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  • The “fake news” of prospect ranking

    The “fake news” of prospect ranking

    Father of the blog, Chip Bailey sent me a note with the following link and a suggestion it might make a good subject to for my next post. It involves minor league rankings.

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  • In praise of Kyle Tucker

    In praise of Kyle Tucker

    He has been on the Astros’ fans radar since before the draft of 2015.

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  • The Astros’ biggest series (so far) in 2020

    The Astros’ biggest series (so far) in 2020

    The last time the Astros saw the A’s back in early April…..er……August they were coming off of road series against the Dodgers and D’Backs that had dropped them from 1/2 game up in the division to 2-1/2 games back of Oakland.

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  • Astros 2020: Halfway thoughts

    Astros 2020: Halfway thoughts

    Ironically, the Astros crossed the halfway mark of the season midway through an unexpected and unscheduled doubleheader on Tuesday night. Those are the perfect adjectives for this craziest of baseball seasons – unexpected and unscheduled. Rather than go through a bunch of full-year projections today, the theme will be to throw out some random thoughts…

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  • Do we know who the Astros are? Do they know?

    Do we know who the Astros are? Do they know?

    The Astros have taken on the 2020 season like a drunken sailor walking down the street trying to look sober. They take a few solid steps, followed by uncontrollable stumblebum toddling.

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  • Astros’ offense: Under-the-radar heroes

    Astros’ offense: Under-the-radar heroes

    Heading into the 2020 season, the Big 3 of the Astros’ offense would have been Jose Altuve, Alex Bregman and George Springer. If you were going to throw a fourth person into the mix,

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