Category: Astros
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Astros’ division rival: 2018 Oakland A’s
After our detour to look at the home team, we return for another look at the Astros divisional rivals heading into the 2018 season. Today we look at the Oakland A’s 2017 A’s 75-87 Record (73-89 Pythagorean) – 5th Place in the AL West; 26 GB of Astros in AL West; 10 GB of Twins for 2nd Wild Card…
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2018 Astros: A preview of the defending MLB champions
We interrupt our review of the Astros’ divisional rivals to slide in a look-ahead for the local good guys prior to the season opener on Thursday.
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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…..
ALL THINGS ASTROS 