Category: Astros
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Taking the next step: Moving from contender to league leader
If Sports Illustrated will make good on its 2017 Astros’ World Series prediction, many pieces will have to fall into place for your favorite baseball organization. Are the Astros close? Could there possibly even be a decade dynasty-like team in the making? Is the team one dominant starter away? One middle of the order hitter?…
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A sneak peek at things to come for the Astros
So the Astros suddenly have a crowded infield. With real possibilities. Sometime next month, Houston will likely have as strong as an infield in a decade. Or longer. Problem is, where will they play? When Yulieski Guriel and Alex Bregman join the team, manager A.J. Hinch will essentially have four players who can play the…
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What they said, what they meant: ASG Edition
It has been a while since we played WTSWTM. The goal of this exercise is to take an Astros related quote and interpret it by stating what the player, coach, etc. really meant. One change is that quotes will no longer be taken from chron.com (spit!!), since chron.com (spit!!) wants to be paid for what…
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All Star break: Handing out Astros’ awards
It has been a crazy down and then up first half for the 2016 Houston Astros. Looking back at the first half – here are the awards for various categories and a runner-up certificate too. Rookie of the Year. Michael Feliz. For about 10 days this looked like a sure-fire award for Tyler White. But in the…
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Can the Astros just skip the All Star break?
Perhaps that question above has a definite NO answer for the two certain All-Stars (Jose Altuve and Will Harris) and the one potential addition to the game (George Springer). They all want to stop and enjoy the national acclaim of playing with the best of the best. And truth to tell, I am sure that most of…
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Astros 2016: Key questions for the second half
A few games past the halfway point of the season, there are a lot of interesting story lines related to the Astros and as many questions as answers. The team after a rousing end to the first half of the season sits 7-1/2 games behind a slightly floundering Texas Rangers club. They are also 1…
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So, just how goofy are Astros’ fans?
OK this goes well beyond the base question of living and dying with a team that in its 55th season of existence has still not won a championship. Fan is short for fanatic and the folks who write, read and comment on this blog are just a little …..off. (In a good way….but don’t ask…
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Anatomy of a Houston Astros’ streak
Between May 24 and June 26, the Astros have run off an impressive 22-9 streak. A few facts about that run….. The Astros are 5-1 in one-run games in those 31 games They are 8-3 in extra inning ballgames. They are 10-7 on the road They are a tough to beat 12-2 at home They…
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