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As second half looms, don’t expect the cavalry to come
The Astros spent months atop the American League West before falling a half game behind the Angles on the final day before the All-Star break. Is the inevitable end of the 2015 dream now upon us? Was that lead the Astros built just a mirage doomed to fade? Well, here are a few interesting facts as Houston…
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Astros 2015 Harkens Back to Astros 1979
Heading into the 1979 season, the Astros were the latest rendition of a terrible tradition. While not as bad as the 2011-2013, 106, 107, 111 loss seasons, the team back then had finished 17 consecutive seasons more than 10 games out of the league/division lead. In the 6 previous seasons (1973-1978), they had finished 17,…
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The Break: We interrupt this fall from the top …
Not in first place any longer. Check. The offense is sputtering like that motorcycle I could never get running again. Check. Chinks in the pitching staff’s armor seem to have appeared. Check. Injuries have finally exposed the lack of depth at the top level of this system. Check. Yeah, that’s not what I’m here to…
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Free Blog Weekend: What are the chances?
The Friday tradition returns with a Free Blog Weekend where you are free to discuss anything on your mind heading into the final weekend before the All Star break. Of course, you already do an excellent job of keeping the conversation going during the other days of the week, but today you are given permission…..…
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Astros have a handful of successful under achievers
Some times in the world of sports, things do not make sense. The 2015 Astros may be a perfect example of a team that is a true team where the whole is bigger and better than the sum of its individual parts. The Astros’ winning ways and division leading results tend to cloud the fact…
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Astros’ perspective just past the halfway point
Just passed the halfway post the Houston Astros are 48-36, desperately clinging to a three-game lead in the division and wobbling after a series of injuries to the everydays, the bullpen and the rotation culminating in the loss of George Springer, their heart, soul and dance instructor. They are currently on a pace for 92 and…
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The first half: A look at what’s to come for Astros
So, at 13 games over .500, these Astros are — thus far — exceeding any of our expectations. I’m pretty sure at some point, I said we’d be looking at 83-87 wins. Well, right now the Astros have 47 wins. As long as they play within a game of .500 the rest of the way,…
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The first half: A look back at the Astros’ season to date
The Astros are at the halfway mark of an unexpectedly good season, but again it is only the halfway point and a lot can and will happen between now and October. In 2014, the Blue Jays were ahead in the AL East at mid-season at 45-36, but ended up not only behind the Baltimore Orioles,…
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