Category: Astros
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Astros 2024: Is this the end of greatness?
Back in better days, this would be the post where we would point out that between June 4 and June 19 of last season, the Astros went 3-10, so don’t sweat their 4-9 start. Last year, they still righted the ship, won the AL West, went to the ALCS, and came within one home win…
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Astros’ thoughts on a day of mixed hopes
Yesterday was one of “those” days for Astros’ fandom. We were all a bit upset when we heard Framber Valdez would be sitting out the start prior to the team announcing why? We were a bit confused when they said he would be replaced by Blair Henley, a pitcher who was not on the top…
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Astros vs. Rangers: Here they go again!
The last time the Astros and Rangers faced off, there was a bit more at stake than there is for this early season weekend series in Arlington. If the 2023 ALCS is any guidance, and likely it is not, the Astros should sweep the Rangers in their home field.
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One game does not solve all problems, but …
Entering Monday night, though it was certainly not a must-win for the 0-4 Astros, it felt like the team needed to show they were ignoring the bad play and the bad luck of the Yankee sweep.
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Astros 2024: YIE, but…
As regular readers of this post know, we created the acronym YIE (Yes It’s Early) a few years ago.
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Opening Day: The Swami Predicts Astros 2024
We’ve dissected this Astros 2024 team down to the point where it is more mush than solid fiber. Today, I will steal the turban from the Sports Swami himself, Chris Berman, and make some predictions that I hope everyone will forget about by the end of the season.
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Astros 2024: Quick spring training thoughts
This OG is going to be tied up the next couple of days with festivities for somebody’s 50th high school reunion. It can’t be mine because that is for VOGs, right? Anyway, I’m trying to do a quick brain dump today to give my friends something to chew on.
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Astros 2024: Revisiting “THE QUESTION”
The post with “THE QUESTION” in it seems like a long time ago. But it was only about a month ago…
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