houston strong

hurricane harvey was brutal.  over 100 people died, directly or indirectly, as a result of the storm, and the city of houston was inundated with record amounts of rainfall and the inevitable flash flooding that caused the evacuation of thousands of people.  of course, other countries and other parts of the united states were hit hard as well.  today marks the one-year anniversary of harvey making landfall in texas.

the astros wore a patch to honor the victims of the hurricane, with their starred 'h' logo and the word 'strong' below it.  this 2018 topps lance mccullers card shows the patch front and center.

i saw a lot of the patch during the world series last fall, but with friends and family in houston, i was ok with it.  the patch, that is - not the result of the world series.