2019 ALDS - Rays vs. Astros - Gamethread

Sad Sam Jones

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Not sure why no team has told the umpire to make Drake pitch from the rubber this season. I was watching a game a couple of months ago where they showed from an overhead view that's he's not making any contact with it and opponents are aware of it, but for some reason choose to ignore it.
 

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Yup. The Astros are really good and have been for at least three consecutive years. They are talented, focused ballplayers playing to win. I'd love to see Tampa knock them off, but I doubt it will happen.

Also, the Cardinals (whining about home run trots) have surpassed the Yankees (traditional rival) as the team I most want to not win.
 

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Correa and Altuve were both playing very hurt, Altuve had knee surgery right after the series. Also that Sox team was great, but HOU was hurting.
also Tyler White and Tony Kemp were still on their roster, and Collin McHugh was pitching with a torn UCL.

I think Correa may still be dinged up.
 

jon abbey

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Alex Bregman has scored 63 runs since HOU has lost a game that Cole started (mid-July).
 

brandonchristensen

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Yup. The Astros are really good and have been for at least three consecutive years. They are talented, focused ballplayers playing to win. I'd love to see Tampa knock them off, but I doubt it will happen.

Also, the Cardinals (whining about home run trots) have surpassed the Yankees (traditional rival) as the team I most want to not win.
It’s amazing that they didn’t win and go “we won fuck it let’s take a year off” like it seems the Sox did.
 

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Cole at 56 pitches thru 4 with 1 hit, do the Rays score any on him? Can Snell maintain?

Heading towards the NYY - Hou ALCS
 

brandonchristensen

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Good game so far. Astros just barely being held down.

It’s only a matter of time before they blow it open
 

jon abbey

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367 feet on that HR, why don’t people make fun of this park more?
 

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Shoulda never turned in the rabbit ears.

Hockey Night in Canada on low def it is. Baseball is shitty at marketing/
 

jon abbey

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TB is 3 for 36 with 18 Ks against Verlander/Cole, no runners past first.
 

Adirondack jack

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Obviously they don't care, the two wild cards and this whole round are on cable (TBS, FS1, MLBN). The NLCS is also on TBS, only the ALCS and WS are on Fox.
They sure have a funny way of showing their care, that's for sure.

But yes, my cable package leaves a little to be desired apparently.
 

Adirondack jack

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At last, I can illegally pirate the game instead of my 10 choices of college football or hockey. Maybe I can stay awake, but kids been asleep for hours by now.
 

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Obviously they don't care, the two wild cards and this whole round are on cable (TBS, FS1, MLBN). The NLCS is also on TBS, only the ALCS and WS are on Fox.
And started the Hou - TB game at 9 eastern, on a Saturday. Why? The Hou crowd couldn't make a lets say 5 central / 6 eastern game. Then throw it on FS1 which not everyone gets? I guess Fox is carrying the Cal - Oregon game but TBS is more widely available than FS1.
Just stupid. But I guess this belongs more in the 'baseball is broken' thread
 

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Wow. At first glance that pitch didn't look close to being a strike.
 

jon abbey

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The thing about Cole is he has the pedigree (first overall in the draft), he is still 29, and he couldn't be more dominant right now. 8/240 might be high, but as E5 said, it's going to be a metric fuck-ton.