Author: Dan P
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Astros Opening Night: Live Blog!!!
Tonight will be your night to join in on a live blog for the Houston Astros opening night against the Cleveland Indians. The same rules as always apply: Post as much as you want, argue as much as you want, but please do so in a polite way. This blog is a family post and…
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Astros’ Roster: Today vs. one year ago
Sometimes when we think of this year’s Houston Astros’ team as it readies itself for the 2015 season we think of improvement as what happened since they last played in September 2014. The team has certainly improved during the off-season, but this post will look at where they are now vs. the first week of…
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The “Why” behind the Astros off-season moves
In previous posts the subject of the Astros closing their runs allowed vs. runs scored gap has been discussed. In their three 100-loss seasons the Astros gave up between 1.11 (2011) and 1.47 (2013) runs more per game than their opponents. Last season, they improved that to only a 0.58 run/game deficit mostly on the…
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Astros’ unusual youth movement
When the Houston Astros set their opening day 25-man roster last season, no player would be making their major league debut on that roster. This was extremely unusual for a team that was the youngest in the majors last season. Truth to tell there were eight players on that roster, however, who had never been on a major…
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Astros’ Discussion: Rating the risks for Jeff Luhnow
When Jeff Luhnow took over as GM of the Houston Astros in December 2011, the organization was in such a lowly state that most of the moves he made were low risk. Fan expectations were that he would continue the actions made under former GM Ed Wade and turn veteran assets into young and controllable…
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Would you rather: Spring training edition
Today we revisit a previous post as we do an updated version of… ”Would You Rather?” As a reminder, you can answer some or all of these questions but stating the reasons behind your choices is what really drives this blog’s boat. Would you rather…. 1. a) Have Jon Singleton win the starting 1B job…
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Finish the Phrase: Astros’ spring training edition
This entry is as easy as the title. Here are 10 phrases related to the Astros and your job is to complete them all or as many as you wish. 1) “The guy I really want to see at the major league level this season is….” 2) “The hot seat is warmed up and ready for…”…
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What they said, what they meant: Spring training edition
When baseball people talk, it is generally good practice to take it with a grain of salt. In early spring training, when every player arrives “in the best shape of my life” or when every player that struggled the year before “went back to their pitching (hitting) guru from high school (college, early minors) and figured…
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