Author: Dan P
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Astros’ offensive malaise

The Astros have been struggling on the offensive side of the game for quite a while, but this has morphed into a full free fall, where after Tuesday’s game they had been shut out in 4 of the last 5 games, including the last 3 games straight. Even with an extra inning thrown in on…
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Astros’ brain dump

It is time for a Dan P brain dump about the Astros. Most folks might say that is likely a very small dump indeed.
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Astros’ 2025 and Atlas Shrugged

It is a pretty good assumption that if you have not read Ayn Rand’s extremely heavy and long tome, Atlas Shrugged, by now, you are not likely going to read it in the future. However, to be fair, here is a spoiler alert and if you don’t want to have a certain plot line ruined,…
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Astros’ 2025: Counting your blessings

Sometimes when things are looking bad, when things are heading downward and your gut feels hopeless – it is good to just count your blessings.
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5 keys to the Astros’ stretch run

Heck, there might be 100 keys to the Astros stretch run, but at my advanced age I run out of steam around five and five is all you are going to get.
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What If — Astros lineup — end of 2025?

There is another version of this question for the 2026 season, but there is a current version possibly facing the Astros in 2025. We say possibly, because it has to do with Astros’ health and as the fandom has seen, that is never a sure thing. But straight out – what do the Astros do…
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ChipalattAwards for July

The Astros had a great June, but things did not go as well in July. How did the Astros perform in July vs. the other teams in the American League?
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Astros’ 2025: The out-of-nowhere kids

Out of necessity more than anything else the Astros have had to rely on bolts of lightning from unexpected sources this season to be 6 games ahead in their division, tied for the best record in the AL and a game out of the best record in all of baseball headed into Thursday’s games.
