The cocky/distraught meter was clearly weighed down in the cocky side. Taking a game one from Houston that the Astros thought they had in the bag, the fanbase was already dreaming up going back to Philadelphia with a 2-0 series lead.
“We have our ace on the mound!”
“We shut down their lineup!”
These and many other things were being thought of, pondered, dreamed upon this morning across soccer fields, pumpkin patches and random birthday parties across the region.
The only thing is: Houston is really, really good. They weren’t going to go quietly.