Author: Dan P
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Random Astros’ thoughts with spring training approaching
It is coming! The start of spring training is nigh as the Astros’ pitchers and catchers report on Tuesday and celebrate Valentine’s Day with their first workout. So here are some random thoughts as the excitement builds.
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Astros 2018: 10 not-so-burning spring training questions
For the last 56 springs the Astros have headed to various venues in Florida with burning questions about what it would take to be World Champions. OK, a little truth in advertising. For many of those seasons the burning questions were about how to eventually be World Champions and perhaps not be a laughing-stock for…
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Astros’ 2018: Weekend talking points
In an effort to keep the fine conversations going here are some more talking points.
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Astros’ 2018: You choose, which is more likely…
Today’s assignment is to look at some scenarios and choose which one is more likely to happen for certain Astros and the team as a whole during the 2018 season. 1) Are the Astros more likely to…. a) Repeat as World Series champions. b) Miss the playoffs entirely No team has repeated as champion since the…
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Astros’ 2018: Chew on these questions
There is very little going on with the Astros these days as they float towards Spring Training with most holes filled. So, let’s create a little excitement or at least give our fine readers some questions to ponder to fill this dead time. Who will be the Astros ace? This is not as easy as…
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The Astros’ off-season and even more stuff
As Spring Training seems to move farther away, rather than closer – here are some other items to chew on: Sustainability Buddy of the blog, old pro had a very astute observation relative to the Astros sustaining their success through a huge 2019 off-season when tons of top-notch players will be free agents. We won’t…
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Chipalatta: Off-season and other stuff
It is the dog days of winter when the baseball news comes out in spikes (Cue the Gerrit Cole signing) surrounded by flat lines or small lukewarm blips tied to vague rumors (Cue the Brewers are close to trading an OF, but we don’t know which one or if the Astros are involved).
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2017 playoffs: How each Astro helped win the whole enchilada
When a team somehow winds its way through the many land mines of three playoff series to win the ultimate prize it is easy to fixate on the few big heroes. But the Astros win was more than an Altuve, Correa, Springer, Verlander production. Here is a look at how each Astro helped the team…
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