Astros or bust.
Why not get these going?
Who makes it to the World Series?
Astros or bust.
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Astros make it there... and they only use three starters the whole way there...
Cole
Verlander
Greinke
Can't bet against the Astros... I mean Verlander
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Grienke, Verlander, and Cole's salary combined make like 13mill more than all of the TBRays, that's crazy.
12 Team, H2H, Keep 6 (in Bold)
G, A, Pts, PPP, FW, SOG, Hits, Blocks
W, Saves, S%, GAA, Game Started
2C, 2LW, 2RW, 4D, 1Util, 2G, 5BN, 2IR, 1IR+, 1NA
C: Horvat, Trocheck
LW: J. Robertson, Byfield (C), Guenther
RW: Pavelski (C), Giroux (C), Svechnikov (LW)
D: Fox, Makar, Bouchard, Morrissey, Gudas
Util: Meier (LW, RW)
G: Oettinger, Georgiev, Samsonov, Woll
Well I hope the Astros can close this out today so they don't have to waste Cole going Game 5. Everyone wants it. Astros vs Yankees.
12 Team, H2H, Keep 6 (in Bold)
G, A, Pts, PPP, FW, SOG, Hits, Blocks
W, Saves, S%, GAA, Game Started
2C, 2LW, 2RW, 4D, 1Util, 2G, 5BN, 2IR, 1IR+, 1NA
C: Horvat, Trocheck
LW: J. Robertson, Byfield (C), Guenther
RW: Pavelski (C), Giroux (C), Svechnikov (LW)
D: Fox, Makar, Bouchard, Morrissey, Gudas
Util: Meier (LW, RW)
G: Oettinger, Georgiev, Samsonov, Woll
Wow. Verlander. Stat I saw last night....
Verlander in potential clinchers entering the game: 25 2/3 IP, 3 runs
Verlander in potential clincher last night: 3 2/3 IP, 4 runs
He had like 4 hits that had an exit velocity of 100mph+ in the first inning, first time ever in his career. He was def gassed. So he pitched 100pitches on Oct4th, prolly had a days rest on 5th, he did a BP session on 6th, was off 7th, and pitched yesterday. I don't think he's ever pitched on 3days rest too.
However, the gamble makes sense. You try and use Verlander to end the series up against a BP game from the Rays. Then have Cole saved for the next series. The gamble didn't work, but you have insurance in Cole going at home tmo.
12 Team, H2H, Keep 6 (in Bold)
G, A, Pts, PPP, FW, SOG, Hits, Blocks
W, Saves, S%, GAA, Game Started
2C, 2LW, 2RW, 4D, 1Util, 2G, 5BN, 2IR, 1IR+, 1NA
C: Horvat, Trocheck
LW: J. Robertson, Byfield (C), Guenther
RW: Pavelski (C), Giroux (C), Svechnikov (LW)
D: Fox, Makar, Bouchard, Morrissey, Gudas
Util: Meier (LW, RW)
G: Oettinger, Georgiev, Samsonov, Woll
It sucks that "tipping pitches" was the reason why Houston won as a fan. But as a team, it really flexes your muscles. They really showed their hitting intelligence.
Good growing experience for Glasnow though.
12 Team, H2H, Keep 6 (in Bold)
G, A, Pts, PPP, FW, SOG, Hits, Blocks
W, Saves, S%, GAA, Game Started
2C, 2LW, 2RW, 4D, 1Util, 2G, 5BN, 2IR, 1IR+, 1NA
C: Horvat, Trocheck
LW: J. Robertson, Byfield (C), Guenther
RW: Pavelski (C), Giroux (C), Svechnikov (LW)
D: Fox, Makar, Bouchard, Morrissey, Gudas
Util: Meier (LW, RW)
G: Oettinger, Georgiev, Samsonov, Woll
Can Cole win Cy Young AND a Playoff MVP award? He is unreal. Hope he goes to LAA so Trout can finally do some playoff damage.