Nothing clinched yet, but 100 wins is a landmark.
Amazing that for all the emotional ups and downs this year, and player-games missed to injury, this squad has continued to grind and hit the century mark in wins. First time in 28 years a defending WS Champ has done so.
Good description; this season has been a grind. Less dynamic offense. Five All Stars on the DL at the same time. Up and down Keuchel. McCann’s surgery. A less effective Peacock. Duvenski’s collapse. The Giles drama. Still 100 wins with five opportunities for more.
Kudos to Kemp, White, Morton, Stassi, McHugh, Rondon, Smith, Valdez, and James for stepping up, to Bregman for becoming an All Star and MVP candidate while the others were out, and to Luhnow for adding Maldonado, Pressly, and Osuna to make the roster even stronger. Kudos to Yuli for becoming Marwin II in the infield while there were missing starters. Kudos to JV for being JV on the mound and for helping Cole become great. Kudos to Cole for being receptive to new ideas and for reaching his potential in Houston. Kudos to CFM for finally realizing (I hope) how good he is. Kudos to the As for a great season and for keeping the pressure on the Astros to be even better. I hope we get to 103 or more. Perhaps most of all, Kudos to Hinch and his staff for being the glue. Kudos to the 2018 Astros who did not settle.
Finally, Kudos to the GZ and its denizens. Y’all make winning even more fun.