Author: Chip Bailey
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Monday countdown: Carlos Correa and the all-time Astros’ shortstops
The countdown is on. Two series. Six games. One long road trip. As I mentioned yesterday, when the weekend is over, we’ll be discussing rosters, lineups and rotations. Either for the playoffs or for 2016. Each day this week, we’ll come at you with some quick-hitting thoughts, questions or ideas to ponder. Today’s conversation is simple.…
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Sunday update: Astros’ fate, “most important” and the tandems
Two Sundays left in a Astros’ season that has produced the most hope and roller coasters since perhaps the Cardiac Kids’ days in the ’80s. The over-used “most important” phrase has been tagged to every game, every inning, every series, and now, A.J. Hinch says the upcoming road trip is the single most important of the…
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The 2015 Astros’ season begins this weekend
Jim Crane is right. If the Astros do not make the playoffs in 2015, the season will have been a disappointment. Say all you will about the unexpected success. Shout it out loud that 2017 is supposed to the year anyway. Yeah, yeah, the organization is in rebuild mode and 2015 wasn’t supposed to be the…
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Sunday update: Are Astros just tiring from a long season?
A few random thoughts this Sunday as the Astros still struggle to reach pre-season goals for the team many thought would do good to hit .500 or just above. Is the team just tired? Several players — including pitchers — have hit career highs in many categories, faced injuries all season or have had inconsistent playing…
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Free Blog Weekend: No, the 2015 season isn’t over for Astros
So if the playoffs began today, the Astros would indeed back in. But those playoffs are still a couple of weeks away and those 15 games will determine what type of team Jeff Luhnow has assembled and just how much magic that A.J. Hinch really has in that thar brain. In reality, the first 147…
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A few simple questions as the Astros fade
Simple questions as the Astros have lost perhaps the biggest series of games of the 2015 season. Do the Astros deserve to make the playoffs period? Can the team recover and still make a late run? Finest hour or worst disaster? Should Jeff Luhnow start to plan for 2016 now? Are you ready to give…
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Will 2015 be the Astros’ finest hour?
“This could be the worst disaster NASA’s ever faced.” ~~NASA Director. “With all due respect, sir, I believe this is gonna be our finest hour.” ~~Gene Kranz, Apollo 13 Mission Flight Director. • •• ••• •• • That classic exchange from the movie Apollo 13 puts the Houston Astros’ season into perspective. It’s crunch time for the Astros. Time…
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Sunday update: McCullers, stretch run, playoffs and offensive offense
Even when Dallas Keuchel is the losing pitcher in a game, he does it in best-pitcher-in-the-league form. It’s just part of the enigma of an unusual season, not quite Steve Carlton‘s 1972, but another reminder nonetheless that Keuchel has established himself as one of the premier pitchers in the majors. Unfortunately, the Astros feel like…
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