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Since wins, losses, stats mean nothing, no worries, right?
The Astros reported to spring training a month ago and are less than three weeks from the beginning of the major league season. If spring training stats and wins or losses mean nothing, then there are no worries for players like Jonathan Singleton, George Springer, Brett Oberholtzer or Matt Dominguez. But you can bet that…
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They Hate Me: The Media and the Houston Astros
UPDATE: Read more here about Brett Wallace released. By Brian Todd A few weeks ago I made a comment and used the phrase “boot-licking, bi-coastal media.” I was rather proud of myself. In fact, I strained a ligament trying to pat myself on the back. But the fact is, the media tends to look down on…
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No surprise, but Astros put a period after Wallace
The Astros have parted ways with Brett Wallace. The move shouldn’t come as a surprise, but the official release puts a period at the end of what many had hoped would be a long tenure at first base in the tradition of Jeff Bagwell and Lance Berkman. While he technically came to the Astros in…
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What if there were an expansion draft this spring?
By Dan Peschong Back in November of 1997, the Tampa Bay Devil Rays and Arizona D’Backs paid a gazillion bucks to be split among the existing owner gazillionaires and this bought them the “honor” of drafting from the residue of the existing NL teams. From a Houston Astros perspective this will always be remembered as the time when they…
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Astros’ non roster invitees: The Outfielders
Check out the answers to Dan’s trivia questions. By Brian Todd If the look at NRI infielders had you thinking about where we might find our reserves, the look at the outfielders will have you praying for a starter. No offense to Adron Chambers, but I think we all know who I’m talking about. The…
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Astros’ Trivia: See where you were right…and wrong
The Astros go to spring training with such an overall young and inexperienced team – you would think it would be difficult to come up with a few challenging trivia questions. Well, you would be wrong….. “Current” below refers to Astros in camp – 40 man roster plus non-roster-invitees. #1 – Two current Astros are…
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How well do you know your Astros’ trivia?
The Astros go to spring training with such an overall young and inexperienced team – you would think it would be difficult to come up with a few challenging trivia questions. Well, you would be wrong…..
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Astros’ Infielders: 2014 Non-Roster Invitees
By Brian Todd If there’s a place for a non-roster invitee to make the 25-man roster, you know, other than in right field, it’s in the infield. The “likely” backup at second, third and shortstop—Marwin Gonzalez—has a career OPS under .600. Brett Wallace, who is now a non-roster invitee, was recently considered an odds-on favorite…
