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Will 2015 be the Astros’ finest hour?
“This could be the worst disaster NASA’s ever faced.” ~~NASA Director. “With all due respect, sir, I believe this is gonna be our finest hour.” ~~Gene Kranz, Apollo 13 Mission Flight Director. • •• ••• •• • That classic exchange from the movie Apollo 13 puts the Houston Astros’ season into perspective. It’s crunch time for the Astros. Time…
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Thoughts after a crazy once in a blue moon win for the Astros
By now it is no secret that the Astros did something incredible on Sunday. They were down three runs in the ninth with two outs and two strikes and no one on base and came back to win 5-3. Normally, I try to avoid using the first person in these posts, but what happened was…
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Sunday update: McCullers, stretch run, playoffs and offensive offense
Even when Dallas Keuchel is the losing pitcher in a game, he does it in best-pitcher-in-the-league form. It’s just part of the enigma of an unusual season, not quite Steve Carlton‘s 1972, but another reminder nonetheless that Keuchel has established himself as one of the premier pitchers in the majors. Unfortunately, the Astros feel like…
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Perspective tough as Astros stumble down the stretch
It is easy to either panic or get depressed while watching the Houston Astros stumble a bit down the stretch of an unexpected playoff contending season. The obvious holes in the lineup expand to Grand Canyon size under the heat of a pennant race. The manager who has pulled elephants out of his hat, much less…
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This is the time for the 2015 Houston Astros
The kids have done about as good as anyone could expect through 5 months of an approximate 6 month season. Since April 19th they have led or been tied for the lead for 119 of 127 games and they have never been more than 2 games out of first place any time since the beginning…
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Remembering Gene Elston and nights with a transistor radio
Happy Sunday friends! The Astros are within spitting distance of a .500 record, but who cares about that anymore? Six months ago, .500 + 2 or 3 would have been a success story. Now, it would likely be considered somewhat of a disappointment by many, including the Astros’ leadership. Meanwhile… The Astros lost a legend…
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Free Blog Weekend: Astros’ needs and not needs for September
It’s the first Friday of the stretch run and the Astros have plenty of needs and “needs not”. Let’s take a look at a few. The needs. George Springer. Houston need another Jose Altuve and Carlos Correa in the lineup. Springer could be activated Friday and needs to spring out of the gate to provide…
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Top of the Week: That Fiers guy, the nucleus and word association
For the first time in years, the Astros appear to have a surplus in starting pitching. And the list doesn’t include borderline names like Brad Peacock, Sam Deduno, Dan Straily, Jake Buchanan, Lucas Harrell, Paul Clemens or Philip Humber. But what to do with this Mike Fiers guy? Fiers has pitched five times since the Astros…
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