El Bullpen: Yankees Force Game 6, Nationals Still Waiting
By Tab Bamford
Heading Back to Houston
The Yankees scored four times in the first inning against Justin Verlander and that was enough. With the Yankees’ 4-1 win the American League Championship Series will head back to Houston for Game 6 on Saturday.
#StartSpreadingTheNews yankees win great start ? going 6 strong... ? with the Solo homerun, ?? with the 3run homerun.... ??♀️, ? and ?? ?.... to close it ... WHAT A GAME!!..
— Sir Didi Gregorius (@DidiG18) October 19, 2019
A friendly reminder
Juan Soto and the Nationals are (still) waiting for the World Series.
What are we reading?
“The Expos were like the best farm team to the major leagues,” said Kevin Malone, who was their general manager in 1994 and 1995. https://t.co/2sDN8AysFX
— NYT Sports (@NYTSports) October 18, 2019
It’s a time of great upheaval in baseball’s dugouts and free agency hasn’t even begun.
— The Athletic MLB (@TheAthleticMLB) October 18, 2019
With a number of managerial spots now open, @enosarris scouts the next wave of potentially great managers:https://t.co/AQFcLbVyWm
Pro Post of the Day
Yasiel Puig continues living his best life in the offseason.
Fan Post of the Day
This fan got a pregame photo with Didi Gregorius in the dugout.
OTD
2017 – Kiké Hernandez hit three home runs, including a grand slam against Chicago’s Hector Rondon, leading the Dodgers to the first National League pennant for the franchise since 1988.
2012 – Tampa Bay reliever Fernando Rodney won the American League Comeback Player of the Year Award.
1996 – Raúl Mondesi was named National League Rookie of the Year. Mondesi was the third consecutive Dodgers player to win the award.
Happy birthday!
Lourdes Gurriel Jr. (b. 1993)
José Bautista (b. 1980)
Mario Ramos (b. 1977)
Horacio Estrada (b. 1975)
Oswaldo Peraza (b. 1962)
Sandy Alomar, Sr. (b. 1943)
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