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WS Game Seven: Nationals v. Astros, live thread
« on: October 30, 2019, 08:04:02 pm »
Will the Astros claim ranking among the dynastic with their second World Series win in three seasons?

Will the Nationals do what's never been done in any sport whose championship is decided in a best-of-seven and win it entirely on the road?

We're about to find out . . . Game Seven is about to get underway in Minute Maid Park . . .


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Re: WS Game Seven: Nationals v. Astros, live thread
« Reply #1 on: October 30, 2019, 08:07:11 pm »
Trivia: Tonight is the fortieth World Series Game Seven in history . . . and the road team has actually won more of them, weirdly enough, including the Astros two years ago . . .


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Re: WS Game Seven: Nationals v. Astros, live thread
« Reply #2 on: October 30, 2019, 08:13:33 pm »
Alex Bregman robs a likely double from Trea Turner by backhanding his leadoff liner . . . two more swift outs and it's Nats nothing, Astros coming up to hit.


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Re: WS Game Seven: Nationals v. Astros, live thread
« Reply #3 on: October 30, 2019, 08:22:52 pm »
Max Scherzer shakes off a two-out walk . . . fly out, ground out, fly out otherwise and it's no score after one full inning . . .


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Re: WS Game Seven: Nationals v. Astros, live thread
« Reply #4 on: October 30, 2019, 08:34:57 pm »
Leadoff single wasted by Area Code 1-4-3, no score, middle second . . .


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Re: WS Game Seven: Nationals v. Astros, live thread
« Reply #5 on: October 30, 2019, 08:35:22 pm »
Yuli Gurriel lines a homer into the Crawfords leading off the bottom of the second, 1-0 Astros . . . !!


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Re: WS Game Seven: Nationals v. Astros, live thread
« Reply #6 on: October 30, 2019, 08:44:01 pm »
The Astros follow up with two men on but no further score as Springer hits a sinking liner Soto catches on the shoetop . . .

. . . but they lead 1-0 after two full Game Seven innings . . .


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Re: WS Game Seven: Nationals v. Astros, live thread
« Reply #7 on: October 30, 2019, 08:50:26 pm »
Three and three for the Nats and I notice not one strikeout yet in this game.

1-0 Astros, middle of the third . . .


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Re: WS Game Seven: Nationals v. Astros, live thread
« Reply #9 on: October 30, 2019, 09:07:51 pm »
A base hit and a walk and somehow the Astros can't cash it in, with a little help from some sharp Nats leather on a night it looks like Max the Knife isn't exactly the sharpest blade on the mound . . . the question becomes how much he still has in the tank with that shoulder before the Nats have to go to the pen . . .

1-0 Astros after three full . . .


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Re: WS Game Seven: Nationals v. Astros, live thread
« Reply #11 on: October 30, 2019, 09:16:22 pm »
Anthony Rendon's side-retiring swinging strikeout is the first strikeout of the night by either side.

1-0 Astros, middle of the fourth . . .


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Re: WS Game Seven: Nationals v. Astros, live thread
« Reply #12 on: October 30, 2019, 09:30:00 pm »
Again the Astros put a pair on and again Scherzer escapes. Forget Max the Knife, he's Houdini and David Copperfield tonight so far.

1-0, Astros, after four full . . .


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Re: WS Game Seven: Nationals v. Astros, live thread
« Reply #13 on: October 30, 2019, 09:45:14 pm »
The Nats strand a man on second, still 1-0 Astros after four and a half . . . Gerrit Cole went down to the bullpen . . . Patrick Corbin stirring in the Nats bullpen . . .


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Re: WS Game Seven: Nationals v. Astros, live thread
« Reply #14 on: October 30, 2019, 10:02:27 pm »
Anthony Rendon can't make the big stop on Correa's grounder up the line, it's an RBI single and first and third . . . the Nationals challenge whether Alvarez's foot was off the pad when he was tagged at third (the run would still hold up) . . . the review also gives Patrick Corbin a little extra warmup time in the Nats bullpen, which might be the real reason the Nats called for the review . . . the call stands . . . Alvarez is safe . . . Scherzer strikes Robinson Chirinos out swinging . . . it was the first hit with RISP in their last sixteen tries at home in the Series for the Astros . . .

But it's 2-0 Astros after five full . . . will that be the end of Scherzer's night?
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Re: WS Game Seven: Nationals v. Astros, live thread
« Reply #15 on: October 30, 2019, 10:11:25 pm »
Jay Jaffe (FanGraphs) reminds us tonight is the best Zack Greinke's pitched in a month with one hit, one walk, in six innings.


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Re: WS Game Seven: Nationals v. Astros, live thread
« Reply #16 on: October 30, 2019, 10:17:45 pm »
The Astros get a leadoff pinch single (Jake Marisnick) but Corbin strikes Springer out swinging and Altuve hits into a step-and-throw double play for the side . . .

. . . but the Astros still lead it, 2-0, with Zack Greinke pitching like a master tonight . . .


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Re: WS Game Seven: Nationals v. Astros, live thread
« Reply #17 on: October 30, 2019, 10:28:16 pm »
Anthony Rendon hit a one-out homer into the Crawfords, and after a walk to Juan Soto Zack Greinke's coming out and Will Harris is coming in for the Astros with Howie Kendrick coming to the plate in the top of the seventh.

Greinke gets a huge standing O from the Minute Maid crowd and he earned every decibel of it tonight . . .

2-1 Astros, the Nats hitting with one out in the top of the seventh . . .


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Re: WS Game Seven: Nationals v. Astros, live thread
« Reply #18 on: October 30, 2019, 10:31:15 pm »
. . . and Howie Kendrick hits it down the right field line into the corner and it hit the foul pole!! A two-run homer and the Nats take a 3-2 lead in the top of the seventh . . .


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« Reply #19 on: October 30, 2019, 10:40:33 pm »
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Re: WS Game Seven: Nationals v. Astros, live thread
« Reply #20 on: October 30, 2019, 10:42:47 pm »
Roberto Osuna relieves Will Harris, surrenders a base hit and a walk, but escapes with a ground out and a fly out.

But it's now 3-2, Nats at the seventh inning stretch . . .


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Re: WS Game Seven: Nationals v. Astros, live thread
« Reply #22 on: October 30, 2019, 10:43:56 pm »
Note: Kendrick's homer off the foul pole is the third such homer this postseason. (Aaron Hicks, ALCS; Robinson Chirinos in this World Series.)


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Re: WS Game Seven: Nationals v. Astros, live thread
« Reply #23 on: October 30, 2019, 10:54:08 pm »
Yuli Gurriel's two-out single comes to naught in the bottom of the seventh. The Astros doing tonight what the Nats did in all the Washington games---traffic on the bases but can't get anyone home from there.

3-2 Nats after seven full . . .


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Re: WS Game Seven: Nationals v. Astros, live thread
« Reply #24 on: October 30, 2019, 11:10:22 pm »
Soto RBI single makes it 4-2 Nationals
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Re: WS Game Seven: Nationals v. Astros, live thread
« Reply #25 on: October 30, 2019, 11:13:58 pm »
Adam Eaton works out a one-out walk . . . steals second . . . scores on Juan Soto's two-out single to right . . . the Nats buy a little more potential insurance . . .

4-2, Nats, middle of the eighth . . .


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Re: WS Game Seven: Nationals v. Astros, live thread
« Reply #26 on: October 30, 2019, 11:19:54 pm »
. . . and once again, ladies and gentlemen, the umpiring behind the plate has been [equine feces] . . .


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Re: WS Game Seven: Nationals v. Astros, live thread
« Reply #27 on: October 30, 2019, 11:23:46 pm »
Patrick Corbin finishes his third scoreless inning . . . tonight's game is furthering the case this Series is already making for the-sooner-the-better robot umpiring . . .

It's 4-2 Nationals after eight full innings . . .


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Re: WS Game Seven: Nationals v. Astros, live thread
« Reply #28 on: October 30, 2019, 11:27:21 pm »
Ja, that way inside called 3rd strike to Correa was nuts....

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« Reply #29 on: October 30, 2019, 11:41:31 pm »
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« Reply #30 on: October 30, 2019, 11:42:37 pm »
Ja, that way inside called 3rd strike to Correa was nuts....

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Absolutely but A. J Hinch gets the credit for blowing this one.
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Re: WS Game Seven: Nationals v. Astros, live thread
« Reply #31 on: October 30, 2019, 11:43:14 pm »
A big two-run single by Adam Eaton with the ducks on the pond and the Nats are now three outs away from the Promised Land . . .

6-2, Nats going to the bottom of the ninth, the fate of the Astros in the hands of their biggest bats . . .


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« Reply #32 on: October 30, 2019, 11:45:42 pm »
Absolutely but A. J Hinch gets the credit for blowing this one.
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« Reply #33 on: October 30, 2019, 11:49:30 pm »
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If I'm Hinch I would have walked Juan Soto in the eighth.

If I'm Hinch Zack Greinke is still on the mound in the 8th.
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Re: WS Game Seven: Nationals v. Astros, live thread
« Reply #34 on: October 30, 2019, 11:52:50 pm »
. . . and the Washington Nationals win the World Series---entirely on the road!!!

6-2 your final from Minute Maid Park . . .


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Re: WS Game Seven: Nationals v. Astros, live thread
« Reply #35 on: October 30, 2019, 11:56:09 pm »
Nats did it! 

Thanks for the play-by-play, @EasyAce   I fell asleep and almost  missed the end.
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« Reply #36 on: October 31, 2019, 12:16:22 am »
. . . and the Washington Nationals win the World Series---entirely on the road!!!   6-2 your final from Minute Maid Park . . .

Yeah!!!!   Now, is there any chance you can keep them in Houston?? 

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« Reply #37 on: October 31, 2019, 12:21:48 am »
Yeah!!!!   Now, is there any chance you can keep them in Houston?? 

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« Reply #38 on: October 31, 2019, 12:26:52 am »
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Re: WS Game Seven: Nationals v. Astros, live thread
« Reply #39 on: October 31, 2019, 12:36:44 am »
@EasyAce

Thanks for the play-by-play thread.

Was thinking of you guyz all night.  Watched it at my son's house.

Why in the world was Greinke taken out after giving up a frozen rope HR to Rendon and then.....HEAVEN FORBID...walking Juan Soto...with only EIGHTY (80) pitches....in the final game of the season????

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Re: WS Game Seven: Nationals v. Astros, live thread
« Reply #40 on: October 31, 2019, 05:47:53 am »
So, @EasyAce , going to change your avatar back to the cuter cat?

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Re: WS Game Seven: Nationals v. Astros, live thread
« Reply #41 on: October 31, 2019, 06:24:44 am »
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Re: WS Game Seven: Nationals v. Astros, live thread
« Reply #42 on: October 31, 2019, 08:04:59 am »
Meh. Until the Buccos are back in the World Series,  I won't be watching ( and we know how long a wait that will be).
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Re: WS Game Seven: Nationals v. Astros, live thread
« Reply #44 on: October 31, 2019, 08:45:09 am »
Congratulations, @DCPatriot !


WHEWWW!!!!     What a RIDE!!   Thank you, @Polly Ticks !      :beer:
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Re: WS Game Seven: Nationals v. Astros, live thread
« Reply #45 on: October 31, 2019, 08:53:49 am »
@All

So lucky and so fortunate to see the NATS win.   They're the 'oldest' team in the MLB and probably won't be able to repeat.

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Scenario......

"Mr. Lerner.....here is the World Series trophy we promised you. 

Every Nationals player interviewed mentioned the real love the team members have for one another.

So...are we going to re-sign Anthony Rendon and Stephen Strasburg, Mr. Lerner....or are you going to follow the route of the Florida Marlins who won and broke up the roster?"

"Mike...(Rizzo), we're going to invest most of our player salaries in starting pitching.   

We're going to let Anthony go, but we're going to sign Strasburg and Cole.   Let's go after a 3rd basement like Donaldson (Braves).  We can get 3..possibly 4 players for Anthony."

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Re: WS Game Seven: Nationals v. Astros, live thread
« Reply #46 on: October 31, 2019, 09:01:20 am »
Kudos to Scherzer. Pitched a heck of a game (he also is an alum of my sister's high school, so there's that)!
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Re: WS Game Seven: Nationals v. Astros, live thread
« Reply #47 on: October 31, 2019, 09:18:00 am »
 Gerrit Cole already disowning Astros: ‘I’m not employed by the team’
By Ken Davidoff
October 31, 2019 | 2:35am


HOUSTON — His team just having suffered a stunning World Series Game 7 loss to end its season, Gerrit Cole held an awkward exchange with an Astros media relations official about speaking to the media late Wednesday.

“I’m not employed by the team,” declared the right-hander, who then relented, “I guess as a representative of myself …” and placed himself in front of a group of reporters.  ...  NY Post



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Re: WS Game Seven: Nationals v. Astros, live thread
« Reply #48 on: October 31, 2019, 09:48:15 am »
@DCPatriot

Congrats to the Nats!
I got the series I was hoping for in the last 2 years.
(I will be more careful what I wish for in the future  :cool:).
Rendon is pretty amazing.
As was pointed out earlier, this was the "road field advantage" series.
They'll see each other again soon in Florida.

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Re: WS Game Seven: Nationals v. Astros, live thread
« Reply #49 on: October 31, 2019, 10:00:08 am »
Astros future?

(1) Gerrit Cole is already making his exit, so it appears.
(2) Verlander was disappointing in the Series, but he didn't get a great deal of run support. No home starter did, on either team. His chances of winning a world Series game are getting slimmer by the year.
(3) Urquidy looked great in his start. McCullers will be ready. Aaron Sanchez should be back next year, along with Verlander and Greinke, the starters look okay.
(4) Will Wade Miley remember how to pitch after Labor Day?
(5) Hopefully Pressly returns to his lights-out, early season form. Not sure he was 100% healthy during the post season. Astros should take a look at improving the bullpen this off season. Not bad now, but could use a good lefty.
(6) Wait 'til next year.
For what it is worth, Vegas already has the Astros, less than 24 hours after the final out, the favorite to win it all in 2020.
(7) Maldonado and Chirinos aren't getting younger, another position to take a hard look at.
(8) Can Correa stay healthy for a full season?

This year has been a lot of fun. 2 no hitters, best record in team history. We still have the makings to become a dynasty, although winning last night would have helped the narrative.