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  • The Astros vs. Rays: Part deux

    The Astros vs. Rays: Part deux

    In 2019, the Tampa Bay Rays came closer to eliminating the Astros in the ALDS than the Yankees did in the ALCS. The Rays pushed the Astros to a win or go home fifth game, while the Astros, thanks to Jose Altuve, sent the Yanks home in the sixth game of their best in 7…

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  • Fun is back: Astros move on to the ALCS

    Fun is back: Astros move on to the ALCS

    Like most things in the year 2020, cheering for the Houston Astros has been a muted and distant experience. With no one in attendance, the shortened season, the modified rules and the shadow of COVID hanging over baseball and our lives the baseball experience was a blurry version of the norm.

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  • Game 3 of the ALDS: Critical one for both teams

    Excuse the brevity of this post, but your faithful writer is about to head out to the Hill Country to see family we have not seen in months.

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  • The Astros play the devil they know in the ALDS

    While the Astros were waiting for the Oakland A’s and the Chicago White Sox to play their third game of the Wild Card round, some interesting storylines were being tossed out there.

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  • The young and the old lead Astros over the Twins

    The young and the old lead Astros over the Twins

    A good friend of the blog, Becky checked in with a cogent comment yesterday after the Astros eliminated the Minnesota Twins in a two-game sweep.

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  • Astros vs. their first (and possibly last) round opponent

    Astros vs. their first (and possibly last) round opponent

    In a normal season (and don’t we all long for normalcy), the Astros would be home for the playoffs and that does not mean playing at Minute Maid Park. Their Wild Card round opponent the Minnesota Twins (36-24), won the AL Central division in a down to the end dog fight over the Chicago White…

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