I drew this cartoon yesterday, but I didn't feel great about it. I feel like it wasn't my best work. At any rate, I've really grown to appreciate the game of baseball since I moved to Houston. The more you watch it, the more you understand the nuances that make it interesting.
For those that don't follow baseball, the Astros were caught stealing signs in 2017, the year they first won the World Series, and transmitting the signs to the batter by banging on a trash can in code. It has tainted the 2017 season, and unfortunately the Astros. The most frustrating thing about it is that they have demonstrated they they don't need to cheat because they are consistently good without it. I think this season was a redemption season.
Dusty Baker had NOTHING to do with the cheating scandal. He was hired after the perpetrators were suspended, fined, or fired. I, as a lifelong baseball fan, feel like many folks do, we love Dusty for his long and distinguished career, but have a lingering negative feeling about the team in general.. Hey Nick, what’s a good “lib” like you doing in Texas?
From the perspective of a Seattle Mariners Baseball Fan: Perhaps Astros attract the talent that they have because they are a winning team - at all costs... I'm sure that some Astro fans would insist that the team has redeemed itself. However, as long as Dusty Baker and those remaining players who participated (i.e. supported) the cheating are still on the team, there has been no justice for the rest of the other baseball teams. and fans. Look where cheating gets ya!