● 2017 World Series ● Anyone watching?

[The Gipper]

@texasag1969 said:

Only if they can get over two straight years of choking in the clutch.

It is two straight years, but it actually 3 times in a row.   They also blew a 3-1 lead in 2007 vs. Boston.

[TexasAg1969]

@the-gipper said:

It is two straight years, but it actually 3 times in a row.   They also blew a 3-1 lead in 2007 vs. Boston.

Did not know that. Ouch!

Astros went 0-4 in their only other WS appearance. This year was the first time they ever won a WS game, let alone 4 games.

[TexasAg1969]

One of the greatest games in WS history was the Pirates walk off homer by Bill Mazeroski to win the series 4-3 over the Maris/Mantle Yankees in 1960 with that 10-9 game. The following year Maris and Mantle had their record breaking HR team winning the WS in 1961 and another in 1962.

I think game 5 in the Dodgers-Astros series ranks right up there with that game. It included three Dodger leads tied up by the Astros and an Astros lead tied up in the 9th with a 3 run inning highlighted by Puig's 2 run homer. The Astros finally won it in the bottom of the 10th 13-12 on a 2 out walk off single.  A lot of very dramatic 3 run homers from both sides in that game, especially Altuve's to tie it in the 5th after fouling off a prior 3-2 count pitch over the fence in left field.  

https://www.mlb.com/gameday/dodgers-vs-astros/2017/10/29/526515#game_state=final,game_tab=,game=526515

Here is the full version is you just want to watch it as a fan of baseball:

And the highlights version if you just want Cliff Notes 

[mjp28]

What's with the lumberjack beards in MLB? Looks a tab uncomfortable to play with the especially in 100° plus temperature in LA-land, at least Houston was indoors.