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A Q&A: Dan interviews Dan
Your faithful servant has not been so faithful the last few days. The Astros ALCS loss deflated my creative juices a bit. But it is time to jump back in here with an Astros offseason Q&A with the closest expert I can find. The man in the mirror.
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Be careful what you ask for: Dusty is dust
In many ways, the results, the legacy of Dusty Baker’s four seasons in Houston, are greater than for any other manager in the Astros’ history, even A.J. Hinch. Four seasons, four ALCS appearances, twice moving on, twice losing in a seventh game, two WS appearances, and one Championship. Hinch came close as he had four…
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Astros 2023: The Fat Lady finished singing
This post took a couple days to take its final form. What kind of post should this be? Fire Dusty? Skewer Kyle Tucker? Send Martin Maldonado to the (relatively) old folks’ home? Send Framber Valdez and Cristian Javier to a new therapist? Send me to a new therapist?
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Astros’ fans: We may never pass this way again
That is one of my favorite Seals and Crofts songs and very apropos to this evening’s mood. There is no other way to say it. Astro fans have been blessed. We have been blessed to have had Jose Altuve on our side for the last 13 seasons. We have been blessed to see what this…
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Is the rest of the ALCS a referendum on Dusty Baker?
Early on Monday evening, after the Astros lost one “must win” Game 2 on the way to an absolutely, positively, there ain’t no doubt “must win” Game 3, Chip Bailey sent me a text. Chip is the founder of Chipalatta, and our little back and forth went as follows: Chip: So, cue the dusty naysayers?…
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Astros – Rangers ALCS Playoff Preview
The Astros and Rangers will meet in what seemed like an unlikely ALCS pairing only a week and a half ago. Both teams barely squeezed into the playoffs, and the Rangers’ weekend collapse against the Mariners meant that they not only lost the AL West but would have to go on the road against the…
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Astros’ Game 4 ALDS clincher: A night of continued redemption
After a relatively easy 9-1 romp over the Twins in Game 3 of the ALDS, Game 4 was a tremendously tight and classic 3-2 win by the Astros. Who would have predicted the Astros to win in four games? Oh, yeah….. Astros and Twins are not exactly Twins, but… – ALL THINGS ASTROS (chipalatta.com) ….me.
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Astros in an “anyone-can-win-it” three-game series
Not that the original five-game ALDS between the Minnesota Twins and the Houston Astros was not in ”Anyone Can Win It” territory, but by splitting the first two games, this series has morphed into the equivalent of a very short Wild Card Series.
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