Category: Astros
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Astros’ stretch run: 5 questions for the weekend
This is one of those “hurry up and write something” posts that are crammed into an ever-shrinking lunch hour break. But your not-so-humble writer wants to nourish you with something to fill your days with deep Astro thoughts pulled from my nether regions. Without further ramblings here are 5 questions for your long Labor Day…
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Astros on the brink of history
People are attracted to round numbers in life and in sports. The number 100 is one of those that naturally holds a lot of value in our brains and hearts. 100% means everything, means perfection. In school we strove to make a 100 on our tests and quizzes. In American football 100 yards is goal…
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Astros 2019: The home stretch
The Astros enter Monday’s off day with an 85-47 record and a 9.5 game lead in the AL West. They are tied with the New York Yankees for the best record in the AL and they are trailing the L.A. Dodgers by one game for the best record in the majors. The team has held…
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No News Is Good News and the Astros Have Had News
The 2019 baseball season is a bit different than the previous seasons in that there has been only one trade deadline on July 31 and no separate waiver trade deadline at the end of August.
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Astros 2019: Who is and who is not clutch?
Friend of the blog Old Pro wrote about how the Astros are one of the best offensive teams around until …….there are people in scoring position, where they are very middle of the road. Which is unfortunate, since they have people in scoring position more often than any team around.
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Looking ahead: Astros’ September call-ups
Take a good hard look at the September call-ups for the Astros because what you see in 2019 will not match what will happen next year and at least for the near future.
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2019 Astros: Great expectations
Astro fans are struggling with something this season they never had five seasons ago. Great expectations.
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A perfect storm of bad….
It is so strange how the fortunes of sports teams can change so completely in the matter of a few days or weeks.
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