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In the Castro-Altuve comparison, frankly, there is none
The Astros locked up Jose Altuve last year with a long-term deal. Earlier this week, Houston avoided arbitration with Jason Castro on a one-year, $2.45 million contract. That shouldn’t come as a surprise as the ingredients and particulars are different with these two players. While most everyone would agree that a two or three year…
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Baseball replay is a logical step…as long as it doesn’t get carried away
The new baseball replay rules could radically alter the game. Or not. Will it slow the game? It shouldn’t. Will it change the outcome of a game? It could. Will it get the call right? Sure, just like the NFL and other sports who use any type of replay. Is it a perfect system? No.…
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Can Appel follow Cole, Strasburg and Price to majors?
It shouldn’t be surprising if Mark Appel makes a meteoric rise to the major leagues in 2014. Yes, 2014. Sure, the Astros could take the safe route and allow their top pick in the 2013 draft to incubate at Corpus Christi and Oklahoma City this season. That wouldn’t be a shock either. But college players…
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Astros’ reset: Dates, arb, draft picks and favorites
Now that the new year is fully behind us, the Texans have a new coach and Astros’ pitchers and catchers report in about month (February 15), there are still a few matters on the immediate horizon. Here’s a quick update on approaching dates: January 17. Dates for teams to exchange arbitration numbers. It isn’t likely…
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FREE BLOG WEEKEND!!!
One of our most loyal bloggers, Becky, requested a free blog weekend and we are nothing if not responsive to our loyal friends. This is a Chip Bailey tradition started as a blog version of open line Friday on the radio. The normal post has a theme – not this time. Do you think Bo…
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Biggio – Skunked Again
Skunked Again by Brian Todd MLB.com writer Hal Bodley said, in defense of his idiotic ballot for the Hall of Fame (Bodley voted for Tom Glavine, Greg Maddux, Frank Thomas and … Jack Morris, and no one else) he was “not ready to vote for Biggio.” Really? Hoping he hits another double to increase his…
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A Look At The Choo-less Outfield for 2014 and Beyond
So, let’s talk about that signing that got the Astros Nation (slightly larger than Luxembourg at this point) all atwitter last week. No, I’m not talking about the $3.25 million spent on Jesse Crain. I’m talking about the Rangers’ signing of Shin-Soo Choo. There were two schools of thought on the Astros missing out on…
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Some New Year’s resolutions for Crane, Luhnow and other Astros
We know how New Year’s resolutions work – they are usually very important, very difficult to keep and abandoned faster than a ….New Year’s resolution? So, this year rather than be the source of internal disappointment, I decided to take a different tack and choose resolutions for others. A resolution for Jim Crane . Jim,…
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