Category: Astros
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Astros 2024: Now, about that hitting
There has been a lot of focus on the Astros’ starting pitching problems this year, mostly due to their many injuries. The hitting discussions have been more sporadic and spent a lot of energy on the undeniable truth that Jose Abreu needed to go. Well, Jose is gone, but the offense still has problems. Kyle…
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Astros 2024: A little retroactive time travel
Sometimes, late at night, after I eat something that gives me a little heartburn, I have these “dreams.” I call them dreams because if I called them what they appear to be (a visit from the future), folks may call those nice young men in their clean white coats to my home.
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Jose Abreu is Released: Our Long National Nightmare is Over
On SNL back in 1996, Dana Carvey did a hilarious skit playing Tom Brokaw, who wanted to go on a long sabbatical to Barbados for the summer. His producer made him pre-tape all these announcements about potential big news items happening while he was gone, including many variations on Gerald Ford’s future death.
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Astros 2024: Let’s talk money and performance
We rarely discuss money in this blog, as, frankly, it is not our money, and we don’t really have a say in how Jim Crane spends it. But today, based on how the 2024 season is unfolding, it seemed like a good time to look at the most highly compensated personnel on the team and…
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An Open Letter to Jim Crane
One of the things I enjoy doing is to wander down memory lane with the blog. Sometimes I just randomly go back in time and read through some old posts and the comments. I try to ignore the ones where I want to trade Jose Altuve or think that Preston Tucker is the next big…
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Astros 2024 – Will They Be Buyers?
The founder of the feast around here, Chip Bailey, threw out a few questions and statements to me by text on Monday. “It’s beginning to look as though the Astros just don’t have the oomph to get back in it. Although the AL West seems to be a softie. Have you considered a post about…
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ChipalattAwards for May
The Astros’ month of May was one of stopping the bleeding after finishing April at 10-19. The 15-14 record in May did slow the bleeding but losing 3-of-4 to the Mariners at the end of the month put the brakes on their turnaround. It was a month where a few folks fell off the deep…
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What the heck is going on with Ryan Pressly and other stuff?
Tuesday night was a frustrating team loss with one exception. The exception was Hunter Brown, who has seemingly turned things around. After an assist from brain-dead base running by Julio Rodriguez (think Jose Altuve 2.0), that limited the M’s to one run in the first, he hit his stride and finished with six innings of…
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