Good assessment of the "sitch", Marty! This, to me, feels so familiar...the 'Stros have always had to sort of "make do" and squeeze whatever they can out of their, admittedly (over the years....generally), talented system. They (still) can't compete, $-wise with the Yankees and Dodgers, et al, so we now have to be really careful in picking and choosing just which high-dollar FAs we go after....If Jake, Chas and/or Dubon were on LA or NY, they'd be jettisoned quickly in favor of the first multi-million $ name that popped up on the board.
As the philosopher said, "It is what it is." What I've enjoyed, in the decades-long past, is the emergence of the latest "heart-stealing star" of the 'Stros....the under-valued, talented guy who just happens to put it all together, and captures the hearts of the fans, while they maybe play, granted, over their heads to a degree....to a point the Yanks and Bums (for two) would never had allowed them!
While I (or other fans) may not "agree" with this approach, the franchise-long fan (like me....7 when the team was born) is more than used to, and even comfortable with it.
My opinion: Chas is the unheralded “no name” you speak of. Fans love him, he plays all 3 OF positions well, hits 20 HR as part-timer and team continually tries to find someone else.
The moral of the story for me is don’t be surprised when June rolls around and Jake is batting .230.
That and as another great philosopher once said, “Hope is not a strategy.”
I agree.....Chas has proven himself, and has the heart of a lion, willing to crash into walls since early minors! Jake looks great on the cover of the scorebook, but I concur with your June prediction on him.
Good assessment of the "sitch", Marty! This, to me, feels so familiar...the 'Stros have always had to sort of "make do" and squeeze whatever they can out of their, admittedly (over the years....generally), talented system. They (still) can't compete, $-wise with the Yankees and Dodgers, et al, so we now have to be really careful in picking and choosing just which high-dollar FAs we go after....If Jake, Chas and/or Dubon were on LA or NY, they'd be jettisoned quickly in favor of the first multi-million $ name that popped up on the board.
As the philosopher said, "It is what it is." What I've enjoyed, in the decades-long past, is the emergence of the latest "heart-stealing star" of the 'Stros....the under-valued, talented guy who just happens to put it all together, and captures the hearts of the fans, while they maybe play, granted, over their heads to a degree....to a point the Yanks and Bums (for two) would never had allowed them!
While I (or other fans) may not "agree" with this approach, the franchise-long fan (like me....7 when the team was born) is more than used to, and even comfortable with it.
My opinion: Chas is the unheralded “no name” you speak of. Fans love him, he plays all 3 OF positions well, hits 20 HR as part-timer and team continually tries to find someone else.
The moral of the story for me is don’t be surprised when June rolls around and Jake is batting .230.
That and as another great philosopher once said, “Hope is not a strategy.”
I agree.....Chas has proven himself, and has the heart of a lion, willing to crash into walls since early minors! Jake looks great on the cover of the scorebook, but I concur with your June prediction on him.