Tag: Dan Peschong
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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…
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Astros’ 2025: Defining clutch

The Astros rough spell lately with hitting with runners in scoring position (RISP) and scoring period has brought almost universal agreement among the fans that this team is just not clutch. When anything is almost universally agreed upon with the “eye” test, it begs the question for this writer. Do the stats back up that…
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ChipalattAwards for August

After a slightly below average July, the Astros continued their swoon finishing August 13-15. Their team numbers for the month…
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Analyzing the Astros’ weekend

A baseball season is such a marathon, any particular three-game series is like a half mile out of that 26 mile death march. Not insignificant, but not necessarily that impactful. But looking at it another way, when the Astros wake up on Monday morning, they could be anywhere from five games ahead in the AL…
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Astros’ 2025: September Song

In some ways, this post may seem a bit pointless. As always, past performance is not a predictor of future gains, your mileage may vary, don’t count your chickens before they are hatched and any other hackneyed adage you want to apply.
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Astros’ questions: Your turn

Dan P wants to hear from you. Even more than normal. So, here are 10 questions with plenty of room for you to show your brilliance.
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Astros’ offensive malaise

The Astros have been struggling on the offensive side of the game for quite a while, but this has morphed into a full free fall, where after Tuesday’s game they had been shut out in 4 of the last 5 games, including the last 3 games straight. Even with an extra inning thrown in on…
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Astros’ 2025 and Atlas Shrugged

It is a pretty good assumption that if you have not read Ayn Rand’s extremely heavy and long tome, Atlas Shrugged, by now, you are not likely going to read it in the future. However, to be fair, here is a spoiler alert and if you don’t want to have a certain plot line ruined,…
