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Big week ahead for Luhnow, Astros, but do you remember when?
The Astros are in the midst of the biggest season in franchise history. And, Jeff Luhnow — despite a long road of building, rebuilding, finding gems and busts and riding the roller coaster — could be entering a huge week for the Houston Astros. Adding a starting pitcher (e.g. Sonny Gray) would not only mean…
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Ho hum, big deal: Astros score 8 runs to start the roadtrip
The Astros started the road trip in Baltimore Friday night by scoring eight runs and the natural response for the fans these days is a shrug and a yawn. The Astros are in the midst of the greatest road offensive season in almost 80 years. The only teams to score more than their current 7.15…
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Correa injury almost guarantees a big trade for Astros
No matter how you slice it, 209 + 50 does not = 16.5. But that’s exactly where the Astros find themselves in mid-July, just days before Jeff Luhnow’s deadline to secure the best season in franchise history. Key starters — including Dallas Keuchel, Lance McCullers Jr., Charlie Morton and others — have missed a total…
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Twofer Tuesday: Where the Astros came from and where they are going
A couple of areas to look at today…… 1. How the Astros were built? The Astros are an interesting combination of old, new, cast-offs, trade chips and free agents. Here is a look at how the guys who have contributed the most got here. Thank Ed Wade. There are 4 left-overs from the previous regime, but…
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10 reasons to believe in the 2017 Astros
This is kind of like when you teach a child to ride a bicycle. There is all that angst as they fail and fall, wobble and wiggle and finally kind of get it. Astro fans have been burnt so many times before that it is difficult to completely believe in this team that has taken…
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2(0) for Tuesday: 2017 Astros’ prospect report
With the big team coasting into the All Star break with a huge lead in the division and a 19-1 shellacking of the Blue Jays under its belt, it is time to glance downward at the top prospects in the minors and how they have done to date. Prospect ranking based on latest mlb.com prospect…
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When you look up offense in the dictionary…
…you see a picture of the 2017 Astros. The Astros are the best team in the major leagues. Beyond that they are the very best offensive team in the majors. The team with the most runs/game? Astros 5.76 r/gm They are #1 in the majors in BA (.287), .352 (OBP), .493 (SLG), .845 (OPS), 1457…
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ChipalattAwards: June is busting out all over
If this was the month for the rest of the AL West division, the rest of the AL and the rest of baseball to make hay and cut into the Astros lead in the standings, the rest of baseball may be in trouble. Despite having four of their five starters on the DL during the…
