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Trade Deadline: Oh, Kike, we hardly knew ye
So, when you write one of these posts on Chipalatta, every time there’s a comment, you get an email. (Or at least I do.) At about 3:10 p.m., I went out to mow the lawn (I work from home, so mowing at my leisure is a perk … at least that’s what my wife tells…
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August Approaches: Five Astros’ Things I Think I Know
Ugly. So ugly that ninth inning might bring its bad Astros mojo to today’s game. Maybe having Dallas Keuchel on the mound will help right the ship, but this was an opportunity to sweep– Oakland no less–and the Astros blew it. Let’s pretend Houston wins one of its remaining July games. That’ll be 44 wins. After…
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Deep pitching: Are Cosart, McHugh, Keuchel expendable?
Maybe it was Jeff Luhnow’s plan all along. Trade Jarred Cosart, Dallas Keuchel or Collin McHugh? Talk about pulling the rug out from under a delicate reconstruction project! Unfortunately, Michael Foltynewicz, Mark Appel, Josh Hader and their friends aren’t quite ready. Maybe Luhnow is taking a gamble. Then again, maybe it isn’t a gamble at…
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MMQB: Astros entering damage control phase
Everyone expected the 2014 season to be pivotal, even critical, for the Astros’ reconstruction project. The organization was hoping the media and fans would be using terms like “step forward”, “progress”, “significant improvement” and “momentum” as the season progressed. Instead, recent articles and radio shows have been littered with these words and phrases: “embarrassing”, “blunders”, “disingenuous”,…
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Astros 2014: 100 Games Into The Season
With 62 games to go, here’s a look at the Houston Astros. This isn’t look at the minor leagues (though that’s played a part). This isn’t an indictment of Jeff Luhnow (though there’s some of that here as well). Nope, we’re looking at the team as it stands. And 100 games in, the feeling is…
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MMQB: Astros are playing, but is anyone noticing?
Believe it or not, they’re actually playing baseball. Yes, the Astros salvaged a win Sunday in the three-game series with the White Sox. Missing three starters, the Astros pounded out 17 hits in the 11-7 win after two one-run losses to start the second half. Unfortunately — or maybe fortunately for Bo Porter — the…
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Astros, Aiken, Nix: The No-Win Scenario
What are you going to do when you spot the Kobayashi Maru in the Neutral Zone? Here’s a hint: This ain’t working out for you. You fly into the Neutral Zone to save those civilians on that spaceship, you’re going to die saving them. If you don’t fly into the Neutral Zone, you’ve condemned those…
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Only move to AL may loom larger than Aiken non-signing
It’s the Astros’ D-Day. The ramifications are huge, and it may be the biggest day in Jeff Luhnow’s career. The trades, the free agent signings, the firings, the hirings, the signs in left field, three straight 100-loss seasons all may pale in comparison if the Astros don’t sign #1 draft pick Brady Aiken by 4…
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