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  • Yes, Jeff, Appel isn’t the only thing that’s “unsettling”

    Last year’s top pick in the draft — pitcher Mark Appel — was sent to extended spring training today. Astros’ GM Jeff Luhnow called his early performance at Lancaster “a little unsettling”. Yes sir, Mr. Luhnow, I think we’d all agree that there are quite a few “unsettling” things this year regarding the Astros’ organization.…

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  • FREE BLOG WEEKEND: Things that will fix the Astros

    FREE BLOG WEEKEND: Things that will fix the Astros

    It’s wide open. It’s a FREE BLOG Weekend! Assume Jim Crane, Jeff Luhnow and Bo Porter are reading and paying attention. The weekend question is simple: What will fix the Astros?  Not necessarily what will get them to first place or even the playoffs, but what will make them worth watching or following? Here are some starters:…

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  • Hashtags On A Young Astros’ Season

    I’ve been reading about this Twitter thing, and I think I might want to jump in before it’s too late. Share your thoughts. Reference topics. Do it all fast and short. Yep, I think it’s time I start being a twit. I guess I need to practice and get used to those number sign things–hashtags–that…

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  • What they said, What they meant: Desperation Edition

    We’re back with the Desperation Edition of What They Said, What They Meant as the quotes from chron.com (spit) and the real meaning increasingly reflect a team and coaching staff heading full steam towards a cliff. Bo Porter after using Chad Qualls (out 8 days with the flu) in a save situation and leaving him…

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  • So, I’m Watching the Ballgame …

    This game says a lot about the Astros season thus far. So, in the Emerald City, Houston is facing up against King Felix. Sounds like a recipe for disaster, right? Well, we’ll see. Through three innings, Houston’s lone base runner was erased on a dumb mistake when Jose Altuve, who lead off the game with a…

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  • MMQB: Porter, 120 losses, contracts, buyers

    MMQB: Porter, 120 losses, contracts, buyers

    Our weekly Monday morning quarterback meetings are heating up. We’re not even out of the first month of the season, but the Astros have plenty of controversy. There’s enough rehashing, wailing and gnashing of teeth to go around every TV network, radio talk show and every blog that even remotely follows the Astros. As Brian Todd…

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