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Looking ahead at Astros 2015: The hot corner is heating up
Our position-by-position look at the Astros continues today as Brian takes a closer look at the revolving door that has been third base for the past several seasons. • •• ••• •• • Two positions for the Astros were essentially black holes in 2014. While Houston will rely on Jon Singleton again at first base, it’s likely…
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Meet the new boss: Manfred takes over as commissioner
Astros’ fans worldwide breathed a sigh of relief as Allan “Bud” Selig’s tenure as commissioner of Major League Baseball came to an end this weekend. As a fan of the hometown nine … and of baseball in general, here’s how I — and most Astros’ fans — feel as we see Bud leaving the building:…
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WTSWTM: Biggio to the Hall and Luhnow’s Roster Fever
This edition of WTSWTM (What They Said, What They Meant) begins with the immortal Craig Biggio (Hall of Famer forever, right?) and morphs into the crazed roster moves since our last editions. Just remember that what they said are actual quotes from Chron.com (spit!!) and what they meant was obtained through ESP by the Amazing Danskin. Biggio on…
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Free Blog Weekend: It’s getting crowded in here!
Okay, take a deep breath. Spring training is just a few weeks away and the start of the season is a little over two months from now. Jeff Luhnow has plenty of time to remake the roster. Of course, I say that in jest as Luhnow has performed his magic on the major league roster,…
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Looking Ahead at Astros 2015: Catcher situation heads towards clarity
For a time the Houston Astros catcher position was the giant elephant in the room….uh….on the 40 man roster. That is what happens when there is four and then five potential catchers on that list. There has been a lot of activity, speculation, moves and false moves relative to the catchers since the end of…
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Astros 2015: The game has changed
Okay, so who is that guy sitting in the GM chair at Minute Maid Park and what have you done with Jeff Luhnow? If one thing is clear over the past month, the game has changed for the Houston Astros. The tipping point in a transition from rebuilding and reconstructing to win now will be…
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Evaluating Luhnow’s winter: Better, worse or about the same?
So, this is just a quick one. Over the past few weeks, Jeff Luhnow has made moves that really remake the Astros lineup. So, I thought I’d take a look at differences between what we saw last summer and what we should see on opening day. One problem is deciding which lineup from 2014 to…

