Author: Dan P
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Expectations: Are Astros’ fans demanding enough?
I think everyone who has read my posts over the last few seasons would call me a 1/2 full cup kind of guy. I don’t think I am a rose colored glasses type of person – I am not saying that Alex Presley, Jerome Williams, Robbie Grossman, or Paul Clemens have shown they “belong” on the…
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What they said, What they meant: The Draft and DDJ
Lots of juicy quotes in the last few weeks in the Astros Organization as we play another round of What they said, What they meant. All quotes are pulled from chron.com (spit!) Let’s start off with two quotes related to Delino Deshields Jr. getting pulled from a Futures game for dogging it on a pop-up.…
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The Tipping Point Revisited for the Astros
It was almost 4 years ago that I wrote my first guest blog for Chip Bailey over at chron.com (spit !). Note – I give all credit to Brian T for (spit!) which he uses when mentioning the Yankees (spit!). Anyways that blog post stirred up a bunch of conversation by linking the thoughts behind Malcolm Gladwell’s best…
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MMQB: It’s Springer’s World, we’re just living in it
The danger of beginning to write a post on Friday for a Monday delivery is that the world can turn over in 3 days in the majors. Like George Springer going 0 for 4 with 2 strikeouts on Friday night. But even if George goes hitless (he avoided this with 2 hits on Sunday) for…
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This Astros Team is Better Than April – Is It Better Than 2013?
The May Renaissance of the Astros (funny how a .500 record is a Renaissance) brings to mind many questions. Is this the real Astros or was April the real Astros? Is this team really better than the 2013 skunk-fest? Is Bopert on suicide watch as the Astros actually improve? Why did the Sopranos finale end in such an open…
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What they said, what they meant: Fun edition
This month’s version of What They Said, What They Meant is written under much more palatable fan conditions as the Astros have won two series in a row and six of their last nine games. And they even are looking more like a real team and not such an embarrassment. Of course by the time…
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How is the Cabbage Growing Down on the Farm?
Maybe this is due to the NFL draft (stretched out over 3 looooooong days) but I thought it was time to take a quick look at what is happening at the Astros’ minor league affiliates. The NFL is taking kids who will go straight to the NFL (or go home) while the MLB teams have…
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Assuming you are still Astros fans…Why?
Chip’s blog is a refuge for true Houston Astros’ fans. If we were a separate species, we would have to be protected under the Endangered Species Act. Anyone who is the least objective has to stare at us and wonder – why do they still care after almost a decade of terrible fan abuse and…
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