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LarryTheGM
- Sep 24, 2021
- 4 min
The Future of the Astros Dynasty
Where do the Astros go from here? Part two of the series. Read Part One here. What happens to the Astros when/ if they lose Correa,...
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LarryTheGM
- Sep 24, 2021
- 4 min
The Astros Dynasty
The 2021 Astros will wrap up their fourth American League West division title in the last five years within a week. The 2020 season was...
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LarryTheGM
- Sep 18, 2021
- 3 min
The Optimal Astros Batting Order
My friends on “Locked on Astros” have been talking about what is the best Astros bating order a lot recently. In 2019, I had...
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LarryTheGM
- Sep 18, 2021
- 1 min
Who am I?
I have played for the Astros this year You probably don’t think I am very good as my full season stats are below average I am a rookie My...
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LarryTheGM
- Sep 13, 2021
- 1 min
Sark and the QB insurance policy
Being the Head Football Coach at the University of Texas is hard. Some in sports media are acting like Sark is just finding this out...
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LarryTheGM
- Sep 7, 2021
- 2 min
Who's Better- Astros fans want to know
I asked on Twitter a “Who’s Better” question? I did it without names intentionally because “As soon as the names appear, 90% of you will...
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LarryTheGM
- Sep 5, 2021
- 7 min
College Football Fakers
Saturday, September 4th, 2021- week one of the college football season and after over 14 hours of games and people talking about games, I...
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LarryTheGM
- Sep 2, 2021
- 2 min
Why LarryTheGM Why?- Dusty has no idea how to use Odorizzi
AstrosTwitter Asks, LarryTheGM Answers Series/ Explain Why Dusty…. I got a tweet today that gave me an idea. It asked me to explain why...
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LarryTheGM
- Sep 1, 2021
- 2 min
Official Prediction of the Texas Longhorns Season
In my article on the decision for the Texas Longhorns to name Hudson Card as the starting QB (link) I stated that the choice of Card...
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LarryTheGM
- Aug 31, 2021
- 3 min
Astros Achilles Heel
The 8/30 Astros game vs. Seattle exposed the Achilles heel of the Astros in the sixth inning. The Astros were left with mediocre to bad...
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LarryTheGM
- Aug 30, 2021
- 2 min
My Takes List
I decided to have a page of takes- things people say that I have an opinion on or just my wild independent opinions. These may end up in...
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LarryTheGM
- Aug 28, 2021
- 4 min
Why Hudson Card for the Texas Longhorns
Steve Sarkisian was hired for four very important reasons 1. To repair a rapidly declining recruiting situation that was seeing top...
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LarryTheGM
- Aug 28, 2021
- 2 min
It’s Over - Astros will Win AL West
It is August 28, 2021, and the AL West race is essentially over. Your Houston Astros have won the AL West. Why would I say this? First,...
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LarryTheGM
- Aug 28, 2021
- 2 min
Alliance’s Plan to Delay CFP- You sure bro?
This week the “Alliance” announced that among other things it intended to review the 12-team playoff plan to make sure they were...
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LarryTheGM
- Aug 27, 2021
- 6 min
The 2021 Astros ALDS Roster
I have been thinking a lot about how the Astros should set up their ALDS roster. You might think it's too early for this discussion, but...
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LarryTheGM
- Aug 25, 2021
- 1 min
The Best
Quick which team in the American League has the best of these batting statistics? Runs/ Game wRC+ wOBA Offensive / Fielding WAR OPS Most...
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LarryTheGM
- Aug 24, 2021
- 5 min
Dusty! Use This for Selecting Relief Pitchers!
One of the biggest criticisms targeted at Dusty Baker is his use of the bullpen. Having worked on the following for over a week I have...
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LarryTheGM
- Aug 19, 2021
- 5 min
What's an Astros Heatmap?
Heatmaps will likely become one of the most popular resources we will have here at LarryTheGM. As a disclaimer, there will be a lot of...
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LarryTheGM
- Aug 18, 2021
- 1 min
Evergreen: Astros Postseason Pitching Staff
It's that time of the year again. It's time to begin the countdown to the postseason and discuss what the postseason roster will look...
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