Marwin in the 9th

[astrox]

With Marwin due up in the 9th, I turned to my son and said we have to pinch hit for him.  Apparently, Marwin heard me and told me to STFU!!!


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[jbm]

Thanks to later heroics, it is probably my favorite home run of my life, eclipsing Billy Fucking Hatcher's who will always retain a warm spot in my heart.

[Limey]

Gonzales' Gopher?

I thought my favorite moment of the game was going to be Turner flopping around on the ground by 3B like a beached ginger manatee as Springer's double went right under his glove; but it turned out to be the strikeout to end it of that preening fuckstick Puig.

[JimR]

I called his homer.

[juliogotay]

From the CF camera I never would have thought Marwins' HR was going to carry enough to go over the fence. I don't remember  balls flying out of Dodger Stadium at anywhere near this rate from the Astros days in the NL. I'm sure the hot air has some effect but this is crazy. I think it is players are so much stronger than ever before.

[Limey]

I called his homer.

Unlike the night before, when they looked overmatched, last night they looked like you'd have to pry the win from their cold, dead hands.

Friday-Saturday-Sunday will be epic.  The Astros have wrested home field advantage from the supposedly superior Dodgers' bullpen, and it's now advantage Astros.  I think the Astros have better starting pitching in Games #3 and #4 at least - although I assume we'll see Kershaw in Game #5 if it's an elimination game - while the Dodgers'  bullpen won't be so intimidating now that they tagged it up for 6 runs in 5 innings and there is definitely a soft underbelly.

Plus home vaunting.  The Dodgers must now hate Springer, Bregman, Altuve and Correa, with a little left over for Gonzales.

One downside is that I expect they'll DH Turner, because he is not that talented a 3rd baseman.

[Navin R Johnson]

From the CF camera I never would have thought Marwins' HR was going to carry enough to go over the fence. I don't remember  balls flying out of Dodger Stadium at anywhere near this rate from the Astros days in the NL. I'm sure the hot air has some effect but this is crazy. I think it is players are so much stronger than ever before.

I muttered, CRAP, as the ball left the bat. I thought for sure it was a F8.

[Ebby Calvin]

I muttered, CRAP, as the ball left the bat. I thought for sure it was a F8.

I didn't think any of the Astros homers were going out.
But I was pretty drunk.

[Bench]

I didn't think any of the Astros homers were going out.
But I was pretty drunk.

The only I thought had a chance was Correa's. 

[Navin R Johnson]

Correa's reaction was a give away.   I had no doubt that one was leaving the yard.

[toddthebod]

I called his homer.

My brother in Israel, who had been watching the game since 3:00 am, called the home run as well. 

[das]

I called his homer.

Even when he was down an ugly 0-2?  I have to admit, I was loosing faith in him right there...

[Bench]

Correa's reaction was a give away.   I had no doubt that one was leaving the yard.

"Like a friend of mine once said, I don't know why my bats are so slippery," Correa said jokingly of his bat flip.

Correa's friend is Yasiel Puig, the Dodgers' charismatic outfielder, who is known to do a few a bat flips himself.

[JimR]

Even when he was down an ugly 0-2?  I have to admit, I was loosing faith in him right there...

Before the AB.

[geezerdonk]

I called Giles coughing up the tying runs.

[JimR]

I called Giles coughing up the tying runs.

Of course you did. That is who you are.

[Mr. Appropriate]

I called Giles coughing up the tying runs.

And I could call you a lot of things, right now. you are really tempting my manners, Sir.

Not for calling the runs, but for focusing on the negative after  one of the most exciting, most historic games in Astros History. Very first World Series Win.

Look at the great, rare, and amazing things that happened in that game. The Astros bullpen struggling to close out a game ain't new or remarkable. The Astros bats coming to life for some WS heroics against a previously perfect bullpen is the story I prefer to notice. 

[JimR]

And I could call you a lot of things, right now. you are really tempting my manners, Sir.

Not for calling the runs, but for focusing on the negative after  one of the most exciting, most historic games in Astros History. Very first World Series Win.

Look at the great, rare, and amazing things that happened in that game. The Astros bullpen struggling to close out a game ain't new or remarkable. The Astros bats coming to life for some WS heroics against a previously perfect bullpen is the story I prefer to notice.

He is always negative. He lives for shortcomings to ridicule.