greg775 Posted November 2, 2017 Share Posted November 2, 2017 QUOTE (OmarComing25 @ Nov 2, 2017 -> 02:49 AM) McCullers actually pitched worse than Darvish, he just got super lucky. Excellent post. It's true. QUOTE (Sox-35th @ Nov 2, 2017 -> 04:35 AM) Here's the "Astros save Houston from flood" narrative Man you are cynical. It's a nice story. Houston was ravaged. Still is in many parts. I actually know a guy driving down there tomorrow from Wichita with friends, no lie, to do some volunteer rebuilding work. True story. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackSox13 Posted November 2, 2017 Share Posted November 2, 2017 QUOTE (hi8is @ Nov 1, 2017 -> 11:45 PM) Now that was the type of game that is boring as all hell. Agreed. The LA offense failed big time with so many LOB's. Houston set the tone right away and LA just couldn't take advantage of their opportunities. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ptatc Posted November 2, 2017 Share Posted November 2, 2017 QUOTE (BigHurt3515 @ Nov 1, 2017 -> 11:06 PM) Happy for the Astros, they did it the right way. Good drafting, good scouting, and timely trades. Looking forward to the Sox doing the same Not taking the Quintana trade and using less pieces to get Verlander? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Sacamano Posted November 2, 2017 Share Posted November 2, 2017 (edited) QUOTE (ptatc @ Nov 2, 2017 -> 07:44 AM) Not taking the Quintana trade and using less pieces to get Verlander? Yeah and Verlander dominated for them since coming over. The team won every game he started except game 6 of the world series. Also, glad they didn't trade for Q since I prefer Eloy over Kyle Tucker. Edited November 2, 2017 by soxfan2014 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyyle23 Posted November 2, 2017 Share Posted November 2, 2017 Pretty cool to see Beltran get a trophy on the way out, and to see the emotions from him. That guy was damn good for a long time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted November 2, 2017 Share Posted November 2, 2017 QUOTE (flavum @ Nov 1, 2017 -> 10:40 PM) Hey SI, how about a Sox champions in 2020 cover? How do you pick white sox or braves though? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleHurt05 Posted November 2, 2017 Share Posted November 2, 2017 Francisco Liriano, World Series Champion Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted November 2, 2017 Share Posted November 2, 2017 Astros found so much value giving some players chance to figure it out at big league level that would have been marginalized on a competing club. Makes me want to not sign any position players, which was a preference anyway, but underscores it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Sacamano Posted November 2, 2017 Share Posted November 2, 2017 QUOTE (bmags @ Nov 2, 2017 -> 09:39 AM) Astros found so much value giving some players chance to figure it out at big league level that would have been marginalized on a competing club. Makes me want to not sign any position players, which was a preference anyway, but underscores it. Yeah I don't think there really is any room to add position players. Even if they were to deal one of Abreu and Avi, there is still other guys in the minors we can give a chance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted November 2, 2017 Share Posted November 2, 2017 QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Nov 2, 2017 -> 08:43 AM) Francisco Liriano, World Series Champion Where is our Liriano? Also, I even broke out my old Astros hat today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted November 2, 2017 Share Posted November 2, 2017 Madeline Kenney @madkenney 34m34 minutes ago Yasiel Puig's night couldn't have gone any worse. His house was robbed during Game 7 of #WorldSeries: TMZ https://chicago.suntimes.com/sports/dodgers-yasiel-puig-robbed-world-series-tmz/amp/ …://https://chicago.suntimes.com/sports...ries-tmz/amp/ … Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted November 2, 2017 Share Posted November 2, 2017 ESPN Stats & InfoVerified account @ESPNStatsInfo 4m4 minutes ago Charlie Morton (@astros) is the 1st MLB pitcher to earn wins in winner-take-all games in the LCS & WS in the same year. (via @EliasSports) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soxbadger Posted November 2, 2017 Share Posted November 2, 2017 Just read the SI Copy from 2014 is going for a few hundred dollars on ebay. I think I just threw mine out in the last few months because my gf was complaining that I kept all my old SI's for no reason. Boooooo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donaldo Posted November 3, 2017 Share Posted November 3, 2017 QUOTE (OmarComing25 @ Nov 1, 2017 -> 08:49 PM) McCullers actually pitched worse than Darvish, he just got super lucky. Darvish was tipping his pitches. Yu Darvish may have been tipping his pitches in nightmare World Series performance QUOTE (BigHurt3515 @ Nov 1, 2017 -> 11:06 PM) Happy for the Astros, they did it the right way. Good drafting, good scouting, and timely trades. Glad to see the Astros win it all for the very first time (at somebody else's expense, NOT ours ). Remember, the Astros completely whiffed on two consecutive #1 overall draft picks (Appel, Aiken). This just proves that not all top prospects pan out. That's why you have to bulkload prospects during a rebuild (like Hahn is doing). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hi8is Posted November 3, 2017 Share Posted November 3, 2017 QUOTE (Donaldo @ Nov 2, 2017 -> 05:22 PM) Darvish was tipping his pitches. Yu Darvish may have been tipping his pitches in nightmare World Series performance Glad to see the Astros win it all for the very first time (at somebody else's expense, NOT ours ). Remember, the Astros completely whiffed on two consecutive #1 overall draft picks (Appel, Aiken). This just proves that not all top prospects pan out. That's why you have to bulkload prospects during a rebuild (like Hahn is doing). Appel was indeed a full out dud but Aiken turned into Bregman. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Sacamano Posted November 3, 2017 Share Posted November 3, 2017 QUOTE (hi8is @ Nov 3, 2017 -> 12:58 AM) Appel was indeed a full out dud but Aiken turned into Bregman. Exactly. Turned out good for them in the end. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
35thstreetswarm Posted November 3, 2017 Share Posted November 3, 2017 As with the Cubs in November 2016, it now seems to be accepted wisdom on sports talk radio that nobody can realistically hope to compete with the Astros for the next 3, 4, 5 seasons. After all, they just won the World Series, and will bring back basically the same team. Pencil them in, since that's how it always works in baseball. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hi8is Posted November 5, 2017 Share Posted November 5, 2017 QUOTE (35thstreetswarm @ Nov 3, 2017 -> 09:03 AM) As with the Cubs in November 2016, it now seems to be accepted wisdom on sports talk radio that nobody can realistically hope to compete with the Astros for the next 3, 4, 5 seasons. After all, they just won the World Series, and will bring back basically the same team. Pencil them in, since that's how it always works in baseball. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackSox13 Posted November 5, 2017 Share Posted November 5, 2017 QUOTE (35thstreetswarm @ Nov 3, 2017 -> 10:03 AM) As with the Cubs in November 2016, it now seems to be accepted wisdom on sports talk radio that nobody can realistically hope to compete with the Astros for the next 3, 4, 5 seasons. After all, they just won the World Series, and will bring back basically the same team. Pencil them in, since that's how it always works in baseball. The cubs and Astros are a bit different though. The Astros still have a very healthy farm with both pitchers and position players to rely on in the future, the cubs farm is back to being a barren wasteland. This doesn't mean the Astros will win out year after year but they have a better chance than the cubs. Luhnow deserves alot of credit for the way he and his scouts built that team for now and the future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
witesoxfan Posted November 6, 2017 Share Posted November 6, 2017 QUOTE (35thstreetswarm @ Nov 3, 2017 -> 10:03 AM) As with the Cubs in November 2016, it now seems to be accepted wisdom on sports talk radio that nobody can realistically hope to compete with the Astros for the next 3, 4, 5 seasons. After all, they just won the World Series, and will bring back basically the same team. Pencil them in, since that's how it always works in baseball. Bet the house on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donaldo Posted November 8, 2017 Share Posted November 8, 2017 QUOTE (hi8is @ Nov 2, 2017 -> 11:58 PM) Appel was indeed a full out dud but Aiken turned into Bregman. True. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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