One of the most heartbreaking thing
about professional sports is never making it too the big game or being in the
big game and losing. If you’ve ever played for the Astros you know damn well
what that feels like. You also know what its like to ruin precious years of
your young life by playing for a poor team. Through the many years of being a
die-hard Astros fan you’ve seen this time and time again. Watch me bash the
Astros Management in this piece of good solemn literature.

Nolan Ryan is our first subject. Nolan
Ryan is undoubtedly (don’t doubt me) the greatest pitcher in the history. He
played eight great years with the ‘Stros and he won the nickname “The Express”.
Well why would the Astros not hold on to this precious diamond in the ruff.
Because the Astros management staff is full of bad decision makers. This may be
a cliché, to blame everything on the management but if you know the heartbreak
that the Astros have given me year after year you’d understand. So you have
this legend on the mound that makes Houston look like the place to be and you
don’t win a World Series. If you’re a GM and you make the playoffs and come
short to the Braves, Phillies and Dodgers, something’s wrong. Obviously you
need to make a change to the face of the franchise but why would you do that!
Nolan Ryan is the most coveted pitcher from 71′ to his retirement and they
wouldn’t resign him because he was getting to old. Nolan felt insulted and he
signed with the Rangers of Arlington. I’d be insulted to if you called me old
and I’m at the top of my game, Hell I’m out of there, Screw you Houston! So
Nolan Ryan goes to Arlington and what does he do, breaks every damn record in
the books and says suck it Houston! That could’ve been you Houston. Think of
these possibilities that come with resigning “The Express”. One, you might beat
out the Braves, Dodgers or Phillies and you win the world series, you bring in
fans to see Ryan break all these records and receive extra money for whatever
the organization needs, Nolan goes into the H.O.F. as a Astro instead of a
Ranger, and maybe he would be in the Astros management today and make some
better decisions then my good buddies Ed Wade and Drayton McClain and maybe
they had been in the World Series instead of those pesky rangers. I’m sorry
Houston but I’m scratching my head at this because it was so dumb. I wasn’t
even born and I know about this story!

Houston is known for having the “good ‘ol boys”. Craig
Biggio is the best description of one of those classy baseball players. The
player who never got the credit he deserved and probably never will, he was
built with two traits and nothing but it, heart and hustle. He was always the
first one to practice and last to hit the showers. He’d just take batting
practice until he’d have to leave because the stadium was closing. He is what
every baseball player should strive to be; he was a scholar and the student of
the game. But he played for the “management savvy Astros” (sarcasm idiots, read
why don’t you). He always loved Houston and he gave back to the city countless
times. He coaches for a High School baseball team in Houston and he recently
won the state championship, he also is a huge supporter of the sunshine kids, a
Houston based charity foundation. He gives back to the game and his city in
tremendous fashion. Although he is a great guy, his career was amazing; it
could’ve been 10 times better if he’d been with a different team. Biggio stayed
his whole career with the Astros and he won countless awards, was elected to
several All-Star games, recorded more than 3,000 hits, but he never won a World
Series. He made it in 2005 but thanks to the brilliant management of the ‘Stros
(Hope you saw the Sarcasm in that…. Idiots) they didn’t have the fire power on
offense or defense to match the White Sox (I Hate You Joe). Say that Biggio got
sick of the Astros or he went to a different team then the story might’ve been
different. He could’ve won multiple rings if he’d played for the Braves or the
Yankees of the 90′s. Unfortunately because he played for the non-flashy Astros,
he might not even make it to Cooperstown. Biggio will never admit this because
he enjoyed his career win or lose but he could’ve had a better career.

Now I could on and on about this depressing topic but I
wont because I’ve got somewhere to be but this will never change my love for
the Astros. I will never forgive the management for their stupidity. On the
other hand I can understand why players love playing for the small market
franchise in Houston. Houston is a great place for everything (not talking
about crime here) and its teams suck but you fall in love with them and they
always have those players that you love and adore like Biggio and “The Express”
but they did waste a lot of time with the Astros and we say thank you for the
priceless memories.

-Joey