'There is always discussion about when the Astros’ championship “window” will close, as if the end is near.'
First-year Astros general manager Dana Brown, left, and fourth-year skipper Dusty Baker preside over a team that has established itself as a 21st-century juggernaut.The Astros know to build a winning franchise. They know how to win World Series titles.
There is always discussion about when the Astros’ championship “window” will close, as if the end is near. In a sport that is promoting parity almost as well as the NFL, MLB teams are trying to be as dominant as the Astros have been.Not the current Bronx squad that regularly bombs in the playoffs. We’re talking the turn-of-the-century Yankee dynasty.Despite being a subjective concept, a dynasty in its strictest sense must cover a long stretch of dominance and involve multiple championships.
Neither were the Boston curse-breakers, who had a miraculous postseason in 2004 and won three World Series in 10 seasons. Only one player, David Ortiz, was on the first and last championship squads.
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