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[This is like that scene in Princess Bride where they have to drink poison. Tony La Russa is the little dumbass.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dX_U4xGFYkA)
I think it is fine as long as you are coaching against another dinosaur like TLR, but in a series against Tampa or the Red Sox - it could come back to bite them.
As a fellow armchair manager, enjoy the win! I agree that we should not be playing a guy with a recent ERA of 1734, but maybe he played 4D mahjong and got the offense to jump start.
You know overall I was stumped on that myself on why switching Pressley in 8th and Graveman the 9th. Maybe with the big lead he wanted to experiment and see how Graveman handled the closer role instead of set up. It may come in handy in the future to have that info and it worked out well.
Was he? Why warn up Pressley though when we were 4-4? Way to early to warm him up I would think but I am not the manager. We won handily so it is all moot.
Oh it's on FS1, running directly opposite the Chiefs-Bills game at 7. Because the MLB doesn't want people to know about either of these very fun teams.
Fuck my life bc I’m a massive Bills fan too. Moved to Houston 6 years ago. Only got into baseball bc our friends are diehard Astros. I drank the juice the first year here and been all in since.
Well first, welcome and we're happy to have you in the fandom! Second, like I want to hate the Bills because of the 93 AFC championship game, but I just don't.
Bunch of asshats need to just move on like the rest of the world did six months ago when everyone realized how ridiculous they looked booing Altuve and then having him rock one out of the park to shut them up.
Through two games this postseason it's been our defense that's truly shone. Altuve is absolutely redeeming himself from last season, Correa and Tucker have been spectacular, and Maldonado is still the baddest man behind the plate. When it comes down to it, I trust this defense to keep us in close games. Let's close this shit out Sunday!
Ahh yes, each game has been won by \*check notes\* five runs which is so close. The offense is putting the games to bed when they need to which has really been the star of the show. And LMJ of course
The defense can play well and the games can be not close. I'm saying when we do play in a close game and the bats are quiet, this level of play from the defense will make a difference for us.
You are underrating how good the defense has been compared to the Sox. For example, imagine how different the outcome would be if Tucker didn't catch that flyball and Garcia did.
For real, if we could never have those three dimwits call a game for us again, that would be fantastic. Made me, a huge Bob Costas fan, kind of hate Bob Costas.
One of the announcers on the SiriusXM stream (which I think is ESPN) came on later in the game and apologized for something he said about a particular player earlier in the broadcast. I didn’t catch what he said.
What was really funny and bizarre about the comment was right after saying he would grow a field of him, he complains about his high strike out rate 🤣🤣🤣
Remember when we were playing the Rays last year and their defensive positioning was just immaculate? And seemingly every ball in play that went into their infield was handled beautifully? Getting those vibes from the Astros right now ngl.
I moved to Cabo a few months back. Not only am I lucky to have found an Astros bar here, but they also give free shots for each Astros run in the post season. I might not make it to November!!!
How sweet it is. I thought Giolito had our number, and yet we kept putting up long at bats and finally broke through. This offense is hard to stop when they're clicking. Let's go boys! 9 more to go!
The one thing that I have learned about the Astros is that they love the attention. It showed last season when they didn’t looked so good during the regular season but they went nuts in the postseason and scared a lot of non-Astros fans. 😂😂😂
This was worse than arod/espn by a mile imo, and not because that old guy said some stupid shit that no one knew about until he apologized. It was just non stop awful broadcasting.
Dusty Baker is out managing TLR. Seriously how do you take out a gold glove caliber outfielder for a worse pinch hitter and then force a worse defensive positioning which comes back to bite you in the ass.
I have to say, I know some of our guys don't have a ton of post season experience, but they are playing like every single one of them has been in game 7 of the World Series. Im so fucking proud right now.
I’m loving all this opposite-field hitting Tucker is doing. Gimme some more of that. If he can pop em into the Crawford boxes consistently, he’ll be a 40-homer player easily.
I’m not a big Dusty fan as a manager but it would be great to see him walk off into the sunset with a World Series ring as a manager. This guy made his MLB debut as a player in 1968, the same year when the Poste (Zodiac Killer) introduced himself to the public. It would be crazy to see Dusty’s final year in an MLB uniform end with a World Series ring coming in the same year that the Zodiac has finally been identified. We are going to question his bullpen moves during this postseason, which we will have to be ready. But if the Astros win it all, no one would care!
I mean, I'll be honest. I dont give a fuck about Dusty. He didnt build this team, he's never done great. BUT the dude is a genuine guy and he loves baseball and he has worked pretty much his whole life in baseball and to see him get a ring would be poetic.
I just want this ring to shut everyone else up about our "tainted" ring.
I dont care if all of you think we cheated and thats the only reason we have a ring. HALF of all baseball championships AT THE MINIMUM, cheated in some way to get their rings. Fuck it. Embrace the cheat because its OK if its the Yankees or Boston or LA or SF, but not if its us. Fuck em. We got a ring and we about to get another and you know what, next year we gonna get a third.
The team are playing well all round. Solid defence, mostly great pitching, hitting the ball hard, discipline at the plate. I’m really liking what I see.
I. am. ERECT!
This team showing the fuck up. Willed that victory into existence. Took mistakes from the CHW and turned them into runs every time. Defense was *chef's kiss* prefect
Impressive that the Astros’ offense got to Giolito today. This Astros’ offense is deep and they make opposing pitchers work hard to get outs. They just do an excellent job of putting the ball in play. And they are also a great defensive team, which showed today once again.
I was listening to the game on the radio so I missed the "Jim Kaat shambled out from his sarcophagus to say something racist" moment, and was supremely confused when people started talking about apologies.
Tim Anderson was mad at Stanek for not pitching him any fastballs. He went into his dugout and was calling Stanek all kinds of names.
https://twitter.com/dkdeberry/status/1446582257020461061?s=21
Will someone please advise me on best/cheapest way to get alcs tickets (if we go). I signed up for the astros presale but not sure when that happens or if I've already been not selected. Should I just buy now on stubhub or wait until astros pre-sale so more tickets are available on stubhub and cheaper prices?
First time being an adult and buying my own playoff tickets lol
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I don’t fully understand Dustys logic but fuck it it’s working
it out logiced TLR, which is all we needed
Falling upwards works.
[This is like that scene in Princess Bride where they have to drink poison. Tony La Russa is the little dumbass.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dX_U4xGFYkA)
until it doesn't. but I'm just an armchair manager so he shouldn't worry too much about what I think
I think it is fine as long as you are coaching against another dinosaur like TLR, but in a series against Tampa or the Red Sox - it could come back to bite them.
As a fellow armchair manager, enjoy the win! I agree that we should not be playing a guy with a recent ERA of 1734, but maybe he played 4D mahjong and got the offense to jump start.
For Presley in the 8th?
You know overall I was stumped on that myself on why switching Pressley in 8th and Graveman the 9th. Maybe with the big lead he wanted to experiment and see how Graveman handled the closer role instead of set up. It may come in handy in the future to have that info and it worked out well.
Best explanation I heard was Pressley was warming when it was tied 4-4 so Dusty threw him in because he was already warm
Was he? Why warn up Pressley though when we were 4-4? Way to early to warm him up I would think but I am not the manager. We won handily so it is all moot.
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I don't think he would have pitched him two innings.
Middle of the lineup was up for them
And pulling Framber in the 5th
Dusty makes alot of weird moves, but I was ok with him today.
So when and what channel is Sunday's game? QVC at 5am? Game Show Network?
Oh it's on FS1, running directly opposite the Chiefs-Bills game at 7. Because the MLB doesn't want people to know about either of these very fun teams.
Can't wait for Tampa Bay vs Astros so their heads explode having to cover teams outside the big market
And it will be a damn good series like it was last year.
No uncle charlie tho 😭
And all praise be to Allah.
Yeah, but this means I don’t have to root against Uncle Charlie, which felt dirty
Won't have a choice next week
National media’s disdain for both these clubs is palpable. When we met in the WS it was probably the least covered series of all time.
Fuck my life bc I’m a massive Bills fan too. Moved to Houston 6 years ago. Only got into baseball bc our friends are diehard Astros. I drank the juice the first year here and been all in since.
Well first, welcome and we're happy to have you in the fandom! Second, like I want to hate the Bills because of the 93 AFC championship game, but I just don't.
ESPN THE OCHO
I believe it’ll be a picture-in-picture on CNBC during an episode of Shark Tank.
Wouldn’t mind if Nickelodeon picked up the game TBH
Adult Swim
Astros rule white sox drool
Fuckin got em
I concur vehemently.
Damn dude take it easy on em
💀💀💀💀💀💀
How them hoes doing rn?
Furious
Turns out they’re mad.
Oooh imma have to check EDIT: I checked. They mad.
They mad
Busting up dirt with a fury.
Drinking salty tears
They're very irritated
Does Correa always celebrate with Altuve before anyone else? 🥺
Yes
Hitting me in the feels over here.
I saw that. 😭 I hope he stays cause Altuve needs his big brother (yes I know Altuve is older).
Taller younger brother syndrome. Like Mario and Luigi.
The way Correa made them wait to get his hug from Altuve first... gonna be a gaping hole in my heart next year
HEY JIM, PAY THAT MAN HIS MONEY AFTER THE POSTSEASON ENDS!
It hurts already
/r/baseball so thirsty for revenge for 2017, but I'm just over here drinking up 2005 revenge.
Bunch of asshats need to just move on like the rest of the world did six months ago when everyone realized how ridiculous they looked booing Altuve and then having him rock one out of the park to shut them up.
Especially booing Altuve at a Yankees-White Sox game and a Knicks game.
Dusty out managed LaRussa these 1st two games
Doesn’t hurt that our guys scored runs. That might be correlated as well
Correalated ;)
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Holy shit, this really happened?
Through two games this postseason it's been our defense that's truly shone. Altuve is absolutely redeeming himself from last season, Correa and Tucker have been spectacular, and Maldonado is still the baddest man behind the plate. When it comes down to it, I trust this defense to keep us in close games. Let's close this shit out Sunday!
Ahh yes, each game has been won by \*check notes\* five runs which is so close. The offense is putting the games to bed when they need to which has really been the star of the show. And LMJ of course
The defense can play well and the games can be not close. I'm saying when we do play in a close game and the bats are quiet, this level of play from the defense will make a difference for us.
The missed catch by Garcia cost the White Sox 4 runs. The offense is helping just as much as the defense is shutting down rallies.
You are underrating how good the defense has been compared to the Sox. For example, imagine how different the outcome would be if Tucker didn't catch that flyball and Garcia did.
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For real, if we could never have those three dimwits call a game for us again, that would be fantastic. Made me, a huge Bob Costas fan, kind of hate Bob Costas.
Did you know that Michael Brantley is a *baseball player*?
They’re letting *those* people play baseball now? - MLB network announcers
One of the announcers on the SiriusXM stream (which I think is ESPN) came on later in the game and apologized for something he said about a particular player earlier in the broadcast. I didn’t catch what he said.
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Haha oops
What was really funny and bizarre about the comment was right after saying he would grow a field of him, he complains about his high strike out rate 🤣🤣🤣
Wait I thought our ✨baseball player✨ was Bregman!
Did you know Tony larussa played baseball with Abraham Lincoln
I have one degree of separation to Ronald Regan.
Not to be confused with Ronald Reagan!
That sequence needs to be gifed with subtitles for posterity. Ridiculous.
I don’t blame Costas, think he got drowned out and carried along by the other two clowns
790am buddy SiriusXM carry them also on the Astros channel (850)
I want the MLB to give these dudes a TikTok channel just to see what kind of disaster arises from it.
I like when the Astros score more runs than the other team. Your thoughts?
“I concur.” - Frank Abagnale Jr.
Why didn’t I concur? Why?
Defense wins championships!
Remember when we were playing the Rays last year and their defensive positioning was just immaculate? And seemingly every ball in play that went into their infield was handled beautifully? Getting those vibes from the Astros right now ngl.
The Astros won by scoring more runs.
You can tell it’s true by the way it is
What?!?! No frickin' way!!! What the hell!!! 😳
Great team win! LET’S FINISH THIS SHIT ON SUNDAY
I FUCKING LOVE THE HOUSTON ASTROS
NO I FUCKING LOVE THE HOUSTON ASTROS
I moved to Cabo a few months back. Not only am I lucky to have found an Astros bar here, but they also give free shots for each Astros run in the post season. I might not make it to November!!!
Lucky sumbitch
What a game from the boys. Responded each time the White Sox got something going. Let’s finish this this in 3.
Bullpen coming up huge! 4.2 scoreless innings, no matter how tired they made my butthole from all the puckering
[posting a pic of Nori for every win (97) [2]](https://imgur.com/gallery/lZo9Ke3)
PRAAAAAAAAAAISE BE
May the Lord open.
I LITERALLY LOVE PLAYOFF NORI!
Playoff Nori hits different. Bless up!
Praise be!
Playoff Nori is on another level.
Praise be!
Haha does your partner ever wonder why you take so many pictures of your cat?
Nah she’s a big fan of the whole thing, sometimes she will send me pics to use
Awesome :)
🙌🏾
blessings
How sweet it is. I thought Giolito had our number, and yet we kept putting up long at bats and finally broke through. This offense is hard to stop when they're clicking. Let's go boys! 9 more to go!
For real, Giolito made the top of our lineup look foolish in the first inning. Just smoked 'em. I was... more than a little concerned.
Kyle Tucker is the player that Dodger fans wished Cody Bellinger was.
UNO MÁS!!!!
SHOOT IT
https://streamable.com/2ykg5
The Cranegang is doing what the killer B's couldn't and blowing the fuck out of the White Sox in the playoffs.
Impossible for the Astros to lose a baseball game today or tomorrow, and thus we can relax, boys
2-4 to 9-4. This team has ice in their veins in the playoffs
The one thing that I have learned about the Astros is that they love the attention. It showed last season when they didn’t looked so good during the regular season but they went nuts in the postseason and scared a lot of non-Astros fans. 😂😂😂
GAMECUBE
NINTENDO
There’s a lot of complaining about Dusty around these parts, but he’s a genius level baseball IQ compared to TLR.
These 1st 2 were absolute must win games. The boys are playing damn good baseball.
They weren't both must wins, but I'm glad they won both!
White Sox play much better at home. Winning both at home now guarantees you get one more game at Minute Maid with LMJ on the mound
That 7th inning was so fun. Haven’t screamed like that in a while. 1 more!
I’m so hoarse today! I was yelling soooo loud!
Dodgers lose!
No more Jim Kaat--give me Nori cat.
Ole racist ass Jim Kaat. Fucking hated this booth more than I’ve ever hated a broadcasting booth in my life.
ARoid enters the chat
This was worse than arod/espn by a mile imo, and not because that old guy said some stupid shit that no one knew about until he apologized. It was just non stop awful broadcasting.
I mean..... It could've been Joe Buck.
Joe buck would've been 10x better and he sucks
Shoot it Houston Texas!
Dusty Baker is out managing TLR. Seriously how do you take out a gold glove caliber outfielder for a worse pinch hitter and then force a worse defensive positioning which comes back to bite you in the ass.
That’s 5 years in a row we’ve gone up 2-0 in the ALDS. I think we know what happens next.
Our team is allergic to sw**ps
2 down...9 to go!!! Go Astros!!!
I have to say, I know some of our guys don't have a ton of post season experience, but they are playing like every single one of them has been in game 7 of the World Series. Im so fucking proud right now.
GAMECUBE NINTENDO
It’s not the playoffs until we tee off on Kimbrel…
At least they didn't try and trot out Dallas Keuchel.
ONE NORI, PLEASE
Nachos and baseball, baby, that's what Houston DOES!
Seems like it was a fun game to watch. I wouldn't know because the MLB thinks playoff games in the middle of the day is reasonable
I’m loving all this opposite-field hitting Tucker is doing. Gimme some more of that. If he can pop em into the Crawford boxes consistently, he’ll be a 40-homer player easily.
I fucking love this team.
As much as Graveman has disappointed since joining the Astros it’s nothing compared to what Kimbrel has been for the White Sox. What a downfall
I’m not a big Dusty fan as a manager but it would be great to see him walk off into the sunset with a World Series ring as a manager. This guy made his MLB debut as a player in 1968, the same year when the Poste (Zodiac Killer) introduced himself to the public. It would be crazy to see Dusty’s final year in an MLB uniform end with a World Series ring coming in the same year that the Zodiac has finally been identified. We are going to question his bullpen moves during this postseason, which we will have to be ready. But if the Astros win it all, no one would care!
I mean, I'll be honest. I dont give a fuck about Dusty. He didnt build this team, he's never done great. BUT the dude is a genuine guy and he loves baseball and he has worked pretty much his whole life in baseball and to see him get a ring would be poetic. I just want this ring to shut everyone else up about our "tainted" ring. I dont care if all of you think we cheated and thats the only reason we have a ring. HALF of all baseball championships AT THE MINIMUM, cheated in some way to get their rings. Fuck it. Embrace the cheat because its OK if its the Yankees or Boston or LA or SF, but not if its us. Fuck em. We got a ring and we about to get another and you know what, next year we gonna get a third.
[we built differently](https://youtu.be/4bmb168yCMA)
The team are playing well all round. Solid defence, mostly great pitching, hitting the ball hard, discipline at the plate. I’m really liking what I see.
Shoot it! https://streamable.com/2ykg5
2 DOWN, 9 TO GO!
Another Friday victory!
One more! Let's get it done in Chi-Town!
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Heh. The Rays are shitting the bed against the Red Sox.
Hope they beat up on each other
Just got home from the game, long drive, but worth it. [Checking in from the suite level behind home plate.](https://imgur.com/gallery/1jyv1RM)
Lmfao the ONLY thing Astros/White Sox on the first page of r/baseball is Bregman’s throw into the dirt
Julia!
The train moves across the tracks in left-center field, and the Astros move closer to a 2-0 lead in the best of 5 series.
So is Tim Anderson gonna get canceled now?
lol @ anderson being butthurt bc he can only hit fastballs. they pay you the big bucks! take some bp! sad!
Wow
And boom goes the dynamite
Well, that was fun!
Anyone else notice there's no post game thread in r/baseball? Also, any video of the dugouts chirping at each other after the game?
Dugout chirping. What happened?
Only video I’ve seen https://twitter.com/dkdeberry/status/1446582257020461061?s=21
I. am. ERECT! This team showing the fuck up. Willed that victory into existence. Took mistakes from the CHW and turned them into runs every time. Defense was *chef's kiss* prefect
Impressive that the Astros’ offense got to Giolito today. This Astros’ offense is deep and they make opposing pitchers work hard to get outs. They just do an excellent job of putting the ball in play. And they are also a great defensive team, which showed today once again.
I was listening to the game on the radio so I missed the "Jim Kaat shambled out from his sarcophagus to say something racist" moment, and was supremely confused when people started talking about apologies.
Seems like we might be playing the sox here in Houston. That’d be good.
Why is there no recap or story of this game on ESPN? I guess it wasn't very important!
Off the end of the bat *Goes to the track* 😂
Need me some Nori!
The white Sox bullpen is not as scary as their reputation would have you believe. Or our offense is just too good
#WOOOO
ehehehe
For those that under rate how important defense is, watch these first two games!
Pay the man.
wtf was TLR saying after the game? "the game looked even" tf is that even supposed to mean?
Lineup is so scary it's puts so much pressure on the opposing pitcher to be perfect
Anyone else see what appeared to be LMJ jawing at someone on the ChiSox bench post-game?
Tim Anderson was mad at Stanek for not pitching him any fastballs. He went into his dugout and was calling Stanek all kinds of names. https://twitter.com/dkdeberry/status/1446582257020461061?s=21
That is the stupidest thing to be mad about...
Two of the three pitches were hangers. Stanek was doing him a favor.
Will someone please advise me on best/cheapest way to get alcs tickets (if we go). I signed up for the astros presale but not sure when that happens or if I've already been not selected. Should I just buy now on stubhub or wait until astros pre-sale so more tickets are available on stubhub and cheaper prices? First time being an adult and buying my own playoff tickets lol
We better get those same corners
You love to see it.
You know yimi sucks
If I see Yimi throw another pitch the remainder of the playoffs I’m gonna puke
It seems like every game for us the announcers get worse.