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The break: And, when we come back . . .
Except for that 7-game stretch in May, the next four days will represent the longest non-losing streak this season for the Astros. A nice respite and an opportune break to evaluate, ruminate and deliberate the Luhnow Plan and the Porter Predicament. There will be a series of questions at the end, but until then, let’s…
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Astros’ baseball: ’tis a puzzlement
In the great Rodgers and Hammerstein musical “The King and I” – there is a point where the King of Siam (played to perfection by the late Yul Brynner) sings a song called “A Puzzlement”. The song covers his own inner conflict over bridging from the ancient traditons of Siam to living in the modern…
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Free Blog Weekend: Weird season all the way around
The Astros have been streaky all season. That same sentiment has transferred to fans and there are more fair-weather fans now than ever before. Even the most seasoned and die-hard fans have their moments of doubt, Astros’ depression or disgust. To be fair, though, this has been a weird season all around the majors. Oakland has…
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In year of uncertainty, we do know a few things about Astros
Back in the Watergate investigation, former Sen. Howard Baker asked the famous question: “What did the president know and when did he know it?” Well, I’m not under investigation and there’s a lot that I don’t know about the Astros, the second half of the season and the future in general. Can’t tell if you Michael Foltynewicz…
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An Astros’ style cup of coffee
I like my coffee like I like my Astros … Weak, tepid, and accompanying all those donuts (on the scoreboard). Yep, it’s been that kind of week or so. Right now I’m hoping we don’t get the 1-1 pick next summer mainly because I’m afraid to watch how it will blow up in our faces.…
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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…
