Astros show their mettle, show they’re special

Don’t be distracted by the weirdness and crazy stuff. There was some of that, and that’s a huge part of why we love postseason baseball in all its spectacularly entertaining, maddeningly tense glory. That was part of the larger story Saturday at Minute Maid Park. In the end, though, what happened was really basic. The Astros again showed the world that they’re a special baseball team.