Cold as Ice
With the Houston Astros wrapping up a three game set against the Minnesota Twins in Minneapolis yesterday, it's no surprise that I would reference the famed rock hit from Foreigner for today's post title. Not only was the weather very blistering up there, but so were the spacemen. They dropped their first series of the season, and both sides of the ball looked to fall victim. Both Dallas Keuchel and Lance McCullers suffered the two losses that cost the team the series. To make matters worse, the bats woke up too little too late.
Thankfully, the Astros have now returned home and will open up a short weekend home stint against the in-state divisional rivals, the Texas Rangers. The I-45 neighbors have been biting the big one, to say the least. The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim just left Arlington with a sweep of the team, and now, they get to come down to H-Town for a good, old-fashioned, Texas-sized whopping of the derrieres. Even more amusing, Big Sexy himself, Bartolo Colon, will finish the series on Sunday against Justin Verlander. Expect that game to be quite the show in and of itself.
Aside from the botched two starts from Keuchel and McCullers, the rest of the pitching staff has been keeping the team in games. Tying up the game in the 9th inning yesterday seemed to be a signal that the bats are heating up. That includes the one of your people's champion and mine, Evan Gattis, who had another multi-hit outing Wednesday with a pair of singles. One of which tallied 2 of the 8 runs scored in the game, and a third was scored by El Oso Blanco himself.
Returning back to a dome setting at home should get all of the hitters to find their groove again. The Bull Bear didn't have a very good home stand last time. But after what transpired in yesterday's game, he is definitely seeing the ball a lot better now. He may not have a multi hit game every outing, and we are all still eagerly awaiting those bear bombs that he has been known to hit in the past. However, as the old saying goes, patience is indeed a virtue.
Meanwhile, the team does find itself a game out of the Angels for the division lead. While a tad upsetting, it's not something for anyone to hit the panic switch on our boys yet. The pitchers that are struggling right now will find their step, as will the hitters. Additionally, those on the team that are hot right now will have cold snaps with their gloves or bats. Truth is, as I have mentioned before, that is what makes the game of baseball so great. It gives us fans unimaginable highs and worrisome lows all at the same time.
Honesly fans, let's just enjoy the ride. Every last one of these players, including Gattis, are going to give us some great things to root for. This is true for this season, and in many others to come. The Angels will certainly be making their work be cut out for them this season with the emergence of Japanese star, Shohei Ohtani. But even a player like him is mortal, and prone to making his own mistakes. Despite not making very many right now, he will have his struggles as well.
So yeah, I'm not worried. And you shouldn't be, either!
Thankfully, the Astros have now returned home and will open up a short weekend home stint against the in-state divisional rivals, the Texas Rangers. The I-45 neighbors have been biting the big one, to say the least. The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim just left Arlington with a sweep of the team, and now, they get to come down to H-Town for a good, old-fashioned, Texas-sized whopping of the derrieres. Even more amusing, Big Sexy himself, Bartolo Colon, will finish the series on Sunday against Justin Verlander. Expect that game to be quite the show in and of itself.
Aside from the botched two starts from Keuchel and McCullers, the rest of the pitching staff has been keeping the team in games. Tying up the game in the 9th inning yesterday seemed to be a signal that the bats are heating up. That includes the one of your people's champion and mine, Evan Gattis, who had another multi-hit outing Wednesday with a pair of singles. One of which tallied 2 of the 8 runs scored in the game, and a third was scored by El Oso Blanco himself.
Returning back to a dome setting at home should get all of the hitters to find their groove again. The Bull Bear didn't have a very good home stand last time. But after what transpired in yesterday's game, he is definitely seeing the ball a lot better now. He may not have a multi hit game every outing, and we are all still eagerly awaiting those bear bombs that he has been known to hit in the past. However, as the old saying goes, patience is indeed a virtue.
Meanwhile, the team does find itself a game out of the Angels for the division lead. While a tad upsetting, it's not something for anyone to hit the panic switch on our boys yet. The pitchers that are struggling right now will find their step, as will the hitters. Additionally, those on the team that are hot right now will have cold snaps with their gloves or bats. Truth is, as I have mentioned before, that is what makes the game of baseball so great. It gives us fans unimaginable highs and worrisome lows all at the same time.
Honesly fans, let's just enjoy the ride. Every last one of these players, including Gattis, are going to give us some great things to root for. This is true for this season, and in many others to come. The Angels will certainly be making their work be cut out for them this season with the emergence of Japanese star, Shohei Ohtani. But even a player like him is mortal, and prone to making his own mistakes. Despite not making very many right now, he will have his struggles as well.
So yeah, I'm not worried. And you shouldn't be, either!
Original Photo Credit: Houston Astros on Twiter
Perched in the dugout, the Bull Bear eagerly awaits to be freed!
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