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I want ron to start every game thread for the next four and a half weeks 😉

I popped out of work to watch game 1 at Billy Goat on Illinois. The place grew quiet when Edgar Martinez hit his HR off of Foulke in the 10th inning. The Cub-fan bartender was ringing the bell behind the counter for it. Then Olerud went back to back. One guy yells out, "f***!! That's your name, Keith f***!!"

what a world

Yeah those 3 are great. I’ve been to 16 of the current parks and my top 5 are Petco, PNC, Oracle, Wrigley (fight me) and Fenway. Honorable mention to Coors.

I was 14 and cry played on my drumset after Edgar Martinez hit that home run off Foulke in game 1. I was so upset, my poor drums felt the wrath that night

Astros fans don't feel good about Brown today, probably overreacting bc of last night, but they think the Sox will draw a lot of walks against him

Can you imagine if he were the Sox shortstop now?

I looked at the Astros playoff roster and it dawned on me that Okert wasnt on it. He is still hurt. Hader is the only one in that pen that is scary, everyone else is shaky. I am assuming they put Wesneski in at some point today as well, or Lambert.

Reminscent of the Twins' post season streak vs Yankees 15 or 16 in a row Yes, Brown will be tough...

How do the Yankees always end up with these ridiculously dominating pitchers when they draft so low every year.

He stepped on home plate while bunting. He's a cheater, too.

Despite the best season since Barry Bonds' 2004...PCA's 2026 season "is also just nine innings away from being over. And not just that: It’s nine innings away from another quiet playoff exit, something that may start to feel like part of PCA’s permanent record. After an 0-for-3 night (with a walk) in Game 1 -- including two strikeouts that had him growling at third-base umpire Bill Miller over check-swing calls -- he is 5-for-30 in his postseason career, including 0-for-his-last-11. Obviously, those numbers aren’t reflective of the year that PCA has had, or the player he is. But if he and the Cubs don’t turn it around on Wednesday, he’s going to have a long autumn and winter to try to remind himself of that."

Unfortunately we were one of those 3. Job's nowhere near done. Still gotta be locked in.

These teams have been to the playoffs the majority of the past decade. I can see why fans wouldn't want to go on a weekday afternoon. It's not like they haven't seen this before.

Hoping Taylor has a similar career to King, minus the trades of course. Elite pen arm to elite closer to elite starter.

Here’s something that’s hard to believe but true: ***The Astros lost their eighth consecutive postseason home game on Tuesday, going back to Game 2 of the 2023 ALDS.*** Don’t forget: This is a team that won a World Series four years ago, their second in the past 10 years. But it’s also worth remembering that this Astros team isn’t the Astros teams we’ve grown used to seeing. They’re now four games under .500 at Daikin Park for the season. (And, ahem, one game under .500 anywhere for the season.) All the reasons the Astros have struggled this year were apparent in Game 1: They were short on pitching and they couldn’t put together much offense outside Yordan Alvarez. mlb.com and Alvarez 5/24 against Sox So WC G1 winners are now 21-3 winning three game series going back to 2020

Sousa is also the last guy who should be saying that. It's one thing if it's Yordan or Hunter Brown, but Sousa is one of their worst pitchers this year.

I don't blame the Astros players for being pissed about their fans booing. They were expected to be an 81 win team this year right? What a shitty fanbase

Let’s do this - let’s go Sox!!!

Let's get a win today and get a couple of days off, shall we?

How many teams have won the Wild Card after losing game 1? In the five seasons in which the Wild Card round has existed -- 2020, 2022-25 -- there have been three teams to lose the first game, then win two straight to win the series and advance to an LDS. https://www.mlb.com/news/0-1-comebacks-in-best-of-three-series Yankees/Red Sox (home) 2025 A's (home)/White Sox and Padres (home)/Cards 2020

He's got an opt-out which you think he would exercise to get a multi-year deal. Edit: I lied. He's got an opt out of his 2027 salary of $28M ($5M buyout) and one for 2028 salary of $30M. So he would have to beat 2/$53M but he's 31 so you think he would be able to get at least a 4-year deal.

2020 doesnt count as a real playoff

Just backing you up.