Astros 2023: 3 reasons to be encouraged or concerned

I often hark back to something Mrs. Dan P told me about her youth. Her dad would talk to her about this or the other thing to keep communications connected with her as a normal teen girl (crazy with hormones, of course). And she would tell him to not be worried about her, and he would say, I’m not worried, I’m concerned.

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Astros 2023 – The “Big” Interview     

First, a few apologies to Dan Rather for stealing the title of his fine interview show on AXS TV. We are not on the same side of the political spectrum, but he has tremendous interviewing skills, and I definitely recognize that.

Today’s blog post is from the mind of the founder of this wonderful site, Chip Bailey. Knowing that we love the Q&A format here at Chipalatta, he has stewed up 10 tough questions for Dan P to address. So, here we go.

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Next men up: Astros’ pitching scenarios

Well, this happened quickly….the Astros’ fans had barely adjusted to the news that Jose Urquidy, who was pulled from his start Sunday due to shoulder discomfort, followed by being put on the IL Monday afternoon then the next domino seemed to fall. Brandon Bielak had barely joined the club as a replacement for Urquidy when he was thrust into the first inning of Tuesday’s win over the Giants in place of Luis Garcia, who had discomfort in his elbow.

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