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  • How ’bout them Astros!!

    How ’bout them Astros!!

    Today feels like one of those Loel Passe moments. Loel was the main broadcaster for the Houston Buffs and was brought across to the Houston Colt .45s and then the Astros when Judge Roy Hofheinz and partners persuaded the MLB to hand them a franchise (so they would not start-up a competing league). Loel was…

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  • Astros 2019: 2 tales of opportunity

    Astros 2019: 2 tales of opportunity

    One of the complaints about the Astros’ usage of Tyler White, especially in 2016 and 2017 was that the team did not really seem to be willing to give him a big shot. In 2016, he started off as an AL Player of the Week, then horribly slumped and was used sporadically in the second…

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  • The Astros front office’s worst move was a non-move

    The Astros front office’s worst move was a non-move

    While waiting for the Astros Front Office to make a move before the trade deadline, one’s mind wanders off to past moves that worked or failed.

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  • Astros’ pitching: A short-term mess

    Warm-up Tyler White! See if Max Stassi can extend that 0.00 ERA he has over 1/3 of an inning to another inning or two! Find out if anybody else on the 25-man roster ever pitched in the minors, college, high school, little league or on a video game.

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  • Considering the Astros’ weekend worries

    Considering the Astros’ weekend worries

    Fans can’t help but feel like they are watching a real-life remake of the Tortoise or the Hare while following the 2019 Houston Astros.

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  • The Houston Astros meet Hollywood

    The Houston Astros meet Hollywood

    Sports and the movies are both entertainment industries with their own stable of uber-celebrities down to bit players. Today we tie current Astros and management folks to famous movie quotes.

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