Category: Astros
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Start of the Astros’ no-excuses part of the schedule
Luis Garcia is out for the rest of the season. Jose Urquidy is out and has not picked up the ball since he last pitched in a game.
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Astros 2023 – The “Big” Interview
First, a few apologies to Dan Rather for stealing the title of his fine interview show on AXS TV. We are not on the same side of the political spectrum, but he has tremendous interviewing skills, and I definitely recognize that. Today’s blog post is from the mind of the founder of this wonderful site,…
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Have the Astros “invested” in the wrong places?
This is a question that we all ask of ourselves when we put away what pittance we can put away in our own lives. Did we put our savings in the right places, right hands, right stocks, right mutual funds, right investment firms, etc.?
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Q & A With Astros Fans
Your faithful servant is on the road, so I’m offering my favorite filler by soliciting your help.
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Next men up: Astros’ pitching scenarios
Well, this happened quickly….the Astros’ fans had barely adjusted to the news that Jose Urquidy, who was pulled from his start Sunday due to shoulder discomfort, followed by being put on the IL Monday afternoon then the next domino seemed to fall. Brandon Bielak had barely joined the club as a replacement for Urquidy when…
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Astros’ ChipalattAwards for April
Looking at the Astros’ first month of the season, your humble servant took a quick look at the summary for last April. It does not seem possible, but the 2022 team was worse and with the crummy starts of folks like Jake Odorizzi, Jose Urquidy, Martin Maldonado, Bryan Abreu, and others eerily similar to this…
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Amen to that, Lance
There apparently was an article in the Athletic written about Lance McCullers praising his teammate Kyle Tucker as being outrageously underrated. I would link to that article, but based on the bagels I make off of these posts, I won’t tie to one that demands payment.
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About the Astros’ fifth starter
Entering the 2023 season without Lance McCullers Jr., the Astros rotation rolled out like this…..Framber Valdez, Cristian Javier, Jose Urquidy, Luis Garcia, and Hunter Brown, and that was the order they have pitched this season. Based on performance so far, the top three would be Framber Valdez (2-2, 2.25 ERA), Cristian Javier (2-0, 3.21 ERA),…
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