Washington University in St. Louis fell to 11th place in the second round of the 2019 Women's Golf National Championships at Bay Oaks Country Club in Houston Wednesday, May 15. A tee flies following a Bears' tee shot on the 12th hole. I spent the afternoon chasing the Bears around the course with Chris Mitchell, … Continue reading Round 2 of the 2019 NCAA Women’s Golf National Championships
Somewhere along the line of perhaps the worst four-month spell of my life, I decided I needed to revisit my hobbies. You know, those things that people say they do in their free time. Or rather, those things that are almost exclusively for people with free time. I was a year from graduating with an … Continue reading Welcome to sahilspatel.com!
Two weeks ago today, the Houston Astros won the World Series. 14 days ago, I tried my best to process that my team, my hometown team, was the last one standing. For the first time ever, the Astros and their fanbase were not included in the 29 that spent the winter unhappy. Two weeks later, … Continue reading What the Astros World Series title means to me
The Houston Astros are in the second World Series in franchise history and face off with the Los Angeles Dodgers, who haven't been to a World Series since 1988, when they defeated the Oakland Athletics in five games. This is the first World Series matchup with two 100-win teams since 1970, and it features arguably … Continue reading Your Astros-Dodgers World Series Primer
After disposing of the Boston Red Sox in four games, the Astros take on the New York Yankees, who defeated the top-seeded Cleveland Indians in five. With home-field advantage, Houston looks to reach the second World Series in franchise history in the American League Championship Series. Here's a position-by-position breakdown of the matchups in the … Continue reading Preview: Astros vs. Yankees in the ALCS
The season starts now. After 101 wins since April, the Houston Astros body of work the last six months come down to one frenzied month of baseball. The first team to win 11 games takes home the World Series title, and the Astros are among the favorites after amassing the third-best record in MLB during … Continue reading Preview: Astros vs. Red Sox in the ALDS
The playoffs are back in Houston! The Houston Astros racked up 101 wins in 2017 and head home smoking hot after taking three of four games from their first round opponent, the Boston Red Sox, on the road to close out the regular season. Though rosters are at 40 players in the month of September, … Continue reading Projecting the Astros ALDS roster
So that was something. The Texans had its way with a Tennessee Titans team that was lauded all week for its smashmouth, punishing style of play and its 2-1 record so far this season. The 57-14 win over Tennessee Sunday afternoon was everything that Texans wanted to see and more. And in the spirit of … Continue reading 57 thoughts I had during the Texans’ win over the Titans
After months of coachspeak and preparation, Bill O'Brien chunked his entire gameplan out the window at halftime of the Texans' first game of the season when he threw rookie Deshaun Watson to the wolves against the Jaguars to start the second half. Starter Tom Savage had a season debut to forget, going 7-13 for 62 … Continue reading Reviewing Deshaun Watson’s first game action
The Texans got demolished in all phases of the game today. It wasn't even close.
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