Category: Astros
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It’s time to build the Astros’ house
Stop the streak! It’s time to build the house. For the past four seasons, the Astros have been sellers at the trade deadline. In fact, two different general managers have traded away more than a full roster trying to find the right combination to create a winner. Bereft of real veterans in the organization, Luhnow…
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Pet peeves: Your fingernails-on-chalkboard sources of irritations
Pet peeve. A specific and often minor annoyance or irritation that may be a “major” source of irritation to you. • •• ••• •• • Most pet peeves may annoy you while those around are just fine with them. Or that’s the way it seems with me anyway. The things that grate on me the…
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Norris traded to Orioles, Maxwell to KC
1:30 Update: Erik Bedard scratched from start tonight. 2:30 Update: Justin Maxwell traded to Kansas City for minor league pitcher Kyle Smith, ranked 11th in the Royals system. 2:39 Update: Bud Norris headed to Baltimore for OF L.J. Hoes (7th in Orioles system) and LHP Josh Hader (5th). The Bud Norris saga enters its final…
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Bud scratched from start; “chatter” suggests he’s a goner
We’ll update as necessary, but this is the place for Bud Norris trade conversation. • •• ••• •• • Looks like Bud is a goner. If the CIA or national security folks were involved, they’d be speculating about something breaking imminent with all the “chatter”. Baltimore? Pittsburgh? Boston? A mystery team? Whether he’s traded today,…
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Alex Rodriguez should follow Nixon’s example: Retire and reinvent
Alex Rodriguez should follow Richard Nixon’s example. Resign — or in this case — retire. Just as with Watergate, the evidence against Rodriguez appears to be overwhelming. When Nixon recognized the case against him was staggering and that he was faced with impeachment, he saved the country and himself a “long national nightmare” of trial…
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Dan compares the Astros and Cards using the Luhnow influence
Most of us know that Jeff Luhnow cut his teeth in the front office of the St. Louis Cardinals. Most of us know that the Cardinals – one of the Astros’ long time rivals in the NL Central – have to be considered the gold standard for long term success in the National league. Since…
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Few Astros’ positives to cite on a Free Blog Weekend
Well folks, here we are again. The Astros are apparently set to trade some of their better players. No, it’s not Roy O or Lance or even Hunter or Michael. Even on another probable 100-loss team, this team has marketable players with names like Bud and Erik or Jose. They don’t hold places in the…
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5 reasons it’s just not Springer time in July
Share this link with your friends on Facebook or Twitter. You can click the links at the bottom of this entry. • •• ••• •• • It’s July, not September. The Astros aren’t in a pennant race. Time is not of the essence. As much as you may frown when you read this: It’s not…
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