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Astroholics: A taste of the good stuff gets you hooked
As I drove up the winding lane toward the fortress-like manor, the cries of the inmates slowly rose from a murmur to a crescendo of wails and lamentations. Part of me wanted to check myself in. After all, I suffered too. Suffered from the false hope. Suffered from missed moments. Suffered from the taste of…
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Astros 2015: And end of season Would You Rather?
You know the drill. You will be given the option of picking from two appealing or perhaps non-appealing choices relative to the Astros going forward and asked to pick one. Some of these may seem tough, but frankly this is baseball, not Sophie’s Choice, so get over it. Would you rather the Astros….. Sign Colby…
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Astros 2015: Recapping the learning experience
2015 has been a learning experience in the laboratory of mad doctor Jeff Luhnow and his minions, but more than just the front office has learned things this season. The Team. The fan’s first wish coming down the stretch was for the team to make the playoffs at all. The second wish was to get…
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Astros 2015: Yes, it has been a fantastic ride
It would be easy to lament what has happened since the Royals came to bat in the 8th inning of Game 4. The last game-plus has been 11 innings of suck. But that’s not what I’m here to talk about. I want to look at a few things that went right this season, and why…
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Oh Lord, You owe us one (actually you owe us a lot)
There are probably a lot of fans, who DVR’d today’s playoff game between the Astros and the Royals. Probably all of those recordings will be deleted unwatched. This was a game that the Astros were leading 6-2 going into the eighth inning. This was a game that was going to escort them comfortably into the ALCS and perhaps the…
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ALDS Game 3 recap: Astros 4-2, one win away from ALCS
The Astros have two wins in their ALDS series with the Royals and both wins reflected the way they have won games all year long. Great basis. Starting pitching makes it tough for the other team to score. Collin McHugh gave up 2 HRs, but only 2 runs in 6 tough innings in Game 1;…
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Sunday update: Follow the money, the Astros are headed to $100 million
Jim Crane needs your butt in a seat at Minute Maid Park. Jeff Luhnow a bigger checkbook. Yes, it is about the money and the Astros may not be far from a $100 million payroll. Houston had a $72.4 million payroll as of opening day. That has increased somewhat with the additions of Scott Kazmir,…
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Saturday notes: Astros are in Lagniappe Territory
The Astros have the Royals right where they want them. Right? If the bullpen had shown up Friday, Houston would be in the cat bird’s seat. But with Dallas Keuchel and Lance McCullers Jr. prepared to pitch at home after today’s day off, the Astros couldn’t ask for much more. Right? At this point, most…
