2019 ALCS - Yankees vs. Astros - General Gamethread

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PHOENIX (AP) — Former major league pitcher Curt Schilling says he's decided not to run for Congress.

Schilling told a Phoenix sports radio station Tuesday that he decided not to run because of "things that have been said and done" to his wife and children since he announced he was thinking about challenging Democratic Rep. Tom O'Halleran.

Schilling is an outspoken supporter of President Donald Trump and drew a supportive tweet from him after he told a conservative radio host in August that he might run in Arizona.
 

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Tim Lincecum threw 149 pitches in his 2014 no hit game. But, usually, any pitch count over 105-110 gets all kinds of people nervous.
If a guy is throwing well I don't get too stressed until over 120. 149 sounds totally nuts to me. I guess by 2014 he was pretty broken though so might as well let him go for it.
 

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What cannot happen is a blown game for Houston followed by days of rain that bail Boone out from his spending relievers like ARod spends his money on hair product.
The pitch counts for the good ones have been really low, they've only really burned Cessa even if there is a game tomorrow (which sounds unlikely). The problem is they can't score, not the pitching.
 

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Cole with a very thoughtful interview with Ken Rosenthal post game. He is dialed into his work.
 

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NEW YORK -- Houston Astros right fielder Josh Reddick braced himself for the abuse at Yankee Stadium, and has always been able to take the verbal insults, but objects thrown at him before the eighth inning Tuesday night infuriated him.
“There’s no place in the game for that type of thing,’’ Reddick said after the Astros’ 4-1 victory over the New York Yankees in Game 3 of the American League Championship Series. “I think I saw seven or right water bottles out in the outfield, and two souvenir baseballs thrown from center field to left. It’s scary.
"I don’t think a lot of people realize how scary that can really be. You throw a baseball hard enough, hit somebody in the head when we’re not looking, it can do some damage to you as a player. You throw a baseball from the third deck, it’s got a little bit of moment on it.
“It’s frustrating to see that as a player in the outfield. We’re usually the ones throwing stuff at you.
“It’s definitely disrespectful, and at the same time, very unsafe.’’

Astros manager A.J. Hinch informed the umpiring crew of the fan abuse, and the Yankees responded with a public-service announcement reminding the sell-out crowd of 48,998 that throwing objects on the field could result in ejections.

Still, Reddick had his doubts that anything would happen, critical of security Monday in an interview with the Houston Chronicle.
“The most frustrating part is there’s no action taken,” Reddick said. “You look at the security guards, they’re just watching, not saying a thing to anybody. Hell, I wouldn’t be surprised if they were the ones helping to say that. It’s just a matter of circumstance to where they just let it ride.”

https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/columnist/bob-nightengale/2019/10/15/josh-reddick-yankees-fans-disrespectful-alcs/3992742002/
This is the 2nd time that players on the opposing team have felt so strongly about the Yankee fans' behavior that they've spoken up about it. Having been to Yankee Stadium and sat out there, it does not surprise me.
 

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Zero excuse for throwing stuff on the field. The league needs to crack down if the Yankees are unable to control their own fans.
 

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That's messed up. It feels like this postseason is bringing out a lot of anger. I don't ever recall 2 or 3 incidents in the media about fans being assholes but regardless, security has to do a much better job. Every person doing that should be banned for a year or something.
 

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NEW YORK -- Houston Astros right fielder Josh Reddick braced himself for the abuse at Yankee Stadium, and has always been able to take the verbal insults, but objects thrown at him before the eighth inning Tuesday night infuriated him.
“There’s no place in the game for that type of thing,’’ Reddick said after the Astros’ 4-1 victory over the New York Yankees in Game 3 of the American League Championship Series. “I think I saw seven or right water bottles out in the outfield, and two souvenir baseballs thrown from center field to left. It’s scary.
"I don’t think a lot of people realize how scary that can really be. You throw a baseball hard enough, hit somebody in the head when we’re not looking, it can do some damage to you as a player. You throw a baseball from the third deck, it’s got a little bit of moment on it.
“It’s frustrating to see that as a player in the outfield. We’re usually the ones throwing stuff at you.
“It’s definitely disrespectful, and at the same time, very unsafe.’’

Astros manager A.J. Hinch informed the umpiring crew of the fan abuse, and the Yankees responded with a public-service announcement reminding the sell-out crowd of 48,998 that throwing objects on the field could result in ejections.

Still, Reddick had his doubts that anything would happen, critical of security Monday in an interview with the Houston Chronicle.
“The most frustrating part is there’s no action taken,” Reddick said. “You look at the security guards, they’re just watching, not saying a thing to anybody. Hell, I wouldn’t be surprised if they were the ones helping to say that. It’s just a matter of circumstance to where they just let it ride.”

https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/columnist/bob-nightengale/2019/10/15/josh-reddick-yankees-fans-disrespectful-alcs/3992742002/
This is the 2nd time that players on the opposing team have felt so strongly about the Yankee fans' behavior that they've spoken up about it. Having been to Yankee Stadium and sat out there, it does not surprise me.
Classiest fans in the game. Or so that's the shit they keep telling everyone.
 

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Greinke pitched six innings and gave up 3 runs in Game 1. Even in the postseason, that's not a terrible line.
 

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It also means we might get bullpen games for Game 7 for both teams.
Game 6 would be the bullpen game, Cole and Severino would still be on 3 days rest for game 6 as those games will not be pushed back unless there is a second rainout here (not expected).
 

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Game 6 would be the bullpen game, Cole and Severino would still be on 3 days rest for game 6 as those games will not be pushed back unless there is a second rainout here (not expected).
Yeah that adds up. Still, it's the same calculation as before Yankees need to win at least one of the Cole/Verlander starts while winning the other two games. That can still happen despite the rainout.

And maybe it might be better to get a crack at Verlander in NY than in Houston.
 

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Yankees players and coaches became angry with the Astros during Game 1 of the ALCS when they noticed a whistling sound in the Astros' dugout -- which they believed was an over-the-line example of sign stealing, and a violation of the game's unwritten rules.
According to three sources, a Yankees coach noticed a whistling sound in the opposing dugout on certain pitches on Saturday night in Houston. The Yankees starting yelling across the field, and people in the dugouts started going back and forth.
"The whole dugout was pissed," said one source. "Everyone was chirping."

For several years, widespread suspicion has followed the Astros about aggressive sign stealing, especially at Minute Maid Park. Although most teams engage in some form of this activity, several executives and current and former players said on Wednesday that whistling was over the line.
"They've been doing it for years," alleged an executive from another team, when asked about the whistling.
"I would consider whistling a tired act that goes beyond what is acceptable," said another major league executive. "If the Astros or anyone else was doing it, it would be considered a break in the unwritten rules. I have not been part of any team that used a whistle from the dugout for pitch type or location."
A major league coach -- not for the Yankees -- noted the unproven suspicions that the Astros use cameras to get signs.
"They are NASA," the coach said. "If a pitcher is tipping and the players can see from the dugout, no biggie. If they get it from somewhere else, that's dicey."
Said another coach: "Baseball, traditionally, doesn't like audio signs. For some reason we are more comfortable with the opposite. So did the Astros go over the line? Probably. But honestly I don't know where to draw the lines anymore."

https://www.sny.tv/yankees/news/sources-yankees-dugout-erupts-over-astros-alleged-sign-stealing/311184886
 

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We can't beat them, so they must cheat. As much a sign of a Yankee October as horrific behavior by fans in the Bidet