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Sunday update: Astros face a series of upcoming moves, decisions
Happy Mother’s Day! Shout out to every mom, including my own 80-year-old mom in Natchitoches. I’ve included pictures here, one of her at 19 and the other of she with my 86-year-old dad at the end. A classic photo. Just thought I’d jump in today with a quick entry to point out some of the…
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Friends, make no mistake: The time is now for Astros
Over the past few months — even years — fans and media have debated the timeline for return to respectability and competitiveness for the Astros. Whether it’s ahead of schedule or right on target with The Plan, we may never know. But… Make no mistake: The time is now. The Astros, indeed, have entered a…
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Free Blog Weekend: Trends, ups, downs and most likely scenarios
What a fine start to the weekend for Houston Astros’ fans after a character-revealing three-run rally in the ninth lifts them to a 3-2 win in the opener to the series with the Angels. The cherry on top of the sundae was the first major league hit by rookie Preston Tucker, a huge, clutch RBI…
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Astros get swept: Four things after that awful mess
Wow. Just wow. The Rangers come to town and suddenly the 2013 Astros come out to play. I half expected to see Carlos Pena, Ronny Cedeno and Matt Pagnozzi in the lineup. I mean that was ugly. So, did anything good come of losing three straight to the Rangers? Anything at all? Well, I think…
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Winning makes even Astros’ blogging fun again
The art of Houston Astros blog posting (we are professionals – though we don’t get paid – so, don’t try this at home, though that is where we do our best work) is a lot more enjoyable when the local nine is in first place and kicking bottoms rather than (fill in any occasion since the Astros…
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Heroes aplenty in an Astros’ 10-game win streak
With Wandy Rodriguez taking the mound tonight for the stRangers, it’s time to start a new winning streak. The Astros’ 10-game win streak came to an end last night with a little luck — good for the Rangers, the bad kind for the H-Town nine — giving Texas a 2-1 win. Ah well, you can’t…
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