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00:00The Houston Astros, we have an expectation of them being dominant in the playoffs, but
00:07just getting there at 12 games under 500 heading into the summer, seemed like that was going
00:11to be a long shot.
00:12They made it there.
00:13They didn't perform all that great against the Detroit Tigers, had an unbelievable bullpen
00:16day yesterday, and then off of the school will start the day before.
00:20But if you look at that graphic on the screen, since 2017, it was a rite of passage.
00:24You at least made the ALCS, they didn't do that this year.
00:27So that streak has been snap, Greg, and also, what's the future for the Houston Astros?
00:32Yeah, there's a couple of factors in here for Houston.
00:36I think the first thing is, is that all of these years of them cultivating and bringing
00:40up young talent development through the minor leagues, I think we're coming to an end there.
00:44So I'm not really sure how they're going to be able to pick up the pieces.
00:47You know, Verlander is no longer who he was.
00:49He said he's going to continue to pitch next season.
00:51I don't think it'll be with Houston.
00:53Alex Bregman said goodbye.
00:54Alvarez was hurt.
00:55Tucker missed most of the season.
00:57You know, Altuve is not 28 anymore.
01:00It's a good question, Donnie.
01:01I'm not really sure which direction the Astros are going to go.
01:05And on the flip side of this, though, I think, you know, it's fair to say, I don't think
01:08I fired right on any of these games in the postseason.
01:11But the one thing that I will say is that a month ago, you know, we were all laughing
01:15when I said, just take the Tigers to go all the way.
01:17Because you know, honestly, like the team that gets hot right now is really all that
01:22matters.
01:23No indictment on Houston whatsoever.
01:24We've seen this happen time and time again in the postseason.
01:26The teams that are hot at the end of the year advance.
01:29It's a tournament just like basketball at this point.
01:31Whoever gets hot in March moves forward.
01:34Whoever gets hot in September moves on in October.