Tag: playoffs
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An Open Letter to Jim Crane
Dear Jim Crane. Mr. Crane, we owe you a lot of thanks. You brought Houston fans a brand of baseball we’ve never seen before. Sure, we got close with Drayton McLane, and there were a few fun years there. Clemens, Pettitte, Biggio, Bagwell et al. But you brought us two World Championships and several seasons…
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Astros’ 2026: Yes, no, maybe
Every time I start to write about the Astros since the All Star break, I am torn apart by the situation. Yes, the Astros are only 3-1/2 games back in the division with plenty of time to make up ground. No, they are going nowhere if Hunter Brown is as reliable as Tatsuya Imai. Maybe…
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Astros 2025: Is there any hope left?
Less than a week ago, the Astros’ prospects for the postseason were pretty solid after sweeping the Rangers. If they could win two from the Mariners, they would be in great shape for the AL West title. If they just won one, they would be in good shape for a Wild Card spot.
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Analyzing the Astros’ weekend
A baseball season is such a marathon, any particular three-game series is like a half mile out of that 26 mile death march. Not insignificant, but not necessarily that impactful. But looking at it another way, when the Astros wake up on Monday morning, they could be anywhere from five games ahead in the AL…
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Astros’ 2025: September Song
In some ways, this post may seem a bit pointless. As always, past performance is not a predictor of future gains, your mileage may vary, don’t count your chickens before they are hatched and any other hackneyed adage you want to apply.
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