Astros and Rockets still negotiating transfer of AT&T SportsNet Southwest ownership
Houston's teams still haven't taken over their RSN, but things appear to be moving forward.
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AT&T SportsNet RSNs reportedly short three MLB teams on rights payments
Are the AT&T SportsNet RSNs in trouble too?
Evan Drellich says he told MLB of Astros’ sign-stealing in 2018, received tepid response
An excerpt from Drellich's new Winning Fixes Everything book illustrates what the process of breaking the Astros sign-stealing story was like, and how early MLB knew of these allegations.
Fox scorebug broke at the absolute worst time during the World Series
Having a 1-2 count and two outs in the ninth inning of a World Series clinching game is very different from no outs and a 0-0 count.
Here’s the Houston radio call of the Astros winning the World Series
"2022 WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS! FOR THE SECOND TIME IN SIX YEARS, THE ASTROS... ARE BASEBALL'S BEST!"
Astros play-by-play voice Todd Kalas reveals silver lining in Game 3 loss to Phillies
The Astros look to turn things around in Game 4.
Michael Kay compares Yankees’ ‘tone deaf’ motivational tactics to Lincoln assassination in epic rant
"It would be like somebody from Lincoln’s family and you’re trying to teach them about shootings in theaters, so you use their dad as an example of how to avoid it. I mean, are you out of your mind?!"
Cardinals-Seahawks set to move from 4:05 ET to 5:30 ET on Fox if Mariners play Sunday
Many wondered if the NFL would actually move a game over baseball, but it now seems like they're planning to do so.
Carlos Beltran discussed wanting to know what pitches were coming and acted like it wasn’t awkward during Yankees broadcast
"You don’t want to know? I want to know what’s coming"
Jeff Bagwell railed against “farce” Moneyball during Houston Astros broadcast
"They had the three best pitchers in baseball. You could have stuck anybody out there"
Astros announcer Geoff Blum: “We’re gonna Crawford Bock the shit out of this thing”
Expect to see that phrase on a t-shirt around Houston very soon.
Jeremy Peña hits his first career homer while his parents are interviewed on Apple TV+ broadcast
Jeremy Peña hit his first MLB home run while Heidi Watney was interviewing his parents on the Apple TV+ Astros-Angels broadcast.
YES Network’s Carlos Beltrán finally talks sign-stealing scandal, admits Astros’ World Series win is stained
“I wish the organization would’ve said to us, ‘Hey man, what you guys are doing, we need to stop this.'”
Houston Astros were referred to as “Cheaters” in Nielsen’s Top 100 Telecasts of 2021 list
"Atlanta vs. Cheaters" was a surprising entry on Nielsen's list.
Here’s the radio call of the Atlanta Braves winning the World Series
"Is this happening? It is! The Atlanta Braves are world champions! The Atlanta Braves have won the 2021 World Series in six games over the Houston Astros!"
Houston native Robert Flores talks MLB Network World Series coverage, how “Houston is definitely a baseball town” now
"This is the golden age of Astros' baseball, and it might be the best run of any Houston sports team in the city's history."
Reporter suggests ‘International Players Anthem’ for Houston-Atlanta World Series, stupidity ensues
When you tweet anything related to the national anthem these days, you're playing with fire.
Astros analyst Jeff Bagwell predicts wild pitch right before it happens, amazes play-by-play man Todd Kalas
Aaron Bummer had thrown just two wild pitches on the season before Jeff Bagwell nailed this prediction.
FanGraphs hires former Astros scouting director Kevin Goldstein to provide analysis and commentary
Goldstein wrote for Baseball Prospectus before leaving to work for the Astros in 2012.
Hazel Mae, Ken Rosenthal, Jon Heyman, and more reported Michael Brantley to Toronto before he went to Houston
Many U.S. national insiders were wrong on this one.
Ben Reiter’s Astros podcast series, ‘The Edge,’ explores what led to sign-stealing scandal
How much will Reiter end up reporting on himself?
Angels announcer Victor Rojas calls thrilling walk-off home run…in the top of the 7th inning
"OH MAN,...I hate this doubleheader visiting stuff..."
Dodgers’ analyst Orel Hershiser says “Guessing’s harder than knowing” after Astros’ Jose Altuve takes called third strike
"Strike three, called. Perhaps guessing something else. Two out." "Guessing's harder than knowing."
There’s another Astros’ sign-stealing documentary series on the way, with this one coming to Quibi and featuring Uninterrupted talent
CC Sabathia and Ryan Ruocco are involved in this project, which is distinct from the previously announced podcast/TV series featuring SI's Ben Reiter.