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Astros News
- The final series of the 2021 season gets underway tomorrow night, and here’s the FAQ for that game (MLB.com)
- And I hope you’ve got money, luck, or both if you were hoping to go to Game 1 or 2 (KHOU 11)
- If you get into G1, you’ll get to see Framber Valdez and Charlie Morton duel on the mound (ESPN)
- But you won’t get to see Lance McCullers Jr. in the WS no matter what as it’s pretty much confirmed that he’s out for the rest of the season (MLB Trade Rumors)
- Here is a breakdown of each position on these two teams as they duke it out for baseball glory (Astros.com)
- Dusty Baker is preparing to return to where it all started for him as the Astros face the team that drafted him (Astros.com)
- Both pitching staffs will have to contend with players the look like the hottest batters on the planet right now (Astros.com)
- But the Astros have an extra problem with their big bopper: Where to play Yordan in an NL park? (Astros.com)
- We all know what Yordan did, but Johnny Bullpen also showed up big time for the Astros in the ALCS (The Athletic, $$$)
- A lot of people are talking momentum for the Braves after they beat the Dodgers, but a lot of people said the same about the Red Sox until they didn’t (538 Sports)
- It’ll be the Snitker Bowl in this year’s Fall Classic, with father and son face each other from opposing dugouts (KHOU 11)
- And Momma Snitker just doesn’t know what to do with herself (Twitter - Mark Berman)
Around the League
- Here’s ESPN’s breakdown of the WS in case you didn’t get enough “Astros as MLB Villains” shoved down your throat during the ALCS (ESPN)
- Are the Braves’ Ian Anderson’s problems during the first inning fact or fiction? (FanGraphs)
- One thing that’s not fiction is Tyler Matzek’s rise from obscurity to one of the sharpest weapons in Atlanta’s pen (Sports Illustrated)
- The Cardinals have announced that Oliver Marmol will be promoted from within the organization to replace Mike Schildt (MLB Trade Rumors)
- Is the 2021 postseason the death knell for starters pitching in relief during the playoffs? (The Athletic, $$$)