The Sean Salisbury Show

With starters still on IL and now having to rely on pieces picked and pulled from the bullpen, the Astros still continue to struggle to win games. Resorting to the bullpen, there's been conversation as to why hasn't Joe called upon Ryan Pressley, a fresh arm in the bullpen, to throw a start yet?

Coming up short again the Astros fall to the Braves last night suffering a 6-1 loss, following their turnaround weekend against the Rangers. As the Astros still try to pull strings together to get rolling, some wonder can the team make it to 10 wins before the losses begin to stockpile against them?

Finishing their series over the weekend against the World Series champs, the Astros win with a 2-1 finish over the Rangers with two back-to-back huge victories. Steve Sparks joins and assesses the Astros weekend along with a few things to note as some of the starters itch to make their return.    

Yesterday afternoon closing out their series against the Royals, the Astros fall tremendously to Kansas City with a final score of 13-3. With no sense of a comeback felt, as nine runs were given in the first inning, Sean takes time to discuss five main points that need addressing for the Astros.

With a handful of players on the IL list, the Astros have developed almost a small sense of struggling to win and close out games. With most of the players on IL being starters, the Astros have turned to their bullpen amongst other measures to get the ball rolling. What's missing for the Astros?

Assessing the Astros ups and downs to what's been a rocky start to this season, Dana joins the guys in talks of injuries, lineup rotations, and expectations he and the team have moving forward as the season progresses on.    

Set to lead off pitching for the Astros, Framber scratches in his start against the Rangers with an apparent elbow soreness going into yesterday's game. Adding to the list amongst other pitchers on IL not only for the Astros, but across the league the guys assess how have we've gotten to this point?

There's been lots of discussion about the Astros kicking the season off with a Win/Loss record of 3-7 leaving many confused as to how? With the heat of the discussion referring to the issue at first base, the guys discuss and assess how long is it before the Astros find a new first basemen?  

Taking on the World Series champs over the weekend, the Astros kick off with a slow start to the beginning of the season falling to an early record of 3-7. Trying to even the series 2-2 later today, Steve Sparks assesses what's been shown production wise and what to look for moving forward.

From discussing the Astros new series set to start later this evening, from talks of the Houston Texans huge blockbuster trade acquiring Stefon Diggs, the guys along with a few callers have a brief moment of fun highlighting an unexpected famous statement live on the show. 

The Texans organization made a huge blockbuster trade in their offseason, adding another offensive key playmaker to the team. The Bills and the Texans agree on a huge trade sending Stefon Diggs down to Houston. The guys discuss what the draft may look like for the Texans moving closer to draft day.

With the season opening, the Astros have taken on the Yankees, currently the Blue Jays, and next the defending World Series champs on Friday. With a slow and disturbing start to the season opening with a 1-5 record, Dana joins the guys in assessing opening week and what to expect going forward. 

Taking on the Blue Jays yesterday, the Astros emerged victorious in a huge win to begin the season. Ronel Blanco lead the Astros to it's 17th no-hitter in franchise history securing an astounding 10-0 victory. Concerns begin to rise considering what will happen when the starters become eligible?