2011-2013 cumulative standings

We Astros fans have been through a lot. When this many losses stack up, it's easy to get beaten down by baseball. Right now, I have no desire to watch baseball outside of the Astros (and even then my wife is basically taking the batteries out of the remote, after she takes the shoelaces out of my shoes.) But it's important to put the last 2.5+ seasons in context. (Note: Records are valid through games played on Sunday, August 11.)

TEX	257-185	-
ATL	255-187	2.0 GB
DET	252-188	4.0 GB
NYY	251-189	6.0 GB
TB	247-193	9.0 GB
STL	245-196	11.5 GB
CIN	241-200	15.5 GB
LAD	235-205	21.0 GB
WSH	235-205	21.0 GB
PHI	235-206	21.5 GB
OAK	234-206	22.0 GB
ARI	234-206	22.0 GB
SF	232-209	24.5 GB
MIL	230-212	27.0 GB
BOS	230-214	28.0 GB
LAA	228-212	28.0 GB
BAL	227-214	29.5 GB
PIT	221-220	35.5 GB
CLE	211-231	45.5 GB
CHW	208-232	48.0 GB
TOR	208-233	48.5 GB
NYM	205-234	50.5 GB
KC	204-235	51.5 GB
SD	200-241	56.5 GB
SEA	196-245	60.5 GB
COL	192-251	65.5 GB
MIA	185-255	71.0 GB
CHC	184-257	72.5 GB
MIN	181-258	74.5 GB
HOU	148-292	108 GB

(For the life of me, I can't get the formatting right.) Just to make sure we're all seeing this correctly, the Astros, from the beginning of the 2011 season through Sunday's game, are 108 games back of the Rangers. They're 33.5 games back of the next-worst team.

Long story short: if you're still an Astros fan, stay an Astros fan. You've already put this much into it, might as well see it through.