Author: Dan P
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2017 playoffs: How each Astro helped win the whole enchilada
When a team somehow winds its way through the many land mines of three playoff series to win the ultimate prize it is easy to fixate on the few big heroes. But the Astros win was more than an Altuve, Correa, Springer, Verlander production. Here is a look at how each Astro helped the team…
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World champion edition: What they said, what they meant
Today is a return to an oldie but goodie – What They Said, What They Meant. As always, an Astros related quote is posted followed by what they really meant to say.
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Houston Astros: 9 statistical oddities from 2017
After a great season like the Astros had in 2017, it is fun to look back at statistical oddities, because so many of them are on the positive side.
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Houston Astros’ resolutions for 2018
Happy New Years, fellow Chipalots and Chipalettes!! After a 2017 that fulfilled the wishes of our Astro lifetimes – it is hard to gear up for another run at the big ring. It is just more fun to bask (as Chip so aptly put it) in the warmth of a World Championship season.
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Merry Christmas Chipalatta family!!
All Astro fans received their biggest Christmas present early this season as the first in a lifetime gift of a World Series championship came home to roost on November 1st. We at Chipalatta, wish all our fine readers a wonderful and blessed Christmas.
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Fire in the belly: How do Astros avoid being satisfied?
Digging back into the Writer’s Block post, here is a question and conversation starter from friend of the blog, Tim. “How do we avoid the dreaded World Series hangover that the past 4 champions have experienced? They showed the records of the past 4 champions at the ASB and I think the Cubs this past…
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2017 Rule 5 may be a ho-hummer for the Astros
Major League Baseball will hold its annual Rule 5 draft this Thursday and unlike other years this one may be a ho-ho-hummer for the Houston Astros. Without getting too detailed here – the Rule 5 draft allows a minor league player to be picked by another major league club, if they have spent either four…
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