Angels have tightened that game up, down only 5-7 to Seattle after starting the game 0-5


Edit: Aaaand immediately Seattle gets one back. 8-5.

2023 Game 5 Altuve should be on the list if we didn't choke games 6 & 7.

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Mathguy64 said:

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Without Yordan in the 2022 ALDS game 1 you don't get a WS.

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I think you still do. We'd be 2-1 in the series and with how great our pitching was I'd bet we close it out in 4 or 5 against Seattle

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Lose game 1 and remember how close game 2 was? Now go to Seattle and they are energized and if they win game 3 it's a bad moment.

I honestly think that if Yordan doesn't crush their soul in game 1 that we don't get out of that series.

Altuve goes 2 for 5 to tie Willie Wilson for #188 all-time in hits at 2,207.

Career double #424, tying him for #154 with the great Chili Davis. Chili had a lot better career than I remember. 2,380 hits,350 HR, 142 SB in 19 seasons.

Willie Wilson was one of my great early baseball card era fascinations. In 1980, his numbers were 1 million percent insane: 705 at bats, 133 runs, 230 hits, 15 triples, 79 stolen bases, .326 average. He led the league in triples 5 times, including an insane 21 in 1985.

At least Tucker bruised his shin in early June and he looks likely to return in the regular season.

Correa's facetious planter cropped up again on the other foot (both feet had shoes) just before the Twin's 7/13 game under the guise of a bruised heel.

https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/carlos-correa-injury-timeline-playoffs-plantar-fasciitis/

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. . . Correa was having one of the best seasons of his career. He was on a scorching midsummer heater -- slashing .360/.418/.596 in his previous 35 games -- when he was scratched from the lineup 90 minutes ahead of game time on Jul. 13 with a bruised heel. Days later, he was diagnosed with the dreaded plantar fasciitis, which severely diminished his play for most of last season, albeit on the other foot.

Correa and the team initially expressed optimism that this would be a less serious ordeal.
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Sadly, their optimism was misgiven. This has developed into one of the most significant injuries of Correa's career, threatening to shut down his amazing age-29 season and cast long-term concern for a foot that was a subject of much scrutiny during Correa's free-agent odyssey.
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Correa admitted to reporters last weekend that he experienced a "minor setback" earlier this month, and still wasn't able to run at full speed or in cleats.

In his Wednesday article for The Athletic, Dan Hayes shared that, per a Twins source, "Buxton [is] much closer to rejoining the big-league club than the All-Star Correa, who is making only incremental progress."
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If Buxton is considered "much closer" to returning than Correa, and he's not even poised to start a rehab assignment until the first week of September, what does that imply? We're running out of time for "incremental progress" to result in a return to play. Reading between the lines, it feels like the Twins are shifting their objective from trying to get Correa back for a late-season push to getting him back for the actual playoffs, in some capacity, if they're able to get there.
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At this point, that seems to be our best hope. Unfortunately, it's time to come to grips with the reality that Correa probably is not going to make it back to have much of an influence on the outcome of the regular season.

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They'll know they've hit rock bottom if he breaks a bone during a domestic foot massage.

Incredible game tonight! Took the boy and it was quite an eventful day at the juice box.

Got to meet one of our own, Michael Wacha, who was kind enough to sign a card for Riley.


Also got to meet and get an autograph from Cole Ragans.


We sat on the 11th row behind the third base dugout. After the second inning, the Royals second baseman, Maikel Garcia, threw a ball over the protective screen and all the way up towards our section. Riley was standing in the aisle and made an incredible catch amongst a bunch of others also trying to get a souvenir ball. Everybody around us gave him a huge applause. Cool moment.


Heck of an ending and fireworks show to top it all off.

Great photos and thanks for posting. Love the shot of Wacha and cool he signed for your son. Still have my Wacha Cardinals jersey.

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Incredible game tonight! Took the boy and it was quite an eventful day at the juice box.

Got to meet one of our own, Michael Wacha, who was kind enough to sign a card for Riley.


Also got to meet and get an autograph from Cole Ragans.


We sat on the 11th row behind the third base dugout. After the second inning, the Royals second baseman, Maikel Garcia, threw a ball over the protective screen and all the way up towards our section. Riley was standing in the aisle and made an incredible catch amongst a bunch of others also trying to get a souvenir ball. Everybody around us gave him a huge applause. Cool moment.


Heck of an ending and fireworks show to top it all off.

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Wacha wacha wacha....sorry, I'll always think of Pac-Man.

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My lede graveyard is full. https://t.co/9DYBy7QmqD

— Chandler Rome (@Chandler_Rome) August 29, 2024

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Tack on another

KUCHI

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Mariners win

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I like to think of it this way "Damn, I'm sure glad we won tonight and didn't lose a full game." If we both keep winning eventually things will take care of themselves and we'll both be in the playoffs.

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I don't want them to make the playoffs though

Sucks for KC but this is funny

pic.twitter.com/sPpRrqW7yJ

— KCMO Sports🐯🐯 (@ChiefsTigersKc) August 30, 2024

Good morning to everyone but Kansas City, #Royals fans & anyone who doesn’t already think Altuve is a first-ballot HOF’er. It can be the World Series or the dog days of summer—he’ll get the job done. And certainly can handle a late August game vs. KC. Total beast. #Relentless🔥🤘🏼 pic.twitter.com/nJgELtWwo3

— Adam Clanton (@adamclanton) August 31, 2024

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1. Yordan 2022 WS Game 6
2. Altuve 2019 ALCS Game 6
3. Marwin 2017 WS Game 2
4. Any of the 2017 WS game 5 homeruns
5. Burke 2005 ALDS game 5

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So glad I was there in person for #1. That ticket hurt my wallet like hell but that was the best grand I ever spent

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So much this. I've adopted the mindset that the money will always come back. The experience won't.

Pay the money and go. It's worth it.

Should've left Greinke in…

This was a fun video to stumble upon today. It starts to get really fun at the 12:50 mark

That 2015 wild card game is like visiting the early days of man. Gregorson, Rasmus, and Gomez leading the charge!

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Should've left Greinke in…

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Or bring in Cole