has 35 years experience as a professional economist. He also has experience as a newspaper reporter, including sports editing and writing. He has contributed to Crawford Boxes since 2010, with special interests in sabermetrics and analytics. A long time fan of the Houston Astros, going back to the 1970's.
Game Thread: Game 3 of Tigers Series
Rookie vs. Rookie at starting pitcher
Astros Must Overcome Offensive Power Outage
The Astros face a slow grind to erase an early season power problem
Astros and the AL West
An early look at the AL West standings
Trajectory of Astros’ Pitching Staff
A forward looking view of the current Astros’ pitching
Three Astros Things
Assorted Notes As the Blue Jays Come To Town
How is Astros outfielder Smith doing?
A great spring training performance got the young rookie a roster spot. How is he performing early in his career?
Early view of the Astros’ defense
Astros may be reversing the diminished defensive metrics of 2024
Status of the Astros Bullpen
How is the relief corps performing in the early going?
Three Astros Things...
Three notes on the Astros as they travel to Seattle....
Thoughts about Astros’ first turn through the rotation
It’s very early, but a few thoughts over the first five days of 2025 season....pertaining to both Astros’ starting pitchers and opposing starting pitchers