Of 456 players who spent time on the MLB injured list this season, 272 were pitchers, according to, and 73 were on the list for 50 or more days. Arm injuries laid waste to the Astros’ projected rotation this year, topped by the loss of Justin Verlander for 20. Hopefully the better side of us shows up.”Īs a former pitcher, Astros radio analyst Steve Sparks sees trouble on the horizon for his collective former brethren. “If we show up to play, we can play with anybody, and if we don’t we can get beaten by anybody. “I still think there is plenty to play for,” he said. The Texans are 1-6 coming off their open date, but Harris isn’t ready to give up on the season. I wish Bill all the luck in the world and hope he moves on and does great things, and I want the organization I work for to have great things, too.” Harris said O’Brien will be remembered for his role in leading the team to four AFC South championships but that circumstances “have gotten to the point where it was time to take some next steps and (Texans chairman Cal McNair) didn’t see what he needed to see.”Īs for his future relationship with O’Brien, Harris said, “We’ll see what happens in time. “Some people will consider that blowing sunshine or whatever, but we’re not going to look at it as ‘that guy played a horrible game.’ If we get beat, it will be ‘we didn’t play well, we didn’t do the things we needed to do,’ a more collective thing than an individual thing.” I’m never going to put it out there that ‘this was wrong’ or ‘this was bad.’ That’s not my role. “The role that I was in and am in is unique. “It’s not totally unusual for people to have known each other before, but it’s usually two coaches who have coached together,” he said. He works as the sideline reporter for games and does weekly shows on Texans Radio properties.
Harris grew up the Houston area and played at Lamar Consolidated before playing at Brown, coaching high school football in Florida and returning to Houston to work at CBS Radio and Gow Media before joining the Texans in 2014, a few weeks after O’Brien was hired. OB and Johnny, who knew each other for a long time,” he added.
“You have to look at it as coach O’Brien and John Harris vs.
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