Breathing Orange Fire: A Houston Astros Podcast

Andrew and Gabe discuss the upcoming 2023 ALCS between the Astros and the Rangers, as well as the fact that Gabe discovered Eminem this week.

Andrew and Gabe discuss the highlights of the Astros' 3-1 American League Division Series win over the Twins.

Andrew and Gabe discuss the ALDS to date, reminisce about Carlos Correa, and look ahead to the rest of the series.

Andrew and Gabe discuss the Twins and make division series predictions (after missing on three of the four wild card series).

Andrew and Gabe discuss the conclusion of the regular season, the Astros' unlikely division title (well, unlikely as of a week ago), and look ahead to the first round, the overall playoff field, and other bits of 2023 regular season miscellany.

Andrew and Gabe discuss the season's final week, playoff scenarios, 1993, and what makes Gabe happy.

Andrew and Gabe look ahead to the final two week of the 2023 regular season and assess the Astros' chances of making the playoffs and/or winning the division.

Andrew and Gabe discuss the absurdist twist in the 2023 Dusty/Chas McCormick saga and look ahead to the pennant chase and this week's games.

Gabe was all pumped following the offensive outburst in the 3-game sweep of the Rangers, so he and Andrew hopped on and reviewed the series.

Andrew and Gabe calmly discuss the Astros' insistence on playing suboptimal lineups and their deliberate effort to reduce the odds of winning baseball games and making the playoffs; also, they assess Jeremy Pena's sophomore season and recent hot streak and look ahead to the first full week of September.

Andrew and Gabe discuss the future: Yainer's evolution, the Astros' organizational/philosophical future, and how September will play out for the three AL West contenders (and Toronto).

Andrew and Gabe, dour in the dog days of summer, discuss the Astros being on the wrong side of the weekend sweep, where the club goes from here, playoff prospects, and whether we're witnessing a turning point toward more urgency as it relates to actually penciling the best players into the lineup every day.

Gabe works his way through all stages of grief, Andrew lays out Jose Altuve's 2023 milestones and future, and the duo discuss the rotation for the remainder of 2023 and the postseason.

Andrew and Gabe discuss schedules, playoff odds, rotation and bullpen projections, organizational dysfunction, the value of rest days, the return of Jon Singleton and Jose Abreu.

Andrew and Gabe discuss the trade deadline pickups and what they mean to the club for the rest of 2023 and beyond, and break down a Dusty quote.

Andrew and Gabe continue the trade value draft and discuss the less obviously valuable organizational assets, as well as plausible trade scenarios at the deadline, 72-oz steaks and triple cheeseburgers.

With the trade deadline approaching, Andrew and Gabe draft Astros players based on their trade value; the podcast hosts disagree here and there.

Andrew and Gabe give updates on May's over/under predictions and pose a few new over/under scenarios for the final 68 games; also Gabe appears to dislike the Dodgers.

Andrew and Gabe set the table for the season's second half; Gabe explains why the Astros should approach the trade deadline cautiously.

Andrew and Gabe discuss the Astros' 2023 all-stars and select their overall all-star teams (featuring some disagreements!).

Andrew and Gabe discuss a 5-2 week, including the 3-1 series win in Arlington; Gabe amalgamates 5 pitchers into a single entity; and they attempt to make sense out of the Astros strange season to date.

Andrew and Gabe are joined by a Rangers insider; they also further lament the Astros' failure to play the right players and the heat dome terrorizing the state of Texas.

Andrew and Gabe lament the team's bottoming out and evaluate the correct course of action at the approaching trade deadline, including a discussion of whether to cash in on a current star.

Andrew and Gabe, both on the road and dumbfounded by some of Dusty's lineup choices, opine on what the Astros' everyday lineup might look like if they started their actual best players; they also discuss what an all-time Astros optimal lineup might look like.

Andrew and Gabe review the month of May; Gabe is baited into a Maldy rant, gives thanks for the Angels' general ineptitude, and discusses the career of Stephen Strasburg; and Andrew reviews the career of a former Astros third baseman.