Proud Moment for the History of Baseball

   Last Friday the Houston Astros announced that the Houston Colt .45's throwback jerseys that they are going to wear this season will feature the smoking gun just like the original design from 1962-1964.  The Astros are entering their 50th anniversary season in Major League Baseball and want to honor this by featuring all of their past uniforms throughout the season.  However, when they tried to get approval from the league for the Colt .45's jerseys they were originally denied unless the pistol was removed from the front.  This understandably upset many of the Houston fans, and last Friday the league surrendered to their dissension.
   Major League Baseball was hesitant at first to approve the logo with fear that they would offend people by featuring the pistol.  What they accomplished instead was the complete opposite, they managed to offend people by trying to edit the team's history.  This is an example of Major League Baseball falling into the trap of political correctness that at times just makes them look foolish.  They try to cater to as many different people as possible, but changing the history of the game is absurd.  Major League Baseball already changed the Tampa Bay name from Devil Rays to Rays, there has also been talk of changing the Braves, and Indians team names, now they have attempted to change the Astros historically correct throwback jerseys.  It's about time for baseball and society as a whole to realize that people are not always going to be happy and agree with everything, but that is what makes this country of free thought so interesting.  No matter how many attempts are made history cannot be changed, and the foundation of  baseball will weaken if the Commissioner's Office continues to feed into society's need for everyone to have a happy day.  That is why the decision of Bud Selig to listen to the fans, and allow the Astros to feature the original Colt .45's jerseys is a step in the right direction. It proves that the people have a voice that matters and will be listened to if they go about it the right way.  The games on April 10th and April 20th of this season will produce two more proud moments in Astros' history.  When the home team takes the field, they will be wearing the Houston Colt .45's jerseys as they were intended to look.  The Houston Astros, baseball fans, and Bud Selig should be applauded for their roles in preserving history, and demonstrating the reasons why baseball is America's National Pastime.