Author: Dan P
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Astros hitting problems: The hitters or Hudgens?
In a debate that might match the famous nature vs. nurture arguments of science and after another terrible offensive road trip, this blog stops to examine the question of our time. Are the Astros’ hitting woes the fault of the hitters or the fault of Swing and Miss Coach Dave Hudgens? If Hudgens were updating…
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Where have the road warriors gone?
It seems like a season or more ago, but way back in April, the Astros won six games in a row on the road and then came home and added fou more wins for the critical 10-game winning streak that has been the foundation of their current three game lead in the AL West. The Astros were…
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Unbelievably exceptional: That’s Astros’ Carlos Correa
An early season post used the term YIE (Yes It’s Early) in speaking of the solid start the Astros built out of zero expectations. This post could be called YIE-2, but gosh what Carlos Correa has done to date at the tender age of 20 at the major league level is unbelievably exceptional. Through his…
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“BGO”: One for the Astros’ fans’ bucket list
Seeing the Houston Astros finally win a World Series championship is the ultimate bucket list item, but watching life-time Astro Craig Biggio inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown is at least one tick off the list for most fans. Fans knew this time was coming from the day Biggio retired. It was just a matter of…
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Three years ago: Revisiting 2012 Astros trades
“They” say that trades cannot be judged until three years have passed. This blog has attempted unsuccessfully to locate and bring in “them” for an interview, but in general “their” wisdom is probably a decent baseline for looking at trades. The Astros are likely to make a deadline trade in the next few days, but there…
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Top of the Week: It’s only one series, but …
The Houston Astros won the weekend series with the Texas Rangers on Sunday with a 10-0 tail paddling of the Arlington bunch. This was a follow-up to Friday’s 3-2 win that they could have lost and Saturday’s 7-6 loss that they could have won. It is only one series. It is only winning two games…
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Jeff Luhnow and Astros: Top 6 decisions for the second half
The last few weeks the Houston Astros have been flopping and floundering like a newbie swimmer tossed in a pool, who after good initial effort suddenly realizes they really cannot swim. There has been a huge amount of the fan base, here and on other blogs, who have thrown out a ton of suggestions for…
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Astros 2015 Harkens Back to Astros 1979
Heading into the 1979 season, the Astros were the latest rendition of a terrible tradition. While not as bad as the 2011-2013, 106, 107, 111 loss seasons, the team back then had finished 17 consecutive seasons more than 10 games out of the league/division lead. In the 6 previous seasons (1973-1978), they had finished 17,…
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