Posted on 10/07/2015 5:39:35 AM PDT by Artemis Webb
NEW YORK (AP) -- A year ago, no one could've pictured this. Yet here they were, Dallas Keuchel and the Houston Astros, soaking in champagne, merrily posing for a victory shot on the mound at Yankee Stadium.
After all that losing, this was one October win to remember.
Pitching on three days' rest for the first time in his career, Keuchel baffled New York for six innings of three-hit ball. Colby Rasmus and Carlos Gomez homered, and the Astros beat the Yankees 3-0 Tuesday night in the American League wild-card game.
"Nobody really gave us anything at the start of the year. And I don't think anybody gave us a shot at the end of the year," said Keuchel, the AL's only 20-game winner.
The orange-clad Astros, who secured their spot in this winner-take-all game on the last day of the regular season, advanced to the Division Series against the defending AL champion Royals starting Thursday night in Kansas City.
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Someone writes one game playoff. As a Red Sox fan my immediate thought is Bucky F#%^*king Dent.
One game playoffs suck.
Is there a color that denotes worse than hate?
Is there a color that denotes worse than hate?
Shocked I tell ya!!!!!!! /s
The mindset of Yankee arrogance wouldn't have allowed it. Maybe that is why a couple of the Astros treated themsleves later in the eveneing to beer and champagne on the Pitcher's Mound.
;-)
The map I showed is a joke. Satire. A made up map. This is not a real ESPN graphic. Heck, we’ve gone yankee fans here in Texas. Yeah, I know … crazy.
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