HOUSTON They came to see a new era, all 42,642 who gathered inside on a gorgeous day the closed roof and late-inning collapse didn’t allow them to enjoy. Joe Espada spent six weeks in spring training trying to describe his style, but words and worthless exhibition games aren’t acceptable avenues to judge it.Espada’s emphases are straightforward. He prioritizes communication and can’t stand loafing or a lack of aggression. He does not manage a team with many moving parts, perhaps prompting wonder how much he would insert himself. “Put them in a position to succeed and I could just kind of sit back and watch them perform,” Espada said in January.“This is a team that performs. The more hands-off you are with this team, the better they play.”Espada’s hands are all over the first game of his Houston Astros tenure. He burned two bench players before the seventh-inning stretch, yanked his starter before finishing the fifth and sent his setup man into the game for the seven
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