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ICYMI, tonight's Astros-Mariners game is likely the last game for ESPN's Sunday Night Baseball. A deep dive into the legacy of the franchise's 36-year run with insights from the legendary Jon Miller and more:
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- A truly winning headline in the Arizona Republic. Hope the psychic is OK.
- Not sure any other NFL franchise that's relocated is as infatuated with its previous identity like the Titans. It's very odd.
- Lance McCullers Jr. vs. Charlie Morton to go to the World Series is gonna be straight nuts. #Astros
- Rocky Mountain version of the Chas Chomp after that McCormick home run to make it 4-0 Astros.
00:00 - An upcoming ESPN documentary on the hellacious Red Wings/Avalanche rivalry? Can’t wait!
- So Yordan Alvarez returns from paternity leave and becomes Oakland’s daddy, too? #Astros
- Lee Corso on College Gameday: “Texas spent $24 million to get rid of Tom Herman and his staff. Texas spent $34 million to bring Sarkisian and his staff in. What’d they get for $58 million? Texas got a 5-game losing streak for the first time in 65 years.” Ouch.
- Silver lining for the Yankees: That’s only their fourth-most devastating walkoff loss in Houston since the start of the 2017 season. #Astros
- Saying “Let me show you how mad you have to be to leave H-Town,” Marcus Spears (@mspears96) basically cut a Houston chamber of commerce promo today on ESPN plugging Frenchy’s, Pappadeaux’s, Turkey Leg Hut and The Galleria. It was glorious. Just epic.
00:00 - Houston's mayor lobs a grenade at the Astros for playing Tuesday: “George Brown doesn't have energy yesterday ... but we got a ball game going on down the street two blocks,” Whitmire said. “We got to get our priorities right, folks.”
- The reaction to the Astros being eliminated is on a Lakers/Dodgers/Cowboys/Patriots level. That's a good sign of where your franchise is. Better that than irrelevance/indifference.
- Fun fact: Astros have never played the same opponent in an ALDS twice. 2015: Royals 2017: Red Sox 2018: Cleveland 2019: Rays 2020: A's 2021: White Sox 2022: Mariners 2023: Twins
