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An Astros’ fan and writer is still thankful
It has been a bit of a rough patch for your loyal writer and servant, Dan P and most of it far overshadows the struggles of a baseball team. I won’t try your patience on the details, but the bottom line is that I have been doing a lot of praying for family and friends…
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What happens when you can’t kick the can?
I’m an Astros fan and a Saints fan. Blessed and cursed at the same time. Sometimes a team’s identity is its blessing. Loyalty, continuity, and the desire to “run it back” are sentimental threads that tie fans to players and players to cities. And I’m probably more sentimental than most. My office is littered with…
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Astros’ off-season: “Stuff”
Your faithful servant has again reached a moment when his mind is clogged with mental constipation. So, this post will be filled with “stuff” that needs to be unloaded to allow room for more “stuff”.
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Astros 2026 Look Ahead – The Big Ifs….
In many ways, it feels like the Astros are owed some positive karma after two straight seasons of bad luck on the injury front. In 2025 alone they faced season ending or long term injuries with pitchers Hayden Wesneski, Ronel Blanco, Brandon Walter, Bennett Sousa, Kaleb Ort and position players Yordan Alvarez, Isaac Paredes, Zach…
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ChipalattAwards for 2025
I’ve put this off as long as I could, but it is time to see who should be awarded for the Astros first non-playoff season since 2016.
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Astros’ offseason: Levity and outrageousness
As we move onward through the longest off-season the Astros and their fans have experienced since they missed the playoffs in 2016, we turn to one of the donated ideas for a topic. From our dear Chip Bailey founder of the blog … “Maybe a suggested full blog entry of levity and outrageousness for the…
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