Category: Astros
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Altuve signing a prime step on a five-year run
The “D” word was used in the previous post (by me) in talking about the Astros’ future chances at building a dynasty. In truth, it is nearly impossible to evaluate a team’s chances beyond a few years. But just for jollies, let’s look at what might be involved in a 5 year run of championship contention…
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Chipalatta: Survey of Astros’ fans
We are quickly drawing near to the beginning of the “next” season after the shortest off-season in Houston Astro history. It is a good time to step back and check the pulse of the ordinary Houston Astro fan. Or as ordinary as any of the wild variety of folks who are part of this particular…
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WTSWTM: Spring training edition
Today is a flashback to that popular parlor game “What They Said, What They Meant” where we take some real quotes from mlb.com or chron.com (Spit!! Spit!!) and then translate them into real English.
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Spring training: Thoughts, thoughts and more thoughts
A couple of weeks into Spring Training and it is a day of contemplation. Here are some random thoughts and questions…..
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Astros Spring Training: Fighting for the last spot?
The Astros are a few games into their 2018 Spring Training regimen and on paper (and this is more than what dogs do to paper) they have the deepest and best team they have ever taken to ST. Listening to and reading a number of stories it would seem that the only decisions to be…
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To jinx or not to jinx: The question for ’18 Astros
Superstition is sewn into the tapestry of baseball as deeply as hot dogs and mascot races. Which is to say that it is part and parcel of baseball, but in many ways a side-show to the real thing.
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Whatcha think? Spring training version
Since we have some of the best and smartest readers in the world (if you were dumb you would be somewhere else), we here at chipalatta are always interested in your opinions. Today, let’s play a quick game of Whatcha Think……
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Astros are living in the land of Never Before
The whole off-season for Houston Astros fans has add an odd, dream-like feel to it. After the superior 2017 World Championship season, there have been three plus months that have felt like a sea level denizen being thrust into a life in the mountains. The thin air up here has made us all feel wonderful, but…
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