Category: Astros
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Random Astros’ stats on a passing scene
The Astros’ front office is all about the advanced metrics. And I get it. Numbers can explain a lot. Sure, you can’t play the games on paper. But without the real world, those numbers wouldn’t exist. Kinda existential, huh? Anyway, there’s a bunch of numbers that explain why the Astros are where they are. Here…
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MMQB debate: The Luhnow Chronicles
Turning the microscope to Jeff Luhnow on this final Monday in April while giving the two-year GM the benefit of the doubt and wondering if Jonathan Singleton will have a ticket to Minute Maid Park as the Astros take a day off to catch their collective breaths. Most general managers make a handful of off…
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Finish the Phrase: Natives are restless edition
It is not that any of us were that happy to begin with – but the Houston Astros’ fans are really in a growling mood as more than half of the improvement add-ons are on the DL (Matt Albers, Scott Feldman, Jesse Crain), the team is still playing brain dead at times and more and…
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Yes, Jeff, Appel isn’t the only thing that’s “unsettling”
Last year’s top pick in the draft — pitcher Mark Appel — was sent to extended spring training today. Astros’ GM Jeff Luhnow called his early performance at Lancaster “a little unsettling”. Yes sir, Mr. Luhnow, I think we’d all agree that there are quite a few “unsettling” things this year regarding the Astros’ organization.…
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FREE BLOG WEEKEND: Things that will fix the Astros
It’s wide open. It’s a FREE BLOG Weekend! Assume Jim Crane, Jeff Luhnow and Bo Porter are reading and paying attention. The weekend question is simple: What will fix the Astros? Not necessarily what will get them to first place or even the playoffs, but what will make them worth watching or following? Here are some starters:…
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Hashtags On A Young Astros’ Season
I’ve been reading about this Twitter thing, and I think I might want to jump in before it’s too late. Share your thoughts. Reference topics. Do it all fast and short. Yep, I think it’s time I start being a twit. I guess I need to practice and get used to those number sign things–hashtags–that…
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What they said, What they meant: Desperation Edition
We’re back with the Desperation Edition of What They Said, What They Meant as the quotes from chron.com (spit) and the real meaning increasingly reflect a team and coaching staff heading full steam towards a cliff. Bo Porter after using Chad Qualls (out 8 days with the flu) in a save situation and leaving him…
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So, I’m Watching the Ballgame …
This game says a lot about the Astros season thus far. So, in the Emerald City, Houston is facing up against King Felix. Sounds like a recipe for disaster, right? Well, we’ll see. Through three innings, Houston’s lone base runner was erased on a dumb mistake when Jose Altuve, who lead off the game with a…
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