Category: Astros
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If you are a true Astros’ fan, you must give up now
This is an appeal to all true Astros’ fans. It is very important that you abandon all hope from now until the end of the season. Stop dreaming about the playoffs. Stop patting this 2016 team on the back, and stop singing its praises. If you really want to be a true fan, you must…
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Mama never said it would be easy
The Astros have a tough row to hoe to get into the playoffs. So, does everybody else. And there are a lot of everybody else’s involved. Boston, Baltimore, New York, Detroit, Kansas City, Seattle and Houston all have reasonable shots at the two playoff spots in the American League with the Red Sox in the…
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Report from the front lines: Big win
This week this writer hit the big 60 and as a reward for still being alive was taken to the Astros-Rays game Friday night. My son Adam had us in some great seats on the first base side of home plate, so we were in perfect position for witnessing one of the best comebacks of…
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Yes, it’s possible, but a stretch run isn’t likely
Okay, raise your hand if you thought Doug Fister and Mike Fiers would leave the Astros in wins in 2016. Let me know if you predicted back in April Will Harris would have more save opportunities than Ken Giles. Oh, and was it you that projected the Astros would lead the league in strikeouts this…
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Changes to my favorite game may be on the way
Let me set the record straight and be very clear from the start. I am a purist. Pure and simple. The older I get, the more certainI become of that fact. I like the game of baseball as it was intended. I’ve lived with the designated hitter, I’ve watched the mound go up and down,…
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Not that we are giving up, but . . .
Can history repeat itself? During the game Thursday night, the announcers mentioned how the 2004 Astros at a similar point in the season were 60-60 and 5.5 games out of the Wild Card. Those Astros went on a 32-10 tear from then to the end of the season to squeak into the wild card spot by…
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The Astros: Invoking more Charles Dickens
A few weeks ago, Charles Dickens was quoted here in relation to Great Expectations for Carlos Correa. Is Carlos Correa a victim of Charles Dickens? Today we will move on to the Tale of Two Cities when looking at this season’s Houston Astros. “It was the best of times. It was the worst of times….” This…
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A few Saturday observations from a team that shoulda, coulda, woulda
Just a few Saturday thoughts while touring Colorado and heading into Wyoming later today and Yellowstone tomorrow. This looks like a college team. When you look at Bregman, Carlos Correa, Jose Altuve and even George Springer, Kemp and Preston Tucker, they look young, slim and very collegial. Not that they play that way necessarily, not…
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