How are the players feeling about the ALCS?

After game 5, respectively, both the Astros and Phillies were up 3-2 and heading home for 2. A WS rematch looked imminent. They both lost the last two at home to get eliminated. Since then I've seen a half dozen or so articles about how hard the Phillies are taking it but not a word about how the Astros are taking it. Maybe I've just missed it but even the fan discussion here is about analytics and the next manager and the players that will be gone. For better or for worse, we put it behind us and moved on by next morning. Seems the players did as well.

Look at this article for example. I've not seen one Astro say anything like this.

https://www.mlb.com/news/phillies-lose-to-d-backs-in-2023-nlcs?partnerID=mlbapp-iOS_article-share

“It’s frustrating,” Castellanos said. “I think that we underachieved as a team. "

I mean, I really can’t describe the disappointment I have in myself,” Kimbrel said. “It’s definitely not going to be anything I ever forget."

"It's pretty jarring,” J.T. Realmuto said. “It's never fun to lose, ever, especially when I feel like we were playing a really good brand of baseball at the start of the series."

Harper said, " man, just not being able to come through in that moment just devastates me personally. I feel like I let my team down and let the city of Philadelphia down as well. "

“Everyone's got a sick feeling in their stomach,” Schwarber said. “It's not the way that we pictured this thing ending"

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