Its funny how every year before season starts the media hypes them up as the team to beat in the west. Lol
What people aren't mentioning is "that pitch" was really "those pitches" It happened twice within 3 throws Maybe it wasn't intentional but an easy easy eeeeasy argument can be made it was
And the guy pitching to Chas in the 8th threw the first 2 pitches way inside that could have hit him. Nothing happened, who cares, play on.
But, neither pitch was a pitch that was a typical "throw at" pitch. Didn't go behind him. Didn't aim at his butt or up and in. The hitter didn't take offense.
and Yordan got hit with a slider around knee level Taylor was absolutely talking with the HPU after the 1st pitch, though. Not sure why he thinks anyone would want to throw at him
This is a statement of fact and thus not in any way a prediction and double thus is not in any way a jinxable affront to the Baseball Gods: Stros have 99.3% odds to make the postseason according to fangraphs
Didn't see that. But the Astros had 2 runners on and one out. Do you really think the ump or Chaz believed intent?
And the Stros had 1 on and 2 out in a 1-run game when Yordan got plunked with a slider. The only dipshits who believed intent were Taylor and the HPU
It's been more of a "Can someone in the ALW challenge the Astros this season?" It was the A's in 18/19/20 and this year it's the Angels (also, along with the A's it was "is THIS the year the Angels break through?!?"). Seattle seems to be the popular future pick. ETA: a lot of the hype is just people wanting to see Trout and Ohtani in the postseason, which is understandable