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Astros-Royals ALDS

John Cougar Lunchbucket Oct 08 2015 09:01 PM

Nice job by Colin McHugh tonight. Hafta say I'm impressed with how the Astros have played so far this postseason.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Oct 08 2015 09:29 PM Re: Astros-Royals ALDS

Loose, well-taken ABs, solid starting, great relief and baserunning... they're looking like their early-season selves, only with the ability to not poop themselves on the road. And Rasmus is looking as much like a postseason superhero as he looked like a cartoon supervillain the other night.

Mets – Willets Point Oct 09 2015 03:52 PM Re: Astros-Royals ALDS

Oliver Perez relieving Scott Kazmir for the Astros in some sort of bizarro world where former Mets you'd think would be retired by now are still pitching for a playoff team.

themetfairy Oct 09 2015 04:00 PM Re: Astros-Royals ALDS

Yes, that's the Ollie Perez we remember so well....

Mets – Willets Point Oct 09 2015 04:02 PM Re: Astros-Royals ALDS

themetfairy wrote: Yes, that's the Ollie Perez we remember so well.... LOL! I was just going to write "Yep, that's our Ollie..." after he loaded the bases.

Frayed Knot Oct 09 2015 05:12 PM Re: Astros-Royals ALDS

Oh man! Carlos Gomez, in to pinch-run, down by a run with one out in the 9th, gets picked off 1st before a pitch is even thrown to the next batter. Doesn't help that the batter was Altuve, Houston's best contact hitter.

Frayed Knot Oct 09 2015 05:13 PM Re: Astros-Royals ALDS

And Altuve grounds out - and just like that the series is tied 1-1

TransMonk Oct 09 2015 06:39 PM Re: Astros-Royals ALDS

A. J. Pierzynski is annoying no matter what he is doing.

Frayed Knot Oct 11 2015 05:09 PM Re: Astros-Royals ALDS

Hmmmmm, turns out that a ball off the roof of the Dome in Houston is a live ball. Rasmus just singled off the rafters in RF for the Astros.

Frayed Knot Oct 12 2015 01:38 PM Re: Astros-Royals ALDS

Royals become the latest team to get screwed by a replay catching a runner's foot coming off a base for a split second as he came out of his slide. 3-2 Houston, bottom 7

Frayed Knot Oct 12 2015 02:51 PM Re: Astros-Royals ALDS Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Oct 12 2015 02:57 PM

In the meantime, KC was down 6-2 but put up a 5-spot in the 8th and are now looking to close out the Astros in bottom 9 oe: whoops, it's still top-9 and KC isn't done tacking on.

Gwreck Oct 12 2015 02:57 PM Re: Astros-Royals ALDS

Hosmer homer pushes it to 9-6.

Frayed Knot Oct 14 2015 07:40 PM Re: Astros-Royals ALDS

Lots of times, especially with these AL playoffs, I don't have a rooting interest going in but as things get towards the end I find myself pulling for one side or the other. I just discovered tonight that I'm pulling for the Royals in this one. Not sure why, but I am. And conveniently "my team" has just taken the lead.

Frayed Knot Oct 14 2015 08:46 PM Re: Astros-Royals ALDS

The Cueto trade looked shaky for much of the second half of the season, but it paid off tonight. Blue Jays at KC for the AL crown starting Friday night.