A’s 2, Astros 1
W: Mujica L: Thatcher S: Clippard
I’ll admit it, I don’t have the energy to care to write a recap when the Astros lose. I just don’t but I push through it and write something anyway. I do not know if anyone reads the recaps, or if mine are just that lackluster compared to others, and I’m woman enough to admit, many of them are way better than mine. I try to be clever and witty but you know, maybe I am not. I think I can be clever in as-it-is-happening moments, but maybe it is all in my head. Just like I try to be clever and witty the Astros try to score runs. Sometimes it just doesn’t happen, like last night.
There are all kinds of discussions regarding whether this team is legit. It is true, they are legit. They are a real baseball team. I am still hesitant to believe they can hold this success up for a full season. It just seems like they go on a win streak and then a losing streak. I like the win streak aspect it is the losing streak aspect that scares the *&($ out of me.
I do not have the same faith in Khris Karter that some do. Would we have to wait almost half a season every season before he starts hitting? I do not know that I have ever seen a player make hitting a homerun so easy. Then again, when he swings and misses it cannot look any uglier.
Then there is Marisnick. Everyone was so excited he started out the season so great, well, now I worry that the wagon got to full and he can’t pull it anymore. I jumped off a while back because I figure anyone I specifically root for will not have the kind of success they should enjoy.
I did like seeing McMullers starting yesterday. I wish Hinch had let him finish the 5th inning. He’s a good looking kid. I was looking at him and was wondering what his dad looked like (because let me be honest, I’m not into May-December things). Well, I saw him on the television. He seems like a nice guy. Not sure where Lance gets his olive skin coloring from but it looks good on him.
Altuve has become the next “Biggio.” And make no mistake, I do not say that lightly. I honestly think he is the type of player they should all aspire to be. He works hard and is humble. Between those two things he is the ideal role model. I wish he spent more time in Houston but knowing how close he is to his family, I understand why he goes home in the off-season. He is a great story and I hope the story is just at the beginning for him.
I was thinking of going to Corpus Christi this upcoming weekend to go to a Hooks game. I did not realize when I started planning this trip that it is Memorial Day weekend. I do not really want to drive on a holiday weekend. Then Correa and McMullers get called up. There are still a lot of outstanding players to see but not sure I want to drive with a lot of other people on the roads. I do not trust other drivers.
I am planning to go to the game tomorrow, so if you are there, leave me a note here and maybe I will stop and say hi.