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September 9, 2025: The Astros’ tipping point?

This is a tough post to write. The Astros have been a remarkable team to follow since that first out of nowhere playoff appearance in 2015. They have been so consistent with this playoff run from 2017 to 2024 and that ALCS and beyond string between 2017 and 2023. Seven ALCS appearances, four World Series…
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Astros’ 2025: Defining clutch

The Astros rough spell lately with hitting with runners in scoring position (RISP) and scoring period has brought almost universal agreement among the fans that this team is just not clutch. When anything is almost universally agreed upon with the “eye” test, it begs the question for this writer. Do the stats back up that…
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Analyzing the Astros’ weekend

A baseball season is such a marathon, any particular three-game series is like a half mile out of that 26 mile death march. Not insignificant, but not necessarily that impactful. But looking at it another way, when the Astros wake up on Monday morning, they could be anywhere from five games ahead in the AL…





