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ALCS Game Six: Yankees vs. Astros
« on: October 20, 2019, 12:03:57 am »
The scenario at Minute Maid Park: Brad Peacock will start (open) Game Six for the Astros . . . one day after he pitched the last Astro pitching inning of Game Five in New York.

The last pitcher to do that: Firpo Marberry of the 1924 Washington Senators. The arguable great-granddaddy of the relief specialist. Who relieved Tom Zachary to get the last out of Game Two (he struck out dubious Hall of Fame Giant Travis Jackson), then started Game Three. (He surrendered three runs---two unearned, one scoring on an infield ground out---in three innings' work.)

In the same Series that the Old Nats won with---the horror!---what we'd call a bullpen game and starters-as-relievers in Game Seven.

Player-manager Bucky Harris, the boy wonder (he was 24), opened with righthander Curly Ogden just to deke Hall of Fame manager John McGraw into loading his lineup with lefthanded hitters . . . knowing full well that Ogden (who was on board fully with the plot) wouldn't face more than two hitters before Harris would lift him---for his Game Four starter George Mogridge, a lefthander. The game ended up tied going to the ninth; Marberry relieved Mogridge for the sixth and, after surrendering a game-tying sacrifice fly, telegraphed hapless Jeurys Familia in the 2015 World Series when a pair of Senators infield errors later in the inning let the Giants take a 3-1 lead.

The Old Nats tied in the bottom of the eighth when Harris's own grounder took the notorious high hop away from Giants third baseman Freddie Lindstrom and sent two runs home. For the top of the ninth, then, Harris reached for his fourth pitcher of the day: Hall of Famer Walter Johnson. Who'd pitch four scoreless until the Old Nats won the game and Washington the city's still-only World Series triumph in the bottom of the twelfth.

And to think the Old Nats bullpenned a World Series win in the same year J. Edgar Hoover was named to run the FBI, Native Americans were finally awarded official American citizenship, and Macy*s held its first Thanksgiving Day parade!

So the questions before the house tonight are:

* Will the Astros bullpen their way to the pennant in Game Six?

* Or, will the Yankees bullpen their way into a Game Seven showdown?

Game Six is about to begin . . .
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Re: ALCS Game Six: Yankees vs. Astros
« Reply #1 on: October 20, 2019, 12:13:49 am »
. . . and Brad Peacock gets a swinging strikeout and two quick ground outs to start.

No score, the Astros coming up to bat . . .
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Re: ALCS Game Six: Yankees vs. Astros
« Reply #2 on: October 20, 2019, 12:32:15 am »
A one out double (Jose Altuve), a two-out walk (to Alex Bregman), and Yuli Gurriel hits a three-run homer off Yankee opener Chad Greene!

3-0, Astros after one full . . .
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Re: ALCS Game Six: Yankees vs. Astros
« Reply #3 on: October 20, 2019, 12:51:22 am »
A double and a single give the Yankees their first run, a walk gives them first and second and prompt the first pitching change of the night, Josh James comes in for the Astros and catches Brett Gardner looking at a changeup for strike three and the side.

3-1, Astros, middle second . . .
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Re: ALCS Game Six: Yankees vs. Astros
« Reply #4 on: October 20, 2019, 12:57:59 am »
Plate umpire Marvin Hudson has a wide Rocky Horror Show strike zone tonight---a little to the left, a little to the right, let's do the Time Warp again . . .
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Re: ALCS Game Six: Yankees vs. Astros
« Reply #5 on: October 20, 2019, 01:02:21 am »
J.A. Happ in from the pen for the Yankees, gets the Astros three-and-three, but the Astros still lead, 3-1 after two full . . .
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Re: ALCS Game Six: Yankees vs. Astros
« Reply #6 on: October 20, 2019, 01:14:55 am »
It's so shitty to listen to these guys get sexually aroused whenever the Yankees put the ball in play.

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Re: ALCS Game Six: Yankees vs. Astros
« Reply #7 on: October 20, 2019, 01:25:02 am »
The Yankees load the pillows and coax Josh James out and Ryan Pressly into the game for the Astros, he gets a grounder back to himself for the side. And he may have injured himself making the play, possibly rolling his ankle. Jose Urquidy warming up now for the Astros.

Still 3-1, Astros, after two and a half . . .
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Re: ALCS Game Six: Yankees vs. Astros
« Reply #8 on: October 20, 2019, 01:31:09 am »
Quote from: DCPatriot on October 20, 2019, 01:14:55 am
It's so shitty to listen to these guys get sexually aroused whenever the Yankees put the ball in play.
I'm afraid to ask which guys you're listening to . . .
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Re: ALCS Game Six: Yankees vs. Astros
« Reply #9 on: October 20, 2019, 01:38:42 am »
The Astros push George Springer to second but can't cash him in, but they still lead 3-1 after three full . . .
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Re: ALCS Game Six: Yankees vs. Astros
« Reply #10 on: October 20, 2019, 01:48:11 am »
Plate umpire Marvin Hudson seems hell bent on pissing off both teams and their fans with his back-and-forth wide strike zone . . .
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Re: ALCS Game Six: Yankees vs. Astros
« Reply #11 on: October 20, 2019, 01:50:38 am »
Yankee third baseman Gio Urshela hits one the other way into the Astro bullpen with one out but that's all they get . . .

The gap closed to a run, the Astros lead 3-2 in the middle of the fourth . . .
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Re: ALCS Game Six: Yankees vs. Astros
« Reply #12 on: October 20, 2019, 01:52:34 am »
Big dilemna for the Astros: Ryan Pressly injured and they may have to consider taking him off the roster if the injury's too severe (he may have rolled his ankle making that inning-ending putout) to get another pitcher on, which would mean Pressly wouldn't be eligible if the Astros go to the World Series . . . your game within the game brought to you by the pause that refreshes. Drink Pause.
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Re: ALCS Game Six: Yankees vs. Astros
« Reply #13 on: October 20, 2019, 01:56:08 am »
Update: Pressly didn't roll his ankle but his right knee flared up. They list him day-to-day now.
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Re: ALCS Game Six: Yankees vs. Astros
« Reply #14 on: October 20, 2019, 02:02:13 am »
Yankee reliever Luis Cessa has to work for it but he gets the Astros in order.

3-2 Astros after four full . . .
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Re: ALCS Game Six: Yankees vs. Astros
« Reply #15 on: October 20, 2019, 02:11:05 am »
It's a three-and-three for Astro reliever Jose Urquidy working his second inning, and the Astros still lead 3-2 in the middle of the fifth . . .
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Re: ALCS Game Six: Yankees vs. Astros
« Reply #16 on: October 20, 2019, 02:20:52 am »
A leadoff bunt single by Martin Maldonado ends a strikeout later when George Springer fights a solid at-bat but dials Area Code 4-6-3.

But it's still 3-2 Astros after five . . .
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Re: ALCS Game Six: Yankees vs. Astros
« Reply #17 on: October 20, 2019, 02:34:51 am »
Josh Reddick makes a highlight-reel diving faceplant catch on a sinking liner with first and second . . . then Will Harris relieved Jose Urquidy and throws one pitch turned into a weak ground out to shortstop and the Astros escape disaster again . . .

3-2 Astros, middle of the sixth . . .
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Re: ALCS Game Six: Yankees vs. Astros
« Reply #18 on: October 20, 2019, 02:56:53 am »
Jose Altuve walks leading off . . . Michael Brantley singles . . . Yankee shortstop Didi Gregorius loses a step peeking home on Alex Bregman's grounder and Altuve scores the fourth Houston run . . .

4-2, Astros after six full . . .
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Re: ALCS Game Six: Yankees vs. Astros
« Reply #19 on: October 20, 2019, 03:08:59 am »
If you thought the Reddick catch was a stupefyer, you should have seen Michael Brantley dive for Aaron Hicks's shallow pop in left, he dove, caught, came up throwing, and doubled Aaron Judge off first for the side!

4-2, Astros at the seventh inning stretch . . .
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Re: ALCS Game Six: Yankees vs. Astros
« Reply #20 on: October 20, 2019, 03:18:45 am »
Three and three for the Astros but they're six outs away from the World Series!

4-2 Astros after seven full . . .
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Re: ALCS Game Six: Yankees vs. Astros
« Reply #21 on: October 20, 2019, 03:20:43 am »
Quote from: EasyAce on October 20, 2019, 03:08:59 am
If you thought the Reddick catch was a stupefyer, you should have seen Michael Brantley dive for Aaron Hicks's shallow pop in left, he dove, caught, came up throwing, and doubled Aaron Judge off first for the side!

4-2, Astros at the seventh inning stretch . . .

Why would Aaron Judge go THAT far toward 2nd base (he stepped on it)?  He was never going to advance to 3rd base on it.

Been thinking about this visible strike zone....the ump is very bad tonight.   But my point is that if they actually used the RULE BOOK strike zone, we'd see faster games....and less balls leaving the park.
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Re: ALCS Game Six: Yankees vs. Astros
« Reply #22 on: October 20, 2019, 03:26:36 am »
The Yankees get a one-out single but Gary Sanchez dials Area Code 4-6-3 with a rocket throw to first by Carlos Correa for the side!

And it's 4-2, Astros, middle eighth . . .
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Re: ALCS Game Six: Yankees vs. Astros
« Reply #23 on: October 20, 2019, 03:31:33 am »
@catfish1957
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Three (3) outs to get...for a Astros/Nationals Series for the Ages.      :beer:
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Re: ALCS Game Six: Yankees vs. Astros
« Reply #24 on: October 20, 2019, 03:46:22 am »
The Astros load the pillows with two out in the bottom of the eighth but don't score, the inning ends on a force at second, but they're only three outs from the World Series!

4-2 Astros after eight full . . .
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