Category: Dan Peschong
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True confessions of an Astros’ fan
Like many an Astros fan living through a frustrating sweep of the Astros this weekend, I have been feeling a lot of anger along with frustration. On top of losing three games to the Mariners, a team that has been successfully chasing the Astros (now half a game back), it occurred as the team the…
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King Tuck and other Astros’ positives
A very good friend of the blog, Oldpro wrote the following post a couple days ago, something we Catholics would call a Litany of Astro problems this season.
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Astros Brain Dump
Dan P’s brain is more clogged than normal – so it is time for a bit of a brain dump.
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ChipalattAwards for July
The Astros finished the month of July, somehow with a 15-10 record. We say somehow because it was a month that Framber Valdez and Cristian Javier combined for 1 win and had ERA’s 6.8+. Hunter Brown barely slid in under a 6 ERA with a 1-3 record. Phil Maton melted down to a 9.64 ERA…
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Ho-hum! Astros trade for Justin Verlander again
Pardon me if the news of the Justin Verlander trade (JV and $52.5 MM coming to Houston / OF Prospects Drew Gilbert and Ryan Clifford going to the Mets) just seems too mundane to me…..Well, c’mon nothing will ever replace the original in my psyche. The Verlander trade: Jeff Luhnow’s finest moment – CHIPALATTA
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An Astros’ trade deadline what if…
Today let’s play a bit of a game about the Astros called what if.
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Astros 2023: Trade deadlines during the Renaissance
The trade deadline has become a traditional time of big moves for the Houston Astros during this “Renaissance” period of their history. Most have been positive, though a few have not been that great in retrospect. Looking back, there were a few that I had forgotten or was not so sure about the details. Let’s…
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