LATEST POSTS
-
Astros win: Channeling JV and ‘Tuve
Sunday was the kind of game that in 2022, the Astros would have turned to two of their best players, Justin Verlander and Jose Altuve to rescue them.
-
YIE: But what does this horseshoe look like?
A little explanation for the uninitiated on the title of this post. YIE – way back at the beginning of the Astros renaissance in 2015, I coined the acronym “YIE” for Yes It’s Early in this post.
-
Astros 2023: It was the best of times, it was the worst of times
All bows to Charles Dickens, who, unlike your volunteer scribe, was paid by the word, but let’s be honest, a 2-3 start to the season is not the worst of times, especially for the defending World Champions who started last season 7-9 on the way to the crown. But looking at each portion of the…
-
Thoughts on the Astros’ first series
Just some thoughts on the first series of the season for the Astros against the White Sox.
-
Astros 2023: Not that you’ve asked
The last time the Astros played for real was almost five months ago, as they finished off the Phillies in Game 6 of the World Series on November 5, 2022. That World Championship clinching game rode on the back of two players, who are critical to the Astros’ 2023 success, Framber Valdez and Yordan Alvarez.
-
Top 10 reasons the Astros can repeat
It has been a long time, almost a quarter of a century, since the last time a team was a repeat champion in major league baseball. The Yankees (Spit!!) won the title in 1998 against the Padres, repeated in 1999 against the Braves, and felt so good about it – took the trifecta against the…
CHIPALATTA UPDATES
Sign up for free and be the first to get notified about updates.
ALL THINGS ASTROS 