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Forrest, Kyle and other matters
– The news that Forrest Whitley is out (again) with a lat strain for the next three or four months is just the latest in a series of frustrating misses for the no-longer-so-young, no longer-so-top Astros’ prospect.
ChipalattAwards for May
Looking at the Astros’ performance in May, it is pretty obvious that their 17-10 performance was driven by mostly strong pitching performances with a few (too few?) good performances on the hitting side.
Memorial Day Thoughts and Astros 2023
Before we wander off to the unimportant point of this sports post, I want to pay my deepest respect to Leroy Klug, a PFC with the USMC, who died when his plane crashed on December 3, 1943. He was the gunner in an Avenger that went down in the Solomon Islands. He was my great uncle, my dad’s uncle, and my middle name is Lee in honor of him.
Astros 2023: 3 reasons to be encouraged or concerned
I often hark back to something Mrs. Dan P told me about her youth. Her dad would talk to her about this or the other thing to keep communications connected with her as a normal teen girl (crazy with hormones, of course). And she would tell him to not be worried about her, and he would say, I’m not worried, I’m concerned.
Dusty – Hey, OG What Are You Thinking?
I have a few things to say before we get into the meat of this post.
Astros at the quarter pole in ’23
The Astros have bobbed past the quarter pole of the season, technically halfway through the game on Monday. This is a good time to take a look at how the team looks vs. its competitors a month and a half into the season.
Start of the Astros’ no-excuses part of the schedule
Luis Garcia is out for the rest of the season.
- Too bad.
Jose Urquidy is out and has not picked up the ball since he last pitched in a game.
- So, what.
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