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First place and .500, time for some off season review
When is the last time you woke up to begin a new week and your favorite baseball team was .500 and in first place in the AL West? Come on now! You can get out some ooohs and ahhhs instead of some of “Oh me’s” and ugghs and groans! In fact, on this Monday, the…
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Saturday Catch up: What If … What Is … What shall be
So, Kris Bryant is now a major league third baseman. He’s not 4-for-4 with four home runs after one game, but I’m sure he’ll be bashing them out of the Friendly Confines soon. Carlos Rodon is in AAA and on the verge of the majors, so far pitching well at AAA for the White Sox organization. No disrespect…
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Free Blog Weekend: Odds, experience and your conversation
Welcome to our Chip tradition of Free Blog Weekend. There are some food for thought items below, but the blog belongs to you as any subject (Astros’ related) is open season. What are the odds? Not that this blog proponent has ever been to Las Vegas and not that these specific bets were available at the…
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Here’s what we know on the Astros’ day off
The Astros have a day off and they’re a couple of dollars — or hitters, if you’d prefer — short. Thanks to the pitching and solid defense for the most part, Houston is in the thick of things. Yes, in the thick of things. A few observations as you catch your breath from the first…
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Early truths, facts and acknowledgements on Astros
While true, the phrase “it’s early” is getting old. Yes, the Astros are eight games into a 162-game schedule and maybe expectations were too high for April for a team with several new position players, a new manager and a brand new bullpen. However, concerns have shifted, frustrations have mounted and the “I told you…
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Scott Feldman and the terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day
Dan Peschong sends in his eyewitness account of the Astros’ 8-1 loss to the Oakland A’s at Minute Maid Monday night. Truth in advertising alert – a 5:15 AM wake up call Tuesday caused Dan to leave in the middle of the 8th inning, but he left secure in the knowledge that no miracle rally was…
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