Remember the tv soap opera “As The World Turns”?
Maybe in the case of our 2026 Astros, it could be the daily viewing of “As The Losses Mount”.
Seemingly with each passing day, it feels as if meaningful baseball in October will elude us once again. Consider just how long ago it actually was, since we Houstonians endured consecutive postseasons sitting idle.
You’d have to go back to 2014.
In 2014, Dusty Baker wasn’t even managing, having been released by the Cincinnati Reds. Speaking of managers, for a portion
of that 2014 season, Houston was led by Bo Porter.
Carlos Correa was still in the minors.
Rob Manfred wasn’t even “officially” MLB Commissioner.
Neither Biggio nor Bagwell had been enshrined in Cooperstown.
Center Field still featured Tal’s Hill.
The A’s still played in Oakland.
Okay, you get where I’m going with this. The injection of historical context, (even in early May) is only fitting because if the trend of dropping series continues, the Astros season will be history and they’ll be home in October for consecutive seasons.
That would be very 2014.
