The Houston Astros are looking to be only the second Major League Baseball team ever to win a playoff series after being down three games to none. On Friday at Petco Park in San Diego, the Astros had by far their best game of the American League Championship Series to date in a 7-4 Houston win over the Tampa Bay Rays. With the victory, Houston was able to force a seventh and … [Read more...] about Houston Astros one win away from historic comeback
Houston Astros stay alive in ALCS thanks to game winning homer by Carlos Correa
The Houston Astros are alive in the 2020 Major League Baseball Playoffs. In game five of the American League Championship Series on Thursday, Astros shortstop Carlos Correa of Ponce, Puerto Rico hit a dramatic game-winning ninth inning home run to give the Astros a 4-3 win over the Tampa Bay Rays from Petco Park in San Diego, CA. The win helped the Astros stay alive in the … [Read more...] about Houston Astros stay alive in ALCS thanks to game winning homer by Carlos Correa
Teams in the American and National League Championship Series determined
We now know the four teams left in the 2020 Major League Baseball playoffs. This past week the Tampa Bay Rays beat the New York Yankees in five games in a thrilling American League Divisional Series. They will play the Houston Astros in the American League Championship Series, who beat the Oakland Athletics in four games. Meanwhile, the Atlanta Braves swept the Miami Marlins … [Read more...] about Teams in the American and National League Championship Series determined
Pitching, home runs key reasons for teams success in Wild Card round
The eight short wild card series have now been completed in the Major League Baseball playoffs. The series were definitely interesting. Whether or not the series should have been best of five or best of seven are up for debate. What we do know is that nothing has been normal when it comes to sports in 2020, and we need to embrace all high-performance sports when it is … [Read more...] about Pitching, home runs key reasons for teams success in Wild Card round
Dusty Baker deserves credit for Astros knocking out the Twins
This was supposed to be an incredibly difficult task for veteran manager Dusty Baker of Riverside, CA. The 71-year-old was coming to Houston under extremely challenging circumstances. The Astros have become one of the most disliked teams in professional sports after their role in a cheating scandal that has put a black mark not just on baseball, but sports overall. However, one … [Read more...] about Dusty Baker deserves credit for Astros knocking out the Twins
Jose Altuve shows off tattoo attempting to prove his case involving buzzer allegations
Jose Altuve is doing whatever he can to save face in the wake of the team’s sign-stealing scandal. Altuve continues to take a large share of the criticism, and understandably so, as a curious sequence of events has many led to believe that he was wearing a buzzer after hitting a walk-off home run against Aroldis Chapman in the 2019 ALCS. Still, Altuve claims he didn’t want his … [Read more...] about Jose Altuve shows off tattoo attempting to prove his case involving buzzer allegations
Jim Crane's comments shows how tone-deaf he is about sign-stealing scandal
Astros owner Jim Crane made a big deal about how he and his players were going to apologize for their role in stealing signs during the 2017 MLB season — when they won a World Series title. They did that — sort of — but they’ve clearly missed the boat on the bigger picture, and the impact their cheating had. The Astros opened their clubhouse at spring training on Thursday, with … [Read more...] about Jim Crane's comments shows how tone-deaf he is about sign-stealing scandal
Marwin Gonzalez becomes first Astros player to admit fault in 'remorseful' apology
The Astros players have remained quiet in the wake of their 2017 sign-stealing scandal, drawing a lot of criticism for their lack of remorse along the way. They played the game the wrong way, and won a World Series doing so. Had a pitch or two gone differently in Game 7 of the 2019 World Series, they might have won two. As such, they’ve drawn the ire of players and coaches … [Read more...] about Marwin Gonzalez becomes first Astros player to admit fault in 'remorseful' apology
Mike Trout believes Astros 'cheated,' blasts MLB for lack of punishment
Angels superstar slugger Mike Trout is currently the face of baseball, so it was only a matter of time until he was asked about the Astros’ sign-stealing scandal. Trout is a soft-spoken guy who is often a man of few words, and he also knows his play, not crossing the line or being abrasive, even if he feels passionate about a subject. But the Astros’ sign-stealing scandal … [Read more...] about Mike Trout believes Astros 'cheated,' blasts MLB for lack of punishment