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I'd certainly be 100% behind the Atlanta-Milwaukee winner at that point.

Yes, but so would the Assstros

The ideal person to get has good power vs righties AND hits lefties well enough to play every day, but if the best lefty power guy they can get has severe platoon splits, then platooning with Engel is an option.

The strategy on McCullers is to look for a fastball in your preferred half of the zone and take anything else until you have two strikes.

Even if they don't think Engel fits into their 2022 plans (though I think he should), he has decent trade value at that salary. He could start in CF for several teams.

Goodwin should be non-tendered. Unless Fry has an option year left, he should also be non-tendered.

Offense has been really good, but their run defense is among the worst.

If the Sox advance, I'd love to see Boston as the opponent, but if the Bang Bang gang advances, I'd rather they pay Tampa so they don't have HFA.

I'm not saying that Lazor doesn't make a difference, but so far he's been the playcaller against the Lions and Raiders. Let's see how he does this week.

I really hope the Astros burn McCullers tomorrow. If the Sox beat him, they have huge momentum going into Game 5. If the Sox don't beat him tomorrow, they probably weren't beating him Wednesday anyway.

Gives people a full day to plan though. Can't just announce at 10pm last night that you've moved up the game.

My expectation is that everybody except Giolito is available, though Tepera, Kopech and Bummer for a max of 3-4 batters.

With last night's game ending so late, I wonder if we see Collins at catcher today with Grandal at DH. Sheets is 2-8 with 2 singles this series so it's not like you lose a lot from the lineup.

They're just not going to do that with a playoff game. TV considerations and fans with tickets who may not be able to adjust.

The Bears seem like the kind of team where a 10 point difference is almost insurmountable, whether behind or ahead.

So, here's my question: Is there data somewhere on team swing and miss rates that include home/road splits? I assume that most, if not all teams are better at home, but would love to know if the Astros' home/road splits are somehow more extreme.

Everybody hold on tight . . .

I like this

Who gets the 8th: Bummer Kimbrell Crochet Hendriks

If the Sox hold on, 2:30 tomorrow is going to come very quickly.

So, Crochet 6th, Bummer 7th, Hendricks 8th-9th?

Football game in extended lightning delay so this game just picked up more viewers.

2:25 to play 4 innings.

I just want to point out that on that Grandal play, the Astros were accusing another team of violating the rules to gain an advantage and maybe that's a dose of karma.

I was about to say: Six catcher bends the rules in a postseason game.