By Noe in Austin
Editor’s note – This article originally appeared on AstrosConnection.com on October 23, 2001.

The other day I was wondering if one could channel the same spirit that invades columnist John P. Lopez of the Houston Chronicle to write a Bleacher Rap. Then I wondered why one would want to. Yeah, what’s so good about writing a column or article chock full of my own opinions, conspiracy theories and paranoia’s all rolled into one. Well come to think of about it, this could be fun in the trying to park a M4 Sherman Tank in a compact car parking space sort of way. You can do it; you’re just going to have to accept that you’re going to have to squash, maim, destroy, push, run over and generally stomp a few things along the way to gain your objective. Damn the destruction, full speed ahead, let’s see what a Lopez-like diatribe? err? column about the media and all it’s foibles in the current Astros situation might read like. Here goes, my try at satire (from a bunker somewhere in the hills of central Texas):Read More

Editor’s note – This article originally appeared on AstrosConnection.com.

“The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been baseball…”

So there we were, the typical American family, spending the Labor Day holiday as most families should. Relaxing. The wife was with the four-year-old, talking about tomorrow’s school day. It is an exciting time in his life as he is starting Pre-K early, and a less than epic time for this father, who fears that this is just another indication that time is passing by too quickly . “Why can’t they stay babies” I think, going back to what I was doing, playing with my five-month-old son in the living room. Unbridled laughter that comes from a baby is unexplainable, it must be experienced to be understood. Oh, and true to the American tradition, the television set is on.Read More