Astros 4, Yankees 0

Oh well.

Would it be bad form to "like" my own post in this instance?

its been fun!

If anyone had predicted, coming out of spring training, that this team would be playing in a Game 7 of the ALCS, I don't think many would have confidently believed that.  Houston simply played a better game last night, and that's the peril of a Game 7.

I can see what Jose Altuve is under consideration for the regular season MVP, and one point driven home last night was that Gary Sanchez needs to work on his catching skills.

This team was fun to watch this year, and if everyone stays healthy, this team could be competitive for the next few years, at least!

Formerlyjerseyjack said:

Would it be bad form to "like" my own post in this instance?

Did it for you.

DaveSchmidt said:

Formerlyjerseyjack said:

Would it be bad form to "like" my own post in this instance?

Did it for you.

Thanx !

JJ

have the Steinbrenners issued a public apology to the fans yet for not making the World Series?

ml1 said:

have the Steinbrenners issued a public apology to the fans yet for not making the World Series?

Here is an example of the difference between NY fans and fans in other places (Houston, at least, where I'm from originally.)  Here in NY, fans seem to expect to make the World Series (or at least the League Championship) every year and they moan and groan whenever it doesn't happen.  Considering how many teams there are in MLB, why should this be the expectation?  This year is only the second time ever that the Houston Astros will be in a World Series.  (They started up the same year as the Mets for reference.)  While, of course, the fans in Houston are very high on the team right now, they have been pretty loyal through the (many) lean years also.  And, I daresay that is true in many other cities also.  And that's one of the reasons that I still root for them, even after living here for most of my adult life.

It’s not the number of teams, it’s the number of dollars. The Red Sox and Yankees each spent a Brewers more than the Astros this year. I’m not saying payroll=success, but the big money teams certainly shouldn’t expect to win the WS with the same frequency as the low money teams.  

https://www.forbes.com/sites/maurybrown/2017/04/02/heres-the-2017-opening-day-payrolls-for-all-30-mlb-teams-total-tops-4-billion/#607cd7865c19

Yankee fans expect to make the Series every year.  Met fans not so much.  NY fans are generally more  presumptuous and entitled than sports fans from smaller market cities but Yakee fans are in a class(less) by themselves when it comes to expectations.

sac said:

ml1 said:

have the Steinbrenners issued a public apology to the fans yet for not making the World Series?

Here is an example of the difference between NY fans and fans in other places (Houston, at least, where I'm from originally.)  Here in NY, fans seem to expect to make the World Series (or at least the League Championship) every year and they moan and groan whenever it doesn't happen.  Considering how many teams there are in MLB, why should this be the expectation?  This year is only the second time ever that the Houston Astros will be in a World Series.  (They started up the same year as the Mets for reference.)  While, of course, the fans in Houston are very high on the team right now, they have been pretty loyal through the (many) lean years also.  And, I daresay that is true in many other cities also.  And that's one of the reasons that I still root for them, even after living here for most of my adult life.

I think the Nationals are trying to catch up.  Firing Baker for only winning the division two years in a row.

bub said:

Yankee fans expect to make the Series every year.  Met fans not so much.  NY fans are generally more  presumptuous and entitled than sports fans from smaller market cities but Yakee fans are in a class(less) by themselves when it comes to expectations. 

Maybe that's why I feel more affinity for the Mets than the Yankees (although I suspect it is because they were in the same league as the Astros and I saw them more, back in the day.  And they were an expansion team the same year.)

FilmCarp said:

I think the Nationals are trying to catch up.  Firing Baker for only winning the division two years in a row.

I could have managed the Nats to the division this year. Seriously. No joke. 

You could have too. 

ml1 said:

FilmCarp said:

I think the Nationals are trying to catch up.  Firing Baker for only winning the division two years in a row.

I could have managed the Nats to the division this year. Seriously. No joke. 

You could have too. 

agreed, but I also do not think they could beat the dodgers anyway.  

Slightly off topic, how come baseball teams will continue to hire managers who have a lousy track record (not talking about baker) but will not hire Willie Randolph.  If not for the Beltran game the mets would have won a world series with him and they clearly were not the best team in the league (I know met fans disagree).  And other managers have been part of a september collapse and still been rehired (Francona).  time for Randolph to be given another shot -- and the Nats are a perfect fit for him.

http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2017/10/26/joe-girardi-wont-return-yankees/

Three playoff managers fired, two of whom have rings, two of whom were division winners. Tough biz.