The Houston Astros are currently doing an extreme makeover of the center field area of Minute Maid Park. This move was to give the fans a better experience at the ballpark come Opening Day 2017. As Mike Acosta told me, it will feel like a brand new ballpark. While MMP is one of the better ballparks in the game, a change was needed with Tal’s Hill.
When Opening Day rolls around, Bill Brown will not be a regular broadcaster anymore for the first time in 40 years. He told me at an STH party in October that he will still do games from time to time to give the broadcast team a break.