It's been a really long time since Houston Astros fans have had to endure a season like the team has been having in 2024. A 7-19 start begat a 12-24 start, and just a week or so ago, after a 2-0 shutout loss to the woeful Chicago White Sox, the...
It's been a really long time since Houston Astros fans have had to endure a season like the team has been having in 2024. A 7-19 start begat a 12-24 start, and just a week or so ago, after a 2-0 shutout loss to the woeful Chicago White Sox, the team seemed to have bottomed out at 33-40 and 10 games behind the Seattle Mariners for the AL West lead.
Wow, though, what a difference a week can make! Since that loss to the White Sox, the Astros have not lost a game, winning seven in a row, and outscoring their opponents by a cumulative margin of 48-20. The Mariners, meanwhile, have been reeling, and the Astros have picked up a whopping 5.5 games in the standings, siting just 4.5 back of Seattle, and 3.5 back in the AL wild card race.
In short, what looked to be a summer of frustration and discontent, now all of a sudden has Astros fans screaming"We're back, baby!" There is still work to do, but at 40-40, we are essentially at the midway point of the season , so on a Friday after an off day, why not hand out a few superlatives for the season, thus far?It's been a fascinating first half for Blanco, whose current fledgling career as a starting pitcher can be traced back to a suggestion by GM Dana Brown to...
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