What a year!
No, I’m not talking about impeachment, pandemic, “mostly peaceful protests,” election craziness.
I’m talking about the Astros in the midst of all this. The awful Brandon Taubman incident. The de-moralizing cheating scandal and the firing of the top brass of the Stros. The postponed and shortened COVID season. The early injuries to key players: Cy Young winner Justin Verlander, ROY Yordan Alvarez, closer Roberto Osuna and many others.
This was supposed to be the last year of the Astros’ championship window. In fact, the window wasn’t even as open this year as last, with the loss of key pieces like Gerrit Cole and Will Harris.