Philadelphia vs Houston - World Series thread

[nolasoxfan]

Should have just kept the Astros in the NL

What was the logic behind moving Houston into the AL? I can’t even remember.

 

[JOBU]

Out

 

[shawnrbu]

Out.

 

[JohnnyTheBone]

GOT HEEM!

 

[phrenile]

What was the logic behind moving Houston into the AL? I can’t even remember.

Mostly balancing the number of teams in both leagues.

 

[LogansDad]

Oh, what a tag.

 

[staz]

Out

 

[heavyde050]

Definitely looked out. Nice tag.

 

[shawnrbu]

What was the logic behind moving Houston into the AL? I can’t even remember.

Because the NL Central had 6 teams and the AL West only had 4 teams prior to the switch.

 

[derekson]

What was the logic behind moving Houston into the AL? I can’t even remember.

Balancing the leagues and the divisions in number

 

[CarolinaBeerGuy]

Why are they booing an obvious out/broken finger?

 

[E5 Yaz]

Down goes 'Bama

 

[JohnnyTheBone]

Oh, what a tag.

That's the centerpiece song of Grease III.

 

[phrenile]

View: https://gfycat.com/failingrightamericanwarmblood

 

[Flynn4ever]

Should have just kept the Astros in the NL

I never understood why MLB didn't just move Milwaukee back to the AL when the leagues were unbalanced. Well, I get that the commish had an interest in keeping that Cubs rivalry alive, but it feels like that made the AL Central perpetually mediocre.

 

[JOBU]

Down goes 'Bama

Hate to see it

 

[Ale Xander]

Ouch

 

[LogansDad]

9 years since a team clinched at home seems bananas to me.

 

[Ale Xander]

Down goes 'Bama

You just hate to see it

 

[Ferm Sheller]

View: https://gfycat.com/failingrightamericanwarmblood

Wow, can you imagine if that mattered? That's so close.

 

[E5 Yaz]

If the Astros were in the NL, the Yankees wouldn't have a roadblock to the WS

 

[derekson]

I never understood why MLB didn't just move Milwaukee back to the AL when the leagues were unbalanced. Well, I get that the commish had an interest in keeping that Cubs rivalry alive, but it feels like that made the AL Central perpetually mediocre.

I think a combo of that rivalry and wanting an Astros-Rangers rivalry.

 

[patinorange]

Let's see if the Dusty curse lives another day.

 

[Remagellan]

Three runs before three outs or that's it for baseball until 2023.

 

[staz]

Down goes 'Bama

That's a fine consolation.

 

[LogansDad]

I think a combo of that rivalry and wanting an Astros-Rangers rivalry.

Nice of the Rangers to keep their end of the bargain.

 

[moondog80]

I never understood why MLB didn't just move Milwaukee back to the AL when the leagues were unbalanced. Well, I get that the commish had an interest in keeping that Cubs rivalry alive, but it feels like that made the AL Central perpetually mediocre.

IIRC, the Rangers quite reasonably wanted a division opponent in the same time zone for their TV package. Before the Astros, they were two time zones over from the other 3 divisional opponents.

 

[Deweys New Stance]

View: https://twitter.com/OldHossRadbourn/status/1589080399275122688?s=20&t=Ztsl46nYXP0yESkjGQHeCw

 

[staz]

Just bang a trash can or something.

 

[Ale Xander]

I think a combo of that rivalry and wanting an Astros-Rangers rivalry.

It’s definitely at least partly the latter

both teams drew poorly pre-change

 

[Remagellan]

JT cares.

 

[Doc Zero]

ALIVE

 

[Ale Xander]

Big out

 

[JohnnyTheBone]

Just bang a trash can or something.

The unreleased T-Rex single.

 

[derekson]

This would feel a lot more important without that tack on run...

 

[DeadlySplitter]

Pressly looks like shit but the Phillies are going to let this chance pass

 

[InstaFace]

Hoskins just pressing at the plate for this entire series. 3 for 21 on the series.

 

[brandonchristensen]

Hoskins just pressing at the plate for this entire series. 3 for 21 on the series.

Typically what you want from your 2nd hitter.

 

[Ferm Sheller]

See you in another 40 years, Philly.

 

[AB in DC]

Congrats Houston on your first* World Series title.

 

[phrenile]

Oh well.

 

[derekson]

Oh well. More baseball in spring.

 

[Remagellan]

Chaim, get to work. See you in 2023.

 

[Ale Xander]

And there it is

 

[DeJesus Built My Hotrod]

Love this for Dusty.

 

[JohnnyTheBone]

And there it is

You hate to see it.

 

[staz]

Very poor hogpile.

 

[patinorange]

Love this for Dusty.

Good for the old guy.

 

[Petagine in a Bottle]

Congrats to Dusty

 

[Flynn4ever]

Happy for Dusty. Thank you SOSH for a lot of laughs in a year in which our team was hard to watch. Dunno if I will get the MLB.tv package next year or not so I may not game thread much, we shall see.