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Heroes aplenty in an Astros’ 10-game win streak
With Wandy Rodriguez taking the mound tonight for the stRangers, it’s time to start a new winning streak. The Astros’ 10-game win streak came to an end last night with a little luck — good for the Rangers, the bad kind for the H-Town nine — giving Texas a 2-1 win. Ah well, you can’t…
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Monday musings: Luhnow has gotten a lot — a LOT — right!
Well, friends, what can you say? What else can you say? What we have witnessed since April 6 is virtually unlike anything we have seen in Astros’ history. You want relevant? Check. You want competitive? Ah, well, yeah! You want dominant? Yup. You want fun and downright dizzying giddiness? Oh, yeah. I’m going to go…
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Saturday notes: Pinch me, I’m dreaming
Happy Saturday friends. You may need to help me this morning. I awoke and had this magnificent dream, but I had to shake myself to my senses. Sometime in the middle of the night I needed a glass of water, then went back to sleep. I started seeing baseballs flying, and they were going a…
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Free Blog Weekend: What a difference a year makes
As I write, it’s 2-1 Mariners, and Luis Valbuena opened the inning with a walk. The game started with Scott Feldman spotting the M’s a 2-0 lead. Last season, I would have pretty much written off the game if that happened. Now, I’m just waiting for Houston to tie it back up. What a difference a…
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Things we know and don’t know on a Thursday review
After 21 games, there is a lot we know about the Astros. Still, there is much we don’t know. To be sure, this ride has been stupid crazy. 9-1 in the last 10 games. Houston has won four straight series. Best road start (10-2) in team history. At 14-7, the Astros have their first winning…
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The Astros, and that one time I coached a team
I have two daughters. Both couldn’t be less interested in sports. They’ve both danced since they were 3 years old. Both love it. And I’m glad. But that means my experience as a coach will probably be pretty limited. When I was about 30 or 31, a woman I worked with named Louise came and…
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Laying out possible July scenarios as Astros raise hopes
The headlines in recent days have been horrific. Homer Bailey has a potentially serious elbow injury. Brandon McCarthy has torn UCL. Adam Wainwright out for season with torn Achilles heel. Joe Nathan will have second Tommy John surgery. And, these are only from the last week! Now, as the Astros await news on the Jed…
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YIE, but could it really be one of “those” years?
There is a new acronym to be added for use by the English-speaking sports fans. YIE. Yes It’s Early! So this blog contributor will be the first one to say: YIE. But, sometimes there is a feeling with a team, a coursing through the veins of a fresh transfusion of confidence and luck that cannot be explained.…
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