Not even the Astros' rise to claim an AL Wild Card spot against the Yankees and then a strong-armed effort by Keuchel on short rest to beat the Yanks to advance to the AL Division Series against the Royals has erased those thoughts entirely.
"I think about it every day," said Keuchel, who just put together the 10th 20-win season in Astros history, the first in a decade. "I mean, my first year in 2012 and 2013, 100 (plus) losses. So that's something I don't forget and that's something you'll never forget just how bad it was and how quickly we've turned things around.