Category: Astros
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Friday thoughts on Cosart, Bedard, magic numbers and video tape
Hey, football season is getting close! How ’bout those Tigers? Or them Texans?! Wait, that’s an Astros’ logo on top of this entry. Wonder if the Astros could trade the rest of the season for cash considerations? Or maybe just a couple of series. Seriously, there are only a few people who thought that the…
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Yes, it’s about the money, but Luhnow does have a clean slate
If Jim Crane and Jeff Luhnow wanted a clean slate, the Astros are almost there. One by one, Houston has dispensed with players of consequence. Is it about the money? Or is Luhnow simply taking advantage of all the organization’s assets to improve the team’s foundation and position? At this point, the Astros are creating…
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Astros developing a rotation similar to Maddux-Glavine-Smoltz
As the Astros flail headlong towards perhaps the worst season in the organization’s history, there is a silver lining. One that is quite obvious, despite the losing, errors and keystone cops play. Thanks to Ed Wade and recent key draft picks, the Astros may be putting together a pitching rotation that could rival the Braves…
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Dan revisits the 2012 draft: Could it be one of those drafts?
Dan Peschong is back today with a quick revisit of the 2012 draft. • •• ••• •• • If you ever want to get depressed – head off to baseball-reference.com and look at Houston Astros drafts through the years and check out how those players performed (or did not perform) in the majors. It doesn’t…
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For Pete’s sake — and Bo’s — it’s high time for stability
The patient has been in critical condition long enough. It’s high time to add “stable” to the diagnosis and “improving” to the prognosis. Now that the trade deadline has passed, Bo Porter should set his lineup and his rotation. And be done with it. Make up your mind on Lucas Harrell. What the heck are…
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Several players on the bubble in the Astros’ 2013 stretch run
Now that the Astros have passed the much-awaited, ballyhooed trade deadline, the organization can focus on the last third of the season. These next two months are all-important for a handful of players, hoping for one more shot at turning the heads of management and fans. Here’s a rundown of some of the players on…
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It’s time to build the Astros’ house
Stop the streak! It’s time to build the house. For the past four seasons, the Astros have been sellers at the trade deadline. In fact, two different general managers have traded away more than a full roster trying to find the right combination to create a winner. Bereft of real veterans in the organization, Luhnow…
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Pet peeves: Your fingernails-on-chalkboard sources of irritations
Pet peeve. A specific and often minor annoyance or irritation that may be a “major” source of irritation to you. • •• ••• •• • Most pet peeves may annoy you while those around are just fine with them. Or that’s the way it seems with me anyway. The things that grate on me the…
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