“Saw It Again Last Night/Yesterday (also a song of some renown),”— ‘Stros Lone Home/”Fave” To Win “Div” Series Opener

Cue “The Mamas and Papas,” and I will “link” “I Saw Her Again” within this post, which cites the fact only the defending champion Houston Astros, among the 4 home team favorites, won their “div” series opener yesterday.

Houston has now won 12 straight home division series games since an excruciating loss to eventual champion Kansas City in #4 of their “bast” (have to use that at least once because this exponential disrespect for the true test, 162 game “reg,” in an anything can happen sport such as baseball is galling!!) in 2015.

The ‘Stros opponent in this “div” series is Minnesota (Twins), whose Carlos Correa, a key Houston player and a title winner with them in ’17, made a key error in that real Columbus Day tilt on October 12, 2015.

I could/did not contact John “Dusty” Baker to among other things, congratulate him on finally winning a managerial, or for that matter, non strike season title and now with a ways to go (obviously) he might join Clearance “Cito” Gaston, as having guided a team to back to back crowns, 30 years apart.

Certainly Justin Verlander, whom I do not like and Yord Alvarez, who I do, join Jose Altuve another I “dig” as standout performers.

Altuve homered, leading off the Houston home first, Alvarez parked 2 home runs while Verlander hurled 6 shutout innings.

Alas a long way to go but Houston is a nice “fave” vs Minne and if Texas, which “opened” the O’s at Baltimore, prevails and it is an all Texas teams ALCS, Houston will be a decent sized “fave.”

I will have more notes on the N.L. where again both the Braves and L.A. (Dodgers) lost, for each a 4th straight such loss in this ridiculous extra round.

Good news for each is some past history regarding these teams, especially Atlanta for #2 and through 2 games, that I hope to research.

I lived, ate and breathed this and the fact they did what they did starting in ’94 and ’95 plus other yields, some really negative thoughts.

Just in case: know I like the Astros, certainly think they have achieved “mucho.”

A helluva of a good pitcher, albeit a 6 or 7 innings one, Justin Verlander, pictured above.