I remember when we had a team stacked with All Stars and Cy Young winners or candidates and going on West Coast swings and tallying 2–6 records and being inexplicably shut out for 25 innings straight. I just couldn’t understand why this was so hard.
Also, it was real touching when the rookie pitcher’s mom broke down crying, saying that her son was realizing his dream. It was very sweet. And she is not a “prototypical hot mom.” Which made it even sweeter and more vulnerable.
Jason said that when Colt Keith hit the home run he hit it in the former home of the Colt 45s. Does he not realize that’s two ball parks ago or did he just mean Houston in general? It just seemed like an awkward way to put it.
I think that plane ride to Los Angeles is going to be a lot more upbeat and spirited than it might’ve been otherwise. I know these guys have or should have ice water in their veins, but those first two losses took a lot of wind out of my sails.