Wednesday Morning Hot Links

'Stros got torched. Notes:

Tyler White pitched.
Orbit took the Iron Throne.
Nothing good happened.

A.J. Hinch talks Collin McHugh
Collin McHugh talks Collin McHugh


Carlos Correa changed his gameday routines, and it seems to be working.

Do the Astros have the best outfield in baseball?

How will the Astros keep their creativity a secret to the league in the organization? ($)

Inside the struggles of Jose Altuve:

Jake Marisnick "defended the wall" in the latest bobblehead giveaway last night, and I can only assume that it is a cool, clever reference.

The Hooks are hot, and it's Josh Rojas, Chas McCormick, and Colin McKee's fault.

The asking price for Dallas Keuchel is dropping, and Keuchel isn't settling. Will he sit the whole year?

Cindy Saenz, an Astros employee, will be the honorary batgirl in Sunday's fight against breast cancer day.

The color blue is rare in nature, and scientists found out why.

The insane man won a Tetris 99 game while dropping his pieces to the beat.

On This Day in Baseball History

In 1968, 23 year old Catfish Hunter threw a perfect game against the Twins.

In 1992, the Astros Butch Henry became the only player to ever get an inside-the-park home run for their first MLB hit.

In 1998, Mark McGwire hit his 400th career home run.

In 2001, Randy Johnson became the 3rd player ever to strike out at least 20 men in a game.

In 2011, Mike Sciosia won his 1,000th game for the Angels.

Astros starting pitcher debuts

Bud Norris took a no-hitter into the 6th and threw 7IP, 2H/0ER, 5K:4BB in his rotation debut. How does that compare to some other notable debuts in the last 20 years (we're talking about first career starts, not first starts for the Astros after being traded or signed as a free agent):

Darryl Kile: April 24, 1991 vs Cincinnati: 6IP, 0H/0ER, 5K:2BB in a 1-0, 13-inning win

Butch Henry: April 9, 1992 vs Cincinnati: 4.1IP, 8H/4ER, 2K:2BB in a 6-5 win

Shane Reynolds: July 20, 1992 vs Pittsburgh: 3.2IP, 8H/6ER, 2K:2BB in an 11-8 win

Chris Holt: April 4, 1997 vs St. Louis: 6.1IP, 6H/2ER, 4K:2BB in a 3-2 win

Scott Elarton: June 20, 1998 vs Cincinnati: 6.1IP, 5H/4ER, 9K:1BB in a 9-8 win

Wade Miller: July 7, 1999 at Arizona: 3IP, 8H/7ER, 3K:1BB in a 13-7 loss

Roy Oswalt: June 2, 2001 vs. Los Angeles Dodgers: 6IP, 2H/1ER, 4K:0BB in a 2-1 win

Carlos Hernandez: August 18, 2001 vs Pittsburgh: 7IP, 2H/0ER, 7K:1BB in a 3-2 win

Jeriome Robertson: September 2, 2002 at Texas: 2.2IP, 6H/2ER, 1K:1BB in a 7-2 loss

Ezequiel Astacio: May 3, 2005 vs Pittsburgh: 6IP, 7H/4ER, 6K:1BB in a 7-4 loss

Wandy Rodriguez: May 23, 2005 @ Chicago Cubs: 5.2IP, 6H/4ER, 6K:1BB in a 4-1 loss

So Bud's start ranks up there with the best, but the #1 spot has to go to Darryl Kile who threw 6 no-hit innings in his first career start. Agree, or disagree?