Author: Chip Bailey
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Sunday update: Dierker, Anderson, Cox would be throwing things
Let’s face it! The game of baseball has changed over the years. And, dramatically, since the Astros last played in a World Series. Most of us have watched baseball for a long time and there are several students of the game among us. But, let there be no misunderstanding. We are not watching the game…
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2017 World Series: Game 4 live blog
And, here we are! The Sports Illustrated Boys are on a roll! I am amazed at the so-called national media which seems to know nothing about this Astros’ team. For example, last night on MLB radio, they suggested now that the Astros’ bullpen would have to step up. Perhaps true, but in their mention of…
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2017 World Series: Game 3 live blog
The 2017 World Series is more than even. After the insanity and madness of Game 2, the Astros awoke today in their own beds with three games in Houston ahead to tip the scales further after a 1-1 split in Los Angeles. Yes, the Dodgers are human. They still may have the best team in…
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2017 World Series: Game 2 live blog
Major League Baseball is exploring ways to shorten games. Clone Clayton Kershaw and Dallas Keuchel. Game 1 was an old-fashioned pitching duel. If it had been played in the ’70s or ’80s, both Kershaw and Keuchel would likely have pitched complete games. You probably won’t see a shorter World Series game. Ever. Again. 2:28. In…
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2017 World Series: Game 1 live blog
It’s Game 1 of the 2017 World Series! Sports Illustrated predicted the Astros would be here before A.J. Hinch, before Carlos Correa, before Alex Bregman, before Justin Verlander and before most people knew who Jeff Luhnow was! Now, the Astros are on the national stage in the biggest baseball series of the season. Sound off…
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Free baseball: 5 questions to consider before the WS first pitch
It’s time for some free baseball! This time, however, the celebration isn’t about only reaching the World Series. It’s about winning the biggest trophy on the biggest stage in major league baseball. The Astros are playing in late October for only the second time in the organization’s history. Fox Sports showed a graphic of teams with…
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Houston proud: Holy toledo, Astros win! Astros win!
This is your night! Memorialize your thoughts here in a time capsule for the ages! For more than 50 years, I have have been a die hard fan of this organization. From lying in bed with a transistor radio to watching playoff games in the Astrodome, then from the Crawford Boxes at Minute Maid Park…
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Sports Illustrated reputation is on the line in ALCS
Sports Illustrated’s reputation is on the line tonight at Minute Maid Park in Houston! Here we are — Game 7 of the ALCS — but the Astros still haven’t arrived. Unfortunately, the season may feel like a lost season if the Astros don’t raise a pennant flag tonight. Despite Justin Verlander and Jose Altuve and…
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