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Antwan Scott
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As it looks like we are heading for a Phillies/Rangers WS
Your jinx game is strong.
As it looks like we are heading for a Phillies/Rangers WS
It’s some shit. No masterpieceDusty Baker with an old school masterpiece in the bottom of the 8th. Astros down 2 in Texas after Garcia hits a 3 run homer. Bryan Abreu walks Evan Carter to open the inning. Abreu proceeds to plunk Garcia with a message pitch high and tight. Garcia knows a challenge and reacts. Mayhem for a few minutes. Umps confer and decide to eject Abreu for an intentional HBP. Dusty erupts with the argument he would never intentionally plunk someone and put 2 runners on base in the bottom of the eighth down by 2 runs. Logical but umps toss him. Both dugouts are now fired up and focused on something other than the game at hand. The 15-20 minutes that expire during the brohaha leave the Texas closer Leclerc cooling down in the dugout and with his attention diverted from getting the final three outs. When he finally gets back to the mound, Leclerc gives up a single, a walk and a three run HR. Astros lead 5-4 and the knife is inserted. Buttom of 9, Rangers get two leadoff singles and two liners that find gloves. Knife twisted. Evan Carter ends the game with strikeout. Knife withdrawn and the Rangers are done. Astros win and Dusty chuckles. A long shot worked to perfection. An absolute masterpiece of managing.
Incredible stuff
Well now it matters. We don't want to go home having to win two. (Thanks, Capt. O.)I'm not much of a Kimbrel fan either. Otherwise, the 'pen is solid.
I thought everything went well. Ranger looked healthy and good. Phils will need him since he's a swing pitcher.
They just need one game in Phoenix. It doesn't matter which one.
Maybe the next starter won't be as tough as this one was. I'm hoping.
HeartbreakWhich blue shirt guy? Toilet guy?
This really is worth a read if you wonder why Houston fans get so defensive about Altuve. https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id...3-astros-jose-altuve-alcs-world-series-legacy
You can go check the video, when it happened he would glare at the dugout. You can also go back to Drellich and Rosenthal’s initial reporting and they explain that some players didn’t want the system because they felt it messed with their swings.
Just educate yourself, I beg.
Anyway it’s a lot more fun to be the “fuck the haters” kid in the video than the “ummm well AKSHUALLY” guy on the internet.