Machete wasting no time:

W said:

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great to add another franchise to the 'stros playoff victim list:

A's
Twins
Indians
Rays
Yankees
Red Sox

Braves
Cardinals

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How did you manage to leave the Dodgers out? They were the biggest victims. LOL.

spadilly said:

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I think she is a gal that you just really don't want to mess with.

Feel bad for Khris Davis there since he seems like a classy dude. He had an awful day and struck out on a questionable call albeit a makeup one.

Proud of them baws for bouncing back today. 4 straight ALCS appearances speaks volumes, though the haters will keep chirping.

Rooting for a Yankees win tonight so that series goes 5

Best part is the extra day of rest and everyone gets to reset in the rotation. Now let's see the Yankees help us out.

bearkatag15 said:

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Rooting for a Yankees win tonight so that series goes 5

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This is what parents mean when they tell their children that sometimes its very hard to do the right thing

Marvin said:

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Rays or Yankees?

Tough call, but I'll say bring on the pinstripes.

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Yankees. Then LA.
Beat em all again.

That was fun. Let's do it again next week.

I would prefer NY. Cole would go tomorrow and not be available on short rest until game 3 vs us. Then he'd only pitch again on short rest would be game 7.

just for fun...

I didn't know CBS had 6 MLB sportswriters...here were their predictions for the series:

https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/mlb-division-series-expert-picks-predictions-can-the-yankees-dodgers-advance/

Katherine Acquavella (A's in three): The A's should be able to come in and make quick work of Houston in this best-of-five series. Like they did in the regular season where they finished 7-3 over their NL West foe.

R.J. Anderson (A's in four): The A's are the better team.

Mike Axisa (A's in four): I think the A's are the better team, and the ALDS format (i.e. no off-days) means Houston won't be able to dance around their bullpen by using their starters as multi-inning relievers.

Dayn Perry (A's in five): Even without Matt Chapman, the A's have the stronger roster. I also think not having any days off works in Oakland's favor given their superior pitching depth.

Matt Snyder (A's in five): Something about how Game 2 went down for the A's makes me think they are gearing up for a deep playoff run. Call it a hunch. Also, they are just the better ballclub here. Sure, the Astros beat a team we thought was better in the first round, but a five-game series is much more an indicator of a better team than three.

Danny Vietti (A's in four): I'm going with my heart over my head in this series. With Matt Chapman out, I believe the Astros have more talent one-through-nine on paper than Oakland. They also have more strikeout arms. However, if baseball has taught us anything, it's that it's not always about talent. Not to mention, it's not as if the Astros lineup tore up Minnesota's pitching in the Wild Card Series. Give me The Town in four and inject it into my veins.

DUSTY!!!!

DUSTY F*****N BAKER!!!!

No Cole
No Verlander
No Closer

No Problem

SUCK IT HATERS!!!!!!

Brilliant.

Remember this from February?