Tag: houston-astros
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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’ brain dump

It is time for a Dan P brain dump about the Astros. Most folks might say that is likely a very small dump indeed.
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The Astros’ 2025 timeline: Making sense of the non-sensical

Recently I was text messaging with THE Chip Bailey, creator of Chipalatta and writer emeritus here at the blog. We were discussing the most recent improbable moment in the 2025 season as the Astros took the second game and the series from the alleged best team in baseball the Los Angeles Dodgers. For those toting…
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Astros’ 2025: 10 questions for you

It just feels like it is time to pass along some questions to our loyal readers…
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Astros “youth” on display

Looking hard at the current version of the Astros, not all the moves of the Dana Brown front office have been towards a youth movement. Picking up 34 year old Christian Walker, picking up and promoting aging bounce around pitchers like 33 year old Steven Okert, 33 year old Kaleb Ort and 32 year old…
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Astros’ ChipalattAwards for May

May felt like a better month for the Astros, however, they ended up 2 games above .500 (15-13), after finishing April 2 games above .500 at (16-14). They did move up to ½ game back of the first place Mariners.
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Astros 2025: At the one-third pole, the Astros’ Top 10 players

Okay, there is really no thing as a one third pole, but since I am writing this post, I get to go outside the box with my subjects. But this is not that far outside the box, so let’s talk. Who are the Astros Top Ten performers to this point in the season?
