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Free Blog Weekend: Notes, roster decisions, playoffs and questions
Welcome to the stretch run! The Astros are in first place, 14 games above .500 (matching their best spread of the season) and on pace for a 90-win season. Greetings friends, it’s the Free Blog Weekend! Here are a few notes to start the weekend after a day off, just to get the conversation started.…
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Random thoughts on a get-a-way Wednesday
If your goal for the 2015 Astros was just to make sure the Astros didn’t backslide, then wish granted. If Houston lost every game from here on out, the team would still tie the 2014 mark. So, you know, they got that going for them. Welcome to 70 wins. Anyone think this would happen in August?…
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2015 is in high gear, but let’s take a look ahead
Only a year ago in this space, we were discussing the off-season plans of the Astros. Yes, in August 2014, there wasn’t much else to discuss other than complaints. Yes, you were frustrated with Bo, Matt Dominguez, Jonathan Villar, Matt Albers and that guy who was supposed to be the all-that closer, but never pitched…
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You can bet the good money on the Astros now
Happy Sunday morning friends! The sun has risen, the Astros are in first place and the stretch run is in high gear. The questions that plagued the organization only a year ago are gone. The negative attention the Astros received from the national media and fans alike is history. Debate the success, failure or mediocre tenure…
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2015 matters for Astros: Don’t let it slip way
There are a number of realities facing the 2015 Astros team as it rolls towards the end of the season in the rarefied air of a pennant race. The Astros are a young and inexperienced team. The two teams chasing them down the stretch (the Angels and the Rangers) have nine playoff appearances in the last 10 seasons…
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Six weeks to go: Hold on Astros!
In six weeks the Astros’ unexpected 2015 run to the playoffs will be over. Astros’ fans have been waiting for the ship to sink for most of the season, but somehow the team has stayed at the top for most of the season despite having a 30-35 record since June 3. After their game of…
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Astros hitting problems: The hitters or Hudgens?
In a debate that might match the famous nature vs. nurture arguments of science and after another terrible offensive road trip, this blog stops to examine the question of our time. Are the Astros’ hitting woes the fault of the hitters or the fault of Swing and Miss Coach Dave Hudgens? If Hudgens were updating…
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A bunch of random thoughts and bits of Astroholics therapy
Thanks, White Sox. Wow, never thought I’d say that. OK, so I got that off my chest. Now here’s a few other things I need to unload. (Hey, we Astroholics need to take therapy.) So, here’s some things I think I need to say. I’m sure I’ll be healthier once I’m done. 1. After each…
