2021 ALCS Boston Red Sox vs. Houston Astros

I though a Red Sox-Braves WS might be the fewest combined wins ever (180), but I found at least one with fewer: 1973 A's/Mets (176).

This game was only 3 hours 16 minutes, which is short for a postseason game. I didn’t even have time to finish the marathon I was running. Geez.

red sox - braves would be the world series that would make the True Baseball Heads the maddest which is why it must happen obv, also i love the red sox obv

why would it make true baseball heads the maddest? no one wants houston or LA in the WS again. everyone wants the braves in.

except me, because of that neverending fucking chant

I am with you there.

Maybe I'm over-analyzing, but when I watch Altuve now, he doesn't seem like the joyous pre-scandal guy.

i can imagine getting booed for two years takes a toll (unless you're a guy like bregman, who obviously thrives on it)

Braves vs Red Sox would be a first time meeting between two of the original 16 franchises, that alone makes it an interesting matchup (not to mention the Braves' history in Boston).

(xpost) Yeah--I think that, and I also suspect he (unlike a Bregman) has a lot of lingering guilt/shame.

Don't notice the same thing with Correa or (especially, because I see him a lot) Springer. Which is why I wonder if I'm projecting a bit: Altuve was pretty much my favourite player during his "I literally love Justin Verlander!" peak.

I think Boston and ATL would also on a TV feature side to feature something about Babe Ruth and the pandemic world series of 1918 and something on the late Hank Aaron. There would be things for the talking heads to discuss outside the match up.

But really...cart before the horse, it's the Bravos.

LA and Houston...yeech, I would just avoid as I don't want either club to win and someone would.

I mean - if it comes down to LA or Houston, I know which team I *definitely* wouldn’t want winning.

What Cora was thinking bringing in Martin Perez in the 9th still just down by 1 I have no idea. Probably the worst reliever on the Sox.

And Pivetta had only thrown 65 pitches through 5. Why not let him go another? Then you don’t have to put fucking Martin Perez out there in one of the highest leverage relief situations of the entire season.

idk if it's because chaim is now boston's gm or because of general rays copycatting, but the entire league is now scared shitless of the 'third time through the order' penalty in the playoffs

but yeah, cora's pitcher usage seems a little extra batshit

garcias little 2-step dance motion is…..interesting

yordan

smoltz has been really perceptive this game/series imo

rip laundry carts

And that's the series, really cheap HR by Tucker there.

I'm ok with Houston in the WS, during the regular season they were the scariest team in the AL, and as dynasties go they're more likeable than most,even taking into account trashcan and other possible forms of cheating.

me:

https://i.postimg.cc/XYzb1pKB/image.png

YOU SHOULD NOT BE REWARDED FOR TRADING MOOKIE

all else aside, i totally support dusty winning a series

agreed. and easily the better team. sox needed a lot of things to fall their way just to get to this point.

yordan alvarez had more hits over the last three games than the entire boston lineup.