Author: Dan P
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Astros 2015 Difference Makers: In Praise of the ‘Pen
Yes, the 2015 Houston Astros fielding is better. They were tied for the fourth most errors in the AL in 2014 and they are currently tied for the fourth least errors. Yes, despite terrible BA and OBP numbers, the 2015 Astros are doing a better job scoring runs. They were 14th in runs/game with 3.88…
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Astros at the 20 percent mark: Expectations vs. Reality
The Astros have just passed the 20% mark of the season, far enough to at least note the trends to this point performance-wise for the team and players. The following is a totally biased look at the over-performers, under-performers and those living up to expectations. The bias is based on a combination of statistics and…
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Free Blog Weekend: Trends, ups, downs and most likely scenarios
What a fine start to the weekend for Houston Astros’ fans after a character-revealing three-run rally in the ninth lifts them to a 3-2 win in the opener to the series with the Angels. The cherry on top of the sundae was the first major league hit by rookie Preston Tucker, a huge, clutch RBI…
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Winning makes even Astros’ blogging fun again
The art of Houston Astros blog posting (we are professionals – though we don’t get paid – so, don’t try this at home, though that is where we do our best work) is a lot more enjoyable when the local nine is in first place and kicking bottoms rather than (fill in any occasion since the Astros…
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YIE, but could it really be one of “those” years?
There is a new acronym to be added for use by the English-speaking sports fans. YIE. Yes It’s Early! So this blog contributor will be the first one to say: YIE. But, sometimes there is a feeling with a team, a coursing through the veins of a fresh transfusion of confidence and luck that cannot be explained.…
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WTSWTM: Snippets and translations from Astros’ early season
It is time for another episode of What They Said, What They Meant. This off-day version is filled with more quotes for the Astros taken from chron.com (Spit!!) and translated from baseball-speak into English by your blog meister. Jed Lowrie after the Astros won the third game of the A’s series. What he said. “The most…
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Free Blog Weekend: Odds, experience and your conversation
Welcome to our Chip tradition of Free Blog Weekend. There are some food for thought items below, but the blog belongs to you as any subject (Astros’ related) is open season. What are the odds? Not that this blog proponent has ever been to Las Vegas and not that these specific bets were available at the…
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Scott Feldman and the terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day
Dan Peschong sends in his eyewitness account of the Astros’ 8-1 loss to the Oakland A’s at Minute Maid Monday night. Truth in advertising alert – a 5:15 AM wake up call Tuesday caused Dan to leave in the middle of the 8th inning, but he left secure in the knowledge that no miracle rally was…
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