Tal Smith was at the winter meetings as part of a Hall of Fame committee.
The former Astros president has another year to see his eponymous hill in center field at Minute Maid Park, assuming the Astros next winter follow through on plans they had this offseason to raise the hill and use the space differently.
At this point, another year of Tal’s Hill doesn’t mean much to Smith, who knows the Hill’s demise is coming.
“I’m over that, because for four years now, I’ve expected it’s going to go,” Smith said. “It’s inevitable.”
Smith thinks that bringing the hill in will affect power allies at Minute Maid.