The SWA flights from Austin to Tampa are either sold out or ludicrous for those days from what I just saw on a 2 minute click-by. Didn't check Houston yet (I hate changing planes). Stros may represent hard. At least I hope that's who's buying them.
Oh, missed this earlier, but OK I guess. I'm hard pressed to think of 2 more disparate fanbases than the A's and the Warriors. Giants and Warriors belong together.
I'm not sweating that season opening series we lost 3-1 to the Rays. That was not the same Astros team. McHugh and Miley won't pitch. Cole got off to a rough start this year. We didn't have Alvarez yet. Hell, the Astros overall began the season 2-5. Hard to believe given that they wound up with 107 wins, but I remember fans being PO'd and concerned at the time.
Cheers!!! That is very fortunate you got to get a ticket via their selection process. Enjoy the game and keep us posted!
Aside from the Yankees, there's no team I want to see win a WS less than TB. Nothing against the franchise, I just don't wanna see another Florida team win a WS. I'm still salty the Marlins have 2. I get that it's a lousy park away from the population center, but their attendance is comical given the overall quality of the product. Having said that, their pitching is legit awesome now that they're healthy. Gonna have to earn this one.
Kaplan is usually good with speculation. I think Abreu makes the team with the decision between Miley and Peacock being more health related than anything else. I think Urquidy makes the team as the "4th Starter", but when push comes to shove, I expect Verlander to tell Hinch he's starting Game 4 if there is a Game 4.
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Smith's job is to get right-handed hitters out. Rays have plenty of RHBs so it should be easy to find him an inning or even just a couple of batters. Of the guys I think will make Astros pen, I'd prefer to have Devo in to pitch to lefties over only Smith who won't face lefties outside a slaughter. I don't see a need for Devo unless Astros think he'll do better against Meadows than the non-Smith relievers.
Oh, I see what you were saying about RH loogy. I thought you meant roogy. Haven't looked, but I don't think Devo's been very good against LHB this year.
