Astros Crawfish Boil

Astros Crawfish Boil: October 28th, 2021

As much as I love MMP, let’s just go ahead and win the next 3 and put this bad boy to bed in Atlanta

By CKuno Oct 28, 2021, 8:45am CDT

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World Series - Atlanta Braves v Houston Astros - Game Two

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World Series News

The Astros bounced back to tie the series at 1 game each in what turned out to be a rather pedestrian Game 2 except for the 4th inning (Astros.com)
And the pitching heroes from the game were Jose Urquidy and Cristian Javier, who smothered a potent Atlanta offense (Astros.com)
The Astros’ faith in Urquidy was richly rewarded after his disaster start in the ALCS (The Athletic, $$$)
So was their faith in Jose Altuve, who finally broke out after a rough ALCS and G1 (ESPN)
That performance included his 22nd postseason homerun, which puts him behind just one other player in MLB history (Astros.com)
Jose Siri brought some much-needed energy to the Astros last night as he joined in on a big 4th inning (Astros.com)
One reason I’m glad that Dusty Baker is the manager is that it gives the media something to talk about other than sign stealing (ESPN)
Fans show their appreciation for the team in so many ways, but tattoos are definitely one of the cooler ones (KHOU 11)
Some fun facts about Astros train operator Bobby Dynamite sound good this morning (ABC 13)
Tucker Davidson is replacing Charlie Morton on the Braves’ roster, because apparently they didn’t have enough LHP (MLB trade Rumors)