Tag: baseball
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What has doomed the Astros long term?
Whether the Astros are actually doomed long-term is a discussion for another post, but certainly, the ship is pretty shaky right now, and the arc of the team since their 2022 championship has been steadily down from a seventh-game loss in the 2023 ALCS to being swept in the 2024 Wild Card to missing the…
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Astros 2026: What happens when….
Today, we will play a little game called What Happens When. But as a prelude to that game, here is a little reminder of where the Astros 26-man roster sits today.
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Baseball: It be Cwazy
What can you say about baseball? Whatever you think at any particular time, wait around a bit, and you will likely be thinking very differently.
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Redux: Altuve vs. Biggio
Dan P needs to cleanse his palette of all the “what can the Astros do if anything…”, “where are they headed”, “who should they trade-off” talk. It is exhausting.
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Astros 2026: What’s the plan?
When Jim Crane took over the Astros, brought in GM Jeff Luhnow, and cut the budget and the team back to the studs (well, not athletic studs), there seemed to be a plan. It was not always plain that it was a good plan, and many doubted that Crane would ever go from a bottom-feeder’s…
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Astros’ troubles: 3 roads out of the rubble
Last place in the AL West, worst record in the AL. Rotation in shambles. A 17 percent shot at October. And December 1, 2026 coming like a freight train.
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Astros’ 2026: So much change
I did not have the heart to write this during the Astros gut-wrenching road trip, but now that they had a gut-wrenching win at home, let’s talk about THAT road trip.
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Is it all over? Or is it too early?
Before we start on baseball, it is time for my old man griping. It doesn’t do any good other than allow me to release some internal anger and donate it to you.
ALL THINGS ASTROS 