Dynasty! Love 'em or loathe 'em, the World Series champion Astros are an all-time team
https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/34957834/2022-world-series-houston-astros-mlb-dynastyThe ongoing iterative process of a great team remaining great while re-inventing itself one move at a time begs the question: How long can the Astros be vilified? This has nothing to do with forgiveness or redemption. It's all about a recognition of a unique, high-functioning baseball machine.
Does this championship allow the Astros to completely turn the page on the scandal? The truth is, they don't have to, because that happened a long time ago. All of the Astros, those who were there and those who were not, have heard it all over the last few years. It no longer really matters.
"We don't really care what the fans think," Pressly said after Game 5 in Philadelphia, where the vitriol was almost tangible. "Everywhere we go, we get booed. It's Houston versus y'all."
Amid all of the indignation and controversy and often overheated disdain, the Astros have remained just a baseball organization -- better than most, sure, and perhaps the best of all. In doing so, they have become what that 2017 team seemed very capable of becoming: A dynasty.
Dynasties can disappear rather quickly -- history is littered with examples of those who dominated for a long time and then suddenly vanished. It could happen to the Astros as well, but don't bet on it happening any time soon.