I did not have the heart to write this during the Astros gut-wrenching road trip, but now that they had a gut-wrenching win at home, let’s talk about THAT road trip.
Before we start on baseball, it is time for my old man griping. It doesn’t do any good other than allow me to release some internal anger and donate it to you.
First of all, I would like to wish everyone and their families a wonderful Easter Day! There were a number of questions that the fans hoped would be answered with the Astros first road series of the season:
In a 162-game season, it is as silly to get excited about a five-game winning streak as it is to get depressed over losing the first 2 games of the season.
Some folks may not know that the worldwide famous acronym YIE was invented here at Chipalatta. It stands for Yes, It’s Early, and we roll it out when, well, it is early. Like now.
After being a fan of the Astros for the last 60 seasons, this one feels a little different to me. Usually, springtime comes with a little joy and a lot of hope. But this season is tinged with melancholy due to the elephant in the dugout.
Every season is the same in one aspect. After many months of off-season and a solid 6 weeks of Spring Training, all fans are ready for the season to finally start. We are ready to stop speculation on personnel. We are ready to enjoy the personnel performing for real. This season, we are ready to…