Tag: houston-astros
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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?
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Don’t look now! A mirage or the real thing?
Now that we’ve reached Memorial Day and another weird off-day for the Astros (what’s up with that, anyway?), the Astros seem to be putting together some momentum. Or is this just a mirage or some extra shiny things that are getting our hopes up? At any rate, don’t look now, Ethel! Don’t Look Now… The…
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Astros 2025: What the heck?
It is no secret that your loyal scribe struggles with how to best document the 2025 version of the Astros.
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Astros 2025: What’s on my mind
This version of the Astros has been one of the toughest to get a handle on for your faithful scribe. Are they the mediocre team we discussed in our last post? Are they a team on the cusp of offensive improvement that will soon go on a tear? Are they team on the cusp of…
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