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Free Blog Weekend: Homers, Hopelessness, Exhaustion
Talk of the Astros’ resurrection are a bit premature. Well, after twice hitting the high-water mark of six games under .500, the Astros have now slipped to 10 games under. Still, despite the recent slide, the Astros are on pace to win 70 games. That’d be a 19-game improvement over 2013. If someone had told…
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For the 2014 Astros, the stars must align
It was the stars that made me an Astros fan. As a kid–and frankly, as an adult as well–I was a big fan of the space program. A born night owl, I’ve always looked at the night sky and dreamed of who or what is out there. So, when my Little League team was called…
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What they said, What they meant: The Draft and DDJ
Lots of juicy quotes in the last few weeks in the Astros Organization as we play another round of What they said, What they meant. All quotes are pulled from chron.com (spit!) Let’s start off with two quotes related to Delino Deshields Jr. getting pulled from a Futures game for dogging it on a pop-up.…
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MMQB: The untouchables, the upgrades and the rest
The Astros have turned the corner — maybe even .500 in the near future — but the straightaway ahead may still be littered with potholes and some detours. Even though the Astros may have transitioned from a crawl to a walk, it’s quite clear that the growing pains will continue into the next phase. You…
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Random Astros’ thoughts and sentence fragments
After the first walk-off home run of the season, the Astros have a better record now (31-37) than any other season after 68 games since 2010. If they aren’t careful, they could be approaching .500 at the halfway point of the season. Here are some thoughts as the weekend gets underway. Feel free to join…
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Astros: From tipping point to turning point
The Astros have arrived at a pivotal moment. While the tipping point obviously occurred months or even years ago, general manager Jeff Luhnow now faces decisions he’s never faced as the leader of the Astros’ baseball operations. And, it’s not as simple as buy, sell or stand pat. As the Astros prepare to complete a…
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The Tipping Point Revisited for the Astros
It was almost 4 years ago that I wrote my first guest blog for Chip Bailey over at chron.com (spit !). Note – I give all credit to Brian T for (spit!) which he uses when mentioning the Yankees (spit!). Anyways that blog post stirred up a bunch of conversation by linking the thoughts behind Malcolm Gladwell’s best…
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MMQB: Astros’ difference makers from then and now
It hasn’t been long since the Astros were en route to another 110-loss season. Bungled plays, base running miscues, no clutch hitting and a team generally playing with no passion. You remember your frustration. That was back in April, and it seems like another time and another place. Far away. Since finishing April 9-19, the…
