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MLB radio talking about the ump tonight, Sam Holbrook, has one of the larger zones in the league. Not sure I like that.
Would have preferred him tomorrow night for Greinke if there were a game 7

He doesn’t like the up and in strike to lefties but he does call that same location on righties

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Also, in a poetic justice / perfect world Osuna gets a lockdown save tonight.  I’ll be happy with a blowout win or any kind of win, but this almost has to happen.

I’ll take a 1-0 nail biter. I’ll take a 10-0 blowout. I’ll take anything in between.
I’ll just take a win.
I’m wearing my game 6 shirt.

Most of what this really should come down to is hitting. If JV has to be flawless to get us a win tonight, the rest of the guys aren't doing their job. I realize scoring on Strasburg is way easier said than done, though, so we really need plate discipline in this one. Don't be trying to hit the train. Let Uncle Mike be your zen master and just take good swings at actual strikes. There will be opportunities.  

Gotta put the ball in play against Strasburg with runners on base.  We managed 7 hits in 6 innings, but we also struck out 7 times.  Left 9 on base and 0-5 RISP.  We were so bad early on with RISP.  Unproductive groundouts, popouts and strikeouts. 

34 minutes ago, Fudge Nuggets said:

Also, in a poetic justice / perfect world Osuna gets a lockdown save tonight.  I’ll be happy with a blowout win or any kind of win, but this almost has to happen.

I'd rather JV go nine.

see the ball, hit the ball. have a good game plan at the plate and put all the fucking pressure on them from the get go. if we think gap to gap at the plate, that's when we're at our best. one thing we did at their park was effectively take the crowd out of the entire series by scoring first and often. our crowd should be hopped up on OG 4Loko and ready to tear that fucking roof off. give them a reason to - this is our fucking field. protect it. 

 

I can't think of a better way to celebrate this anniversary than winning the world series at home:

 

October 29, 2017: Game 5 2017 World Series

 

This is our day.

 

#takeitback

 

 

Edit: sigh. Apparently great minds think alike, mine just ~2 minutes slower (which sounds about right).

 

Y'all, the other shoe already dropped. In 2017 it didn't drop until a couple days after the Game 7 (Deshaun's ACL). This year it dropped a couple days early with JJ's pec. I feel (ok, hope) that the Gods have been paid their due. All that's left to do now is win it.

23 minutes ago, Seasick Sailor said:

I can't think of a better way to celebrate this anniversary than winning the world series at home:

 

I can haz Game 5 Springer, Bregman, Altuve, Correa, Yuli show up tonight?

Any chance we can get Kershaw into a Nats jersey? 

This is awesome.  Kudos to Bud Light (the marketing dept, not the crap beer).

I'm leaving work at noon and getting to the park when the gates open.  I think JV has a gem in him tonight.

Anyone else being super productive at work today? Yeah, me neither. First pitch can't get here too soon. 

Man, when did the market tank?
Can’t believe the prices I’m seeing

Still high, of course, but nowhere near what they were a few days ago
Thought for sure they’d keep climbing the closer we got to clinching and as supply dwindled

2 minutes ago, Seasick Sailor said:

Anyone else being super productive at work today? Yeah, me neither. First pitch can't get here too soon. 

I would quit this job if it would guarantee a win tonight.

Yeah, my scheme to get rich off of standing room only tickets would not have worked so well as I thought it was going to.  World Series tickets were $800 for SRO during the tale end of the ALCS.  I figured there were going to be well over $1,000 by now.

2 hours ago, UTexasFight said:


This is where I am
We tried the “work the pitch count” approach (and one that I said were keys to this series) and had 0-2 to show for it

I think we’re aggressive tonight and I think we have success early

On the flip side, I also think the Nats will be aggressive. They don’t want to get down early in an elimination game.
Hoping JV has command of all of his pitches starting at 7:08 and takes advantage

JV needs to start the 1st inning at 6:40 in the bullpen.  Get the early problems out of the way there.

18 minutes ago, Sleepygrad said:

I can’t focus on shit today other than tonight’s game

I don't see the problem here.  Are you an air traffic controller or something?

I can’t focus on shit today other than tonight’s game

That was me as well... until my focus got re-trained on the post above yours

I'll be in Section 133 tonight with my mom, sister, and son. Pinch me.

4 minutes ago, jkates said:

I'll be in Section 133 tonight with my mom, sister, and son. Pinch me.

Image result for pinch me gif

 

Please fucking win please so I can go back to being a normal person and concentrate on hating Texas football.

3 hours ago, Js1 said:

Gotta put the ball in play against Strasburg with runners on base.  We managed 7 hits in 6 innings, but we also struck out 7 times.  Left 9 on base and 0-5 RISP.  We were so bad early on with RISP.  Unproductive groundouts, popouts and strikeouts. 

They're still not great, but seems like they were much more opportunistic in D.C. Hopefully that repeats tonight... for the win. 

2 minutes ago, YChang said:

They're still not great, but seems like they were much more opportunistic in D.C. Hopefully that repeats tonight... for the win. 

Game 1 & 2 - 3-17 (.176)
Game 3-5 - 11-28 (.393)

I like that everyone is now doubting JV's postseason credentials.  That could be just what he needs to unleash a big fuck you tonight.

Someone needs to subscribe to her site and post some titty photos in here every half inning the Astros are pitching for good luck.

1 hour ago, Pimphand said:

Someone needs to subscribe to her site and post some titty photos in here every half inning the Astros are pitching for good luck.

Baseball is a very superstitious game.  Y'all should listen to this man.

Superstition predicament:

I own many Astros caps.

Every year on opening day I choose one to wear and continue wearing it until the Astros lose. Then I pick another hat and the cycle continues.

I got a Bring Home the Pennant hat after we won the division and wore it until we lost game three of the ALDS due to the win streak we finished the regular season on. We lost game four and I switched back to the Pennant hat for game 5.

Per superstition, I wore the hat for game 1 of the ALCS, after which I switched to my blue trucker hat. Of course we then reeled off three straight. So I wore it for game 5, and we lost. I then went back to the Pennant hat for game 6.

After we lost game 1 of the World Series, I switched hats and switched again after we lost game 2. Then I went back to the blue trucker, and we won three straight. So, now my question is do I stick with the blue trucker, which has been so lucky over the last three games but may have tapped out its potential based on the ALCS results, or do I go with the Pennant hat that I have worn for each game in which we've closed out a series during the playoffs?

This is a lot a responsibility for one man, and I want to make sure I make the right choice.  

Note: Alex is wearing the same shirt he's worn before games 3, 4, and 5:

 

Edited by Seasick Sailor

Stinky Shirt mojo! 

5 minutes ago, Seasick Sailor said:

Superstition predicament:

I own many Astros caps.

Every year on opening day I choose one to wear and continue wearing it until the Astros lose. Then I pick another hat and the cycle continues.

I got a Bring Home the Pennant hat after we won the division and wore it until we lost game three of the ALDS due to the win streak we finished the regular season on. We lost game four and I switched back to the Pennant hat for game 5.

Per superstition, I wore the hat for game 1 of the ALCS, after which I switched to my blue trucker hat. Of course we then reeled off three straight. So I wore it for game 5, and we lost. I then went back to the Pennant hat for game 6.

After we lost game 1 of the World Series, I switched hats and switched again after we lost game 2. Then I went back to the blue trucker, and we won three straight. So, now my question is do I stick with the blue trucker, which has been so lucky over the last three games but may have tapped out its potential based on the ALCS results, or do I go with the Pennant hat that I have worn for each game in which we've closed out a series during the playoffs?

This is a lot a responsibility for one man, and I want to make sure I make the right choice.  

A player on streak has to respect the streak....worst case, you switch to the Pennant hat for a Game 7 victory.

I’m wearing the same socks today I’ve worn for games 3, 4, and 5.
They have little hot dogs on them... my 7 yo daughter told me I needed to wear them last Wednesday (game 2).
I didn’t. Shame on me.

Won’t be making that mistake again

I have lucky hat. 

I have lucky outlet, where I have to charge my phone during the game. 

Lucky couch, and kids and I sit in respective lucky spots. Wife cannot be in the room where I'm watching the game. 

 

 

Edited by texashorne

Just now, texashorne said:

I have lucky hat. 

I have lucky outlet, where I have to charge my phone during the game. 

Lucky couch, and kids and I sit in respective lucky spots. Wife cannot be in the room where I'm watching the game. 

 

 

No questions? You are a lucky SOB...

2 minutes ago, texashorne said:

Wife cannot be in the room where I'm watching the game.

This is brilliant. Mine has a gift for asking the most inane questions during tense moments of games.  

Heading to MMP in 2 hours for my 58th game of the season. I have a t-shirt that has my avatar on it. We haven't won every game that I've attended, but we've homered at least once, so you can bet your sweet asses I'll be wearing it tonight. 

3 minutes ago, Player said:

Heading to MMP in 2 hours for my 58th game of the season. I have a t-shirt that has my avatar on it. We haven't won every game that I've attended, but we've homered at least once, so you can bet your sweet asses I'll be wearing it tonight. 

Just read a Verducci article that said a team's winning percentage in this year's playoffs more than doubles when they hit a second home run in the game, so....

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At the hotel with beer#1.  Let’s do this.

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