OT: WS Game 7 game thread...
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Man, did he serve that up or what? That guy goes yard on that pitch 9 out of 10 times!
Hinch has went through McCullers, Peacock, Liriano, Devinski & now puts in Morton. While they've only allowed 1 run and only need 9 more outs, the bullpen is getting bare. But then again he hasn't used a lot of his receivers all series.
Jansen comes in to pitch in the 7th... interesting.
Jansen comes in to pitch in the 7th... interesting.
Morton and Peacock have been the real story of Astros pitching this year. Notwithstanding the acquisition of Verlander it has been these 2 guys who have done more to put the Astros in position to win their first world series. Another unsung guy is Gurriel. He was signed as a career long 3rd baseman but they moved him to first knowing they did not have a quality 1st baseman in the system and also knowing that Bergman was able to move from S.S. to 3rd. Finally, the 3 consummate pros the signed...Beltran, Riddick, and McCann were the final pieces to this great team.
This says it all. Glad it's over and glad the Astros are bringing the hardware home.
Gurriel was signed as a 30 year old rookie, with the intentions of that move giving them a leg up on the competition to sign his younger (and supposedly better) brother. Didn't happen and Yuli became one of the cornerstones of the team.
Charlie Freaking Morton!
Went to the parade today... so cool, so exciting. and so fun to see the city of Houston enjoying themselves.
Went to the parade today... so cool, so exciting. and so fun to see the city of Houston enjoying themselves.
The celebration for me was a "best of times, worst of times" scenario as I thought about my brother Steve who loved the Astros since 1962. I felt his loss like never before.
The Astros did not have a more devoted fan or a more knowledgeable fan.
He and I attended many games in the Dome from 1969-1986 and a few at MMP after I moved to Connecticut.
I recall telling him over the phone on August 30,1990 about a prospect the Astros acquired from Boston for reliever Larry Anderson. A prospect I had watched that summer playing for the AA New Britain Red Sox as a third baseman. His name was Jeff Bagwell, a local boy from Connecticut by way of Massachusetts and who played at the U. of Hartford. I told my brother he was a really good third baseman and more of a gap hitter. The next spring, Bagwell was so impressive that Houston moved him to first base and the rest is history. (Bagwell went from AA ball to the majors in 1991).
Steve witnessed two no hitters (by Forsch and Ryan) and saw one of baseball's worst on-the-field collisions in 1969 when SS Hector Torres and LF Jesus Alou collided. Torres swallowed his tongue, by was saved by the Expos' trainer and Alou missed six weeks with a broken jaw and a concussion.
At age 12, while attending a Yankees game at Yankee Stadium, Steve witnessed Mantle's homer that came within a foot of going out of the park and is regarded by some as Mantle's longest homer ever.
Steve returned from Vietnam on October 2, 1968 and reminisced about watching Bob Gibson striking out 17 Tigers in Game 1 of the 1968 Series on an airport television.
Steve's love of baseball was sparked by his friendship with Johnny Vander Meer in the early 1950's when we lived in Tulsa and Vander Meer was our neighbor directly behind us. At that time Vander Meer was in his early 40's and was a player/pitching coach for the Red's farm team, the Tulsa Oilers. Vander Meer had been just a journeyman pitcher throughout his career (1937-51).....but in 1938, he threw two back-to-back no hitters, a feat that will never be repeated or exceeded. As a Tulsa Oiler in 1952, he pitched another no-hitter.
I have the ball Vander Meer signed and gave my brother. His impact and friendship on Steve's life was immeasurable.
The Astros did not have a more devoted fan or a more knowledgeable fan.
He and I attended many games in the Dome from 1969-1986 and a few at MMP after I moved to Connecticut.
I recall telling him over the phone on August 30,1990 about a prospect the Astros acquired from Boston for reliever Larry Anderson. A prospect I had watched that summer playing for the AA New Britain Red Sox as a third baseman. His name was Jeff Bagwell, a local boy from Connecticut by way of Massachusetts and who played at the U. of Hartford. I told my brother he was a really good third baseman and more of a gap hitter. The next spring, Bagwell was so impressive that Houston moved him to first base and the rest is history. (Bagwell went from AA ball to the majors in 1991).
Steve witnessed two no hitters (by Forsch and Ryan) and saw one of baseball's worst on-the-field collisions in 1969 when SS Hector Torres and LF Jesus Alou collided. Torres swallowed his tongue, by was saved by the Expos' trainer and Alou missed six weeks with a broken jaw and a concussion.
At age 12, while attending a Yankees game at Yankee Stadium, Steve witnessed Mantle's homer that came within a foot of going out of the park and is regarded by some as Mantle's longest homer ever.
Steve returned from Vietnam on October 2, 1968 and reminisced about watching Bob Gibson striking out 17 Tigers in Game 1 of the 1968 Series on an airport television.
Steve's love of baseball was sparked by his friendship with Johnny Vander Meer in the early 1950's when we lived in Tulsa and Vander Meer was our neighbor directly behind us. At that time Vander Meer was in his early 40's and was a player/pitching coach for the Red's farm team, the Tulsa Oilers. Vander Meer had been just a journeyman pitcher throughout his career (1937-51).....but in 1938, he threw two back-to-back no hitters, a feat that will never be repeated or exceeded. As a Tulsa Oiler in 1952, he pitched another no-hitter.
I have the ball Vander Meer signed and gave my brother. His impact and friendship on Steve's life was immeasurable.
CT, I'm sure you know, but Springer is from Conn as well. It's early on, but perhaps another HoFer in the works. He's building a nice resume'.
I bought a Springer jersey two years ago because of his Connecticut origin.