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Real life high school friends reenact every sports manga in real life baseball drama

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The enormous success of Check Please, Ngozi Ukazu’sboy’s love hockey dramedy, is but the tip of a very large iceberg of sports themed manga and manga-like comics, some with yaoi undertones. The emotion and melodrama of sports competition combined with inner turmoil – or just inner confusion – is a surefire recipe for comics suspense. Throw in…

As of Saturday evening, the Astros officially announced that they have acquired Gerrit Cole for infielder Colin Moran, and relievers Michael Feliz and Joe Musgrove.

Houston was having their annual FanFest that day when Musgrove received the news of the trade.

“The initial impact was kind of tough for me, and I think the emotion and the excitement of coming right out of FanFest and getting hit with all the news right after was what ultimately made it the toughest thing to swallow,” Musgrove said. “But I’m really excited to go to Pittsburgh. It’s a good opportunity or me to continue to develop as a pitcher and to get back into the starting rotation.”

As a starter, Musgrove recorded a 4.06 ERA in 2016, and a 6.12 ERA in 2017. However in the bullpen, his velocity went from the low 90s to the upper 90s. He had a 1.44 ERA in 31 relief innings to finish the regular 2017 season.

“I’ll never forget the time I spent with the Astros, and I was treated really well. I learned a lot. I was able to win a World Series, which is more than most people can say,” Musgrove said. “I’m really grateful for the opportunity to play. It’s not very often you get to play on a team of that caliber and have that many studs on one team. In 10 years you’re going to look around the league and be surprised that all these guys were on the same team at the same time. I was really fortunate to be a part of that.”

This is not the first time Musgrove has been traded. When he was just a rookie in 2012, the Toronto Blue Jays traded him to the Astros for J.A. Happ.

“It’s a different look. I think when you’re a minor leaguer trying to get to the big leagues, the trade is something that you look as an opportunity to get yourself up to the big leagues and try to start establishing yourself,” Musgrove said.

To prepare for spring training, Musgrove will integrate his changeup and curveball to start his new career as a starter.

“I don’t look at this trade a whole lot differently,” Musgrove said. “It’s giving me a chance to get back into the starting rotation and build my career where I originally wanted to, in the role I planned on doing it out of the gate.”

Quote source: Houston Chronicle