Category: Astros
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Astros: From tipping point to turning point
The Astros have arrived at a pivotal moment. While the tipping point obviously occurred months or even years ago, general manager Jeff Luhnow now faces decisions he’s never faced as the leader of the Astros’ baseball operations. And, it’s not as simple as buy, sell or stand pat. As the Astros prepare to complete a…
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The Tipping Point Revisited for the Astros
It was almost 4 years ago that I wrote my first guest blog for Chip Bailey over at chron.com (spit !). Note – I give all credit to Brian T for (spit!) which he uses when mentioning the Yankees (spit!). Anyways that blog post stirred up a bunch of conversation by linking the thoughts behind Malcolm Gladwell’s best…
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MMQB: Astros’ difference makers from then and now
It hasn’t been long since the Astros were en route to another 110-loss season. Bungled plays, base running miscues, no clutch hitting and a team generally playing with no passion. You remember your frustration. That was back in April, and it seems like another time and another place. Far away. Since finishing April 9-19, the…
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Free Blog Weekend: Last of the consecutive #1 picks?
As the Astros perhaps put a cap on the consecutive #1 picks in the draft Thursday evening, the organization seems to finally be standing on its feet after years of having their legs knocked out from under them. Not running yet, but perhaps walking in the crawl, walk, run philosophy. Here are some starters for…
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Astros restocking again, starting with Brady Aiken at #1
Astros Picks 1-1 LHP Brady Aiken, Cathedral Catholic HS (California). CB-3 OF Derek Fisher, Virginia. 2-1 1B A.J. Reed, Kentucky. The Astros chose high school pitcher Brady Aiken in the first round of the draft. While the pick wasn’t a complete surprise, it is somewhat of a risk for the Astros as high school pitchers don’t…
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Once Again, We Hear That Familiar ‘Tick, Tick, Tick …’
By Brian Todd “Jeff, we’re on the clock.” “We’ve been on the clock, Mike. We’ve been on it since, oh, mid-September.” “Right, but this time there’s an actual clock.” “Oh, crap, is the windbag with the bad haircut standing at the podium?” “Yep. Selig’s ready for his 15 seconds of fame. You know, shaking a…
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First Springer, now Singleton as Astros follow player-of-month flavor
Whether or not Jon Singleton becomes a major league star, both the Astros and the player have made history and laid the framework to avoid that 2019-2020 bottleneck. Did the Astros hold the promotion over his head to get him to sign the potential eight-year, $35 million deal? Who knows? Who cares? We’ll find out if…
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MMQB: It’s Springer’s World, we’re just living in it
The danger of beginning to write a post on Friday for a Monday delivery is that the world can turn over in 3 days in the majors. Like George Springer going 0 for 4 with 2 strikeouts on Friday night. But even if George goes hitless (he avoided this with 2 hits on Sunday) for…
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