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Astros’ offseason: A snapshot of the starting pitching
If the 2026 Astros were a three-legged stool of offense, relief pitching, and starting pitching (yes, for this example I am skipping fielding), the short leg of the stool was starting pitching.
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Astros’ 2027: Looking at the $$$
An interesting discussion in the comments section of the last post about dead or bad contracts has prompted me to review the overall 2027 budget against the current 40-man roster.
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10 questions for Jim Crane
When you have a brain like mine, the ideas for a post come out of the blue or not at all. After struggling for a couple of days for the next topic, this one appeared out of the ozone (what’s left of it). If you were allowed to ask 10 questions of Astros owner Jim…
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Talking baseball: Chipalatta commenters get their say
Our previous post on the delayed firing of Joe Espada led to some excellent thoughts from our commenters that roamed the far reaches of baseball and its future, both here in Houston and everywhere. I’ve always believed that we have some of the most thoughtful (and polite) commenters in the world of sports blogs.
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Joe is Gone
In the cult classic comedy Office Space, there is a scene where the productivity experts (known as the Bobs) discuss with the office manager how they are handling a specific “problem” relative to a very odd employee named Milton, played by the great Stephen Root.
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A look at the Astros’ 40-man roster
Just for the fun of it… Today we will take a look at who is currently on the Astros 40-man roster. Note that when the World Series is complete, things change, and so we will talk about the players’ status at that point and what future (if any) we think they will have with the…
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