Author: Dan P
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Half full / Half empty: Two looks at the Astros
I thought I would steal from the best and present a take on the Glass Half Full Guy as we totter through the last 6 weeks of the season. So, here is a Point/Counterpoint between Glass Half Full and Glass Half Empty Guys or Gals. And to make a classic SNL reference, there will be…
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What they said, what they meant: Injuries and Performance Issues
I know that everyone must be asking themselves either, “I wonder when Dan P is going to write another one of those wonderful What They Said – What They Meant posts” or “Thank God, Dan P stopped writing those What They Said – What They Meant pieces of dreck and drivel.” Well for the first set…
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Three years out, how do these trades look?
Supposedly, (and I am not sure there is any scientific data supporting this) a trade is supposed to be ripe to be reviewed three years out. So, let’s take a quick look at those trades that the Astros pulled off in the summer of 2011 to help become the 1-1 draft juggernaut of the last…
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Some Astros’ perspective from the down under
You may or may not have noticed, but I have been out of the loop the last couple weeks, contributing no posts and just an occasional comment. My second son Peter lives in Australia and was married a week ago to a lovely young woman, Skye, so the blog and the Astros have taken second…
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The break: A little Astros’ All Star history
I’m bored today, so I thought I would throw out a little Astros’ All-star related trivia to my friends. Answers are shown below, so check them at your leisure. 1. Jose Altuve is going to the All Star game for the 2nd time. Who is the last Astro who went for his 2nd time? 2. Have the…
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Astros’ baseball: ’tis a puzzlement
In the great Rodgers and Hammerstein musical “The King and I” – there is a point where the King of Siam (played to perfection by the late Yul Brynner) sings a song called “A Puzzlement”. The song covers his own inner conflict over bridging from the ancient traditons of Siam to living in the modern…
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A gamble: An early look at the Astros’ 2015 lineup
Back in the 1980’s when the oil bust hit Houston, I moved my family to Arkansas to work in the power industry. One year there was a referendum on the ballot for allowing casino gambling in the state. I vividly remember an extremely cheesy anti-gambling commercial showing a young dad at the craps table about…
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Return of Astroholics Anonymous
Back in the piney woods of East Texas a large brick building sits at the end of a snaky entrance road. The Bill Spiers Center for Astroholism and Related Conditions houses many of those Astro fans who are trapped in their 53rd season of non-championship ball. This summer day – one of the long time…
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