Astros Fans, Take a Breath, It’s a Marathon, Not a Sprint
WEST PALM BEACH, FLORIDA - MARCH 10: Bryan Abreu #52 of the Houston Astros pitches during a spring training game against the Baltimore Orioles at CACTI Park of the Palm Beaches on March 10, 2026 in West Palm Beach, Florida. (Photo by Rich Storry/Getty Images) | Getty Images Astros fans, consider this your reminder to take a deep breath, step back, and relax. Opening Day and Opening Weekend in Major League Baseball have a way of magnifying everything.
Every win feels monumental and every loss feels catastrophic. The reality is far less dramatic in the grand scheme of things. The pomp and circumstance surrounding the start of a new season tends to distort perspective.
Emotions run high, expectations are sky-high, and reactions often swing wildly based on just a couple of games. What gets lost in all of it is the simple truth: teams are fresh out of spring training. Pitchers are still building rhythm.
Hitters are still finding timing. Fielders are still settling into form. If this same series against the Angels had taken place in mid-June, the reaction would be entirely different.
There would be frustration, sure, maybe even some concern, but not the widespread panic that seems to grip everyone during opening weekend. That’s the difference a calendar can make. This Astros team is too talented to play consistently at the level they showed in the first two games.