Category: Astros
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Astros Thoughts for the Week

Watching some of these games, like the 17-1 loss the other day and the 17-4 win on the weekend, allows plenty of time for one’s mind to wander. And in wandering, here are some thoughts that popped up in my mind.
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Why the Astros are struggling this year

Sometimes the only thing more painful than watching a struggling team is looking back at your own predictions made in the shine of the pre-season.
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True confessions of an Astros’ fan

Like many an Astros fan living through a frustrating sweep of the Astros this weekend, I have been feeling a lot of anger along with frustration. On top of losing three games to the Mariners, a team that has been successfully chasing the Astros (now half a game back), it occurred as the team the…
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King Tuck and other Astros’ positives

A very good friend of the blog, Oldpro wrote the following post a couple days ago, something we Catholics would call a Litany of Astro problems this season.
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Astros Brain Dump

Dan P’s brain is more clogged than normal – so it is time for a bit of a brain dump.
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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.
