Astros television analyst Alan Ashby said his comments on Comcast SportsNet Houston during Rangers pitcher Yu Darvish’s near-perfect game Tuesday were made in lighthearted fashion and were not intended as a slight to the pitcher. After Astros infielder Marwin Gonzalez got the first hit off Darvish with two outs in the ninth inning, Astros TV analyst Geoff Blum said, “Gosh, that has got to be a tough pill to swallow,” and Ashby replied, “That’ll force a guy to learn some of the language here in America.” “Some of the more inappropriate language,” Blum said. “I’m loving it. They probably learn that instantly coming over here. But that was a fantastic [...]