Category: Astros
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Top 10 reasons the Astros can repeat
It has been a long time, almost a quarter of a century, since the last time a team was a repeat champion in major league baseball. The Yankees (Spit!!) won the title in 1998 against the Padres, repeated in 1999 against the Braves, and felt so good about it – took the trifecta against the…
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The Top 100 MLB players: Astros’ view
The founder of this word feast, Chip Bailey, sent me a link to an article from ESPN. The folks over at the self-proclaimed “World Wide Leader in Sports” have taken on one of those tough tasks in this recent post, so my hat is tipped to them over the effort.
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Is the honeymoon over for Dana Brown?
No, Astros GM Dana Brown is not on the hot seat, nor will he likely get tossed aside anytime soon. The honeymoon question is actually asked from Mr. Brown’s perspective.
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Astros 2023: Now what?
Rightly or wrongly, there were always two good arguments about why the Astros could survive after letting Justin Verlander go to the highest bidder. 1) The Astros had a lot of starting pitching depth with Framber Valdez, Cristian Javier, Lance McCullers Jr., Luis Garcia, Jose Urquidy, and Hunter Brown. 2) The Astros’ offense would pick…
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Next men up: Astros position players 2023
Today’s assignment is pretty simple. Who is the next man up if the likely starter at each offensive position is out briefly? What about if he is out for an extended period?
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Astros’ Renaissance Men: Part Deux
A bit earlier in the off-season, we shared Astros’ Renaissance Men: Part 1 | CHIPALATTA .
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A Q & A with an Astros’ expert
Your loyal servant, Dan P, touched base with all the Astro experts he knows. They were all busy, so I will answer my questions today.
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Astros 2023: Crisis mode?
On the drive into work Tuesday morning, there was quite a bit of discussion on the Astros’ starting pitching situation based on Lance McCullers Jr.’s wonky elbow and Hunter Brown and his healthy elbow playing the role of the Pitching Stud Who Couldn’t Shoot Straight. Sean Pendergast on 610 AM had apparently tweeted something on…
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