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.

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…

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?

Well, well, well. The Astros did the thing. Thanks Dan for giving me the space to gloat a bit and enjoy the ride! Quiet for weeks. Rumors swirling. Everyone bracing for a deadline fizzle.And then…BOOM!…Carlos Correa is back in Houston. Who had that on their bingo card a month ago?

This year’s trade deadline is coming down to the wire. And the Astros seem to be making one thing clear: they were never going to make a big splash.

Okay, friends. It may not be time to panic, but it’s time to take action. In real life, I help people eliminate urgent things by dealing with them when they are important. In other words, if you take care of things when you should take care of them, nothing will be urgent. And, nothing will…

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.