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Luhnow’s bamboo tree beginning to sprout growth
Perhaps Jeff Luhnow has adopted the growth and maturity timeline of the Chinese bamboo plant. The growth pattern of the Chinese bamboo tree is unusual, virtually unlike any other plant on the planet. Farmers plant the seed and then for four years, water, nurture and carefully care for the seedling, which shows absolutely no outward…
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Rule 5 draft gives Astros a quick break from the Christmas rush
We take a momentary break from the mad Christmas acquisition rush to tune in to the 2013 Rule 5 draft. With the #1 pick again, there’s little doubt the Astros will once again be players. No matter how you cut it, there isn’t a Josh Hamilton, Johan Santana or Roberto Clemente in this year’s Rule…
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Selecting the names for the Astros’ Mount Rushmore
Every sports organization has its icons, the faces of the franchise so to speak. When you think of the Yankees, you think Ruth, Gehrig and Rivera. Talk of the Dodgers and the conversation immediately goes to Koufax, Drysdale, Robinson, Vin Scully and others. For the Green Bay Packers, it’s Favre, Nitschke, White and Starr. So,…
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Crane postures and promises, but are Astros’ fans buying?
Okay, let’s talk Jim Crane. Yes, I realize only a few of you have an opinion about the Astros’ owner, but it’s the off season, so I’m thinking enough time has passed for a thought or two to coalesce about the man who has been in the news lately. Crane inherited a mess of a…
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