30 Games, 30 Astros

#30: Colby Rasmus

With 30 Spring Training games on the docket for the Astros, I wanted to take this time to list out my 30 favorite Astros of all-time. This isn’t a list of who I think are the 30 best Astros, these are my favorite. Any reason could lead them to being my favorite: nostalgia, how cool they looked, or their even their names. Obviously, some of the all-time greats made the list, but there definitely are some obscure ones.

Speaking of obscure, Colby Rasmus comes in at Number 30 on our 30 Games, 30 Astros list. There was one point in time you could’ve convinced me that Colby Rasmus was Jesus himself. He had the hair, he had the humility, and he also saved a dying people. To protect myself from being too heretical, I’m of course kidding, but 2015 Colby Rasmus gave Astros fans a peek into what good teams experience year in and year out. Being good and having players hit nukes. In 6 games in the 2015 playoffs, Colby Rasmus hit .412 with 4 HRs and a 1.760 OPS. This team came up short in the ultimate goal of winning a World Series, but it injected hope into the veins of a fan base that had been lulled to sleep. It might be a crazy thing to say (given that he sucked buns in 2016), but the 2017 Astros don’t happen without Colby Rasmus.

I’ve spent this entire time talking about his unreal finish to the 2015 season and I haven’t even mentioned his incredible style. I mean this in the most respectful and positive way possible, but most days he looked like he came to the ballpark straight off of working the power lines. I don’t care if a guy is good or not - if you play without batting gloves you instantly enter the “sicko” category in my brain. If Evan Gattis didn’t play for the Astros, I’d say Colby Rasmus would be the manliest looking guy to ever dawn the H on his hat.