Posted on 10/21/2019 11:53:08 AM PDT by RummyChick
Three Houston Astros fans needed a security escort after they said they were hassled in the stands at Yankee Stadium, but they're getting the last laugh.
Their beloved team is getting ready for the World Series, and they're going, too, thanks to Astros pitcher Lance McCullers Jr. Cruz Arcia Jr., Nathan Rocha and Kristina Contreras were in New York to celebrate a birthday and managed to get tickets to Friday's Game 5 of the American League Championship Series.
"We were able to get some tickets," Arcia told CNN affiliate KTRK. "And we've been to nearly every Astros home game for several years."
(Excerpt) Read more at cnn.com ...
Good for the Astro’s players
I hope the Yankees lose 115 games next year.
Still heartbroken that they beat the Dodgers, but my respect for this guy is immense.
Do you know what the 3 1 finger sign he was throwing means?
Both excellent. I am a Yankees fan. Never saw more than good natured ribbing of the other teams fans at Yankee stadium. But I’m sure this happens. There are @$$holes in every fan base.
My dad was a cop in the south Bronx. He had to work the big games sometimes. Boston is the enemy but he said he never had to break up anything nasty. He would rib the fans of the opposing team and they would give it back.
The worst has been SF Giants and LA Dodgers fans. That ends in violence on a regular basis. Occasionally deadly.
My godmother’s husband had a brother who pitched for the Cubs then the White Sox(1950s) We would get free tickets right over the opposing team’s dugout. I would root for the Yankees but over that dugout was White Sox fans. We would make smart remarks and then everyone laughed.
Things have changed.
I am reading it was because the Astros were up 3 to 1
Looking at the info, and reviewing this website, Jose couldn’t have hit that ball any better than he did.
https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/the-new-science-of-hitting/
It was a baseball players dream ..bottom of the 9th and two outs. Only thing better would have been if it had won the World Series.
Don’t know how many strikes he had
If that is the case, the Yankee fan that tossed the beer on him is going to sleeping with the pescados.
That’s the proper read Astros 3 to 1.
Truth be told, I do not follow much in the way of sports anymore. I had never seen the exit velocity/launch angle thing before and had to look it up. Both of them seem to have met in his hit and dead in the center of the sweet spot for home runs.
And you are right, baseball players dream.
2!
2 Strikes!!
I am not a big sports fan but was watching.
11:20ish bottom of the 9th, tie score, 2 outs, 2 strikes.
I just wanted us to win and be done with it so I could go to bed!
What a win!!!!
that pic isnt from the last game..but shows his strength I guess.
One of the reporters said he doesnt know how Jose can have that kind of power in a swing being so short.
I watch almost every Astros game, and announcers are always talking about the exit velocity/launch angle BS. I really don't pay much attention to it. If someone jacks one out of the park, the exit velocity/launch angle sort of speaks for itself.
WOW..that really is the dream clutch hit.
I think Jose hates trump given his last visit to the WH but I can still appreciate his story and his talent.
Love that little runt for exactly that reason. The famous Ichiro Suzuki started his career as a little runt with that unorthodox little sweep of the front leg in the batting box. Nobody is laughing at either one of them now.
whats the sweep of the leg for? superstition?
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