Category: Astros
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ChipalattAwards: June is busting out all over
If this was the month for the rest of the AL West division, the rest of the AL and the rest of baseball to make hay and cut into the Astros lead in the standings, the rest of baseball may be in trouble. Despite having four of their five starters on the DL during the…
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Sunday update: At halfway point, Houston is on its way to record season
This weekend, the Astros hit the mid-point of what thus far has been the most spectacular season in the organization’s history. As games begin on Sunday, Houston has the best record in baseball and a 14-game lead in the AL West Division. When Sports Illustrated predicted a World Series championship this season, no one —…
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FREE BLOG WEEKEND: All stars, hall of fame and managers
A few early summer thoughts as Houston hitters fill in the gap and pick up their pitching teammates. Much of the conversation surrounding the Astros these days is how many players will they put on the All Star team when the teams are announced for the mid-summer gala this weekend. George Springer, Jose Altuve and…
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Astro’s Twofer Tuesday: What we thought we knew
Today’s two for Tuesday looks at two topics from the off-season and or early season where the pundits opinion has been proven wrong. This writer was one of them and has been as much a pun as a dit….. 1) The importance of the good health of Dallas Keuchel and Lance McCullers Jr. In almost…
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Astros riding out, weathering the storms
In real life as opposed to baseball faux life, a tropical storm named Cindy took aim at the low lying, flood prone big city of Houston and basically whiffed. Some winds, a bit of heavy rain, but no big Tropical Allison flood event. Houston has ridden out the storm. Back over in the parallel world…
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For the Astros and you, it’s a twofer Tuesday
On a red hot Tuesday in the city of the tottering Astros who still lead their division, league and all of the majors with their record….here are two subjects for discussion and disagreement. 1) The Four Dwarfs The Astros are off to a great start to the season, even with their recent stumbles and injuries.…
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Springer, Altuve and Correa: Possibly the 3 best everyday teammates
There is a point during the Mel Brooks classic, “Spaceballs”, where the bad guys space ship led by Colonel Sandurz and Dark Helmet are getting ready to chase down Lone Starr, Barf and Princess Vespa. At first they are going to ramp up to light speed, but it is then decided that this is not…
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FREE BLOG WEEKEND: Gulp, Luhnow may have to pay the piper soon
Blackie Sherrod of the Dallas Morning News used to share his scattershots in his weekend column years ago. When I was in radio, there was something called Open Mike Friday. Then, several years ago, while at the Chronicle (don’t spit, please), I introduced the Free Blog Weekend. It was designed to start a conversation, which…
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