Tejada Wants To Win!!!
Written by Baqqs on 12:10 PM
Over the past two seasons The Houston Astros have been missing a vital piece of their team. Since Jeff Bagwell left the team there has been no player who has taken the leadership role on and off the field. Biggio was close, however didn't seem to inspire his peers. Many thought this year would be Lance Berkman's breakout year as the team leader, yet we haven't really seen him step into that role. It's unclear if he ever will, but what we do know, is that he may have some competition for that role.
Miguel Tejada has made is abundantly clear that he thinks The AStros can win and he desperately wants to win. This has been made very clear over the first week of regular season action. We have seen an energy on and off the field we haven't seen in years, Tejada has looked great on both sides of the ball and is a leader by example so far. These traits are exactly what The Astros have been looking for.
If you watch during games, you can see Tejada frequently approaching his pitcher and assuring the pitcher of the defense ability behind him and their positioning. Doug Brocail has said that Tejada made it clear on left handed batters he will more than likely be up the middle so lay off balls hit their. Tejada has also gotten rid of any doubts in his defense during this first week. After several errors during spring training on what was considered a "Wal Mart parking lot" infield, Tejada has shown a strong range and ability to handle his glove. During the home opener Tejada made an amazing play up the middle to save a run. On the way back into the dugout you could see the energy on his face and the passion he has for winning. About 3 minutes later Tejada had hit a game winning walk off two run HR. So far Tejada has made himself the leader of this team and has backed it up in every way imaginable. With his help, these Astros should win more games, have more fun doing it, and be alot of fun to watch. So far so good!
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