Who's going to the World Series... Oh Yeah

All those going to the World Series take a step forward... ah not so fast Cardinals.

Oh my gosh. We totally owned the Cardinals last night to advance to the World Series. I don't think we could have played any better and we have this momentum going into the game on Saturday. This is not your grandma's Astros of yesteryear. Nope, these Astros are new and improved (Version 2.0 if you will). And what's with all the no love from the national media? We have given them a hell of a series between us and the Braves and then another good series between us and the Cardinals. And we get like five minutes of air time this morning. And all of the bitching and complaining of the "phantom tag" call.

WHATEVER....

Yes, it was a bad call. It happens sometimes and it has happened to us in the past. You get over it and move on. If that was truly the one thing that changed the game yesterday then they didn't deserve to win anyway. We could have let that crushing defeat on Monday bring us down, but we didn't. We are resilient and scrappy. We are the modern day Rocky Balboa.

I have been doing my part with the whole beard thing. Well, actually I can't grow a full beard. I have the same issues Biggio has and it looks all patchy (extremely pathetic... you'll have to trust me on that one). So, I have refused to trim my goatee until the Astros win the World Series. I have been doing this since the postseason began. And I'm starting to look pretty sad to tell you the truth. I have this whole Shaggy (Scooby Doo) look going on. I have like five hairs that are growing long, but the rest is still short. Oh well, every fan must endure some pain to do their part for the team. But at least I can solve mysteries and I have my Scooby Snacks (And by "solve mysteries" I really mean sit on my ass. And by "Scooby Snacks" I really mean beer).