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The Great Embarrassment of the 2007 season?
I am not as sure as most that Drayton McLane made the right move in firing General Manager Tim Purpura the other day. However, there is no doubt that Baseball Prospectus' Joe Sheehan thinks that McLane screwed the pooch in...
The Wigginton deal
So, the Stros trade Dan Wheeler, the club's best relief pitcher over the past two seasons who is having a bad season this year, for Tampa Bay utilityman Ty Wigginton, who is the right-hand equivalent of the Stros' Mike Lamb....
Reaching a milestone the wrong way
I've noted in several previous posts (here and here) how Stros management has hurt the club and thumbed its nose at the integrity of baseball by indulging Craig Biggio's quest for 3,000 hits, but Baseball Prospectus' Joe Sheehan really lays...
Checking in down at the Stros farm
The all-consuming football season in Texas tends to blot out news on virtually any other sporting front, but the fall is also an important period for development purposes in professional baseball. And with the Stros currently trolling the expensive free...
Batter up! Stros 2006 Season Preview
It's Opening Day today in Houston as the Stros take on the Marlins this afternoon at Minute Maid Park, so it's time for my annual preview of the Stros upcoming team and season (last season's preview is here). Let's first...
The Stros' ride to the World Series
As you prepare to watch for Game 1 of the 2005 World Series tonight, take a few minutes to review the previous posts set forth below that chronicle the Stros' improbable and highly enjoyable run to the club's first World...
Batter up! Stros 2005 Review: Stros 2005 Preview
With Spring Training concluded and Opening Day on Tuesday approaching, it's time for my preview of the Stros and the upcoming Major League season. My first year of blogging coincided with last year's magical Stros season in which the club...
What a way to start spring training
This week started well yesterday when the mailman delivered the always eagerly awaited copy of the Baseball Prospectus, which is flat out the best annual baseball book on the market. So, in anticipation of reviewing this year's edition, I cruised...
Well, what do you think about J.D. Drew?
On the heels of the news earlier this week that the Stros had offered Carlos Beltran a seven year deal worth $81 million, Baseball Prospectus' Joe Sheehan was asked about Beltran in a recent chat session: Question: How much is...
On Brad Lidge
Please excuse me for having a hard time getting the Stros off of my mind. Amid the incredible performances over the past several days of Beltran, Berkman, Backe and Kent, Baseball Prospectus' ($) Joe Sheehan reminds us of the following:...
An interesting observation about the Stros
Joe Sheehan of Baseball Prospetus ($) observed the following regarding the Stros' sweep of the Cardinals: The Astros took advantage of the losses by the Cubs and Giants, completing a sweep of the Cardinals to tie those two at 70...
Joe Sheehan on the Stros: "Time to say good-bye"
Joe Sheehan is one of the best writers at the incomparable baseball Baseball Prospectus. Yesterday he penned the following summary analysis on what has happened to the Stros this season and the prospects for the future: For the Astros, Roger...
The amazing Barry Bonds
If you hadn't noticed, Barry Bonds has just completed one of the best months of hitting in the history of Major League Baseball. In April, Bonds' had an incredible .472 batting average, an equally impressive .696 on base average, an...
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