Category: Astros
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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.
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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.
ALL THINGS ASTROS 