Category: Astros
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The wonderful/infuriating Astros
This should be the golden age of Astros’ blogdom. Between Chip, Brian, and Dan, we kept this blog going through the Dark Ages of Astros’ history. There were three 100-loss seasons. There was the whole cable TV debacle where for a while only 40% of fans could get to watch their team, and frankly, much…
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Astros’ discussion points for the weekend
Dusty Baker is not going anywhere at this point, so let’s talk about a couple other things.
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How does the Dusty insanity end?
Folks, we are in uncharted territory here. Never before can I remember a situation where the manager of the defending champions lost so much support from the serious fan base in the following season.
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ChipalattAwards for August
Looking at the numbers for the starting pitchers in July, especially the ERAs for Cristian Javier (6.17), Hunter Brown (6.23), and J.P. France (5.92), it is hard to believe that the Astros finished August with a 17-11 record. On the other hand, after the mostly bad offensive numbers in July ….. ChipalattAwards for July –…
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Astros Thoughts for the Week
Watching some of these games, like the 17-1 loss the other day and the 17-4 win on the weekend, allows plenty of time for one’s mind to wander. And in wandering, here are some thoughts that popped up in my mind.
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Why the Astros are struggling this year
Sometimes the only thing more painful than watching a struggling team is looking back at your own predictions made in the shine of the pre-season.
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True confessions of an Astros’ fan
Like many an Astros fan living through a frustrating sweep of the Astros this weekend, I have been feeling a lot of anger along with frustration. On top of losing three games to the Mariners, a team that has been successfully chasing the Astros (now half a game back), it occurred as the team the…
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King Tuck and other Astros’ positives
A very good friend of the blog, Oldpro wrote the following post a couple days ago, something we Catholics would call a Litany of Astro problems this season.
ALL THINGS ASTROS 