Category: Astros
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Free Blog Weekend: Trends, ups, downs and most likely scenarios
What a fine start to the weekend for Houston Astros’ fans after a character-revealing three-run rally in the ninth lifts them to a 3-2 win in the opener to the series with the Angels. The cherry on top of the sundae was the first major league hit by rookie Preston Tucker, a huge, clutch RBI…
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Astros get swept: Four things after that awful mess
Wow. Just wow. The Rangers come to town and suddenly the 2013 Astros come out to play. I half expected to see Carlos Pena, Ronny Cedeno and Matt Pagnozzi in the lineup. I mean that was ugly. So, did anything good come of losing three straight to the Rangers? Anything at all? Well, I think…
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Winning makes even Astros’ blogging fun again
The art of Houston Astros blog posting (we are professionals – though we don’t get paid – so, don’t try this at home, though that is where we do our best work) is a lot more enjoyable when the local nine is in first place and kicking bottoms rather than (fill in any occasion since the Astros…
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Heroes aplenty in an Astros’ 10-game win streak
With Wandy Rodriguez taking the mound tonight for the stRangers, it’s time to start a new winning streak. The Astros’ 10-game win streak came to an end last night with a little luck — good for the Rangers, the bad kind for the H-Town nine — giving Texas a 2-1 win. Ah well, you can’t…
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Monday musings: Luhnow has gotten a lot — a LOT — right!
Well, friends, what can you say? What else can you say? What we have witnessed since April 6 is virtually unlike anything we have seen in Astros’ history. You want relevant? Check. You want competitive? Ah, well, yeah! You want dominant? Yup. You want fun and downright dizzying giddiness? Oh, yeah. I’m going to go…
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Saturday notes: Pinch me, I’m dreaming
Happy Saturday friends. You may need to help me this morning. I awoke and had this magnificent dream, but I had to shake myself to my senses. Sometime in the middle of the night I needed a glass of water, then went back to sleep. I started seeing baseballs flying, and they were going a…
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Free Blog Weekend: What a difference a year makes
As I write, it’s 2-1 Mariners, and Luis Valbuena opened the inning with a walk. The game started with Scott Feldman spotting the M’s a 2-0 lead. Last season, I would have pretty much written off the game if that happened. Now, I’m just waiting for Houston to tie it back up. What a difference a…
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Things we know and don’t know on a Thursday review
After 21 games, there is a lot we know about the Astros. Still, there is much we don’t know. To be sure, this ride has been stupid crazy. 9-1 in the last 10 games. Houston has won four straight series. Best road start (10-2) in team history. At 14-7, the Astros have their first winning…
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