The disastrous start required the Astros to turnaround their season and made it a different experience watching them in 2024. They've been the best team in baseball since then.
As always, good stuff, Brian! The point about the sorry state of affairs in the AL West certainly stands out. As a fan of a team that started more lethargically than disastrously, but has played to a .708 winning percentage since the All-Star break while somehow only now closing to less than three games from the division lead (and which should have swept the Astros last week), I'd be happy to see the NL West pick up some level of that same disarray!
As always, good stuff, Brian! The point about the sorry state of affairs in the AL West certainly stands out. As a fan of a team that started more lethargically than disastrously, but has played to a .708 winning percentage since the All-Star break while somehow only now closing to less than three games from the division lead (and which should have swept the Astros last week), I'd be happy to see the NL West pick up some level of that same disarray!
Padres look lethal. They're probably going to make a deep run and re-ignite the whole "does the bye help" conversation.