Halfway or so through this off-season, here are a string of thoughts about the Houston Astros…
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Astros 2019: Ten Christmas wishes
First of all – Merry Christmas or season’s greetings or whatever floats your boat to all those who hang out here.
Book Review: Astroball, The Cover and understanding today’s success
Chipalatta goes where Chipalatta has never gone before with a book review of “Astroball” by Ben Reiter. This is one of many sports-related gifts your dutiful servant received between Father’s Day and his birthday this last summer and, this one is specifically relevant with our Astros and their off-season losses, dealings and additions.
Astros 2019: A look at the Michael Brantley signing
Here is a look at multiple facets of the Michael Brantley signing by the Astros.
Astros 2019: If you had your rathers…
As the off-season continues to be the biggest non-event since Geraldo showed us Al Capone’s “vault”, we here at Chipalatta.com will attempt to stimulate audience participation with a little diddy called “Would You Rather”?
Astros’ top 10 teams of all time: Part 2
Here is a continuation of the top Astro teams of all time as we look at #5 on up to #1.
Astros top 10 teams of all time: Part 1
If you are thinking this is the type of post, Dan P does when he is bored writing about an off-season that is moving slower than a soap opera plot…..you would be right.
Eventful or anti-climactic? Astros head to the winter meetings
The last time the Astros went to the World Series…..boy, does that sound like an arrogant lead-in. Grey Poupon should be served with that statement. Maybe the nicer way of putting this is, “The second time in the Astros’ 57 season history that they went to the World Series and the first time they won it, the team made their big moves before the 2016 winter meetings.” Nori Aoki was picked up off waivers in early November, they signed Charlie Morton on the 16th of the month, traded for Brian McCann the day after, signed Josh Reddick a week later and then picked up Carlos Beltran on the 5th of December.
