Category: Astros
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The Astros’ marathon begins, but what does it mean?
If a baseball season was a marathon, which it is, one game would be like running 850 feet. That is not nothing, and in fact for most of the seasoned folks on this blog that would be a nice little 280+ yard dash. But compared to the 6 month death march of a season the first…
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Astros’ preview: The season we’ve all been waiting for?
Today Dan looks at the Astros themselves as they ready themselves for the first series of the season against the Seattle Mariners. 2016 Record. 84-78 – 3rd place in AL West – 11 GB of the Rangers Last Playoff Appearance. 2015 World Series Appearances/Wins. 0 for 1 – 2005 Best Franchise Season. 102-60 in 1998 Worst Franchise Season. 51-111 in 2013 Manager. A.J.…
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Astros rotation: The gray area between worry and concern
Back when my wife was a bit of a rebellious teenager, she used to have a conversation with her father that went something like this. “Don’t be worried about me, Dad.” Her dad would reply, “I’m not worried, I’m concerned.” In some ways this ties to the feelings about the Houston Astros rotation this season. There are…
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World Baseball Classic: plus or minus for the Astros?
It seems strange to have an Astros team make it this far into spring training and have so little feel for how it will perform as a whole, especially on the offensive side. That is totally because of the local team’s “donations” to the World Baseball Classic currently occurring at locations around the globe. SS…
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13 pitchers? Then who are the 12? More importantly, who is the 12th?
It is simple math with a possible complex summation. There are 25 roster spots and Manager A.J. Hinch has announced that he plans to start the season with 13 pitchers. Taking out my old HP calculator, that would leave 12 spots (more or less to the eighth significant digit) for the Astros’ position players heading…
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Texas Rangers: Biggest of the Astros’ AL West rivals
Dan and Chip have been reviewing the Astros AL West rivals. Today Dan is looking at their biggest rival the Texas Rangers. 2016 Record. 95-67 – 1st place in AL West Last Playoff Appearance. 2016 World Series Appearances/Wins. 0 for 2 – 2010 and 2011 Best Franchise Season. 96-66 in 2011 Worst Franchise Season. 56-106 in 1963 as the Washington…
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LA Angels of Anaheim: AL West rival’s review
Dan and Chip are taking a look at the Astros’ AL West competition over the next several days. Today, Dan takes a look at the Angels’ chances against a strong western division. LA Angels of Anaheim. Entering their 57th season. Extra points if you can name the 4 different team names they have used since 1961. 2016 Record. 74-88 Finishing 4th in…
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Oakland A’s: AL West Division rival’s review
Dan and Chip are taking a look at the Astros’ AL West competition over the next several days. Last week, Dan started things off with the Mariners. Today, Chip takes a look at the Athletics’ chances against a toughening western division. Oakland A’s. Entering their 49th season in Oakland. 2016 Record. 69-93, 5th in the AL West…
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