In a normal season (and don’t we all long for normalcy), the Astros would be home for the playoffs and that does not mean playing at Minute Maid Park. Their Wild Card round opponent the Minnesota Twins (36-24), won the AL Central division in a down to the end dog fight over the Chicago White…

Today we return to a Chip Bailey special blast from the past. Basically, topics to discuss are up to you dear commenters as long as they are baseball-related and are respectful of others.

There has been plenty of reason for gloom and doom about the Astros in 2020 as they limp along without ace Justin Verlander, closer Roberto Osuna, wunderkind Yordan Alvarez, and veteran relievers Brad Peacock and Chris Devenski.

As the 2020 Astros toddle along towards a possible playoff run (or in their case a possible playoff stroll), the fans are left in a bit of a quandary.

There is no doubt that the 2020 Astros currently hovering around the .500 mark is the poor sister of the 2019 Astros, who set a new club record with 107 regular-season wins.

The Astros pulled out a very improbable win on Saturday night, beating the LA Whiners, I mean Dodgers, 7-5. The game seemed like a big reversal in so many ways for the Houston nine (well really the Houston Twenty-Eight).