Astros Crawfish Boil

Astros Crawfish Boil: May 5th, 2021

I will never understand the unending fascination that baseball media has with Yankees fans and the urge to elevate them when they act like jerks

By CKuno May 5, 2021, 9:15am CDT

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Astros News

Last night’s loss to the Yankees hinged on a poor first inning by Greinke and a wild throw by Alex Bregman in the 6th (Astros.com)
That wild play in the 6th also involved a collision at the plate as Martin Maldonado and Rougned Odor were both in the wrong place at the wrong time (Astros.com)
But the thing that everyone is focusing on is how much the Yankees fans booed, as if they somehow accomplished something by being assholes (USA Today)
The non-stop “F*ck Altuve” chants that prevented me from watching the game in front of my child were particularly wearing (Bleacher Report)
But I think what annoyed me the most was the horrible and constantly shifting strike zone by rookie ump Jose Navas (Twitter - Umpire Auditor)

Around the League

Here are the star players likely to be on the move before the trade deadline this season (MLB.com)
The Giants went berserk in the first inning yesterday, scoring ten runs against the Rockies (Sports Illustrated)
How did the top prospects do on MiLB Opening Day yesterday? (MLB.com)
Amir Garrett received a pretty stiff suspension for inciting a benches clearing incident against the Cubs (ESPN)
If you think pitchers can’t rake you better check on Huascar Ynoa and Dylan Cease (MLB.com)