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Astros 2016: Reasons for hope six weeks in
The Houston Astros have driven a rocky road to get to a 17-25 record, six weeks into the season. They have made a team effort to hand away games in every manner possible, between poor starting pitching, blown leads by the bullpen, non-clutch offensive performances and a series of bonehead plays in the field and on…
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Why are the Astros 15-24?
The frustration of watching a team flounder which was expected to flourish has set in with the Houston Astros’s fans. This is not going to be a bash Carlos Gomez (though he has earned it) post. No, this is just a summary of the major failings of the team up to this point in the…
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Quick Look at the Astros Top 30 Prospects
Yes, this may be a sign of the Astros not being that interesting on the major league level so far this season, but here is this blogs’ early season grading of the top 30 Houston Astros prospects as they were ranked by Jim Callis of mlb.com in March with stats through May 10th. 1. Alex…
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Critical two weeks are ahead for Astros
The Astros have shown signs of life the last week winning five of their last seven games after their 7-1 thrashing of the Cleveland Indians and former Cy Young winner Corey Kluber Monday night. Their record stands at 13-20 and they are 6.5 GB in their division behind the Seattle Mariners and 5 GB in…
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Help needed: Questions — and no answers — for Astros
Happy Mother’s Day to everyone! Spending the day in my childhood home with my parents. My dad is 87, my mom 81 and they are celebrating their 62nd anniversary this Mother’s Day! Double celebration! While sitting around with them, I had a few questions and realized I’m not sure I have the answers. Will you…
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Astros’ AL-tuve: One of the best in the AL
Amidst all the angst about a very slow start by the Astros, the story of Jose Altuve‘s start has been almost taken for granted. Even after a rare 0 for 4 in Friday’s win over the Mariners, the mighty mites’ production to date has been outstanding. Look at the following stats through May 6th: Category…
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Jeff and HAL Having a Talk
This post goes forward with a nod to Mr. Bill and his Star Trek parody, which inspired this revisit to 2001: A Space Odyssey. The scene opens in a bunker 20 feet below Minute Maid Park. Yes bunkers are usually placed 100’s of feet below the earth’s surface, but you understand it is hard enough…
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For your discussion: Jeff Luhnow is the Anti-Christ
Reading the recent verbal attack by former Speaker of the House John Boehner on Ted Cruz, calling him “Lucifer in the flesh”, makes one wonder if Citizen Boehner had been reading some of the comments here about Astros’ GM Jeff Luhnow for inspiration. There is a lot of frustration with the Astros GM after a…
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