Category: Astros
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Will The Luhnow Plan turn into The Luhnow Gamble?
Now that the trade dust is settling and numerous players are wearing different uniforms, there are a few obvious conclusions about the Astros’ tepid participation in the deadline festivities. Here are some thoughts. Jeff Luhnow is gambling that his rotation will be healthy come October.
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The greatest Astro enters the Hall of Fame
That was a tough title to write. I love Craig Biggio. I do. He was everything you could ask for in a ballplayer. But he was not as great as the man who enters the Baseball Hall of Fame Sunday, Jeff Bagwell. Stats Look at the Astro single season records held by Bagwell: Highest BA…
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Free Blog Friday: What we don’t know far outweighs what we know
As per a Chip Bailey tradition, let’s go Free Blog Friday today. You can talk about anything you want Astro-wise, but a hunch informs us that trade deadline talk will dominate, so here are a few trade related nuggets to consider. What We Don’t Know #1 It is easy to look at teams that are…
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Wednesday Wonderings: What if they told you…
Pondering the Astros’ numbers for the month of July so far makes one wonder a bit. What if they told you that in July: Staff ace and All-Star Dallas Keuchel would not pitch an inning All-Star and #2 starter Lance McCullers Jr. would make three starts with a very un-All-Star 9.88 ERA and 2.268 WHIP…
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Big week ahead for Luhnow, Astros, but do you remember when?
The Astros are in the midst of the biggest season in franchise history. And, Jeff Luhnow — despite a long road of building, rebuilding, finding gems and busts and riding the roller coaster — could be entering a huge week for the Houston Astros. Adding a starting pitcher (e.g. Sonny Gray) would not only mean…
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Ho hum, big deal: Astros score 8 runs to start the roadtrip
The Astros started the road trip in Baltimore Friday night by scoring eight runs and the natural response for the fans these days is a shrug and a yawn. The Astros are in the midst of the greatest road offensive season in almost 80 years. The only teams to score more than their current 7.15…
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Correa injury almost guarantees a big trade for Astros
No matter how you slice it, 209 + 50 does not = 16.5. But that’s exactly where the Astros find themselves in mid-July, just days before Jeff Luhnow’s deadline to secure the best season in franchise history. Key starters — including Dallas Keuchel, Lance McCullers Jr., Charlie Morton and others — have missed a total…
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Twofer Tuesday: Where the Astros came from and where they are going
A couple of areas to look at today…… 1. How the Astros were built? The Astros are an interesting combination of old, new, cast-offs, trade chips and free agents. Here is a look at how the guys who have contributed the most got here. Thank Ed Wade. There are 4 left-overs from the previous regime, but…
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