Congratulations everyone - you’ve made it through another offseason. Barely, I know. It was rough, but we did it together, with our hot stoves and our winter meetings and our fantasy guides. Spring training seems like it has lasted as long as the regular season, and it is time to put up or shut up.
As an Astros fan, I love this time of year. I am usually never excited to see a train or a bunch of over-sized oranges or green grass, but I sure am when I visit Minute Maid Park for the first time for a season; my home away from home. And I know I will cherish every single time this year that I see Biggio lead the team onto the field during his final season.
Opening day is great because there are so many questions and so few answers. How will Jennings and Williams do in their new home? Will Carlos Lee’s defense be as bad as his offense is good? Will the Rocket make a (fourth) farewell tour? Does Lidge still have it?
For Astros fans, whether it’s during the offseason or regular season, there is really no better place to follow the team online than at The Dugout, a brilliant blog run by Lisa Gray. This is a great blog, hosted by MVN, that has been going strong for more than three years (probably back when blogs were still Web Logs). In fact, it was once voted by Deadspin to be the best Astros blog on the net. Lisa has all the inside scoop on everything Astros, as well as interesting links and her own thoughts on the state of the team. Check it out when you have a chance, either through the link in this post or on the Blogroll.
So who cares where the pundits project us to finish? Hope springs eternal at the beginning of every April. Email me or leave a comment and let me know your favorite Astro memory from this year or year’s past.
And I’ll see you at the ballpark…
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