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Astros Offseason: The manager move is made
Rule 1 – No one on here is allowed to complain about new Astros Manager Joe Espada ……..until the Astros play their first 2024 regular season game. Rule 2 – After this post, we will do our best to avoid the D word (Dusty). Let’s face it, as a fandom, we have spent a very…
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Astros’ Offseason: 40-man adjustments and Rule 5
My buddies Rick and Justin were texting me back and forth yesterday about the upcoming deadline for moving players on/off the 40-man roster ahead of the Rule 5 draft. Teams must solidify those rosters by Tuesday at 5 PM Central time before the December 6 Rule 5 draft. That means if there is any prospect…
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ChipalattAwards for 2023: Surprises, disappointments and other awards
Looking back, before 2017, the fans had only a few seasons that were as good as the one the Astros just completed. So, today we will honor the 2023 team and look at mostly the positive side of the player’s performances. Here is a quick stat chart of the Astros’ pitchers for the season. Name…
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Astros 2023: Dusty and other thoughts
This off-season is a time of processing and reflection for any Astros’ fan. The Astros fell just short of a World Series that in retrospect would have been theirs for the winning. For the first time in their history the team heads into the off-season knowing that a Texas team is the champion….but it is…
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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…
