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Astros News
- The World Series starts tonight and Framber Valdez will get the nod for Houston (Astros.com)
- Which is not too shabby for a kid that the Astros picked up on a $10,000 contract just a few short years ago (The Athletic, $$$)
- So who’s got the edge in the 2021 Fall Classic? (Astros.com)
- Honestly, it’s hard to tell since the eggheads have the series pegged as a pretty even match (538 Sports)
- But what the prognosticators haven’t factored in is Mattress Mack bringing a little bit of God’s favor to the ballpark (Houston Chronicle)
- These four aspects of the Astros’ game may prove vital in the upcoming series (The Ringer)
- One of the lesser narratives in this World Series will be the link between Bregman, Swanson, and the 2015 draft (Astros.com)
- I love fun facts and here’s one: This is the first World Series ever to feature the losers of the previous year’s LCS’s (Twitter - Tyler Kepner)
Around the League
- Who do MLB writers think will raise the commissioner’s trophy at the end of the 2021 World Series? (MLB.com)
- Here are the five numbers that might throw those predictions into disarray (The Athletic, $$$)
- Some of MLB’s warts have been on full display this postseason (Bleacher Report)
- Ken Griffey Jr. will rejoin the Mariners, but in an ownership capacity (Sports Illustrated)