Astros deserve bigger stage, Bregman says
Houston star and MVP candidate Alex Bregman is tired of being the opening act for the Red Sox and Yankees.
After the Astros completed their sweep of the Cleveland Indians on Monday, Bregman took aim at the schedule-makers in MLB who didn’t put the Astros in prime-time games.
He had seemingly finished up an interview with MLB Network before he thought of something else he wanted to say. He came back to the mic to compare his team to Tiger Woods and Floyd Mayweather.
Basically, he thinks the Astros should be MLB’s big draw.
“Does Tiger Woods tee off at 8 a.m. when he’s going to win a Masters? Does Floyd Mayweather fight the first fight of the night? No, he’s the main event, right?” Bregman said. “So the ’Stros need to be playing on prime-time television, 7 p.m. So we’re looking forward to playing prime-time television in the ALCS.”
If it weren’t already clear, Bregman does not lack confidence. He’s among the best young players in the game and he knows it. He’s tuned into delivering great quotes, creating viral moments and, thus far, has been able to back up everything he says.
And while all that is true, MLB still would make the same call for the Astros to play second fiddle to the Yankees and Red Sox 100 times out of 100. It’s the biggest rivalry in the game, and one of the most famous in sports, so the decision makes complete sense.
Still, that won’t stop Bregman from delivering mic-drop quotes and carrying a chip on his shoulder into Houston’s eventual ALCS matchup with either the Yankees or Red Sox.