Breathing Orange Fire: A Houston Astros Podcast

Andrew and Gabe are joined by Jim and conduct a historical Astros fantasy draft. You pick an Astros player for a specific season; nobody else can then pick that player or another player from that season. 63 Astros seasons, 63 total picks across the three teams. Tell us who won in the comments!

Andrew and Gabe discuss whether the team is actually bad or just pretending to be bad.

Andrew and Gabe discuss the Hunter Brown injury, the hot offensive start, and the thrill of shaming umpires.

Andrew and Gabe discuss whose career year would be the biggest boon to the Astros 2027 season.

Andrew and Gabe review the Opening Day roster, expectations of performance, and final record predictions! Oh, and Gabe's pyromania.

Andrew and Gabe review 2026 projections for the Astros who figure to play the most and decide whether they'd lock those numbers in or take their chances with whatever may be.

Andrew and Gabe are back and discuss the offensive woes of the first half of the spring, ranges of outcomes for key players, and the '95 Cleveland Indians.

Andrew and Gabe discuss the new year, how the Astros could maximize the 2026 roster with moves made or not made, and some HOF thoughts.

Andrew and Gabe discuss the personnel moves the Astros have made thus far in the offseason, best Christmas movies, wildlife in Gabe's garage and more.

Andrew and Gabe are joined by Jim and discuss possible transactions, acquisitions, and strategy.

Andrew and Gabe lay the foundation for offseason conversation, including how the Astros might spend.

Andrew and Gabe put a bow on the 2025 season by reviewing the bright spots and the frustrating spots, review their preseason predictions, and preview the offseason. As always, check the blog for new content!

Andrew and Gabe bemoan the frustration that is the 2025 season following Yordan's latest injury. Heads-up to our listeners - our conversation devolves into Gabe's kid's math grades and our adolescent slothfulness a little more than halfway through the episode, and we never really bring it back to baseball. Also check out the great new articles on the blog .

Andrew and Gabe discuss the week that was and look ahead to the rest of the season. Also, they've published new work on the blog site , so check out BOF in print! Great stuff, like Gabe's story he teased on the pod and Jim's deep dive into Hunter Brown's sneaky great season .

Andrew and Gabe discuss the Astros' meh week, Jose Altuve, Carlos Correa, Yordan Alvarez, and Gabe's malaise.

Andrew and Gabe discuss Cam Smith, Yordan's return, the final 30 games, and a little bit of Texas-Ohio State.

Andrew and Gabe discuss the .500 week that felt worse, the Hader news, and more.

Andrew and Gabe discuss the weekend in the Bronx, Correa's hot start, and random musings.

Andrew and Gabe discuss the return of Carols Correa and other deadline moves and their implications for 2025 and beyond.

Andrew and Gabe discuss the Astros and their injury issues and what it means during deadline week.

Andrew and Gabe welcome guest trade deadline expert Jim to discuss possible courses of action, trades we'd like to see, and more.

Andrew and Gabe discuss the sweep of the Astros' continued run of success, Jose Altuve's perfect weekend, and player grades.

Andrew and Gabe assign grades to elements of the Astros' performance on matters not directly related to on-field performance.

Andrew and Gabe discuss which Astros' hitter have had good luck, bad luck or neutral luch so far in 2025. Pre-read Gabe's latest blog post for a primer!

Andrew and Gabe discuss Joe Espada and the Astros' relentless pitching staff. Be sure to follow our blog posts too!