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Astros News
- Dusty Baker contacted his old teammate Tom House, who is a sports psychologist, to consult about Altuve’s case of the yips in the ALCS (FanGraphs)
- Brooks Raley, who seemed more as an emergency depth move when the Astros picked him up, might just stick in the Astros’ pen for next season (The Athletic, $$$)
- Speaking of pitching, Brent Strom had a chat where he named Jose Uquidy and Framber Valdez as the future of the Astros’ rotation (Twitter - Mark Berman)
- Aside from scandals, the enduring legacy of this Astros team might just be the championships they didn’t win, but probably should have (CBS Sports)
- A former Astros employee talked with Ben Reiter about Brandon Taubman, and did not paint a pretty picture of the disgraced ex-exec (Radio.com)
- Jeff Bagwell recently opened up about his battle with alcoholism (Houston Chronicle)
Around the League
- The World Series is knotted at 1 apiece after the Rays won Game 2 in a very Rays fashion (MLB.com)
- A big part of that was Brandon Lowe exploding for 2 homers, which should worry LA if he gets hot (MLB.com)
- Randy Arozarena is one hit away from making postseason history (MLB.com)
- So where does his rookie October campaign rank among the best ever? (The Ringer)
- The Dodgers-Rays World Series has been a bit of a dud so far as ratings are concerned (AP News)
- Expanded playoffs and runners on second during extras will become the law of the land if Manfred has his way (AP News)
- Should a neutral World Series site become the norm going forward? (New York Times)