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A's fans were still able to make their fury at the Astros known when the teams played in Oakland last night. They may not be physically allowed in the stadium, so they did the next best thing:

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I read that Houck said he was "bummed" that he would missing a start. Hmmm, if only there was something he could have done to make sure he could play in every park. 

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Eric Kay, a member of the Angels' media relations staff for more than 24 years, has told the DEA that he supplied and used narcotics with Tyler Skaggs, the pitcher who died of an OD in July.  He told them that Skaggs used narcotics regularly for years and he often obtained them from Kay who claims he didn't give him the drugs he OD'd on, since it had been several days since Skaggs had gotten pills from him and he always took whatever he got immediately.  He also gave the DEA the names of 5 other players who used illegally obtained narcotics.  He also named at least two front office staff on the Angels who supposedly knew that Skaggs had a drug problem for a long time before the OD, but who did not intervene.  Of course, they have denied ever being told by Kay about Skaggs' drug use and the Angels' top management also denies knowledge.

The civil suit that is undoubtedly coming form Skaggs' family should be a doozy although they'll probably settle before more sordid details are revealed.

https://www.latimes.com/sports/story/2019-10-12/angels-employee-eric-kay-provided-tyler-skaggs-opioids

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Ms Blue Jay

Ms Blue Jay

16 hours ago, mojoween said:

I went to bed at 2-2 mid-eighth.  This is a real Monday thing to wake up to.  😡

I don't know who to blame for this - Fox?

I sat there like an idiot watching the entire game for 5 hours, and when George Springer hit the home run, it was on a g******* commercial break.  They came back from commercial and we missed what actually ended the game.  Absolutely terrible. 

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rippleintime17

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On 10/13/2019 at 6:21 PM, VMepicgrl said:

To my dismay, mustaches seem to have made a comeback. I guess just none of the Yankees players are into it. Superficially, I appreciate the policy, as I am not a fan of facial hair. 

There was a point a few seasons ago where every Yankee had a mustache. It was a rally mustache of sorts. It was a good day when they all opted to shave.

That said, I'm just waiting for a free agent that the Yankees seek to sign opts not to because he doesn't want to subscribe to that rule. Even though Madison Bumgarner has opted to be clean shaven on his own, he's one I could see choosing another team on that basis. I'm still convinced that's why Keuchel chose the Braves. 

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rippleintime17

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2 minutes ago, smittykins said:

And when a former Yankee leaves the team via trade/free agency, he usually grows a beard.

I'm still curious what would have happened if Andrew McCutchen still had had the long hair he had for most of his career when he got traded to the Yankees in late August. Imagine losing years of maintenance and care to play for a team you had no choice in joining for six weeks? 

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2 hours ago, rippleintime17 said:

I'm still curious what would have happened if Andrew McCutchen still had had the long hair he had for most of his career when he got traded to the Yankees in late August.

He had his beard when he was traded. He shaved because of the policy. And as @smittykins mentioned, he grew his beard back when he signed with the Phillies.

Who was the last short guy who had as much power as Altuve? Joe Morgan?

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19 minutes ago, xaxat said:

Who was the last short guy who had as much power as Altuve? Joe Morgan?

Ah, Joe Morgan. Who also was an Astro. Actually, he goes so far back that he was on the team when they were still the Colt .45s.

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2 hours ago, xaxat said:

He had his beard when he was traded. He shaved because of the policy. And as @smittykins mentioned, he grew his beard back when he signed with the Phillies.

Who was the last short guy who had as much power as Altuve? Joe Morgan?

I'm not referring to his beard, which can grown back relatively quickly, though. I'm referring to his long hair, that used to fall almost down the middle of his back. His hair was short by the time he was traded, but he chose to do that himself. I'm mostly curious if they really would have forced him to cut his hair against his will to play for the team for six weeks.

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I always send my dad this gif when it's a good day:
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28 minutes ago, AimingforYoko said:

How money is Gerrit Cole right now? I'd say he had a 'B' game and he held the Yankees scoreless in Yankee Stadium. 

Did you see the video they played of Gerrit Cole's agent? It was a shot of Jeff Daniels from Dumb and Dumber, rubbing money all over his face.

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2 minutes ago, AimingforYoko said:

Any chance he stays in Houston?

I'm sure the Astros will try, because who wouldn't? I don't see them really wanting to meet the high price Cole will likely demand. If they had no good pitching left, sure. But with the Greinke pricetag they picked up, Verlander will still be around, McCullers will be back, Urquidy being a likely rotation addition, plus Forrest Whitley waiting in AAA... They don't NEED to pay that. But you never know, sometimes players will forego a bigger paycheck to stay with a contending team.

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ebk57

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18 minutes ago, galaxygirl76 said:

I guess the Nats came to play today.

Honestly, it looks like the Cards don't want to play.  Last night, too.  Mr. ebk keeps saying they're sleepwalking through these games.  

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58 minutes ago, ebk57 said:

Honestly, it looks like the Cards don't want to play.  Last night, too.  Mr. ebk keeps saying they're sleepwalking through these games.  

That's good...sleepwalking is very therapeutic.  I couldn't turn on the game until it was 7-0. Oh no...score's now 7-4. My fingernails are extremely short right now.

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Lantern7

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Is this the first time the World Series will be coming to Washington since 1924?

Wait, nope, TBS guy said 1933. The Senators got their only title in Washington in 1924.

Meanwhile, the Yankees and Astros have only palyed three games so far.

1 minute ago, kariyaki said:

Now the stat has changed. There is only one team now that has never made it to the World Series. 

Seattle, right?

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2 minutes ago, Sew Sumi said:

No, Padres.

Padres have gone twice in 84 and 98. Didn’t win, though. The stat is who hasn’t even gotten there. And yes, it’s Seattle. 

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52 minutes ago, Sew Sumi said:

Oh, I misunderstood. I thought it was WON a World Series. My bad.

There are seven teams who’ve never won: Rangers, Brewers, Padres, Nationals, Mariners, Rockies, Rays. All have made it there except Seattle. 

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37 minutes ago, MVFrostsMyPie said:

I guess I'm rooting for the Nats/Walgreens

Had some of the game on Monday night. GF commented on how much the Nats logo looked like the Walgreens logo - her folks live in a 55+ community in Delaware, and her Mom mentioned seeing the W logo in people's windows, and she thought it was for some Walgreens home delivery service for seniors...

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Eeeeeee! I was there. It was super stressful! After the first few innings, it almost seemed liked all the Nats pitchers were throwing balls, instead of strikes, and all the Nats hitters were popping flys. Meanwhile, the Card's pitchers seemed to get better as the game wore on. Seriously, we were all on pins and needles in the upper, upper level of section 417, especially loud, obnoxious drunk guy.

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5 hours ago, Nidratime said:

Eeeeeee! I was there. It was super stressful! After the first few innings, it almost seemed liked all the Nats pitchers were throwing balls, instead of strikes, and all the Nats hitters were popping flys. Meanwhile, the Card's pitchers seemed to get better as the game wore on. Seriously, we were all on pins and needles in the upper, upper level of section 417, especially loud, obnoxious drunk guy.

I was there, too!  I was in front of someone who kept leaning over me and screaming.   I am so happy for the Nationals!  What the hell happened to the Cardinals in this series?  It was like they were completely deflated.

Houston's win in NY made me smile.  I probably won't be able to afford tickets to the World Series.  If Houston gets in, it would be too stressful since I am a native of Houston but now very loyal to DC 

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1 hour ago, smittykins said:

Didn’t he quit high school and take the GED so he could enter the draft quicker?

Yes, it enabled him to enroll in a junior college earlier and that made him draft eligible quicker. Which also meant that he became a free agent at a younger age.

No surprise, it was a strategy cooked up by Scott Boras.

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Lantern7

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ESPN: "Astros' Josh Reddick calls Yankees fans 'disrespectful' for throwing debris"

Me: "Hello, Josh. First time in Yankee Stadium, I take it?"

That's enough to want Houston to clinch the series in the Bronx.

Also: what is the longest a pennant-winning team had to wait before Game 1 of the World Series? Like I said last night, the Astros and Yankees only played three games by the time the Nationals swept. And potential postponements might widen the gap.

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MVFrostsMyPie

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12 hours ago, Lantern7 said:

Also: what is the longest a pennant-winning team had to wait before Game 1 of the World Series? Like I said last night, the Astros and Yankees only played three games by the time the Nationals swept. And potential postponements might widen the gap.

I feel like Detroit had to wait a good long time before Game 1 of the WS in 2012, only because I remember how everyone assumed the Tigers would beat the Giants (especially my friends who were A's fans and bitter that the Tigers knocked their team out) because they had had suuuuuch a long time to rest while the Giants vs. Cards went to 7 games in the NLCS.

....and then the Giants swept the Tigers in the WS. 😏

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