Category: Astros
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Astros off-season: Different lines of attack

Dana Brown and the powers that be (and wouldn’t we all love to see how that decision tree works) have a lot of work to do this off-season….or not. Today, we will look at the Astros and three different lines of attack available for their off-season.
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The Fat Lady Sang: Now it’s time to take inventory — Manager, coaches, front office

Our last two posts covered the current status on the Astros’ positional players The Fat Lady sang: Now, It’s time to take inventory – The position players – ALL THINGS ASTROS (chipalatta.com) followed by a look at the Astros’ pitchers The Fat Lady sang: Now it’s time to take inventory – The pitchers – ALL…
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The Fat Lady sang: Now it’s time to take inventory – The pitchers

This took a little while to compile, but hopefully, it will be worth it as we examine what the Astros have or may have in 2025.
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The Fat Lady sang: Now, It’s time to take inventory – The position players

The fans of the Astros knew this day would come, and this seemed like the season in which this would happen. The Astros will not win a playoff series for the eighth year in a row. They will not make it to at least the ALCS for the eighth year in a row. They will…
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Astros 2024: The Wild Card matchup

It is “ifs and buts” time for your humble scribing servant. If….the Astros had started a mediocre 13-13 instead of a miserable 7-19, would they have avoided the Wild Card altogether? Mathematically, that six-game difference would have launched the Astros into the top two bye spots and into a tie for the top spot in…
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Astros 2024: Anatomy of a division championship

The Astros clinched the 2024 AL West Tuesday night in a nail-biting 4-3 win that was a microcosm of the team’s season. Like the season, the early part of the game was a bit of a failure as Framber Valdez put the team behind the eight ball, giving up three runs in the first three…
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Astros 2024: One week to go

It is time for another mind dump from your fearful leader. I used to be your fearless leader, but November has me worried. With one week to go in the regular season, what are Dan P’s thoughts today?

