Category: Dan Peschong
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Game 3 of the ALDS: Critical one for both teams
Excuse the brevity of this post, but your faithful writer is about to head out to the Hill Country to see family we have not seen in months.
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Astros’ offense: Under-the-radar heroes

Heading into the 2020 season, the Big 3 of the Astros’ offense would have been Jose Altuve, Alex Bregman and George Springer. If you were going to throw a fourth person into the mix,
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Astros-Mariners: A must-win for Houston?

This year, 2020 will be best seen in our rearview mirrors. It has been hurtful in so many significant ways between health issues, death rates, bankruptcies, job loss and loss of freedoms.
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Astros 2020: What are the positives?

As Dusty Baker said after the Tuesday night loss to the Giants (in Brian McTaggart’s post in mlb.com) “They say one of the biggest downers in sports or in baseball is when there’s a blown save — and then the opposition, it gives them energy.”
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The last time Astros’ fans were this uncertain was…
Some folks may think this writer is crazy, but the last time Astro fans were this uncertain about their team was leading into the 2017 Championship season.
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First week: Who’d have thunk it?
There are always odd-wad happenings after the first week of a normal season. And this is anything but a normal season. So here is a list of “Who’d Have Thunk It” through Saturday’s games.
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YIE: But pitching is ahead of offense

Towards the beginning of the Astros’ Renaissance, we at Chipalatta added a new acronym to the American writing palette.. YIE — or, Yes, It’s Early.
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A real up and down weekend for the Astros
The Astros opened the mini-season this weekend with a four-game series with the Seattle Mariners that concludes Monday night. Friday and Saturday (with one exception) went about as well as anyone could ask. Sunday? Ah, Sunday bloody Sunday was not a good day for the team or their fans.
