An appreciation of Justin Verlander's awesome tenure as an Astro. And a reflection on why the 2023 Astros are better off spending money in other areas.
Nice one, Brian! I think we all came to literally love JV! I must admit it took me a little while, after the bizarre way we landed him. With not just a little snark and irreverence, I wrote about it in real time (more or less), with a dateline of 9/1/17. Thought you and/or your readers might enjoy this trip down memory lane: https://therunnersports.com/kicking-screaming-justin-verlander-deigns-join-astros-oh-thank-sir/
In the article, I even imagined a clerical mix-up of the Detroit Tigers trading outfielder Kate Upton to the Angels with eighteen pair of Jimmy Choo stilettos showing up at the team’s Anaheim offices at about the same time Justin Upton plopped himself down to dinner as Verlander was beginning the soup course! The results of too much coffee!
Thanks again for the rememberies of the Bayou City visit of a legend.
Nice one, Brian! I think we all came to literally love JV! I must admit it took me a little while, after the bizarre way we landed him. With not just a little snark and irreverence, I wrote about it in real time (more or less), with a dateline of 9/1/17. Thought you and/or your readers might enjoy this trip down memory lane: https://therunnersports.com/kicking-screaming-justin-verlander-deigns-join-astros-oh-thank-sir/
In the article, I even imagined a clerical mix-up of the Detroit Tigers trading outfielder Kate Upton to the Angels with eighteen pair of Jimmy Choo stilettos showing up at the team’s Anaheim offices at about the same time Justin Upton plopped himself down to dinner as Verlander was beginning the soup course! The results of too much coffee!
Thanks again for the rememberies of the Bayou City visit of a legend.
Brad
1. Thanks for reading. I appreciate it very much.
2. I enjoyed your article from 2017. Though in hindsight, the "Price High, but Not Unrecoverable" section was right on the 2nd part.
3. I didn't make this point in the article, but better Verlander in the National League, and off our playoff docket until the World Series.
Right on for #3! Now, I'll have a reason to even care about the Mets' season in '23!