Category: Astros
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Astros Q&A with Chip Himself – Part 1
In the last few weeks, we’ve run Q&A sessions with Chip Bailey asking me questions about Astros baseball. Chip & Dan Part 1. • Chip & Dan Part 2. • Chip & Dan Part 3. Since Chip is the founder of this blog, which he created after having run the Astros fan blog…
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Astros 2023: A couple “myths”?
It is always fun to poke a few holes here and there in myths that can be deflated with facts. Today we will attack two areas that I consider a bit mythy. One is held by the baseball world at large, and one is held by the current Astros fanbase.
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ChipalattAwards for July
The Astros finished the month of July, somehow with a 15-10 record. We say somehow because it was a month that Framber Valdez and Cristian Javier combined for 1 win and had ERA’s 6.8+. Hunter Brown barely slid in under a 6 ERA with a 1-3 record. Phil Maton melted down to a 9.64 ERA…
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Ho-hum! Astros trade for Justin Verlander again
Pardon me if the news of the Justin Verlander trade (JV and $52.5 MM coming to Houston / OF Prospects Drew Gilbert and Ryan Clifford going to the Mets) just seems too mundane to me…..Well, c’mon nothing will ever replace the original in my psyche. The Verlander trade: Jeff Luhnow’s finest moment – CHIPALATTA
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An Astros’ trade deadline what if…
Today let’s play a bit of a game about the Astros called what if.
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Astros 2023: Trade deadlines during the Renaissance
The trade deadline has become a traditional time of big moves for the Houston Astros during this “Renaissance” period of their history. Most have been positive, though a few have not been that great in retrospect. Looking back, there were a few that I had forgotten or was not so sure about the details. Let’s…
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Astros 2023: Taking a time machine back to March
Today we will take a time machine back to March of this year. You are a good and loyal fan of the Astros waiting around for the season to begin. You are fairly confident in the team and why shouldn’t you be? They won the 2022 title by sweeping the first two rounds of the…
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Astros 2023 – Tell Me Why?
Back in 1970, when I was really getting heavy into music, Neil Young came out with a fine album, After the Gold Rush. His lead-off song was a lovely ballad that has stuck with me for a long time, Tell Me Why. It was the kind of a song a teenager could really identify with,…
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