Category: Astros
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Re-visiting the Top 10 Key Items in 2021

Today we revisit a Chipalatta post from the past and how accurate it was in predicting the Astros’ 2021 season….
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Astros 2022: Candidates to progress and regress

It happens every year. Fans, teams, players enter the season, picturing the status quo with modifications. “Our infield is the best hitting group in the majors. We just have to tweak that outfield” “Our rotation is set. We just need another big arm in the bullpen”. And then reality occurs along with injuries, regression and…
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2021 Astros’ Christmas wishes

First of all, I wish each of you a wonderful Christmas leading to a terrific New Year. And leading into this – what are my top 10 Astro related wishes for 2022?
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Astros: Value Top 10

Heading into the 2022 season, one could put together a list of the Top 10 Astros and it might include many of the usual subjects like Jose Altuve, Alex Bregman Michael Brantley, Yuli Gurriel, Justin Verlander and Lance McCullers Jr.
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Random thoughts in the middle of winter

Today we are facing the depths of winter here in the Houston area. It is a frigid 75 degrees this morning and warming up to a brisk 82 this afternoon. OK, so it is not exactly Christmasy around here, but from a baseball news standpoint, we are definitely in the depths of winter.
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Top 7 concerns for the Astros heading into 2022

This is a presumptive post today. We are presuming that the lockout will end and that the biggest concern isn’t losing a chunk of the season.
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The 2021 ChipalattAwards

Despite coming home just short of another World Championship thanks to a hot Atlanta Braves club and an untimely injury to Lance McCullers, 2021 was a successful season for the Astros.
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The off-season comes to a halt

Let’s face it. Even in the most active times, the baseball off-season is pretty patchy as a source for new writing material.
