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Astros change the names in final spring training shuffles
If you remember your TV Land-lore, this phrase will ring a bell: The names have been changed to protect the innocent. Well, the Astros have certainly changed the names. Who’s being protected may be a different story. By this time in March, most fans — along with media and other onlookers — probably thought the…
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BORING! 2014 Astros’ Spring Training
Folks you know that blogger Bo Weaver and I rarely agree (completely) on things. But Bo made this comment the other day, “Actually I am bored by the Astros spring training. There is nothing to get too excited about.” I have to say I completely agree.
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The Luhnow Plan: Avoid the bottleneck
The good news: Jeff Luhnow has a plan. The bad news: Everything may not follow his plan. As news begins to leak about the Astros’ efforts to tie up some of their younger players, questions, concerns and criticisms are all sure to increase. And, since Luhnow doesn’t talk about his business openly, it leaves a…
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What they said and what they really meant
by Dan Peschong Based on popular demand (Chip asked me to do it and he is pretty popular – plus it is his blog and he can demand anything) – I am re-visiting a little feature called “What they said / What they meant”. There will be an actual quote from a person in the…
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Chatter abounds: Springer, first base and Luhnow
While the Astros continue to search for that magical final 25, the chatter continues. From the “can’t-blame-a-guy-for-trying” category, give Jeff Luhnow an attaboy. It appears the Astros were trying to be shrewd with a 7-year, $23 million offer to George Springer last fall. Sure, if I could tie up my top prospect until he was…
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Astros’ spring just ain’t got that swing
Chime in on today your Astros’ dream job here. By Brian Todd With apologies to Irving Mills and Duke Ellington, I think we’d all like to live by the following song: “Oh it don’t mean a thing if it happens in the spring … Doo-ah, doo-ah, doo-ah, doo-ah, doo-ah, It don’t mean a thing if…
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