Author: Dan P
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What if there were an expansion draft this spring?
By Dan Peschong Back in November of 1997, the Tampa Bay Devil Rays and Arizona D’Backs paid a gazillion bucks to be split among the existing owner gazillionaires and this bought them the “honor” of drafting from the residue of the existing NL teams. From a Houston Astros perspective this will always be remembered as the time when they…
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Astros’ Trivia: See where you were right…and wrong
The Astros go to spring training with such an overall young and inexperienced team – you would think it would be difficult to come up with a few challenging trivia questions. Well, you would be wrong….. “Current” below refers to Astros in camp – 40 man roster plus non-roster-invitees. #1 – Two current Astros are…
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How well do you know your Astros’ trivia?
The Astros go to spring training with such an overall young and inexperienced team – you would think it would be difficult to come up with a few challenging trivia questions. Well, you would be wrong…..
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Coach-speak translation: What Bo really meant
OK – truth be told, Bo Porter is the manager of the Astros, not a coach, but he definitely uses that not so foreign language called coach-speak. Luckily I am here to tell you what he really means….. (Oh and in giving credit where credit is due – I picked the direct quotes out of Evan…
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How far can revamped bullpen lead the Astros?
Writing about the Astros’ terrible bullpen of 2013 in a previous post inspired me to do a little research on how historically bad the pen was. Before long this morphed into this post based on a couple of recent examples, about how far back can an improved Astros’ bullpen lead this young team? A quicky review –…
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Spring Training Really Matters, Except When It Doesn’t
It’s spring training. Get a full perspective with new entries from the chipalatta team. Brian Todd: A trip to the voodoo priestess. Chip Bailey: Lots to watch as Astros’ hope springs eternal. • •• ••• •• • By Dan Peschong Baseball fans would seem to be of two minds on Spring Training. Some think it…
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Astros’ relievers: Morphing from oxymoron to reality
In looking at the Houston Astros’ bullpen – I decided to pull up the dictionary.com definition of the word “reliever”. Reliever: a person or thing that relieves…..well that is not too helpful. How about the definition of “relieves”. Relieve: to free from anxiety, pain, fear, etc. OK now we are getting somewhere.
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2014 Astros Outfield: The Only Way to Go is Up
Our look at the 2014 Astros continues today with Dan’s take on the outfield. Past outlooks: First Base • Second Base • Shortstop • Third Base. • •• ••• •• • Looking back at the 2013 Astros oufield, I am reminded of a scene from the movie Crocodile Dundee. Paul Hogan as the famous Aussie croc hunter has arrived…
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