Houston Chronicle: Justice: Hunsicker’s touch needed in dark times

They feel bad, and they’ve felt worse
Touch me, I’m Hunsicker

With the Astros in free fall, it’s time for a fresh perspective. General manager Tim Purpura and his staff can keep their offices and titles, but Drayton McLane needs an outsider to offer a blunt assessment of what has gone wrong.

Trust me when I tell you no one does blunt assessments better than Hunsicker. Over the years, no one was spared, not even a certain bright, enterprising and well-meaning sportswriter.

Sure, there was an ugly divorce between McLane and Hunsicker, but that was almost three years ago. Who stays mad that long?

I’ll bet he and McLane can’t even remember what led to their split. It might have had something to do with McLane’s believing Hunsicker got too much credit for the successes and not enough blame for the failures, but you didn’t get that from me.