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J.T. Realmuto’s home run — a long ball that will be remembered forever in Philadelphia if these never-die Phillies end up winning this World Series — goes soaring high over Kyle Tucker head’s. Which seems especially cruel considering how mu…
Read MoreKyle Tucker always knows how far he is from the right field wall. It’s part of his preparation. Part of what makes the Houston Astros’ defense a weapon of its own that few opposing teams are prepared to match even in October. Maybe especial…
Read MoreNEW YORK — Justin Verlander tilts his head back and just waits for one of his guys to pour Budweiser down his throat, from right out of the American League Championship trophy. With the suds splashing all the way. The Houston Astros are back in the Wor…
Read MoreNEW YORK — As Chas McCormick rounds second base and heads for third, floating on another unexpected playoff high, he points towards where his family is sitting in the stands. McCormick wants his mom and dad, his twin brother Jason and his girlfriend to…
Read MoreWhen the frantic guy in the vintage Craig Biggio jersey runs onto the Minute Maid Park field and heads right for Jose Altuve, the Houston Astros’ current All-Star second baseman takes it in stride. Altuve doesn’t even seem bothered when the…
Read MoreJose Altuve is doing it. Giddily. Yuli Gurriel is all in. Yes, this sensation is bilingual. Even Justin Verlander, the Houston Astros’ 39-year-old peerless sure Hall of Famer, is bringing his hands together in the exaggerated overhand motion with…
Read MoreBy the time the Houston Astros left Seattle, they had already left the LA Dodgers far behind. The Astros of Jose Altuve, Alex Bregman, Yuli Gurriel, Lance McCullers Jr. and Justin Verlander still may need a second world championship to cement themselve…
Read MoreSEATTLE — Justin Verlander almost chases Michael Brantley right out the clubhouse doors, spraying champagne all the way, two baseball veterans in their thirties turned into kids again by one of the most epic wins anyone will ever see. Before he and Br…
Read MoreChristian Trahan goes up high to get the football and maybe it couldn’t have gone any other way. The University of Houston’s fifth year senior tight end has been through so much, overcome so much to be there for his team, that maybe he had …
Read MoreWhen it’s over, after Seattle Mariners manager Scott Servais finally rightly starts treating Yordan Alvarez like Barry Bonds, after Minute Maid Park explodes in one more torrent of orange-towel-waving joy, Houston Astros rookie shortstop Jeremy P…
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