Tag: Astros

• Astros’ off-season: Show me the money

  

  In 2025, the Astros crossed the luxury tax Rubicon for the second consecutive season, piling up approximately $245 million in obligations against an approximate luxury tax limit of $241 million.

  Dan P

  October 13, 2025

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• 2025 Final: ChipalattAwards September

  

  I’ve put this off as long as I could, but it is time to see if anyone actually should be awarded for the Astros mess of a September.

  Dan P

  October 10, 2025

  Astros

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• Dana and Joe

  

  When we discuss the future of the Astros leadership including the GM Dana Brown, Manager Joe Espada and various assistant coaches, there is a question to be discussed.

  Dan P

  October 6, 2025

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  Astros, baseball, Dan Peschong, dana-brown, houston-astros, Jim Crane, Joe Espada, mlb, off-season, sports

• We should have known something was up

  

  We should have had a clue when… Spencer Arrighetti went down on April 8. But we kept believing.

  Chip Bailey

  September 29, 2025

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• Astros 2025: Is there any hope left?

  

  Less than a week ago, the Astros’ prospects for the postseason were pretty solid after sweeping the Rangers. If they could win two from the Mariners, they would be in great shape for the AL West title. If they just won one, they would be in good shape for a Wild Card spot.

  Dan P

  September 24, 2025

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• Astros’ 2025: Now what?

  

  The Astros did what they threatened to do many times this season. After taking the AL West Division lead on June 3, they finally handed it back 90 games later on September 14.  Just 10 games ago they had a four-game lead, but their 4-6 stumble in that stretch combined with a 9-1 charge by…

  Dan P

  September 15, 2025

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• Astros’ 2025: Hope springs eternal

  

  Dan P, your fandom schizophrenic, has decided today that there is still hope for the Astros. Don’t listen to that evil Dan P that wrote the last post.  Hope came in the form of minor league call-up lefthanded OF Zach Cole, who earned an MLB look based on a decent season in AA (.263 BA/…

  Dan P

  September 13, 2025

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• September 9, 2025: The Astros’ tipping point?

  

  This is a tough post to write. The Astros have been a remarkable team to follow since that first out of nowhere playoff appearance in 2015. They have been so consistent with this playoff run from 2017 to 2024 and that ALCS and beyond string between 2017 and 2023. Seven ALCS appearances, four World Series…

  Dan P

  September 10, 2025

  Astros

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