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Ah, yes, the Hall of Fame: Is it a Killer B kind of year?
by Brian Todd We interrupt this depressing offseason (on the heels of a dreadful trio of seasons) to bring you some good Astros news. No, really! Well, probably. The Astros have a Hall of Famer. No, I’m not talking about George Springer or Carlos Correa (not yet anyway). And I don’t mean Jason Castro or…
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Happy Thanksgiving: Yes, Astros’ fans, too, can be thankful
by Dan Peschong As most people know, the Thanksgiving holiday was born from a grand conspiracy of the National Football League and the Butterball corporation to televise three pro football games on a Thursday in late November to millions of people with nothing to do but eat turkey and fixin’s and to watch Uncle Fred…
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Maybe it’s time for Luhnow to adopt the Epstein Thanksgiving Plan
Maybe it’s time for Jeff Luhnow to spend Thanksgiving at somebody’s house. “Somebody”, as in a difference-making pitcher or hitter. Remember where then-Boston GM Theo Epstein at his Thanksgiving turkey in 2003? While the Red Sox weren’t coming off back-to-back 100-loss seasons, they had suffered through a humiliating loss to the Yankees in Game 7…
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Crane, McLane lead Houston’s most-despised sportsman list
Well, so much for “…and they lived happily ever after.” For everyone who thought Jim Crane was in cahoots with Drayton McLane, guess again. Apparently, if they were close or involved in some sort of conspiracy as some have alleged, the honeymoon is over after Crane filed a lawsuit against McLane, Comcast and NBC Universal.…
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Astros set 40-man roster, prepare for maneuvering
It would seem like a regular ol’ day at the office, but Wednesday was important for the Astros. It’s just another step in the overall winter, off season process, but Houston has now set its roster heading into what should be the most important two months of Jeff Luhnow’s tenure thus far. Important, why? Simply…
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Dan previews the type of team Houston is looking for
by Dan Peschong In the past I’ve written posts about the type of team that makes the MLB playoffs. The Astros have not been that type of team for a long, long time. I’d like to take a few moments to discuss statistically how far off the Astros are and point at some areas most…
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