Positive Signs For Houston In 2013: They Might Actually Be Good

The 2012 Houston Astros were unwatchable at times.  Their ensemble of utterly boring players with less talent than their fellow major leaguers and the fact that they played their games in the most boring division in baseball combined in boredom heaven.  Watching the 2012 Astros was like sitting through an hour of Intro to Women’s Studies at Vassar College.  I’m qualified make that joke because I’m probably the only person to have accomplished both horrific feats and lived to discuss it.  Still, something inside me thinks that there’s some way this new Astros team invigorated by new uniforms and a new division could capture some fairy dust and pull together a respectable season. Before you dismiss this blog and our site entirely, hear me out. How many proponants did the Oakland A’s have heading into last year? Who believed in the Orioles?  Hint: not us.  The point of bringing up those two fairy tale seasons that left their respective fan bases rejuvenated and surely spiked interest i...