Astros continue to cast themselves as victims, underdogs

Lance McCullers said the Astros don't have "the big names, big bank accounts, but we got guys with balls."

When you compete, especially at a high level, you might have to find new and more interesting ways to motivate yourself after a certain point. It may not always be enough to strive to win, to learn, to improve. Sometimes you have to act like the whole world, or at least an individual actor, is against you.

No one exemplified this better than Michael Jord…