UllysesS.Archer
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I'm an Astro fan by default. The rookie league team I have season tickets to, is the Greeneville Astros, and I watched my favorite old team win 2 world series titles, and much like I used to be a New Orleans Saints fan, after they won the super bowl, I lost my love for them.
I like the underdog. That and the fact that my favorite team in baseball is whoever is playing the Yankee's.
I got to see Altuve develop for 2 seasons in Greeneville, and year before last, I got to witness a winning streak in Greeneville that almost set the record for Appy league consecutive games won.
But, this run by the Astros is unreal.
All we knew coming into the season was that the team would probably lead the league in K's by batters, and they would probably score a lot of runs also.
Where the hell did Dallas Kuechell come from? He is the best pitcher in the game at the moment, at least by the stats. Altuve is doing what he does, getting on base, stealing bases, and being a huge pain in the ass to whomever is on the mound at the moment. Evan Gattis has woken up, it's like he's a big bear, and he flicks his wrist and drives the ball 450 feet. Chris Carter is hitting, hell, just about all the lineup is hitting.
I'm not foolish, I know that as hard as it is to win 9 in a row, its just that easy to lose 9 in a row. But the teams they are doing it against, that is dam impressive. The Mariners were supposed to be pretty good, but they sure don't look it, and the Padres are a much better team, and they looked bad too.
Yep, it's only early May, and we will probably finish 10 games back, but for this season, that magic number for me is 81. 81 wins and it is a dam fine year in Houston. A huge improvement, and a great building block, with all the young talent on its way. Remember, there are still 2 first overall draft picks ready to go in the minors. Corea(got to see him) and Appell(didn't come to Greeneville) will probably be in the majors sometime this year.
It's a great time to be an Astro fan, best since the killer b's were dominating the scene back in the 90's.
I like the underdog. That and the fact that my favorite team in baseball is whoever is playing the Yankee's.
I got to see Altuve develop for 2 seasons in Greeneville, and year before last, I got to witness a winning streak in Greeneville that almost set the record for Appy league consecutive games won.
But, this run by the Astros is unreal.
All we knew coming into the season was that the team would probably lead the league in K's by batters, and they would probably score a lot of runs also.
Where the hell did Dallas Kuechell come from? He is the best pitcher in the game at the moment, at least by the stats. Altuve is doing what he does, getting on base, stealing bases, and being a huge pain in the ass to whomever is on the mound at the moment. Evan Gattis has woken up, it's like he's a big bear, and he flicks his wrist and drives the ball 450 feet. Chris Carter is hitting, hell, just about all the lineup is hitting.
I'm not foolish, I know that as hard as it is to win 9 in a row, its just that easy to lose 9 in a row. But the teams they are doing it against, that is dam impressive. The Mariners were supposed to be pretty good, but they sure don't look it, and the Padres are a much better team, and they looked bad too.
Yep, it's only early May, and we will probably finish 10 games back, but for this season, that magic number for me is 81. 81 wins and it is a dam fine year in Houston. A huge improvement, and a great building block, with all the young talent on its way. Remember, there are still 2 first overall draft picks ready to go in the minors. Corea(got to see him) and Appell(didn't come to Greeneville) will probably be in the majors sometime this year.
It's a great time to be an Astro fan, best since the killer b's were dominating the scene back in the 90's.
