Category: Dan Peschong
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Have the Astros “invested” in the wrong places?
This is a question that we all ask of ourselves when we put away what pittance we can put away in our own lives. Did we put our savings in the right places, right hands, right stocks, right mutual funds, right investment firms, etc.?
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Amen to that, Lance
There apparently was an article in the Athletic written about Lance McCullers praising his teammate Kyle Tucker as being outrageously underrated. I would link to that article, but based on the bagels I make off of these posts, I won’t tie to one that demands payment.
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Yordan, Pete, Kyle and the rest
I probably need to throw apologies to the late Old Folkie Pete Seeger for the following, because watching Yordan Alvarez on Friday night face another left-handed pitcher in the late innings in a crucial spot and deliver another intracontinental missile to give the Astros the lead brought to mind a song. “Where have all the…
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Hunter Brown: The anatomy of a half-inning
Coming off a very disappointing weekend of two crushing losses offsetting a solid win against the Rangers, it would be quite easy to concentrate on only negative questions today.
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Astros’ musings: So far, so meh?
It is often hard to keep a perspective on baseball when you are a fan(atic) about it. We live and die with every twist and turn, every series, every loss, every injury, and every slump. After a so-so 6-7 start, we are about two weeks into the 2023 season, and our emotions have washed us…
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YIE: But what does this horseshoe look like?
A little explanation for the uninitiated on the title of this post. YIE – way back at the beginning of the Astros renaissance in 2015, I coined the acronym “YIE” for Yes It’s Early in this post.
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Thoughts on the Astros’ first series
Just some thoughts on the first series of the season for the Astros against the White Sox.
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Next men up: Astros position players 2023
Today’s assignment is pretty simple. Who is the next man up if the likely starter at each offensive position is out briefly? What about if he is out for an extended period?
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