When the Levee Breaks

It has come to my attention recently that your people's champion and mine, Evan Gattis, has changed his walk up song from the Richie Havens "Freedom" classic we're all accustomed to over to the Led Zeppelin tune referenced in the post title. Either way, both songs suit El Oso Blanco and his personality incredibly well. After last night's home routing of the Colorado Rockies, there is plenty to sing about today.

The bear was a huge part of the decimation of the fellas from rocky mountain way last night. Up to his second plate appearance last night, Gatty Daddy was riding a strenuous 0-for-20 slump. It had seemed as though April was beginning to repeat itself for our beloved bearded warrior. Some were even quick to post articles about how he may be "too inconsistent to keep next season" and all of that same old nonsense.

And then, THIS HAPPENED!!!!:

That's right, ladies and gentlemen! Captain Caveman Lumberjack belted two bombs. The first one towering over the train tracks, and the second just clearing the reach of the right fielder's glove. Additionally, he tacked on another single to left for his 3rd hit of the game. All of this comes for the first time since August 1st, which was when Gattis had previously gotten a hit.

I happen to believe that the national league games against the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Francisco Giants may have factored in. With both of those parks under national league rules, no DH could be used. Therefore, Gattis was having to sit and pinch hit late far more often than he was used to. It isn't making an excuse for him. Far from it. It's meant as a way to see things in a reasonable scope. Something that many fans out there refuse to still do.

Gattis wasn't alone, either. Nearly everyone in the offense came alive last night. Carlos Correa got it all started with a bases clearing double. Alex Bregman got a double, a run scored and a sac fly RBI. Yuli Gurriel has himself a nice two run bomb. To cap it all, Tyler White saw Yuli's 2 run bomb and raised him a pair of 2 run shots. You can see those for yourselves in the video below:

When bears and sharks attack, am I right?! What makes this so special for me personally is that these are my two favorite players on the current roster that are active. Brian McCann is a favorite of mine too, but is still on the DL until September, presumably. In any case, these two get flack from haters all of the time. It really warmed my heart to see them be the biggest offensive heroes of the night last night. 

Though I'm not holding my breath, maybe a night like this will finally shut the haters up for a while. It is further proof that both White and Gattis belong on this team for the foreseeable future. Instead of demanding consistency in a game that is riddled with streaks, both good and bad, fans should start embracing what is really true about this game. It is an exciting one, but also an agonizing one, depending on whether a particular player is ebbing or flowing, as I point out in my latest HOH piece.

There's nothing at all to worry about, fans. This same exact thing happened to the Astros last year and they went on to win the entire kitten caboodle, if you'll pardon my use of an old time expression and turning a phrase. George Springer is coming back on Friday, and Jose Altuve is soon to follow. By the time September call ups come around, all of our regulars will be healthy, and we'll go on that two month tear towards a back to back title run.

In other words folks, we got this!

Original Photo Credit: Bob Levey of Getty Images

All bears, assume attack formation!!!!