What distractions were they talking about?
At least we won't have to waste any time flipping back and forth between this game and the UT-OU game.
The fact that they want to play well. Apparently this stage appears too big for Verlander and the Astros and they might not be able to deal with it. Essentially this is a MUST win for the Astros, so the Yankees can play free and lose, as they're right where they want to be.
The less I see of Gardner the better.
What a tremendous at bat...probably the key to the game, and apparently that at bat ruined Verlander.
Altuve is unreal.
Where does batting .550 rank among all time postseason efforts
Well that was disappointing. That ball would have had to been hit significantly harder to be called a dribbler.
On that popup, the ball was in Bregman's glove, and Correa knocked it out.
Correa would technically have priority, right?
SS gets the right of way, right?
No. Third baseman has priority over any popup in the infield.
Interesting. Assumed it was the same as the outfield where CF has priority.
It is. The third baseman has priority.
I meant priority going toward the middle of the field.
I thought Altuve had priority?
Not on the infield. Third baseman has priority on any ball on the infield...groundball or a popup.
It's the assumption that the SS is playing deeper in the hole field, so 3B has the easier route.
JOSH X 2, BITCHES!!!
But, I'm thankful he unnecessarily attempted to stretch a double into a triple with two outs. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
He's out.
I know this was a big thing in 2005, too, but I will never understand closing the roof during good weather (I don't know what the weather is in Houston today).
With that last replay - how in the hell did the ump call him safe in the first place? He was right on top of it.
Two hard-nosed, hustle great plays by Reddick. Love him. Two big outs n the basepaths for the Yanks.
Its the Yankee default setting.
How many times do you see it - guy makes a great play and comes up third in the bottom of the inning.
roughly 33.3% of the time
There was so much that had to go right to make that play. It's no wonder they sent Gardner.
True, and the Astros executed but didn't do so flawlessly. Reddick's throw caused Correa's momentum to drift towards the first base side, which pulled his throw a couple feet off the bag. I'm not bagging on the Astros' play, just saying that Gardner would have been toast if the relay went off without a hitch. The 3B coach should have held him at 2ndSent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Is that Chris Paul in the front row?
Think hell with humidity. Fall arrives Monday though, so I hear.
Yup, with Ariza and Fertitta the Younger and Elder. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Reddick woulda had it. They can't overturn that one. (Can they?) Sure hope they don't throw the kid out.
Hairplugs can fucking gargle my mayo.
Weirdly, that makes perfect sense. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
Who the fuck is Hairplugs?
Joe Buck
OK thanks.
T5:Castro...called strike...foul...strikes out swinging
Big story a while back about how Buck was addicted to hair plugs...like you or me might be addicted to crack or poontang.
Well that's a first for me. Ever seen that at Minute Maid?
Man, Verlander was cruising before those doubles.
He has a monkey on his back?
Was severino hurt?
Do we need the video game lead distance thing?
Someone tell Harden to return to the stripper lounge beneath the stadium and send Ariza back out. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Looks like they all went for a pole dance before that inning, and then Verlander has a great inning. Somebody lock 'em out!
This Verlander character seems to know his way around the strike zone.
Send more hos!Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
Reddick is due...Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
He is a key hit or two away from havin' a day.Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Buck: "Fastball strike 1" (came in at 87). Smoltz: "Slider". Buck: silence.
That’s pretty impressive by Kahnle. Fucker. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
Altuve did not seem to enjoy his celebration after the K.
More shots of Kate Upton, fewer of Harden please.
Give Verlander 1 more?Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
97 pitches. Yes.
McCann has been struggling for the last few games. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
5 runs total scored in this hitter-friendly park. Do you think this will end the nonsense?Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
Gonzales needs to back off the caffeine. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
He's played two games in <24 hours and watched his wife deliver a baby last night. He's probably ALL caffeine at this point.
Yuli's back below .500 for the postseason. He's due.
I did know this (honest) but, have you heard it mentioned during the PBP? I haven’t. If Judge had farted the first three notes of the national anthem we’d hear about nothing else. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
They welcomed Baby Blake early on.
Beltran: Takes strike 1, then breaking ball away, grounds out sharply into the shift, 4-3.
I've switched to Love Street because I'm all out of Shiner.
You’re fired. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
Isn't this eerily similar to the Roeder's (RIP) scenario?Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
I've often wondered why computer keyboards don't have a backwards K.
Frazier's got an oh-so-punchable face.
Have you checked the symbols box (alt+i+s)? I'm genuinely curious. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Verlander going in the 9th!
Giles warming up.
There is an alternative keyboard for Macs..https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alt_keyBut no backwards K available..
Verlander is tired.
Grigorious lines first pitch to left/center.1 on 1 out.
Yep, Judge made contact.
So does Nitto Tires sponsor the bullpen, or do the relievers just write tire graffiti on their wall?
I thought tyre discussion was banned in the GZ?
This is nut cutting time fellas.
It's not illegal, just frowned upon. Like masturbating on an airplane.
Anyway, I think Altuve likes it when we talk about tires. Now they just need to rotate him home.
Yankees are going to challenge that Correa obstructed at 2B
Too bad he didn't obstruct all the sand getting in the Yankees' collective vagina Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Best terrible decision ever.
My cats hate me. Fuck them. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
JV goes 9 for the win. astros walk off against Chapman... it really doesn't get much better than a game like that. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
My two year old daughter got scared after I screamed with excitement when Altuve scored.
On the Web ... is a recording of what she describes as her latest track, “What We Want,” a hip-hop-inflected rhythm-and-blues tune that asks, "Can you handle me, boy?" and uses some dated slang, calling someone her "boo."
Holy fuck what a game. One of the greatest Astros pitching performances ever, and Altuve and Correa finishing it off. WOW
That pitching performance is now Astros legend. This is up there with the greatest games an Astro has ever pitched.
I was just thinking if there had been a bigger pitching performance in team history. I can't think of one. Certainly the best one in Astros postseason history, bar none.
Well, the Horns lost a heartbreaker. Did I miss anything in this game?Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
No. Only three runs scored again...total! Completely shit. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
For those of you searching for a better Astros pitching performance, you can stop. There isn't one.We just saw THE BEST in team history. If you want to find a better one, you're gonna have to widen your search to the annals of all MLB teams.
Justin Verlander threw the 14th postseason complete game with 13+ strikeouts in the Majors since 1903.
And the thing is, yesterday's performance by Keuchel was high on the list too. But today's job by Verlander was so incredible, it even surpassed Keuchel's.
I would have sent him.
It's a fine call in hindsight. Make the Yankees make a play. Worst case scenario you have Correa in scoring position for Marwin.
I spent the entire afternoon watching from the kitchen while making my daughter's favorite lasagna for her birthday tomorrow (which means tomorrow is also Neil's daughter's birthday; happy birthday, Austin!). What a game! Altuve should have been out by 10 feet, and I don't know what Pettis was thinking, but I'll take it!
Backe’s outing in the 2004 NLCS was epic partly because it was so unexpected. Today was Verlander delivering on his promise, and then some. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
Random. If the kid who caught Correa's homer had been ruled to have reached over the fence would he have been ejected?
They put pressure on the defense to execute and the defense failed. Had the defense prevailed they still have winning run in scoring position. Please contrast with Gardner's double stretched to the 3rd out at 3B.
Marwin has been basically lost at the plate since the ASB.
Had the MVP in Perpetuity been less ponderous and slow footed, the Correa home run would have been F9. Had the MVP in Perpetuity made the throw dictated by the situation and standard baseball practice, Altuve would not have scored - might not have been sent. Prepare to be bombarded with loud and endless reminders that playoff performance plays no part in selection of an MVP.
I love this team:
Mike Scott's complete game shutout of the fucking Mets and the then God's gift to pitching Dwight Gooden in game 1 of the 1986 NLCS. 5 hits and 14 strikeouts. THE best postseason pitching performance in Astros history. Today's is the second best. Then again Joe Niekro's 10 innings of shutout pitching (yes 10) in the 1980 NLCS is right there too.
In tandem with the MVP in Perpetuity, Sanchez is killing the Champions of the Universe. 3 of the 4 Astro runs have resulted from his misplays.
Given the differences in eras, and especially given the recent over-reliance on bullpens in the postseason, this one stands out more, IMO. But I did not watch the 1986 NLCS.
Correa's slide into 2nd was the key. Gregorius had to throw a change-up to home that threw off the timing of Sanchez. A perfect scenario for Altuve and the Astros.
What did he do wrong yesterday?
He had Altuve dead to rights on the steal in the fourth but bounced the throw. I incorrectly blamed him for the second run in Game 1.
Great Verducci article:http://amp.si.com/mlb/2017/10/15/justin-verlander-astros-yankees-alcs
I woke up at 4:30 This morning and can't keep my mind from going back to that game. Game 1 seems like it happened a month ago.
The other play that stands out in my mind, besides the final run and the out at third, is the failure of Judge to catch the Correa homer. He's not a bad fielder, he seemed to track it, but he made no effort to leap and catch it.
If you don't follow Karen Warren on Twitter, you are missing out. These pictures are fantastic.https://twitter.com/karenwarrenHC/status/919348807212716032
He turned his back and quit on it.
I won't scratch anyone's name off my Christmas list if they chose 1986 Game 1 over this one, but the mastery that Verlander demonstrated with each pitch in his arsenal and his use of the strike zone (and his use of pitches not in the strike zone) was, well, masterful. Add to it the current rarity of a 9 inning performance and the offensive era/opponent and JVs gem today is even more impressive.
Just watched it for the first time—listened yesterday. (Bizarrely, network Fox is the most difficult channel for me to get at home, and I was in no shape after Friday night to go to a bar.) What an infuckingcredible whole team effort. The last two slo-mo shots of the telecast—Jose sliding in, the instant rapture of being safe, and the look on McCann’s face running alongside him—made me laugh aloud and get—not gonna lie—a little misty. Correa’s first AB against Chapman. SMH.
I have watched the replay of the Altuve mad dash to win the game at least 30 times today.
http://www.nhregister.com/news/article/Inside-the-Astros-crazy-gamble-and-the-Yankees-12279810.php
The same Marwin who hit .360 in September?
Girardi says that the Yankees' cutoff play is don' t throw it to the cutoff man. If Girardi wants Gregorius handling the relay throws, why isn't he in short right and Castro covering second? This is a lame attempt to cover for Judge' s misplay.
Several articles have mentioned Sanchez not taking off the mask. That had nothing to do with anything. In the old days, a catcher was taught to take off his mask. But for the last 30 years, it's been the opposite...leave the mask on, for a variety of reasons. There is no reasonable argument that his mask, especially the hockey-style worn by Sanchez, somehow affected his ability to catch the ball.
I will say it again. RF was a major factor in the game Saturday. Houston exceptional....NYY not so much.
This got me curious. In the 2nd half, Marwin hit .299/.363/.485 with 37 RBI in 63 games. Not nearly as great as his 1st half, but still very good.He was terrible in August - as was most of the team - with a .619 OPS, though he still managed 12 RBI in 25 games. September was his 2nd-best month of the year as he had a 1.015 OPS.He has looked absolutely lost and over-anxious in October, swinging at crap and not doing a good job of recognizing breaking stuff. Here's hoping he can turn it around.
Raw numbers such as batting average don't tell everything. Some people get that, others never will.
What's your point?
That's right. The problem for Sanchez was he didn't watch the ball into the glove. He turned too early to make the tag.
He deliberately threw it to Didi who was the back cutoff man, and the throw drifted a little toward the bag because his momentum was toward CF.
No. They are both cutoff men, which is standard defense for every team I ever played on or coached. There is a front cutoff and a back one directly behind him to call out the base to throw to or to handle a throw which gets by the front cutoff man. Because the ball was hit to RCF, the second baseman in the front cutoff, and the SS is behind him as the back cutoff man. This is the way they lined up initially. Perhaps Judge used poor judgment, but it was not a misplay. He deliberately threw it to Didi who was the back cutoff man, and the throw drifted a little toward the bag because his momentum was toward CF.
Technically, aren't the guys in the outfield actually "relay men", while the cutoff man is the guy near the mound ready to nail a trailing runner? I seem to recall that's the way they used to phrase it. I just assumed baseball people got tired of correcting others.On this particular play, I'm not convinced Judge's throw drifted. It looked to me like he assumed Altuve would stop at third and thought he had an outside shot at nailing Correa at second.
That his batting average in September doesn't tell the whole story.
Of course it doesn't, but .363 is a fantastic batting average, and in this case, it's a good snapshot - Marwin batted .363/.440/.575 in September with 17 RBI in 23 games, which is fantastic. August was the month where he did poorly - .221/.272/.347.
Castro was wildly gesturing toward Didi (fucking stupid name) when Judge turned to throw it in. He was just doing as instructed.
Fair enough. You see what you see.
I do not really care what convinces you.
Does that mean I can watch the game now?
Baseball is like church: many attend, few understand, all are welcome.
Finally, a topic that everyone at OWA can agree on: religion.
That's cool. I do not really care if you disagree.
It's easy if you try.
Frito Pie at my house tonight. A banquet for one.
No Frito Pie for Bowie?
