The Astros loss in Game 7 last night of the ALCS makes them the 23rd straight championship team who failed to repeat the following year and to me that sucks for baseball. A sport that has already tossed away all of its traditional core can’t even put together a dynasty anymore in a world that values parity over greatness. And before anyone dares state that because the Astros have been in 4 of the last 7 World Series (winning two of them), they should still be given the ‘dynasty’ title…well, you just don’t know baseball. Real dynasties like the 1998-2000 Yankees, the ’92-’93 Blue Jays, the ’77-’78 Yankees, the ’75-’76 Reds and the ”72-’74 A’s win back-to-back, no exceptions. Those teams were great, they wanted it every year, they were consistent and you remembered who they were (quick, name the last 23 WS winners off the top of your head). But with so much player’s changing teams nowadays, extended playoffs, dumb new rules and player’s who care more about money than winning, the era of the repeat champion may just about be over.