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Astros ’24: Big weekend? Or not?
The Astros, after rolling through a magnificent run to reach the top of the AL West, stumbled on the road against the lowly Oakland A’s, having to pull out the finale to avoid a sweep by the last-place team.
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Anatomy of a comeback: The Astros’ return from the near dead
This curious mind wondered how unusual the Astros’ return from the edge of the abyss was this season.
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Astros after the break: Would you rather…
Today we return to a fun little ditty called “Would You Rather” allowing you to make some choices for the Astros down the stretch. (Yeah, I know we don’t really get to choose, but wouldn’t it be fun?)
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Astros at the “Other” halfway mark
Growing up, the All-Star break was always taken as the halfway point of the major league season. It might not have been the exact halfway mark, but it was closer than it is today. For instance, back in 1968, the year the Astros hosted their first All-Star Game, the break came after the Astros’ 83rd…
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Astros 2024: Raise Your Hand
Today we play a little game of…..if you thought (fill in the blank), raise your hand Raise your hand if before the season you thought in mid-July….. The Astros would be scoring 6 runs in a game with Jon Singleton, Cesar Salazar, Joey Loperfido and Trey Cabbage in the starting lineup and Yordan Alvarez and…
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Astros 2024: Quick post-hurricane thoughts
This is a throw-down post today. The hurricane has been a big life disaster, and we are currently hosting my poor brother and his wife, who, like many folks, still have no power at their house.
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Astros ’24: Thoughts on a “holiday” weekend
Heard a story about the Astros interviewing the Blue Jays announcer about this four-game series that spanned Canada Day to the 4th of July. Paraphrasing what he supposedly said, “You know what we call the 4th of July here in Toronto? Thursday.”
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ChipalattAwards for June 2024
Due to a late-month surge, including a seven-game winning streak, the Astros had the best month in the majors in June at 17-8. After the early season swoon, this helped the team ease over the .500 mark at 42-41 and back within a reasonable gap behind the plummeting Seattle Mariners.
