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World Series News
- After looking like a team that was dead in the water, the Astros surged back to take Game 5 and send the World Series back to Houston (Astros.com)
- I suppose it was only appropriate for the Astros’ bats to rise from the dead on Halloween (Astros.com)
- Dusty Baker tinkered with the lineup for the first time this series, and it looks to have paid off (The Athletic, $$$)
- Martin Maldonado was the unlikeliest of heroes in last night’s game, delivering in a couple of key AB’s (Astros.com)
- A more likely and more amusing hero came in the form of Zack Greinke, who is now 2-for-3 in the World Series (Astros.com)
- And it just may have been the final hit for a pitcher ever as we close in on the possibility of a universal DH (KHOU 11)
- The Astros won the game that they needed to but there are still two more on the horizon, so what’s the plan? (Astros.com)
- The Braves’ organist tried to troll Alex Bregman, which predictably resulted in an RBI double (Sports Illustrated)
- This might just be the Astros’ final ride of the Carlos Correa era (The Ringer)
- The Astros’ families may be thousands of miles from home, but they still made sure that their kids got some good Trick or Treating in (Houston Chronicle)
Around the League
- Apparently the Mariners were really trying to go for it at the trade deadline, but had some big trades fall apart (MLB Trade Rumors)
- And I guess they don’t see Kyle Seager as part of a competitive future since the club will decline his option for next season (MLB Trade Rumors)
- Joe Kelly will also be seeking new employment this season as apparently the Dodgers will decline his option as well (MLB Trade Rumors)
- Beloved Red Sox announcer Jerry Remy has passed away after a decade-long battle with cancer (MLB Trade Rumors)