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Cameron Maybin should change his name to Cameron Willwin
Yes, the Astros did pick up some pitcher named Justin Verlander at the waiver deadline, but the real news is they pulled an Angels OF named Cameron Maybin off the slag pile of waivers. The trade for Verlander has resulted in one direct win by the pitching stud, but Maybin has turned into a home run…
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August ChipalattAwards: Astros coming back to earth
August was a month of, ahem, adjustment for the Houston Astros’ offense. As noted here, July was a historic month offensively for the Astros offense as they led the majors by a large margin with a .323/.380/.948. They were in the bottom half of baseball in August with a .254 BA (17th), .314 OBP (22nd),…
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Sunday update: 25-man, playoffs, 2018 and the Verlander Boost
Some quick-hitting baseball thoughts as our prayers are still focused on the real cleanup and rebuild in Southeast Texas. With the September call ups looming, the re-addition of several injured players and the addition of a starting pitcher to the mix, A.J. Hinch will have his hands full with lineup cards in September. Further down…
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The Verlander trade: Jeff Luhnow’s finest moment
It was best described on the radio this morning thusly, “Astros GM Jeff Luhnow should be peacocking (no relation to Brad) this morning.” The deal that had died and risen more times than Michael Myers and Jason Voorhees combined was dragged kicking and screaming across the finish line just before Cinderella’s clock reached midnight. This…
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Perspective: Harvey, Astros, Houston, you and me
It will be a long time before baseball returns to normal in Houston. Even before Harvey unloaded on the nation’s fourth-largest city, it wasn’t clear that the Astros were the best team in the American League. The Indians and Red Sox have closed the gap and have been playing better baseball since the All Star…
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In times like these, what really matters…
Yeah I’m like so many others in being upset that the Texas Rangers front office is not willing to sacrifice and be inconvenienced in this time of catastrophe in Southeast Texas. But it is time for personal perspective. I hope the Astros do well. I hope they win the six games against that team to the north,…
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Random Astros’ thoughts on an “indoor” weekend
Like most folks in Southeast Texas, Dan P is spending the weekend indoors as an unwelcome weather event named Harvey spins directionless like a kid’s top to the west of us. So, what the heck, might as well toss out some random baseball thoughts to pass the time. The AL West Can’t Catch the Astros. There…
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In search of the Astros fans’ happy place
Perhaps you should ignore anyone who uses the word “classic” in conjunction with the words “Adam Sandler” to lead off a baseball blog post. But here goes nothing. In the classic Adam Sandler comedy “Happy Gilmore”, Mr. Sandler plays a hockey player turned pro golfer, who struggles with – ahem – anger and control issues.…
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