It’s never a good idea to get into arguments with a Deacon at your home parish, but that’s exactly what transpired after mass on Wednesday morning between myself and Deacon Glenn.
The topic of “happy to be there” was on the sports debate missal. My contention was that of my experience of Senior Prom, “just happy to go”, whereas Deacon Glenn paraded around as Prom King.
This centers around the Astros and my sentiments are simple, after all they’ve endured, if playing next week it’s nothing short of
a divine miracle. Before you’re quick to judge and cast the first stone, consider the following:
Hunter Brown spent 75 days on the IL.
Mike Burrows last win in the big leagues came back on June 30th during a subpar outing vs. Minnesota in which he allowed 4 runs over the course of 5 innings.
Tatsuya Imai just recently cracked 75 innings of work. In Japan’s Nippon Pro League, he logged 829 innings over portions of 8 seasons.
Lance McCullers dazzled with a 7 inning performance back in March during a victory over Boston, little did we know the eventual ending weeks later.
Followed by May 5th, which was one of the darker moments. Carlos Correa tore a tendon in his left ankle. Instead of leading the club to a postseason run, he’s reclining back in commercials with Mattress Mack, unable to contribute.
Then there’s the division, the lone saving grace being the record against the Texas Rangers which might ultimately decide things in the end. Houston has won just 25% of their contests vs. the Seattle Mariners this season. They dropped a total of 11 games to the lowly Los Angeles Angels & (Sacramento?) A’s.
Outside of the division, there are plenty of warts. Baltimore took 5 of 6 meetings. Along the way, there were even lost series to the Cincinnati Reds and Colorado Rockies who are going nowhere fast.
Fortunately, against the Boston Red Sox and both clubs in Chicago, 13 of 16 wins were posted or all of this would be a moot point.
I’m just content in the moment to potentially be stepping into the limo that will bring me to the postseason after a one year hiatus.
For Deacon Glenn, it’s simply not good enough.
