Category: Dan Peschong
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Dusty Baker: The whys and why nots
It seems like it is time to put together one of those why/why-not sets of reasons for firing Dusty’s butt or letting him stay. This topic is roiling to the top of the pot with so much of the recent criticism of the team gathering around Baker and the decisions he has made or not…
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Astros end-of-week multiple choice quiz
This has always been an interesting and popular feature of the blog because it includes opinions from our always interesting and sometimes popular commenters.
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Forrest, Kyle and other matters
– The news that Forrest Whitley is out (again) with a lat strain for the next three or four months is just the latest in a series of frustrating misses for the no-longer-so-young, no longer-so-top Astros’ prospect.
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ChipalattAwards for May
Looking at the Astros’ performance in May, it is pretty obvious that their 17-10 performance was driven by mostly strong pitching performances with a few (too few?) good performances on the hitting side.
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Memorial Day Thoughts and Astros 2023
Before we wander off to the unimportant point of this sports post, I want to pay my deepest respect to Leroy Klug, a PFC with the USMC, who died when his plane crashed on December 3, 1943. He was the gunner in an Avenger that went down in the Solomon Islands. He was my great…
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Dusty – Hey, OG What Are You Thinking?
I have a few things to say before we get into the meat of this post.
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Start of the Astros’ no-excuses part of the schedule
Luis Garcia is out for the rest of the season. Jose Urquidy is out and has not picked up the ball since he last pitched in a game.
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Astros 2023 – The “Big” Interview
First, a few apologies to Dan Rather for stealing the title of his fine interview show on AXS TV. We are not on the same side of the political spectrum, but he has tremendous interviewing skills, and I definitely recognize that. Today’s blog post is from the mind of the founder of this wonderful site,…
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