Don’t know if it gets more disgusting than this:
Should they just start calling the American League Championship Series the Houston Astros invitational?
That’s the lede of MLB’s “FAQ” piece on site today, and between that lede and the tidbits about Alex Cora texting Astros and vice-versa, I want to fucking puke.
But hey, Playoff Baseball Tonite!
The whole “root for the meteor” cliché might be overdone, but it fits for this series.
Anyway, lineups:
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Chris Sale sucked in the ALDS but gets the Game 1 start.