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Astros at the “Other” halfway mark
Growing up, the All-Star break was always taken as the halfway point of the major league season. It might not have been the exact halfway mark, but it was closer than it is today. For instance, back in 1968, the year the Astros hosted their first All-Star Game, the break came after the Astros’ 83rd
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Astros 2024: Raise Your Hand
Today we play a little game of…..if you thought (fill in the blank), raise your hand Raise your hand if before the season you thought in mid-July….. If anyone is holding up their hand on these…..c’mon, man (or lady).
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Astros 2024: Quick post-hurricane thoughts
This is a throw-down post today. The hurricane has been a big life disaster, and we are currently hosting my poor brother and his wife, who, like many folks, still have no power at their house.
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Astros ’24: Thoughts on a “holiday” weekend
Heard a story about the Astros interviewing the Blue Jays announcer about this four-game series that spanned Canada Day to the 4th of July. Paraphrasing what he supposedly said, “You know what we call the 4th of July here in Toronto? Thursday.”
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ChipalattAwards for June 2024
Due to a late-month surge, including a seven-game winning streak, the Astros had the best month in the majors in June at 17-8. After the early season swoon, this helped the team ease over the .500 mark at 42-41 and back within a reasonable gap behind the plummeting Seattle Mariners.
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Astros at the halfway mark
The Astros’ frustrating 7-2 loss Friday night to the Mets, in which they were held to 2 runs despite putting up 12 hits and four walks, left the Astros at 40-41. After talking to my CPA and a couple of Nobel Laureates, it was revealed that 81 games mark precisely the halfway point to an
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