Category: Astros
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August and September about Astros’ improvement
Just two wins shy of the entire 2013 total, the primary question now for the Astros is how much improvement the team will realize over the next 44 games. With the talent on the roster now, the team should avoid a repeat of the horrific August/September (15-41) from last year. And that will be the…
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Some Astros’ perspective from the down under
You may or may not have noticed, but I have been out of the loop the last couple weeks, contributing no posts and just an occasional comment. My second son Peter lives in Australia and was married a week ago to a lovely young woman, Skye, so the blog and the Astros have taken second…
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Free Blog Weekend: The Astros’ Dog Days of Summer
Well, it’s been a busy week for us bloggers … though obviously not when it comes to blogging. Like our Astros, we need help. An infusion of talent perhaps. An ace in the bullpen to stop the hemorrhaging. A player to go on a hot streak. Look no further. It’s time for a Free Blog…
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Some Astros’ catch up after a 3-game win streak
The Astros are 3-0 in August and should be getting some of their future back soon. Meanwhile, with 50 games to go, the Astros are on pace… For 68 wins, a 17-game improvement over 2013. To hit 178 HRs, the most since 2004 (187). For 1.8 million attendance, the most since 2011 (2.067 million). To get…
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Trade Deadline: Oh, Kike, we hardly knew ye
So, when you write one of these posts on Chipalatta, every time there’s a comment, you get an email. (Or at least I do.) At about 3:10 p.m., I went out to mow the lawn (I work from home, so mowing at my leisure is a perk … at least that’s what my wife tells…
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August Approaches: Five Astros’ Things I Think I Know
Ugly. So ugly that ninth inning might bring its bad Astros mojo to today’s game. Maybe having Dallas Keuchel on the mound will help right the ship, but this was an opportunity to sweep– Oakland no less–and the Astros blew it. Let’s pretend Houston wins one of its remaining July games. That’ll be 44 wins. After…
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Deep pitching: Are Cosart, McHugh, Keuchel expendable?
Maybe it was Jeff Luhnow’s plan all along. Trade Jarred Cosart, Dallas Keuchel or Collin McHugh? Talk about pulling the rug out from under a delicate reconstruction project! Unfortunately, Michael Foltynewicz, Mark Appel, Josh Hader and their friends aren’t quite ready. Maybe Luhnow is taking a gamble. Then again, maybe it isn’t a gamble at…
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MMQB: Astros entering damage control phase
Everyone expected the 2014 season to be pivotal, even critical, for the Astros’ reconstruction project. The organization was hoping the media and fans would be using terms like “step forward”, “progress”, “significant improvement” and “momentum” as the season progressed. Instead, recent articles and radio shows have been littered with these words and phrases: “embarrassing”, “blunders”, “disingenuous”,…
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