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ALDS Game Five: Rays vs. Astros, live thread
« on: October 10, 2019, 07:20:38 pm »
One line drive out to retire the side after two punchouts and a walk and Gerrit Cole is through his half of the first.

No score and the Astros coming up to hit . . .


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Re: ALDS Game Five: Rays vs. Astros, live thread
« Reply #1 on: October 10, 2019, 07:35:17 pm »
The Astros came up swinging and spraying line drives all over the place . . . four straight hits to open, a little more to come, and it's 4-0, Astros after one full inning . . .


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Re: ALDS Game Five: Rays vs. Astros, live thread
« Reply #2 on: October 10, 2019, 07:36:17 pm »
The Astros came up swinging and spraying line drives all over the place . . . four straight hits to open, a little more to come, and it's 4-0, Astros after one full inning . . .

Finally!  Proof of life in astros bats!
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Re: ALDS Game Five: Rays vs. Astros, live thread
« Reply #3 on: October 10, 2019, 07:41:13 pm »
Finally!  Proof of life in astros bats!
Especially George Springer. He was getting very worrisome most of the series.


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Re: ALDS Game Five: Rays vs. Astros, live thread
« Reply #4 on: October 10, 2019, 07:42:50 pm »
Especially George Springer. He was getting very worrisome most of the series.

Trying to yank the ball out of the park every time up is good for that.
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Re: ALDS Game Five: Rays vs. Astros, live thread
« Reply #5 on: October 10, 2019, 07:43:43 pm »
Eric Sogard hits Cole's first pitch of the second into the right field seats but that's all for now. 4-1 Astros, middle of the second . . .


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Re: ALDS Game Five: Rays vs. Astros, live thread
« Reply #6 on: October 10, 2019, 07:52:36 pm »
Three up, three down for the Astros including a Springer strikeout . . . 4-1, Astros after two . . .


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« Reply #7 on: October 10, 2019, 07:58:30 pm »
Three and three for the Rays. 4-1 Astros, middle third . . .


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Re: ALDS Game Five: Rays vs. Astros, live thread
« Reply #8 on: October 10, 2019, 08:11:01 pm »
The Rays go to the bullpen with two out in the bottom of the third, Blake Snell wrestles Yordan Alvarez to an inning-ending fly out to left.

4-1, Astros after three . . .


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Re: ALDS Game Five: Rays vs. Astros, live thread
« Reply #9 on: October 10, 2019, 08:24:09 pm »
Cole shakes off a leadoff single and ends the inning himself with a grounder back to him at the mound.

4-1, Astros, middle fourth . . .


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Re: ALDS Game Five: Rays vs. Astros, live thread
« Reply #10 on: October 10, 2019, 08:25:03 pm »
Halfway home for our Astro fans!   4-1 in the middle of the 4th.

Will the BIG 1st inning be enough tonight? 
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Re: ALDS Game Five: Rays vs. Astros, live thread
« Reply #11 on: October 10, 2019, 08:29:59 pm »
Cole shakes off a leadoff single and ends the inning himself with a grounder back to him at the mound.

4-1, Astros, middle fourth . . .

Nobody outside of Florida wants to see the Tampa Bay Rays reach the World Series. 

Certainly not MLB or the Networks.  Not even baseball purists want to see them.   (Perhaps the NLCS winner   :bolt:       )

Luckily all paths to the World Series go thru Yankeetown. 
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Re: ALDS Game Five: Rays vs. Astros, live thread
« Reply #12 on: October 10, 2019, 08:35:23 pm »
Snell gets the side in order after a battle with Yuli Gurriel ending in a fly out . . . 4-1 Astros after four . . .


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Re: ALDS Game Five: Rays vs. Astros, live thread
« Reply #13 on: October 10, 2019, 08:36:36 pm »
Nobody outside of Florida wants to see the Tampa Bay Rays reach the World Series. 

Certainly not MLB or the Networks.  Not even baseball purists want to see them.   (Perhaps the NLCS winner   :bolt:       )
Well, I wouldn't mind seeing them get there. They'd be the Little Engine That Could if they get there.

Luckily all paths to the World Series go thru Yankeetown.
Unless they don't, somehow.

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Re: ALDS Game Five: Rays vs. Astros, live thread
« Reply #14 on: October 10, 2019, 08:41:36 pm »
Three and three for the Rays, 4-1 Astros, middle fifth . . .


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« Reply #15 on: October 10, 2019, 08:44:04 pm »
   First full Astros game I've watched all season.  Great Game.
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« Reply #16 on: October 10, 2019, 08:59:31 pm »
The Rays' bullpenners shake off a two out walk on a one-pitch fly out by Jose Altuve . . . 4-1, Astros after five . . .


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Re: ALDS Game Five: Rays vs. Astros, live thread
« Reply #17 on: October 10, 2019, 09:07:38 pm »
Three and three for the Rays, Gerrit Cole in full control. 4-1 Astros, middle sixth . . .


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Re: ALDS Game Five: Rays vs. Astros, live thread
« Reply #18 on: October 10, 2019, 09:14:48 pm »
Very swift three-and-three for the Astros including swinging strikeouts back to back on three pitches . . . but they still lead, 4-1 after six . . .


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Re: ALDS Game Five: Rays vs. Astros, live thread
« Reply #19 on: October 10, 2019, 09:18:07 pm »
Well, I wouldn't mind seeing them get there. They'd be the Little Engine That Could if they get there.
Unless they don't, somehow.

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All I meant was that getting thru New York proves you definitely belong there.  Right now, I still smell fluke.    Yeah...I realize 96 wins, but look at the AL East.
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Re: ALDS Game Five: Rays vs. Astros, live thread
« Reply #20 on: October 10, 2019, 09:26:33 pm »
great double play for the stretch.
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« Reply #21 on: October 10, 2019, 09:26:35 pm »
Cole shakes off a leadoff walk . . . the Astros take a 4-1 lead to the seventh inning stretch . . .


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« Reply #22 on: October 10, 2019, 09:27:47 pm »
All I meant was that getting thru New York proves you definitely belong there.  Right now, I still smell fluke.    Yeah...I realize 96 wins, but look at the AL East.
A Yankee-Astros ALCS would still be an intriguing view. St. Elsewhere vs. E.R. the way those two teams survived the injured lists this year.


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« Reply #23 on: October 10, 2019, 09:31:12 pm »
@Bigun, @corbe, is this on TV in our area?

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Re: ALDS Game Five: Rays vs. Astros, live thread
« Reply #24 on: October 10, 2019, 09:36:44 pm »
   I'm watching on the Net, here.

http://ustvgo.tv/fox-sports-1/
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« Reply #25 on: October 10, 2019, 09:38:59 pm »
   I'm watching on the Net, here.

http://ustvgo.tv/fox-sports-1/

Thanks, Corbs.  I'll just follow along here. 

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Re: ALDS Game Five: Rays vs. Astros, live thread
« Reply #26 on: October 10, 2019, 09:45:06 pm »
The Rays' bullpenners dodge a one-out bloop single . . . still 4-1 Astros after seven, they're six outs from the ALCS . . .


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« Reply #27 on: October 10, 2019, 09:49:21 pm »
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« Reply #28 on: October 10, 2019, 09:51:29 pm »
FS1 direct tv 219 @Sanguine

Thanks, Bigun.  I have Dish.  I'll find it.

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Re: ALDS Game Five: Rays vs. Astros, live thread
« Reply #29 on: October 10, 2019, 09:52:18 pm »
Gerrit Cole strikes out two and gets an inning-ending groundout. 4-1 Astros, they're three outs away from the ALCS . . . and Cole may be done for the night, but what a performance he put on . . .
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« Reply #30 on: October 10, 2019, 09:56:53 pm »
Michael Brantley opens the bottom of the eighth with a line shot over the right field fence, it's now 5-1 Astros batting in the bottom of the eighth!


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« Reply #31 on: October 10, 2019, 09:59:37 pm »
. . . and Jose Altuve hits one over the left center field fence on 3-1!! 6-1, Astros, nobody out in the bottom of the eighth . . .


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« Reply #32 on: October 10, 2019, 10:08:15 pm »
Thanks, Bigun.  I have Dish.  I'll find it.

   @Sanguine I have Dish also and watched the Rockets beat up the Raptors 5AM this morning in Japan WITHOUT purchasing NBA League Pass.  I hope the aforementioned channel holds up, it even has the Golf Channel.
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« Reply #33 on: October 10, 2019, 10:14:13 pm »
We go to the top of the ninth and the Astros are three outs from a date with the Empire Emeritus . . .


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« Reply #34 on: October 10, 2019, 10:22:29 pm »
Roberto Osuna gets two fly outs and a swinging strikeout and for the third straight season the Astros are going to the American League Championship Series!

It'll be St. Elsewhere vs. E.R. in this ALCS, considering the injury bugs ravaging the Yankees and the Astros this season.

6-1 your final from Minute Maid Park.


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« Reply #35 on: October 10, 2019, 10:23:17 pm »
   Cruz's Astros against Trump's Yankees.  I love it.
 

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Re: ALDS Game Five: Rays vs. Astros, live thread
« Reply #36 on: October 10, 2019, 10:32:21 pm »
@EdJames and all my other friends in Florida, your guys played their hearts out and accomplished a great deal. Frankly, more than I ever thought they would. Congratulations Rays on a great season!
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« Reply #37 on: October 10, 2019, 10:53:10 pm »
@EdJames and all my other friends in Florida, your guys played their hearts out and accomplished a great deal. Frankly, more than I ever thought they would. Congratulations Rays on a great season!

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Have the feeling that the REAL 'championship' series is the Astros/Yankees...and the an Astro/Nats World Series would be anti-climatic.

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Re: ALDS Game Five: Rays vs. Astros, live thread
« Reply #38 on: October 10, 2019, 10:58:10 pm »
@EdJames and all my other friends in Florida, your guys played their hearts out and accomplished a great deal. Frankly, more than I ever thought they would. Congratulations Rays on a great season!

@Bigun

Congratulations  to you and the rest of the Houston Astro fans!!

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Your guys took control when they needed to!!


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« Reply #39 on: October 10, 2019, 10:59:06 pm »
Dittos regarding Tampa Bay fans!

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Have the feeling that the REAL 'championship' series is the Astros/Yankees...and the an Astro/Nats World Series would be anti-climatic.

Do we have any Yank-me fans on the forum?      :smokin:

We shall see @DCPatriot. We shall see.  It IS baseball after all and the Gods are fickle.
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Re: ALDS Game Five: Rays vs. Astros, live thread
« Reply #40 on: October 10, 2019, 11:02:51 pm »
@Bigun

Congratulations  to you and the rest of the Houston Astro fans!!

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Your guys took control when they needed to!!

I'm going to be totally honest with you @EdJames, I was sweating bullets today wondering if the bats would come back alive in time. Thankfully for us, they did.

I'm currently enjoying 3 fingers worth of Balavene Caribean Cask.
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Re: ALDS Game Five: Rays vs. Astros, live thread
« Reply #41 on: October 10, 2019, 11:03:05 pm »
   4 runs in the First always help, Cole on the mound is the icing on the cake.
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Re: ALDS Game Five: Rays vs. Astros, live thread
« Reply #42 on: October 10, 2019, 11:13:14 pm »
I'm going to be totally honest with you @EdJames, I was sweating bullets today wondering if the bats would come back alive in time. Thankfully for us, they did.

I'm currently enjoying 3 fingers worth of Balavene Caribean Cask.

They did at exactly the right time!

Enjoy your sip my friend, well deserved....

I am toasting the end of a surprisingly good season with what is the last finger and half of my Laphroaig Lore....  a fitting finish on both fronts!!

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Re: ALDS Game Five: Rays vs. Astros, live thread
« Reply #43 on: October 10, 2019, 11:24:06 pm »
Dittos regarding Tampa Bay fans!

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Have the feeling that the REAL 'championship' series is the Astros/Yankees...and the an Astro/Nats World Series would be anti-climatic.

Do we have any Yank-me fans on the forum?      :smokin:

I don't take anythng for granted.  These Astros go into unexplicit slumps out of the blue.  I was afraid games 3 & 4 of this TB series were going to carry over into Game 5.

Astros cold bats + Scherzer and Strausberg and Corbin = Nats WS win
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Re: ALDS Game Five: Rays vs. Astros, live thread
« Reply #44 on: October 10, 2019, 11:30:54 pm »
They did at exactly the right time!

Enjoy your sip my friend, well deserved....

I am toasting the end of a surprisingly good season with what is the last finger and half of my Laphroaig Lore....  a fitting finish on both fronts!!

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