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Conversation starter: Would these guys fit on 2015 Astros?
As many of you know, I consider myself a quality conversation starter. While I often compose entries that are based on opinion, speculation or historical in nature, many entries are designed to either stir the pot of your mind or generate water cooler-like conversation. Today is one of those water cooler conversations. Since the Astros…
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Looking ahead at Astros’ 2015: Second base
With pitchers and catchers set to report in about five weeks, Chip, Dan and Brian will take a look at each position to see who the Astros starters will be, what options the team has in case of injury or poor performance, and what pieces from Houston’s vaunted farm system might be able to step…
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An open letter to Astros’ General Manager Jeff Luhnow
Good morning Mr. Luhnow! I’m writing this morning to thank you for the great job that you have done in the past three years to set the Houston Astros on a course for competitiveness. Prior to your arrival, many fans and others did not even know if there was a plan, much less what that…
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A look back: Picking the Top 10 Astros’ moments of all time
It is a very cold (for Houston) gloomy January afternoon. The Biggio Hall of Fame blog post has run its course and it just seems like the best time for a hopeless cause: Picking the Astros’ Top 10 moments of a all time. These lists never work, whether 1 hour or 1000 hours is expended…
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Bidge is In! A great day for the Astros and for Houston sports
Bidge is In – A Great Day for Houston Sports By Dan Peschong I met Craig Biggio once in my life. Years tend to run together, but I think it was 1991, his last year as a full time catcher. They were opening a store called Sports Town out in Sugar Land, which disappeared almost…
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Astros’ off-season: Hall of Fame talk, WAR and looking way ahead
As I sit here writing, 113 ballots have been tabulated on Baseball Think Factory’s “2015 HOF Ballot Collecting Gizmo.” That’s 19.8 percent of last year’s total number of ballots cast, a pretty good sample. I would say 20 percent, but you can’t round up that last 0.2 percent when it comes to the Hall of…
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An end-of-year smorgasbord of Astros’ thoughts
Out with the old, in with the new, right? As the “4” becomes a “5”, here are a few random thoughts looking back and looking ahead. Go get Ben Zobrist. Why not? The Astros are said to be way down on the list of teams interested in Zobrist, who actually began his career in the…
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If you could ask one question of these Astro-related folks…
Just for fun, here are people important to the Houston Astros’ organization and the one question this blogger would ask of each, if given the opportunity. Owner Jim Crane Q: If we are in contention in July, how much more would you be willing to spend at the trade deadline? GM Jeff Luhnow Q: Was…
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