It was just a joke. The lighter side of Bo Porter. Simple, silly pregame humor from a 40-year-old who is the youngest manager in Major League Baseball. But the tongue-in-cheek confession also said much about the state of the rebuilding Astros and the affect guiding a direction-less club with the worst record in baseball already has had on a proud man who constantly exudes confidence, character and charisma. Porter was innocently asked Wednesday afternoon at Minute Maid Park if his birthday is Friday. His response: “My birthday is Friday. I’m getting old.” Four seconds passed. Then Porter interrupted a reporter’s follow-up statement with his real answer. “I started the season [...]