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What they said, what they meant: Award Season Edition
Well, at this point the Astros are just waiting on Jeff Bagwell’s Hall of Fame vote. But with Keuchel’s rounding out the Astros’ award season, it’s time for another edition of … “What they said, What they meant.” But this time, there’s a twist ending. In addition to What they meant, we’ll also hear What…
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Rule 5: Astros’ top 10 minor leaguers to consider
The Rule 5 draft is coming up in December and it is a major driver in the next set of personnel decisions every team in the majors will make in the next month. The Houston Astros will definitely have their share of personnel decisions to complete on their eligible minor leaguers after losing the maximum 3 players…
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For Becky: What does it mean to be “Gold”?
First, congratulations to Dallas Keuchel and Jose Altuve for winning Gold Gloves. Keuchel has long been recognized for his glove, but Altuve used to be seen as a defensive liability. Frankly, for both, it shows what hard work will do. Could not be more proud, and I’m betting Becky is just beaming this morning. The…
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For Astros, help is just a phone call away
With a bunch of free agents hitting the market over the last few days, there is probably no shortage of possible hole fillers out there to help the Astros improve for 2016. But that’s not what I’m talking about. Nope, the phone calls I’m talking about are ones Jeff Luhnow should have on speed dial:…
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What They Said What They Meant – Postseason Style
For the first time in 10 seasons the Houston Astros played their way into the postseason and they showed they belonged there. So this edition of WTSWTM features Astros related quotes from chron.com (spit!!) and what the speaker really meant. Edinson Volquez on having knocked out George Springer for 2 months with an inside fastball:…
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Looking at 2016 … striking out the strikeouts
There will be changes. This time last year, few of us had heard of Evan Gattis. Colby Rasmus was on few Chipalatta fans’ radar. Carlos Correa was still mending from a broken leg. Lance McCullers Jr. was coming off a so-so year at Lancaster — at best. So I’d expect some big changes for 2016.…
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