re: Astros 1 @ Yankees 4 Final

A lot of chicken littles in this thread.

That Hicks AB was one of the worse jobs you’ll ever see. Verlander started 0-2 and was on the verge of getting 2 outs with the chance of exiting the inning with minimum damage. JV threw 3 balls that weren’t anywhere close. All he had to do was throw a below average pitch out of the zone and Hicks was chasing. He misses badly 3 straight then throws the textbook home run pitch. Slider with not tilt/break, just spinning right down the upper part of the zone center cut. I mean he couldn’t have done it any worse if he walked down there and placed the ball in the mitt after starting 0-2. It’s just one AB but that’s a really bad effort from a veteran future HoFer

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A lot of chicken littles in this thread

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I’m just making the point that it’s gonna be a tall order to beat the Nats with their entire staff having a week to rest

Yordan Alvarez has got to start swinging at pitch 1 more often. He cannot keep taking fastballs over the heart of the plate.

And if they don't hit after a week layoff?

Foul ball King Yed

Good AB from Alvarez, relatively speaking. No GIDP and made him throw 5 or 6 pitches. That's all you can ask for from him at this point.

Anyone know if the Astros hit a 2 run homer this inning yet?

Yordan just isn’t the same guy. Nobody’s pitching him any tougher than they did in July or August. He just isn’t that guy anymore.

Maybe time for Alvarez to sit one out