(swalt)
07/26 - The Save Goes To Lugo
07/25 - Saarloos Dominates
07/24 - Baseball In Your Face, The Game In Your Soul
07/23 - Doing Damage Early
07/22 - Weird Day, Weird Game
07/21 - Beaten By The Heat
07/20 - Holding The Future In The Palms Of Their Hands
07/19 - The Astros Experience A Bear Market
07/18 - Arriving At The Game Fashionably Late
07/17 - The Astros Fiddle While Their Owner Burns
07/16 - One Of Those Days
07/14 - Off Balance
07/13 - Surviving The Game
07/04 - Independence Day At Pittsburgh
07/03 - Hotter Than The Fourth Of July
07/02 - Berkman And The Bullpen Do In The Reds
06/29 - If The Boot Fits. . .
06/28 - The Collective Sense
06/27 - The Best Moment Of The Year
06/26 - The Diamondbacks Get Even
06/23 - The Mariners Sail
06/22 - Honorable Japanese Pitching Coach Say. . .
06/20 - Salvaging A Game, Saving Face
06/18 - Making A Bad Team Look Good
06/17 - Are These Guys Manic-Depressive, Or Am I?
06/16 - As Good As Anyone Could Wish
06/15 - The Kids Are Alright
06/12 - Wow, What A Close One This Was
06/10 - Miller Wades Through The Cubs
06/09 - From Bad To Worse
06/08 - The Cardinal Sin
06/06 - The Long Defeat
06/05 - Wednesday Fragments
06/04 - Diamondbacks Show Their Fangs
06/02 - Inclement Weather In Chicago
06/01 - No Prior Experience Necessary
05/31 - Hidalgo Has A Game
05/30 - Clipping The Cardinals' Wings
05/29 - Finis 2002
05/27 - St. Louis Wins Eighth Out Of Ten
05/26 - A Cloudburst
05/25 - An Astrology Lesson
05/23 - Disappointed, Disgusted And Discouraged
02/21 - Put a Sock In It

2001
08/23 - Gutting It Out In Philadelphia
07/16 - The Present And The Past
07/15 - Subtle Similarities, Subtle Differences
06/24 - Objects Of Worship, Vessels of Clay
06/10 - Revenge Is Sweet
06/09 - A Demolition Project
05/02 - Coming From Way Back
04/03 - The Value Of Baseball