Category: Astros
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The Houston Astros meet Hollywood

Sports and the movies are both entertainment industries with their own stable of uber-celebrities down to bit players. Today we tie current Astros and management folks to famous movie quotes.
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Two For Tuesday: Cole and juiced balls

On a midsummer Tuesday following a video game Home Run Derby – let’s look at a couple subjects.
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10 mid-season questions for the Astros
Your loyal servant has a few minutes to toss out a post, so here are 10 questions near the mid-season mark for the Astros and their fans?
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Can the Astros’ wrap up George Springer?

Today we make apologies to Sting, Andy Summers and Stewart Copeland…..
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JuneChipalattAwards: Tough month for Astros

June was an up and down month for an Astro team dealing with a bunch of overlapping injuries. They started off at 10-3, then lost 7 in a row to fall to 10-10 before rallying to finish the month at 15-12. Unlike many previous months,
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Astros fans, how are you feeling?

The baseball season is a marathon and the team is currently right around the 13-mile watering station. We’ve learned a lot about our team and the coaching staff and front office along the way. The team came out of the gate slow, then went on a tear, then continued to play well through injuries and…
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How do you solve a problem like Correa?

With apologies to Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II and in-house parody songwriter Mr. Bill …..
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Of Two Minds: Building the Astros pitching vs. everydays

Baseball organizations normally have some kind of philosophy they follow in building their teams. Some lean heavily on internal development. Some lean heavily on trades. Some lean heavily on going the free agent route to bring in key pieces.
