Category: Astros
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Why Houston Astro fans should rejoice (despair)
Life is great because of all the wonderful human beings we interact with each day. Unless you are someone who thinks that life would be great if not for all the annoying human beings we interact with each day.
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The short, strange trip of Astros’ reliever Ken Giles
Two months short of his 28th birthday, ex-closer and possibly future ex-Astro Ken Giles is at a critical crossroad of a short up and down career. In the last year, he has gone from the closer for the World Champion Houston Astros to being sent to AAA after another pitching meltdown and personal meltdown last Tuesday night.…
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Future Astros part 2: Three-year look ahead at 2020
The other day Chipalatta took a look at what the roster transition from 2018 to 2019 might look like.
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Future Astros part 1: Three-year look ahead at 2019
Our friend of the blog, Zanuda, suggested we take a look ahead at our Astros roster, and with the idea of milking this for all it is worth, this will the first of a three-part series looking at the Astros’ roster morphing through 2019, 2020 and 2021. Today we will look at what will and what may…
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The Astros ChipalattAwards for the month of June
Time to give the Chippy Awards for the month of June. These were almost all tough calls.
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Halfway there: The defending champ 2018 Astros
Tuesday night’s win by the Astros marked the 81st game and the halfway point in the Astros season.
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Opportunity awaits: Astros need to go full throttle to the All Star break
On June 5, after losing to James Paxton and the Mariners were 37-25, the Astros were two games back in the division behind Seattle, and 5 1/2 games back of the Red Sox for the best record in the majors. For perspective, 37-25 is on pace for a 97 win season, which would tie for the Astros’…
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