I’d say that’s official, the new hitting coaches are making a tangible, measurable difference. The jury is still out regarding…
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Gotta Coach ‘Em All: Astros at Orioles, 4-30-26, 11:35 CT Game 31 and 32 Doubleheader Preview and Thread
4 CommentsAs the Astros play a doubleheader against the Orioles, we take an overview of the hitting, pitching and catching coaching… READ MORE
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There Can Be Only One (Lambert): Astros at Orioles, 4-29-26, 5:35 CT Game 31 Preview and Thread
It’s Game 31 of the season, April is almost over, the Astros are 8 games below .500 and fans are… READ MORE
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Life is a Kai-Wei: Astros at Orioles, 4-28-26, 5:35 CT Game 30 Preview and Thread
Kai-Wei Teng Faces the Orioles in his first start as a Houston Astro. He has been great for the Astros… READ MORE
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Cora Out in Boston, Is Espada Next? Yankees at Astros, 4-26-26, 1:10 CT Game 29 Preview and Thread
The Hot Seat News came out from Boston yesterday evening that the Boston Red Sox had fired manager Alex Cora,… READ MORE
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Please, Mike Burrows, Do Something: Yankees at Astros, 4-25-26, 6:10 CT Game 28 Preview and Thread
Typically, I don’t prefer to use ERA in meaningful analysis, except as a passing reference or one data point among… READ MORE
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Is Clutch Real? Judge For Yourself: Yankees at Astros, 4-24-26, 7:10 CT Game 27 Preview and Thread
Criticism that Aaron Judge isn’t “clutch” has plagued him his whole career. Is it fair? Is clutch real? If you’ve… READ MORE
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Lambert Deconstruction: Astros at Guardians, 4-22-26, 12:10 CT Game 26 Preview and Thread
Peter Lambert surprised a lot of people by generating 23 swings and misses in his first start of the season.… READ MORE
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Look at Me, I Can Be Centerfield: Astros at Guardians, 4-21-26, 5:10 CT Game 25 Preview and Thread
After a slew of injuries, the Astros face the Guardians with just 2 non-injured players with center field experience: Brice… READ MORE
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Should the Astros Trade Yordan Alvarez? (POLL): Astros at Guardians, 4-20-26, 5:10 CT Game 24 Preview and Thread
Yordan Alvarez is the best player on the Houston Astros, and one of the best, if not the best, hitter… READ MORE
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What’s Wrong with this Picture: Cardinals at Astros, 4-19-26, 1:10 CT Game 23 Preview and Thread
What can you even say at this point? The Astros are “out of order.” They pitch like the Angels teams… READ MORE
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I may be off. They are both married. However, the answer is somewhere.
at first i thought you meant like when Agassi was a #1 tennis player and then he started dating brooke…
As a manager, I’d look into the personal lives of Abreu and Diaz. Just to make sure their poor performance…
Nice writeup. The disconnect between Reddicks comments and what hitting coaches should be doing is one of the biggest head…
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