re: DAT: ALCS Houston Astros vs Boston Red Sox discussion. Saturday Night PRIMETIME

Not really.

ALCS and NLCS alternate.

NLCS goes first, so Game 2 has to be a day game. ALCS can push out two night games.

It was vice versa last year.

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Red Sox nation factor.

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Guess you forgot about the crap start times for the ALDS last year. Oh wait you probably weren't a fan last year, my bad.

Game 1 [Thursday]: 3:08 start
Game 2 [Friday]: 1:05 start
Game 3 [Sunday]: 2:38 start
Game 4 [Monday]: 1:08 start

But yea RED SOX NATION FACTOR BRAH

I'd argue Sox were only in Primetime for the ALDS because of Yankees based on those times from last year. Same 4 teams were in ALDS, yanks see primetime all way through, when Sox don’t play yanks y’all aren’t in primetime. Just pointing out facts.

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The worst thing about the post-season is all of the "I've been a [yankees]/[red sox] fan all my life for the past 3 seasons" people that poop all over the DAT.

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Been a fan since the infamous 86 world series.

Angry Loser Tyler Bauer is at it again..

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@Buster_ESPN

Every game. Watch pitchers when a new ball is thrown into play. They'll rub the wrist of their glove hand, or some other spot. You see it dozens of times in every game--which is why the demonization of one player or another over a postseason screen shot is silly. EVERYBODY KNOWS.

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@BauerOutage


What about the demonization of a player who doesn’t want to cheat (because that’s what it is) talking about the science behind how foreign substances actually affect a pitch and how they can change a game, a career, a player’s monetary compensation, and an entire industry?

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Not that I'm aware of. Hoping Gattis is dropped for an arm, but not even sure which arm I would want.

Listy, you live in Houston area, right?

I have 5 rooms at my fav place 4 blocks from MMP and 1 block from Conservatory for Game 6 and 7, but my recent travels and brain farct left me without reservations for Games 1 and 2 within walking distance.

Any suggestions on a place that would be good to stay and easy to get to and from MMP before and after games with Uber, etc.

I'm not as good as others when it comes to downtown. I just Uber in from the Sawyer/Taylor Target parking lot to the games/drinking spots. I'll let someone else get ya straightened out.

It'll probably be announced tonight or tomorrow. AJ has said they'll probably carry 13 position players and 12 pitchers like they did last year


Starting pitchers
Justin Verlander
Gerrit Cole
Charlie Morton
Dallas Keuchel

Bullpen
Ryan Pressly
Roberto Osuna
Lance McCullers
Josh James
Collin McHugh
Tony Sipp
Will Harris

Infielders
Jose Altuve
Carlos Correa
Yuli Gurriel
Marwin Gonzalez
Alex Bregman

Catchers
Brian McCann
Martin Maldonado

Outfielders
George Springer
Josh Reddick
Tony Kemp
Jake Marisnick
Myles Straw

Designated hitters
Tyler White
Evan Gattis

The ALDS was 14 to 11 with position players so that means dropping one and adding a pitcher. Gattis or Straw would be the obvious guys to cut with Rondon or Smith the replacement candidates.

Gattis playing time has dwindled to nothing but with short left fields in both ball parks, is his power threat worth carrying? Myles Straw is fast as hell but with Marisnick on the roster is he necessary in a pinch running only roster spot?