Category: Astros
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Astros’ off-season: Starting pitching review
It’s time to start looking at what was and what will be for the Astros. Today, let’s start with the pitching.
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Astros’ 2025: Why are they headed home?
Before this post addresses that question above, we will take a few moments to thank the Astros for a wonderful eight season run of playoff appearances and the two championships that the team brought to this city.
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We should have known something was up
We should have had a clue when… Spencer Arrighetti went down on April 8. But we kept believing.
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Astros 2025: The Fat Lady is Warming Up
A few innings into Friday night’s game against the Angels, the Astros playoff chances had gone from bleak to not bad. Cleveland and Detroit had both lost and the Astros were up 3-0 and if they held on, they would be in a tie (but without the tiebreakers) with both competitors.
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Astros 2025: Is there any hope left?
Less than a week ago, the Astros’ prospects for the postseason were pretty solid after sweeping the Rangers. If they could win two from the Mariners, they would be in great shape for the AL West title. If they just won one, they would be in good shape for a Wild Card spot.
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Astros 2025: The Lost Weekend
For fans of Houston sports teams, this was a Debbie downer of a weekend. The Texans fell to 0-3 and look a lot more like the 4-12 teams of the past than the division winner of the last two seasons.
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Astros 2025: Dissecting the biggest series of the season
The Mariners – Astros series has been one that has been circled on the fans’ calendars for a while, especially since the Mariners cut a seven-game lead back into something more palatable around the first week of August. Now that it is here, there are certain things this series may or may not mean.
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Top 10: Astros’ 2024 vs. 2025
One of the things that occurred to me is how much the top ten of the Astros players have changed since last year. I know that WAR is not everyone’s cup of tea, but in general it gives a rough comparison of relative performance for both pitchers and position players.
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