The Fighter
I could think of no better thing to reference for today's post title than the award winning 2010 film starring Mark Whalberg and Christian Bale. Directed by David O' Russell of Silver Linings Playbook and American Hustle fame, this movie follows the real life story of Micky Ward, an Irish boxer following his route to a lightweight title. In the midst of his quest, he is trying to get out of the shadows of his trainer-junkie-criminal brother in order to be successful. Trials and tribulations plague the story throughout, but Micky comes out of it on top.
Does this ring a bell to anyone? It should, because it is a similar story to that of the Houston Astros very own slugger, and once again YOUR people's champion and mine, Evan Gattis. El Oso Blanco is riding a 5 game winning streak. You read that right: 5 games! In that time, he has been hitting well over .350 and has a pair of homers and 4 more RBI to his name. While his overall stats still have a little ways to go, the bull-bear has turned on the offensive jets and it is full steam ahead! And as I write in my latest recap on House of Houston, May has always been the month of the bear. Check out what I have to say in the tweet below:
Does this ring a bell to anyone? It should, because it is a similar story to that of the Houston Astros very own slugger, and once again YOUR people's champion and mine, Evan Gattis. El Oso Blanco is riding a 5 game winning streak. You read that right: 5 games! In that time, he has been hitting well over .350 and has a pair of homers and 4 more RBI to his name. While his overall stats still have a little ways to go, the bull-bear has turned on the offensive jets and it is full steam ahead! And as I write in my latest recap on House of Houston, May has always been the month of the bear. Check out what I have to say in the tweet below:
Compared to my recap from the previous week, I had a lot of things to say about these last six games. The pitching staff continues to be stellar, and the bats are heating up at just the right time. However, there is just something about the two homers from Gatty Daddy this week that really warmed my heart more than anything. Perhaps they will to you as well, once you give a look to the towering 400 ft one launched yesterday:FLAME ON: The #Astros bounced back to what was a notable Week 6. What else happened? @tvwizard85 has the scoop. ⚾️🔥🤔💯https://t.co/HFMWtV2h9g— House Of Houston (@HouseOfHouston) May 14, 2018
Hearing the crack of that powerful bat, and knowing that the ball traveled for over 107 mph at a nice launch angle of 32 degrees makes me so abundantly proud. It was a true signification that Gattis is back! He's seeing the ball exactly the way he always has, and it is paying off the dividends for himself and the team. Even better, the CDH crowd is slowly but surely losing their power again. Which energizes me, because I now have more to say than they do.
Evan Gattis is the living embodiment of overcoming adversity. Just when the CDH crowd thinks he's down, he gets right back up again. Nothing, and I mean NOTHING, can ever stop the bear. Every time that folks out there think that he can't do something, he will prove you wrong EVERY SINGLE TIME! To that end, he is the ultimate fighter. No matter what obstacles come his way, he will face them head on.
I'm not naive to the fact that there will still be other times this season where he will struggle. Baseball is just that finicky of a game. But let's all just hope and pray that this heated trend of his from this weekend will be long lived to get him back to where we know he is capable of being, stat wise. I know I believe in him to do so. It is my greatest wish that all of you readers out there will as well.
Original Photo Credit: Houston Astros on Twitter
The best pic to describe Evan Gattis lately. The true fighter. Like Martha Stewart would say, "It's a good thing!"
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