Hall of Fame Season 2019 Has Begun! Plus, a Video Game Review

Over at The Crawfish Boxes, I posted my first Hall of Fame article of the season, looking at this year's Veterans Committee ballot. It's a little disappointing, for a variety of reasons, but there are still some interesting names involved. Go check it out!

Also, in non-baseball news, over at Out of Left Field, I wrote about one of my favorite video games of the year.

New Post at The Crawfish Boxes: Could the Indians and Astros Become Trade Partners?

Following my post looking at rumors of the Diamondbacks being sellers at the Winter Meeting a few weeks ago, here's a new piece looking about similar rumors for the Indians. They look like a good potential match for the Astros, for a number of reasons.

Meanwhile, if you missed the D-backs article, that one can be found here.

A Post On Dallas Keuchel's Free Agency

I have a new post up over at The Crawfish Boxes looking at Dallas Keuchel's free agency, and whether it would be worth it to bring him back. Go check it out!

2018 World Series Trivia: Best Active Players Without a World Series

Once again, it's time for my yearly post-World Series Sporcle Quiz, "Can You Name the Best Active Players Without a World Series", now updated to account for the newly-crowned champs, the 2018 Red Sox. If you want to play the quiz blind, follow that link. I have a few mildly spoiler-filled comments after the break once you're finished.

Recap of This Week's Writing: Trades and Pop Music

Over at The Crawfish Boxes, I got started on the Astros' offseason by breaking down possible trade ideas with the Diamondbacks.

Meanwhile, I'm still writing about pop culture over at Out of Left Field, with a piece talking about the music of the last twenty-five years that will still be played decades from now.

Justin Verlander in the Postseason

I've got another new post up at The Crawfish Boxes, this one about Astros' Game 5 starter Justin Verlander and his impressive history in the postseason.

Astros-Red Sox ALCS Previews

Here's another round-up of things I've written over at The Crawfish Boxes for the upcoming series:

I predicted a tight series as part of our staff predictions, with the Astros winning in 7.

I also looked at Chris Sale and David Price's past struggles in the postseason, and how likely they are to flare up again.

Astros-Indians ALDS Recap

I have a new post up at The Crawfish Boxes, looking back at what all went right in the ALDS sweep of the Indians (most things) and what might be areas of concern heading into the ALCS. Go check it out!

Indians-Astros Series Previews

I wrote an article breaking down the Cleveland Indians' roster in advance of the ALDS series starting tomorrow. Go check it out!

And once again, in case you missed it, here's a recording of me talking to ESPN Radio Toledo about the matchup from yesterday.

Today marks the start of the NLDS, so enjoy the start of an brief-but-constant deluge of important baseball games!

I was on ESPN Radio!

ESPN Radio Toledo wanted to do a preview of the upcoming Astros-Indians Division Series featuring someone to represent the Astros side of things, and I was lucky enough to join them! If you want to hear the recording, it's now up over on The Crawfish Boxes! 

The Annual MLB Playoff Trivia Article, 2018 Edition

My writing at The Crawfish Boxes and the dual-Game 163s yesterday made this sneak up on me more than the last few years, but I still wanted to keep my streak alive. But first things first: over at the Crawfish Boxes, I was one of the writers to submit my predictions for the AL Wild Card Game and Division Series rounds, so go check that out (spoiler alert: I picked the Astros over the Indians).

With that out of the way, on to the traditional trivia:

Studying Brent Strom's Approach

I have another article up at The Crawfish Boxes, this one looking at how historic the Astros' pitching staff has been this season and how their approach has shifted under pitching coach Brent Strom. It's interesting stuff, and I'd definitely recommend taking a look!

My Posts at The Crawfish Boxes for This Week

I had two new pieces go up over at The Crawfish Boxes this week.

First was a follow-up to last week's playoff roster piece, this time focusing on pitchers.

Second was looking up at why the Indians might be an especially good Division Series opponent for the Astros.

Predicting the 2018 Astros' Postseason Roster

My first full piece over at The Crawfish Boxes is up. In it, I try and predict the position players who will make the Astros' postseason roster. Go check it out!

The Crawfish Boxes

Just as an update: I am now a writer over at The Crawfish Boxes (SB Nation's Astros site). My introduction post there is up, and I'll continue to post updates here when I have new stuff over there. If I have any non-Astros things that don't fit in there, it'll also stay over here.