Originally Posted by Pestilence (Post 13183734)

I'm not seeing a way that the Dodgers come back from this. Even if we somehow win Game 6, and I don't see that with Verlander in there, we have to go to Darvish in Game 7. We all saw how that worked out in Game 3.

Another year of playoff letdowns as a Dodgers fan. Oh ****ing joy. Can't wait for the "Houston needed this!" headlines.

Originally Posted by DanT (Post 13184105)

I like the Astros and their fans. I remember after the White Sox beat them in the World Series. A couple of Astro fans saw the WGN crew there and came over to congratulate Chicago and their champions. Very classy. Astros have had lots of great players over the years and some tough losses. I am glad to see this incredible group of current Astro players and their smart and classy manager doing well.

Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud (Post 13184041)

You ****ing suck.

Go take your anger out on someone who actually cares about your stupid, old, white ass.

Originally Posted by WilliamTheIrish (Post 13184425)

They have had some really tough luck through the years. Losing JR Richard to a stroke that eventually cost him his life.

The 1980 NLCS game 5 loss at home to the Phillies. That year the Astros beat the Dodgers in LA in a one game playoff for the division. Art Howe hit a huge HR to lead them that game.

The 1986 NLCS was one of the greatest series I've ever seen. Game 1 was one of the best games I've ever watched. Mike Scott VS Dwight Gooden. 1-0 game won by the Astros on a Glenn Davis HR.

Game 6 was an incredible 16 inning game. The Billy Hatcher HR in the 14th to tie it for Houston. probably the best game NLCS clinching game I've ever seen.

Originally Posted by DanT (Post 13184455)

Great post. I remember that tough 1980 loss in the NLCS, after earlier in the season losing J.R. Richard to the major stroke. As you may recall, J.R. Richard was having medical issues before the stroke, but some sportswriters and fans did not believe him when he complained of these issues. I don't think I'll ever forget that. I was one to always believe a player when they said they were having medical problems, but even more so after what happened to Richard.

Also, it shows how great that 1980 Astros team was, that they could lose a starting pitcher of the caliber of J.R. Richard and still push the Phillies to 5 games in a best-of-5 NLCS. By the way, that year the Astros tied with the Dodgers atop the NL West and had a 1-game playoff to determine which team would play in the NLCS.

Originally Posted by tk13 (Post 13190067)

So far it's looking like game 6 will be much lower scoring than game 5. Still 7 innings to go though.

Originally Posted by mr. tegu (Post 13190075)

I saw a tweet that confirmed a bettor has bet the winner each game of this series, 5-0, letting it ride each time and is now up to $8 million. It said he bet the Dodgers today.

Originally Posted by WilliamTheIrish (Post 13184425)

They have had some really tough luck through the years. Losing JR Richard to a stroke that eventually cost him his life.

Originally Posted by tk13 (Post 13183417)

I don't know if it brings bragging rights, but I think your viewpoint is a bit skewed here. The Royals, despite a terrible 30 year stretch, are still one of the best expansion teams in the history of baseball. 9 playoff appearances, 4 World Series appearances, 2 World Series wins. There aren't many teams that have done better, certainly not among the other "expansion" teams that came in once baseball started expanding in the 60s.

If you take a look at the last 40 years of baseball, which is most of our lifetimes... the only American League teams that have done absolutely better than that are the Yankees and Red Sox. I don't believe anyone else in the AL even has more than 4 appearances and 2 titles in that stretch. There are teams like the White Sox, that have been around since 1901, that have the same number of playoff appearances as the Royals. The Phillies have been around since 1883 and they have 2 titles.

And that doesn't even go into the fact that Kansas City is one of the smallest markets in the sport that usually punishes small markets the most.

Originally Posted by ChiTown (Post 13190124)

Well done! Thank you for taking the time to make this post. :clap: