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October 13, 2017

The Joy Of Astros

Game 1 of the ALCS is tonight: Yankees at Astros.

The NLCS begins tomorrow: Cubs at Dodgers.

(Series Threads, if you like, are in the Game Thread place.)

I am assuming that close to 100% of the people reading this post are - like myself - fervent Houston fans this week.

In the other series, I don't have super-strong feelings one way or the other, but I'll go with Dave Roberts, Yasiel Puig, and the Dodgers

What about you?

(You know what "the spirit of playoff baseball" is? It's seeing your team lose the pennant on a blown call. It builds character - and it's fun, too! Human element, y'all!)


The Daily News has an interesting story and back page:


Bill Madden: "Yankees Are Not The Best Team Left In The Playoffs, But They Are The Most Lovable"
America is watching and finding them ... well ... kind of lovable, an adjective never before associated with the Yankees outside of the Bronx. ...

They may not have the most talent, but they play the game with a certain verve — in direct contrast to the Red Sox, who beat them for the division title in the regular season but never looked like they were finding any joy in their work. Once again, the Yankees will be the underdogs in the ALCS, but the Astros are going to find them a very different animal from the Red Sox.
You're right, Bill, I've never seen Mookie Betts smile.

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6 comments:

  1. Von AllanOctober 13, 2017 at 5:53 PM

    Being an Expos fan, I'm crying crocodile tears over the Nationals losing (yet another) series. What's the old say? Don't put yourself in a position that a blown call will decide your fate? That goes with that other old saw of stealing baseball teams...! :)

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  2. BenjaminOctober 13, 2017 at 5:54 PM

    For some reason, that human-element guy doesn't mention all the extra human element we got in the fifth inning. It should've made him ecstatic.

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  3. allanOctober 13, 2017 at 6:29 PM

    B4: Astros get their first hit. Altuve singles, steals second and scores on Correa's single! HOU 1-0.

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  4. allanOctober 13, 2017 at 6:44 PM

    MFY - 000 0
    HOU - 000 2

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  5. allanOctober 13, 2017 at 6:48 PM

    There is an ALCS game thread on the JoS board.

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  6. allanOctober 13, 2017 at 8:30 PM

    T9: First two guys strike out against Giles, but Bird homers. It's up to Ellsbury. Swinging, foul, ball, swinging. GAME OVER!

    MFY - 000 000 001 - 1 5 0
    HOU - 000 200 00x - 2 6 1

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