Tag: houston-astros
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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’ 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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