Author: Dan P
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The Devo-lution of the Astros’ bullpen
This is not to blame the crash and burn of the bullpen on one man, Chris Devenski, because the failure lately has been a team effort similar to the team’s offensive production. But just in the wrong direction. Devo was the poster boy for how good the bullpen was and now he is a focal point for how…
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July ChipalattAwards: Offense, offense, offense
Despite losing two of their best three offensive players during the month (Carlos Correa and George Springer) and despite having to deal with shorter starting pitching stints for replacement starters and returning starters and despite having some really crummy bullpen support, the Astros finished the month of July with a 15-9 record. That would be…
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The greatest Astro enters the Hall of Fame
That was a tough title to write. I love Craig Biggio. I do. He was everything you could ask for in a ballplayer. But he was not as great as the man who enters the Baseball Hall of Fame Sunday, Jeff Bagwell. Stats Look at the Astro single season records held by Bagwell: Highest BA…
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Free Blog Friday: What we don’t know far outweighs what we know
As per a Chip Bailey tradition, let’s go Free Blog Friday today. You can talk about anything you want Astro-wise, but a hunch informs us that trade deadline talk will dominate, so here are a few trade related nuggets to consider. What We Don’t Know #1 It is easy to look at teams that are…
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Wednesday Wonderings: What if they told you…
Pondering the Astros’ numbers for the month of July so far makes one wonder a bit. What if they told you that in July: Staff ace and All-Star Dallas Keuchel would not pitch an inning All-Star and #2 starter Lance McCullers Jr. would make three starts with a very un-All-Star 9.88 ERA and 2.268 WHIP…
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Ho hum, big deal: Astros score 8 runs to start the roadtrip
The Astros started the road trip in Baltimore Friday night by scoring eight runs and the natural response for the fans these days is a shrug and a yawn. The Astros are in the midst of the greatest road offensive season in almost 80 years. The only teams to score more than their current 7.15…
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Twofer Tuesday: Where the Astros came from and where they are going
A couple of areas to look at today…… 1. How the Astros were built? The Astros are an interesting combination of old, new, cast-offs, trade chips and free agents. Here is a look at how the guys who have contributed the most got here. Thank Ed Wade. There are 4 left-overs from the previous regime, but…
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10 reasons to believe in the 2017 Astros
This is kind of like when you teach a child to ride a bicycle. There is all that angst as they fail and fall, wobble and wiggle and finally kind of get it. Astro fans have been burnt so many times before that it is difficult to completely believe in this team that has taken…
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