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10 questions for Jim Crane
When you have a brain like mine, the ideas for a post come out of the blue or not at all. After struggling for a couple of days for the next topic, this one appeared out of the ozone (what’s left of it). If you were allowed to ask 10 questions of Astros owner Jim…
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Talking baseball: Chipalatta commenters get their say
Our previous post on the delayed firing of Joe Espada led to some excellent thoughts from our commenters that roamed the far reaches of baseball and its future, both here in Houston and everywhere. I’ve always believed that we have some of the most thoughtful (and polite) commenters in the world of sports blogs.
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Joe is Gone
In the cult classic comedy Office Space, there is a scene where the productivity experts (known as the Bobs) discuss with the office manager how they are handling a specific “problem” relative to a very odd employee named Milton, played by the great Stephen Root.
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A look at the Astros’ 40-man roster
Just for the fun of it… Today we will take a look at who is currently on the Astros 40-man roster. Note that when the World Series is complete, things change, and so we will talk about the players’ status at that point and what future (if any) we think they will have with the…
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ChippalattAwards for September 2026
In a reversal from the month before, the Astros outscored their opponents in September (104-96) but finished with a losing 11-13 record. They went from 2 up in AL West before the month to a barely there one-game lead at the end of the season. How do the Astros’ stats look compared to the other…
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Quick notes to some Astros
If I were running things with the Astros and too much of a scaredy-cat to talk to people face-to-face, I would have left a few short notes in some of the players’ lockers after the last game. Just some thoughts on what those notes might look like….
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It’s over: Now what?
Chip texted me yesterday moments after the Astros went whimpering into the night – “Our long national nightmare is over!” I texted back “I think our long national nightmare is just beginning.”
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Astros Vs. Chisox: Wild Card Round
Now that the stumbling, bumbling Astros have squeezed into their eighth AL West division title in 10 seasons – the question has to be: what does this matchup look like?
