Looked like a lot of empty seats in the upper levels, or do they not count those?I tuned in late, don't know if they covered this, but it looks like a sellout.
Edit: they are talking about it now.
Looked like a lot of empty seats in the upper levels, or do they not count those?I tuned in late, don't know if they covered this, but it looks like a sellout.
Edit: they are talking about it now.
They said something about those sections having been closed all season.Looked like a lot of empty seats in the upper levels, or do they not count those?
Bregman not good enough for you?I know what the numbers say about this Astros, but I’ve been less than impressed with them outside Verlander, Cole and Altuve.
That’s why I wondered if those sections were closed. However, they looked to be sparsely populated. Frankly, I don’t give a damn.They said something about those sections having been closed all season.
He was the worst pitcher in baseball for a few weeks down the stretch, check out his box scores if you want to be amused.Wade Miley warming... he's lost his rotation spot.
How about now?Houston gets two back, this one's far from over.
Houston has the best offense by WRC+ since the 1927 Yankees, I'll feel better in another inning or two.How about now?
Alvarez is pretty much a DH, although I think they should see if he can play 1B adequately. Tucker I think is a corner OF and not really a CF, but not sure.Springer is such an underrated player. I wonder where he ends up after next season. Cant see the Astros re-signing him when they have Tucker. Is Alvarez a LF in name only or can he actually play the position?
I was really hoping things would somehow work out so they'd play the Yankees. That series would have been a toss-up.Rays are really playing a good series. Any other team besides Houston and they might be looking at a series win
The first time he has ever started on 3 days rest in his career, not counting that odd ALDS game against NY on a Friday night that got rained out after two innings and both him and CC came back on 2 days rest.It's Verlander tomorrow night.
Your whole mission is to burn out one of the aces. Verlander on 3 days is a good start. I love how Cash coined the phrase “Verlandered” after Game 1. Great gamesmanship. Please let there be a Game 5.Verlander on 3 days is interesting. Guess they figure they have Cole on full rest for Game 5, but seems early in the playoffs to go to 3 days rest on your ace. I suppose Glasnow will be available for an inning or two, depending on how the game is playing out.
If Houston wins, they can go Cole Verlander in the ALCS on normal rest. If Verlander loses and they use Cole, they will have to go Greinke game 1, Verlander game 2, and Cole game 3.Verlander on 3 days is interesting. Guess they figure they have Cole on full rest for Game 5, but seems early in the playoffs to go to 3 days rest on your ace. I suppose Glasnow will be available for an inning or two, depending on how the game is playing out.
I was at that game! Best game I ever went to but no one remembers it because game 6 was so epic. Ryan and Gooden went 19 innings combined...I imagine a game 5 in this series being the spiritual successor to my favorite baseball game of all time, Game 5 of the 1986 NLCS, with Tampa’s hometown hero replaced by Tampa’s hometown team. Only with less cocaine.
The Rays are such a pain to play. Regardless of how this turns out, great season for Tampa, as the Rays have developed young talent that has learned to compete in the postseason. Tampa is not going away.7:07pm first pitch. Prime time thanks to Yankees closing out Twins.
Verlander vs Rays entire staff. Castillo up first, all arms except Morton available. Anderson and Pagan are well-rested and probably good for 2 innings each, if need be. Snell could see an inning. Need a virtuoso bullpen management performance from Cash and the front office tonight.
Can you promise us your Rays can beat the NYY? Because I am concerned that what's happening is the NYY are resting while the Rays and Astros wear each other out.I feel strangely calm about this one. I think 3 day rest Verlander won’t be quite as dominant. Get a run or two early and let the mojo of the past month flow freely from there.
Well it's about time the Gashouse Gorillas caught a break; I mean honestly, I can't think of a more snake bitten franchise than theirs, none of their free agent signings ever pan out, their farm system going all the way back to the 1960's has been a barren wasteland, and don't even get me started on their futile attempts to win a World Series, heartbreak after heartbreak, they rank as #1 all time in the most gut wrenching and bizarre ways to lose playoff series.Can you promise us your Rays can beat the NYY? Because I am concerned that what's happening is the NYY are resting while the Rays and Astros wear each other out.
Stanton; his swing reminds me of the punch Mongo threw to lay out the horse in Blazing Saddles.Who is Mongo?
If by some miracle the Rays come all the way back and win this series, they will officially be a TEAM OF DESTINY. Outgunned, Outmanned, Outnumbered but never Outplanned.Can you promise us your Rays can beat the NYY? Because I am concerned that what's happening is the NYY are resting while the Rays and Astros wear each other out.