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MMQB: Time for Astros to circle the wagons
The All Star break can’t come quickly enough for the Astros. And it has nothing to do with how many players Bo Porter‘s team will send to Minnesota. You’d need a score card to believe it, but Houston is actually 27-35 since May, despite a current seven-game losing streak. The news and happenings over the…
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Hey, Look! It’s The Astros!
Steeeve, This is for you! Earlier this week, Steeeve asked why we weren’t writing about the Sports Illustrated cover story. I gave a quick excuse thinking I had all the answers. But Steve asked some good questions of his own. Steeeve: “I think there’s plenty of material there to discuss. Sure, every George Springer factoid…
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A gamble: An early look at the Astros’ 2015 lineup
Back in the 1980’s when the oil bust hit Houston, I moved my family to Arkansas to work in the power industry. One year there was a referendum on the ballot for allowing casino gambling in the state. I vividly remember an extremely cheesy anti-gambling commercial showing a young dad at the craps table about…
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Halfway: 5 Must Do’s for Astros to get to 70 wins
After 81 games, the Astros were on track toward a 70-win season. They lost Game No. 82 (47 loses) then they won Game No. 83 (36th win). Game No. 84 … another loss. Still, If you had told me at the start of the season that the organization would be on track for 70 wins,…
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MMQB: The good, bad and ugly of the first half
The Astros hit the official halfway point over the weekend. It’s been a winding road, to be sure, and some may argue it’s been the same ol’, same ol’. But even for the most cynical cynic, it’s difficult to argue the organization hasn’t taken a few steps forward. After Sunday’s win, the league’s worst team…
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Astros nearing mile marker: Time to add another piece
Tired of watching Chris Carter? Can’t figure out why Bo Porter keeps running Jerome Williams out there? On several occasions over the past several months, I’ve suggested the Astros are in such a position they could add a player each month already in the system who could improve the team. We’re approaching another mile marker.…
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Free Blog Weekend: ROY, Ed, trades and stuff
The Astros will reach the halfway point of the 2014 season with Friday’s game against Detroit. While the team has taken a step back in June after a couple steps forward in May, Houston is now headed toward a 69-win season at its current pace. Not exactly a winning season, not exactly the playoffs. Still, a…
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Return of Astroholics Anonymous
Back in the piney woods of East Texas a large brick building sits at the end of a snaky entrance road. The Bill Spiers Center for Astroholism and Related Conditions houses many of those Astro fans who are trapped in their 53rd season of non-championship ball. This summer day – one of the long time…
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