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Sure, the Astros have troubles
The Astros are one of the best teams in baseball. The Astros have a number of flaws that drive the locals crazy.
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Dan P: The big interview
Your humble writer is not so humbly borrowing the title from another Dan …. Rather. And my big interview is with me.
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2022: The stretch run for the Astros
The Astros have about six weeks to go in the 2022 season. They look like a shoo-in for the playoffs. But that does not mean there is no meaning to the 30+ games remaining in the season.
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Why we should / should not be concerned about the Astros
I’ve probably shared this story with my friends here, but it is a good one and gets to the core of things. When my dear wife was a bit of a rebellious teen ager she would get into “discussions” with her dad. She would tell him, “Don’t worry about me.” And he would say “I’m…
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Unloading the stuff: aka Astros’ brain dump
Some days the overwhelming overload of stuff in this pea brain of mine just pleads to be dumped. Today is one of those days.
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This is probably good bye for Uncle Mike
When the Astros announced that Michael Brantley was going for a second opinion on his injured shoulder, it felt like the writing was on the wall in giant fluorescent letters. Surgery was likely on the way, and with it, the end of his 2022 season.
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10 Questions for our blogging friends
You are a very smart, thoughtful, and at times cynical and feisty audience. Today we will ask you to answer ten intelligent and thoughtful Astros’ questions created by your wise and kind host.
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The Justin Verlander situation
Your loyal scribe was riding home from a haircut and listening to the good folks on local talk radio discuss the JV “Situation”. The situation concerning Justin Verlander is that he easily rolled past a contract goal in his last start (130 innings), which automatically meant that should he opt for it, he can make…
