Tag: sports
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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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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,…
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Astros’ 2025: Counting your blessings

Sometimes when things are looking bad, when things are heading downward and your gut feels hopeless – it is good to just count your blessings.
