Hey look - a Passan article with no “cheating” whines. 
How do we eliminate the cheating whines?
Win the WS this year, next year, and beyond.
After multiple WS championships, baseball fans around the country will be so accustomed of Astros domination that we’ll become America’s team.
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I see more and more people being reasonable about the whole thing.
More people saying multiple teams doing it, Astros just used as example, etc.
Most realize and respect our player development.
The ones that are still bitching and moaning the most are what I would guess I call our rivals……Yankees fans are the worst….Seattle has some really pathetic fans that are both vindictive and ignorant.
Basically the teams that we either end their seasons or keep them from being more successful.
I used to try and pull out data and facts and use logic to change their minds….at this point I just say FU$& em’.
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Every sport needs a bad guy, that wins and is the focal point of everyone’s hates. Like the Al Davis Raiders used to be. Davis coined the phrase “if you ain’t cheating then you ain’t trying”.
The Astros are that team now. It is good for the sport.
You can’t hate the Yankees anymore. They haven’t been to a WS since 2009.
We spend lots of money but we are just pretty good isn’t something you can hate. Hell that is 95% of Ivy league graduates.
I can and will hate the Yankees!
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Virtually all baseball fans disagree.
The fact that they haven’t won doesn’t keep their fans from acting like it’s an entitlement, hence, the hate.
Houston sports radio reporting that Javier will pitch Game 3 due to minor injury to McCullars, who will be moved back to Game 4.
We’ll see if it’s true or an unfounded rumor.
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Up 2-0 this is rather hilarious.
“he was pushed back a day after being hit in the elbow by a spare champagne bottle as Houston celebrated their Division Series sweep”
This says a cut. I was thinking a bad bruise.
I really hope, as absurd as it sounds, that it is actually true and that it’s not trying to cover up elbow issues.
Keep an eye on the pen at the beginning of game four….if you see Garcia or Urquidy stretching then you know we’ve been fibbed to.
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Maybe the Astros should contact Ralph Lauren to design a bubble wrap outfit for McCullars to wear to protect him from himself.
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This has been my worry from the get-go. Can McCullers make it through October without another weird injury. Damn.
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Reason aside, I actually kind of like going with Javi for game 3. He’s had the Yanks number this year and if he gets the win tomorrow the series is over.
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I like either one but I feel better with both available.
Would they really make up a story that contrived to cover an injury? Hell, we used a sesame street trash can to predict pitches. Who am I kidding?
We really only need one game in NY but it would be sweet to clinch in NY and invite Cashman down for the team picture.
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Think about how deep this pitching staff is if we are feeling pretty good about throwing our number 4 against Gerrit Cole. And honestly, I wouldn’t be scared with number 5.
The depth is just crazy. Our number six is Jose Urquidy and he won 13 games and had a sub 4 era. He’d be top 3 in some playoff rotations.
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What do you think the chances of them putting Houston Astros-2022 AL Champions on their Big board would be.
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We’ll find out tonight.
Knowing the Yankees they’ll put something like,
“Go Phillies!!!”
I don’t think that they out anything on their board.
This was from late August, and Maldonado has certainly turned it up several notches since then.
But Maldonado is a finalist for a Silver Slugger award? WTF? 
Altuve, Bregman, Alvarez, Tucker and…Maldonado. Which of these things is not like the others?
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