Although many around here would consider anything but a World Series victory a failure, let’s put last night’s victory in perspective: it’s something the Astros have only accomplished in five other seasons in their history, and four if you’re being persnickety: a playoff series victory.
That’s right. I’ve been on this bus for a long time, becoming an Astros fan during the 1980 series against the Phillies. If I had tuned in on another night, I might be a Phillies fan. But that game 2 comeback victory, and those bright uniforms, put a flame of Astro love in my heart that would not die, despite never living in Texas, and having the Red Sox in my face for almost a decade.