'The MLB champs were expected to win and won. They deserved to win and won. That's a tough combo to beat.'
The Astros became the first World Series champions to celebrate on their home field since the 2013 Red Sox.Just as the monstrous shot off the bat of Yordan Alvarez, prevented from orbit only by the stadium structure, landed deep in center field Saturday night, our sports world changed.Technically, Alvarez’s sixth-inning blast wasn’t a walk-off home run, but for all intents and purposes, that game was over. The World Series was over.
The World Series victory that became official when Kyle Tucker caught a foul ball for the final out an hour after Alvarez produced seismic activity in downtown Houston was unlike any other in Houston sports history.There is an old saying: “When it rains on your parade, look up rather than look down. Without the rain, there would be no rainbow.”That’s what these Astros delivered.
Arguably the most exciting MLB playoff series ever, with four straight extra-inning games? Astros, Phillies, 1980. Blown opportunity. Around the same time, Houston lost the Oilers. and the Astros continued to be perennial playoff failures in the Killer B’s era.
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