Oh. Oh, new Astros Triple-A affiliate. Oh, you're getting cocky as all heck.
Will you be in Fresno on Aug. 15 or will you wait until 2017 to get your #Astros WS ring? http://t.co/S891v2CviU pic.twitter.com/hJLeHIqvox
— MiLB.com (@MiLB) March 24, 2015
That's not a promotion, that's a boastful rap lyric. It's beautiful. Remember when the Astros were funny? Here, I just found this the other day. It seemed like a metaphor.
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Seconds later, I found this one, also a metaphor.
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No longer. The Astros are the 2017 World Champions, now. Didn't you hear? Unless the promotion is ... misguided? I guess that's possible. Only time will tell.
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