World Series game 7......which team are you rooting for ?.....and why ? ?

[tedzan]

So, we have two Cy Young pitchers going tonite. This the first time in World Series history that former Cy Young winners
will face each other in the 7th game.

Tonite's game may not match Don Larson's Perfect game 63 years ago, but I'm expecting an exciting game tonite.


As a young teenager, I saw this entire game between the Dodgers and Yankees. I will never forget it.





TED Z

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[baseball tourist]

Have to root for the underdogs here. Added to that the Washington franchise started in Montreal (a great town that). It’s a shame the Expos left. Looking forward to a great game.

[RL]

Nats.... Soto and Max

[ullmandds]

I'm excited...hoping game 7 is AWESOME!!!!! I'm pulling for the underdog Nationals because it's been so long that Washington's had a champion...and I have a lot of friends in the area.

It seems many Orioles fans have jumped ship!!!!

[jbsports33]

I am a big Red Sox fan - and can still show support to other teams,
at least NL teams in the WS that are not playing the Sox.

Go Nats!

Jimmy

[mantleman]

Washington Nationals given their Montreal Expos affiliation!!!

YOUPPIE!!

[Peter_Spaeth]

Both teams are likeable, but as an AL person, the Astros. Verlander must be beside himself at his mediocre post-season.

[Cmount76]

The Nats bullpen has been suspect all year and I really like the team that the Astros built. Not an Astros fan, but they are fun to watch.

A close one - but I think Houston pulls it out.

[JollyElm]

I still see the Astros as a National League team and the Nationals as the Expos...so I can't wrap my head around any of this.

[iwantitiwinit]

I'm hoping the Yankees pull this one out.

[conor912]

Nats bc the Astros and Harper are punks and I want them all to be disappointed.

[h2oya311]

Originally Posted by conor912

Nats bc the Astros and Harper are punks and I want them all to be disappointed.

disagree 100% on the Astros being punks. They are a very like-able group (from my somewhat tainted perspective). How can you not root for a guy who, if a height restriction were in place, would only barely be eligible to play?

Go 'Stros!

[egbeachley]

I’m sitting in Section 206 across from the big screen at Nats Park for the viewing party

Go Nats!

[BeanTown]

Astros as I feel they are the best team

[frankbmd]

Against all odds, I’m betting on a homeless sweep. Go Nats.

[Fetamore]

The Astros are the better team and should win. I love a good game and will be
Happy with either team winning.

[Rhotchkiss]

Nats. I am lifelong Washingtonian and a Nats fan.

[Keith H. Thompson]

For me it is Scherzer and A. Sanchez vs Verlander. I went to Houston and saw G1. The Astros fans that I met in the seats and in the streets were likeable and knowledgeable fans, although a young girl sitting next to me asked "if I were a coach or player?" perhaps because I was scoring the game in detail and in my usual understated Detroit colors.

I've attended one or more World Series games in either the American League Park or National League Park and often both -- 19 out of the last 22 years. I find the diversity of fans representing different parts of the country fascinating. There is a huge difference between the Bronx and St. Louis, for example.

My daugher-in-law comes from a Washington fan base, and she and my son's family including their twin 7 year old daughters and 3 year old son all went to G4.

[thatkidfromjerrymaguire]

I’m mostly just rooting for an entertaining game. It’s been a pretty good series so far.

But I’m a Grienke fan from his days in KC, so hopefully he continues to pitch well.

[ejharrington]

Jose Cruz and Rusty Staub played for Houston. Go Astros!

[commishbob]

My best friend is related to the Lerner family by marriage and I went to Spring Training as their guest a few years ago. Was treated like a king. As an Orioles fan I know I'm supposed to hate them but Go Nats!

[GasHouseGang]

Originally Posted by JollyElm

I still see the Astros as a National League team and the Nationals as the Expos...so I can't wrap my head around any of this.

I totally agree Darren. I'm cheering for the Astros because my wife's relatives all live there. Otherwise....

[robkas68]

I am actually on a plane getting ready to take off to Houston right now. I am sort of cheering for the Nats but I really don’t mind either team. It isn’t like the Yankees, Red Sox or Dodgers where there is a strong reaction either positive or negative.

[timn1]

I love the Astros as a team but the Nats were great and they deserve it - also it's always fun to see a first-time winner-

[Stampsfan]

I feel somewhat sad and bittersweet. As someone who grew up in Montreal and attended many, many games every year, I’m unsure if I am happy for my old team, or just saddened that the Expos could not get there where my old home town could celebrate.

[tonyo]

Originally Posted by JollyElm

I still see the Astros as a National League team and the Nationals as the Expos...so I can't wrap my head around any of this.

Ditto on the astros.... I often wish the AL would trade the Astros to the NL for the Brewers !

[tonyo]

I usually always lean toward the underdogs if the Braves aren't playing
So, was pulling for the Nationals at the start of the series-
After the series went to 3-3, I felt like the Nats had lost their underdog status, but I still was pulling for them to complete the road-team-wins-every-game thing. Plus I like watching Scherzer pitch.

[ejharrington]

I hope the result of last night's game will give MLB managers pause before they pull from the game future-HOF starting pitchers who are dominating and only 80 or so pitches in for a relief pitcher. Let the studs pitch!

[tedzan]

Originally Posted by ejharrington

I hope the result of last night's game will give MLB managers pause before they pull from the game future-HOF starting pitchers who are dominating and only 80 or so pitches in for a relief pitcher. Let the studs pitch!

DITTO ! When Hinch (manager), rushed to remove Zack Greinke, who had pitched brilliantly, allowing only ONE HIT in 6 innings, and with a
relatively low pitch count,....I could not believe it.
I was rooting for the Astros....my wife's brother lives in Katy, Texas (Houston suburb). We visit them often, and we have seen a lot of Texas.

Furthermore, with the small lead that the Astros had going into the 7th inning, you would think Hinch would bring in one of his key relievers.
And it didn't help the Astros' cause much when their offense failed to drive in RUNS when they had several opportunities earlier in this game.

Anyway, after 95 years, I guess the Washington franchise deserved to finally win a World Series. Good for them.


TED Z

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[Peter_Spaeth]

Interesting contrast between Hinch panicking and Martinez leaving Scherzer in to repeatedly pitch his way out of jams.

[Snapolit1]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

Interesting contrast between Hinch panicking and Martinez leaving Scherzer in to repeatedly pitch his way out of jams.

Sportswriters were ripping Martinez all night for leaving Scherzer in too long. Was unanimous that he messed up huge. Until of course he didn't.

[frankbmd]

Originally Posted by frankbmd

Against all odds, I’m betting on a homeless sweep. Go Nats.

Trust me, I’m a doctor.

[Hankphenom]

Originally Posted by Stampsfan

I feel somewhat sad and bittersweet. As someone who grew up in Montreal and attended many, many games every year, I’m unsure if I am happy for my old team, or just saddened that the Expos could not get there where my old home town could celebrate.

My feelings exactly in 1965, when my Senators won the AL pennant in Minnesota!

[Tony2311]

Congrats to the Nats and fans - great series!!

Residing in Houston (Cypress, TX) for ~40 years I am a dedicated Astros fan. Two points to last nights game:

1) AJ Hinch taking Greinke with a pitch count of 80, giving up one run, two walks and replacing him with Harris. Although Harris pitched will in the post season, he was used repeatedly.

2) The Astros had their chances: 1/8 RISP, 10 LOB, RISP with 2 out = 5, the entire lineup left 21 LOB.

The only negative IMHO, Soto...He will receive his share of fastballs in the back as to how he plays the game and shows up the opposing pitchers/team. Before anyone jumps on my statement, I do not condone Bregman carrying his bat down to 1B - he apologized and handled it well with the media and fans.

[guy3050]

Originally Posted by Stampsfan

I feel somewhat sad and bittersweet. As someone who grew up in Montreal and attended many, many games every year, I’m unsure if I am happy for my old team, or just saddened that the Expos could not get there where my old home town could celebrate.

MY THOUGHTS ON THE NATS WIN
I have no ill feelings towards the Washington team, they deserved the win, they played hard and never gave up. But it's really a stretch to see many people saying how this was finally a win for the Expos franchise ! The majority of fans in Montreal see absolutely no redeeming value for our baseball history other than the fact that this was a team that was built on the skeleton of another. To create an equivalency between our history and this win being our vindication is absolute rubbish in my opinion. Having sat in Jarry Park and Olympic stadium in the early and late 70's, listening to Ted Tevan religiously, and believing that parade of his would happen, being at game 3 of the 81 NLCS, screaming at Jerry White's 3 run homer, following every game on the radio, when there wasn't 24 hr sports coverage, and a handful of broadcasts, checking box scores in the next morning's paper for late games on the west coast, or falling asleep with a small transistor radio under my pillow. The 80's, the 90's, 1994, 2003 September, and too many other things I could write a book about. All these memories cannot be reconciled with a WS series win by the team in Washington, and never will. BRING BACK MY BELOVED EXPOS TO MONTREAL "NOS AMOURS"

[Cmount76]

Originally Posted by Cmount76

The Nats bullpen has been suspect all year and I really like the team that the Astros built. Not an Astros fan, but they are fun to watch.

A close one - but I think Houston pulls it out.

Precisely why I am NOT a betting man...