Hat tip to Oden

So...the record for starters going on 3 days rest in the post season is especially poor, ERA's much higher than all other pitchers on normal rest. And the guys that start on 3 days rest in the post season are always the team's best pitcher or two.

Dave Cameron wrote an article on this and suggested the Astros should turn this over to the bullpen at the first sign of trouble.

I agree.

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Good depth often has to come from within, in the form of younger talent. Depth is hard to build overnight, but it’s easy to deplete. Jeff Sullivan

Uh, yeah. And first as an AL team. Kind of important.

Tonight they join the Brewers as the only teams to make the playoffs in both leagues. The Kansas City Royals were initially asked if they wanted to go to the NL, but they declined.

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Per Mare, Per Terras
KC

Go Astros. If they can hold onto their lead (up 2-0 halfway through), Sabathia missing the playoffs to dry out won't be an issue for the Yankees.

Yankees get the leadoff on in the bottom of the 6th. Grrrr.

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"Tomorrow is not promised to any of us." - Kirby Puckett

I remember seeing the 2005 World Series Trophy at Tucson Electric Park (Yeah, Spring Training used to be here way back then ) I actually touched it. It was just there, on a table, no one guarding it (hopefully only for a second or two )...just walked up and touched it. Thought it was awesome. I was 20. My mom was less than thrilled I did that, however..........

I want Houston to win, because I really want a Toronto-Kansas City ALCS and think that the Yankees will give KC more problems. Nothing to really back that assertion up, though.

Gods please let there not be a "Battle of Texas"

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Per Mare, Per Terras
KC

I just want the Yankees to lose. Period. At least in the 7th inning, things are going the right way.

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"Grit Happens"
YBC-Dog, DBBP

"There's NO Crying in Baseball"
Tom Hanks- "A League of Their Own"

Just looked at past LCS matchups, there is a possibility of a repeat of 1985. Cardinals-Dodgers and KC-Toronto.

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Per Mare, Per Terras
KC

This game has gone well so far.....6 more outs....C'mon Houston Hinches...you can do this !

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Good depth often has to come from within, in the form of younger talent. Depth is hard to build overnight, but it’s easy to deplete. Jeff Sullivan

Good thing AJ ignored Dave Cameron and Shoewizard, eh ?

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Good depth often has to come from within, in the form of younger talent. Depth is hard to build overnight, but it’s easy to deplete. Jeff Sullivan

Sipp and Harris get them through 7 and 8.

Pulling for the Cubs but the winner tomorrow will be the team I will be pulling for in the NL.

Yeah, me too. Lately the Cardinals are up there with the Giants to me. Let someone else have a turn.

My mom's a Dodgers fan, growing up in Agoura Hills, so I guess I could root for them...and just hope Puig goes 0-theseries with 8 errors.

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Per Mare, Per Terras
KC

2 former Dbacks getting the job done.

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"Right at Peralta in left, it's over his head and gone!" 7 rows back, that was our great PBP broadcaster Steve B.

M-E-T-$, M-E-T-$, M-E-T-$!

I wouldn't mind the Astros winning it all, but I want to see a Cubs/Blue Jays world series.

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Kevin Towers, not smarter than the so called experts

Well, my only hope left for a COLD, potentially snowed out world series game in the AL City would be KC.

NL still has 4 of 5 sites that could deliver on that dream

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Good depth often has to come from within, in the form of younger talent. Depth is hard to build overnight, but it’s easy to deplete. Jeff Sullivan

Season over for the NYY!!! Yeaaaaaaaaaa!!!

Go Bucs! Send the Cubs back into futility once again...

Although this is the year, according to Robert Zemeckis, that the Cubs finally win the World Series; although they did it by beating Miami, so...

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Meet the new FO... Same as the old FO. The bag may be permanent.

I guess Arrietta is pretty good.

Sean Rodriguez is a ridiculous scrub

Can Cubs pen get 6 outs ?

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Good depth often has to come from within, in the form of younger talent. Depth is hard to build overnight, but it’s easy to deplete. Jeff Sullivan

Cubs win and advance to play the Cardinals.

May the Cubbies prevail, at least over the Cards.

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There's no success like failure
And failure's no success at all

Benjamin Hochman
‏@hochman

On Sean Rodriguez punching the water cooler, a writer here in the pressbox said: "First thing he's hit all year."

https://twitter.com/hochman/status/651942047792930816

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Kevin Towers, not smarter than the so called experts