Oh my goodness, what a wild game! Maldonado was totally the MVP, and came up huge right when they needed him. I will never understand people who say baseball is boring.
I've been saying for years that all I wanted for my birthday was a Braves World Series, and although last night's game didn't end the way I was hoping I still have birthday cake left and as long as there is cake left, it still counts as part of the birthday celebration. There's still hope yet!!
@Polly Ticks Believe it or not, I used to be one of those people! I was an NFL fan, but Kaepernick did me a big favor. Without his jackassery, I didn't think I could walk away from pro football. I was wrong. I love my country more than I do football, and when NFL allowed them to be unpatriotic, I walked away. But I got to baseball "accidentally." When the Astros made it to the World Series, it was right after Harvey, so I watched my first World Series as a way to bring some joy into the misery of the times. And here I am 4 years later understanding a little more about the game as time goes on. I didn't intend to stay with baseball. Just was going to watch the World Series. As you can see, that didn't work out as planned.
P.S. I nearly walked away after the cheating scandal. I was so hurt. But I dug in and read, listened to baseball aficionados discuss the scandal and the history of cheating, studied all the cheating methods over the decades, etc. Even observing the haters (like TDS sufferers, but fewer in number) taught me a lot. I learned the most from those who have been steeped in the game for years (ex-players, announcers, managers, long-time fans, etc.) who had no predisposition to defend the Astros. I reached my own conclusion that, since it hadn't taken the world off its axis as some reactions would indicate, I could start over with them and learn to love them again. So here I am waiting like a kid at Christmas for Game 6. And I
do love my 'Stros!
