Austin's Astros 290 Blog

I know I’ve done one of these before, but with the Astros playing the way they have been lately, and with July 31st fast approaching, the trade deadline is shaping up to be the only interesting thing left for Houston in this disappointing 2011 season. So why not? Let’s take a look at three potential [...]

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The Houston Astros were rumored to already have been working out a deal with Stanford lefty Chris Reed on draft day 2011. When that didn’t pan out, it still seemed that picking a pitcher was a given. Bobby Heck surprised everyone again, opting to go with his fourth position player for the first round pick [...]

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Brad Mills did it again yesterday. With a left-handed pitcher starting the game, he sat the only two left-handed hitters he has in his lineup. It’s a strategy that is becoming as closely-associated with the Astros as those old, spectacular, orange and yellow uniforms they had in the ’70s and ’80s. I don’t think there [...]

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Astros get season high in runs, crush Cubs, 11-5 Not that I’d ever complain about a victory, but wow, could the Astros have used some of this offense when they were getting dominated by the Pirates over the weekend.  They sure turned it around and treated the Cubs like the Pirates treated the Astros on [...]

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I’ll be participating in live coverage of the games tonight for ESPN.com.  Come on, converse and get instant analysis.  It’ll be fun!  Click the link below to take you there.  As a reminder, the game tonight starts at 7:05 PM CST. Cover It Live

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