What would you do?

I live 45 minutes from Dodger stadium.

Should I get tix for home game and fly home or suck it up and sit with the Doyer fans in LA?

Agreed. If you think about it, just about every member of this squad contributed in some way to this ALCS win.

that's awesome

Astros +145 for the series win

Will the Astros pitchers have to bat when they play at the Dodgers stadium?

Fangraphs had us at 56% earlier today.

Yes

n_touch said:

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Agnzona said:

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Anyone have that Sports Illustrated from a few years ago that predicted this?

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You can order a reprint of the cover only. I did earlier this year. They are on ebay but are pricey

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I bought one on ebay earlier this year. Hoping to have a friend who works for the Astros get it signed.

mazag08 said:

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Can't say enough about Hinch yesterday. I give him more grief than most, but he managed a gem. Started Gattis, left Morton in and didn't make a rash move, left McCullers in to close.

Coaching TO the momentum and not away from it.

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Indeed - he was nails last night.

John E said:

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What would you do?

I live 45 minutes from Dodger stadium.

Should I get tix for home game and fly home or suck it up and sit with the Doyer fans in LA?

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If I can pull together the money, I'll be at Dodger Stadium in my orange shirt.

dmtoney said:

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The dude getting arrested at 30 second mark

dmtoney said:

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Love the dunbass getting arrested in the background

I want Astros in 4

Maybe AL = NL^-1

I think our pitchers having to hit in LA will be a huge factor. I know their pitchers have to as well... but they have experience with it

It will also influence a lot of bullpen decisions getting pinch hitters in for a pitcher late in the game

tjholley17 said:

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I think our pitchers having to hit in LA will be a huge factor. I know their pitchers have to as well... but they have experience with it

It will also influence a lot of bullpen decisions getting pinch hitters in for a pitcher late in the game

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I don't think it's so much that they have experience with it, but that's essentially taking Gattis right out of our lineup.

It'll be interesting if Hinch bats the pitchers 8 or 9.

And anyone see anything on Jake coming back?

I remember the recovery being such that if we made the WS he'd be able to play.

The BP management, double switches will be intesting especially given that Hinch appears to have lost complete confidence in it. I wish we had Jake just for pinch hitting and double switches.

The AL/NL differences will be minimal. If our pitching has been good enough to get us to the WS, then it'll be good enough to handle their pitchers at the plate with relative ease (just like theirs will handle ours in the same manner). Sure, there'll be a pitcher get a hit on occasion, but they'll strike out more often than not just like usual. And not all the advantages (however slight) go to the NL for having pitchers who have "hit" most of the season...it'll also be interesting to see how their guys hit in the DH spot rather than as a typical fielder/batter. Again, not a huge difference, but it is different than what they're used to. Either way, I like our chances.

And I really like the opportunity to go through the regular season win leader to do it. If we lose, so be it; at least it was to a very good team who has certainly earned the win and the respect that comes with it. And if when we win, there'll be no "yeah, but..." responses to it from the peanut gallery. Red Sox...Yankees...Dodgers...now give us our ****ing trophy!

This is where Hinch's experience managing the Dbacks will play a part in the later innings. Luckily he has some experience

I think losing the DH hurts us because our offense is a lot deeper. That's why I was rooting for the Cubs. Well, that and the fact that the decisive game would have been more likely to be in Houston. And because screw the Dodgers.