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In Praise of Yainer Diaz
A couple of years ago, we put together the following tome on the 10 greatest trades in Astros history.
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Astros 2024: The offense is wimping out
The Astros expended a lot of energy and had quite a bit of good fortune (they were chasing the equally inept Mariners) while getting back into the AL West pennant race. But lately their failures have revolved around an unexpected area of the team.
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Astros 2024: A message from Chip
Chip Bailey is the founder of the feast around here, and when he speaks out, I listen. He has a lot going on outside of sports these days, so his texts are usually news blips about the Astros with a few cryptic words. But yesterday, he dumped a couple of texts on me that were…
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ChipalattAwards for July
The Astros somehow plowed through all their injury problems to put up their third straight winning month (14-11) in July, bringing them up to a virtual tie with the Seattle Mariners. When you stare at the monthly stats below, it is not really obvious how they did this without Kyle Tucker, Justin Verlander, Luis Garcia,…
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The “Trade”: Hey, Dana, what’s on the back of that baseball card?
I’m not sure where to begin, and y’all know I am rarely at a loss for words.
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Astros 2024: Out of last place by the numbers
While waiting for the Astros to make a critical move or two at the trade deadline, we are taking a few minutes to revisit a post from April 19 of this season (based on numbers through April 17). The Astros were 6-14 and in fifth place in the division, yes, even trailing the Oakland A’s…
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