Category: Astros
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Astros’ division rival: 2018 Texas Rangers

This is a look at the Astros divisional rivals heading into the 2018 season. Today we look at the Texas Rangers.
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Astros’ division rival: 2018 LA Angels of Anaheim

This is a first look at the Astros divisional rivals heading into the 2018 season. Today we look at the LA Angels of Anaheim.
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Altuve signing a prime step on a five-year run

The “D” word was used in the previous post (by me) in talking about the Astros’ future chances at building a dynasty. In truth, it is nearly impossible to evaluate a team’s chances beyond a few years. But just for jollies, let’s look at what might be involved in a 5 year run of championship contention…
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Chipalatta: Survey of Astros’ fans

We are quickly drawing near to the beginning of the “next” season after the shortest off-season in Houston Astro history. It is a good time to step back and check the pulse of the ordinary Houston Astro fan. Or as ordinary as any of the wild variety of folks who are part of this particular…
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WTSWTM: Spring training edition

Today is a flashback to that popular parlor game “What They Said, What They Meant” where we take some real quotes from mlb.com or chron.com (Spit!! Spit!!) and then translate them into real English.
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Spring training: Thoughts, thoughts and more thoughts

A couple of weeks into Spring Training and it is a day of contemplation. Here are some random thoughts and questions…..
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Astros Spring Training: Fighting for the last spot?

The Astros are a few games into their 2018 Spring Training regimen and on paper (and this is more than what dogs do to paper) they have the deepest and best team they have ever taken to ST. Listening to and reading a number of stories it would seem that the only decisions to be…
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To jinx or not to jinx: The question for ’18 Astros

Superstition is sewn into the tapestry of baseball as deeply as hot dogs and mascot races. Which is to say that it is part and parcel of baseball, but in many ways a side-show to the real thing.
