The Josh Innes Show - Unwoke Jamokes: What A Freaking Game! Wow!

Episode Date: October 12, 2022

Hello Kiddos! What a game! The Astros always find a way. Jilly and I break it down on tonight's "Unwoke Jamokes". I break down the anatomy of a come back. Jeremy Pena made people forget about Correa with his great defense and incredibly clutch AB. Are the Mariners dead? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

And to try to close it on a Tuesday, Alvarez launches deep right field, and this one is gone! And the Astros walk them off in game one! You're not Alvarez! Are you kidding me? Well how about that one, everybody? Huh, huh, huh? Who would have thunk?

Astro's with the rally. I was grilling because I'm a great griller now. And I was outside grilling, and Jordan came up, and I'm at the grill, and Jilly's inside watching, and I hear,, oh my God, I think he did it. That wasn't I think, it was like, oh my God, he did it because there was no doubt that ball was gone. So, wow, what a ball game, huh? What a ball game.

It's postseason baseball in the H again, baby. Drama, drama, drama, drama. Nothing gets the blood flowing quite like the postseason baseball. Man, I am all jacked up watching that. And here's what fascinated me. There were so many fascinating things about that game, and obviously it culminates in this great, iconic moment that will live forever. When you think of great postseason moments and Chris Burke

and the Bregman hit in Game 5. There were a ton of big moments in that Game 5. But you think of all these iconic moments, or Lance throwing all the curveballs, or whatever it is, all the great moments, the Berkman home run that could have been a big one, but then Pujols hit the home run, all these great moments. When you really look back and think about them, we've got an iconic moment right here.

An iconic moment, a walk-off, home run, at the park, amazing stuff, great moments. Unbelievable, man. Just really an iconic moment in Houston. But when I think back on this game, and we were kind of in and out on it throughout the day, like I'd go drive somewhere, like I'd go get some gas, came back, watched some more of it, kind of off and on. I mean, early on, the Verlandi Man. What's interesting about some of the most iconic games we've seen in this epic postseason

run for the Astros, one of the most iconic things or one of the more fascinating things about these games is some of the more iconic games were ones that started with really crappy pitching they get down from people who shouldn't have pitched crappy like the thumb being terrible before the thumb was terrible you know because remember it that that epic game five in 2017 it was the thumb versus uh Clayton Kershaw and at the time I think Keigel was the ace heading into that I think Verlander was the ace heading into that. I think Verlander was the number two. Well, obviously you knew that Verlander should and would end up being the best.

Yeah. But going into that run, before they picked up Verlander, Keichel was the best you had. And it was Keichel who, around the deadline, was pissed that they didn't get any help. And then they eventually went out and got Verlander. But that game started out with shitty pitching, and it came down to just having to peck away.

And that game, it was iconic for many reasons, but every time they'd get down, there'd be a big hit. Uli would get a big hit. And by the way, Uli's remembered how to hit now. I guess we can start calling it playoff Uli. Playoff Uli. Because during the whole regular season, he stunk for the most part, been relegated to kind of a singles hitter. You know, you can still pop a double, but power-wise, he wasn't there.

Bam, couple hits and a home run in this one. But, like, you look back on that game and you go, yeah, that was one where starting pitching let you down. Like, this game went exactly opposite of how any expert would have picked it. If you looked at the line going in, the over-under was six and a half. It was anticipated that you'd get a classic Verlander, low scoring, seven innings, one run, and it turns out Verlander just gets obliterated, and you get a ton of runs in this game, right? You get 15 runs in this game as opposed to the over-under of six and a half. It was totally

different than you thought, and the Astros were mega favorites in this game, and up until the last pitch of the game, it looked like they were probably going to lose. But one of the things that stands out about, like, again, you look at this run from 17 to now, and you look back on the iconic games, they kind of have a flow like this. They're down. You get a starting pitcher that should be better than he is, and you just kind of gradually peck away. And that was this game. You know, you fall down early, but you cut it to four to two.

Then they come back, make it six to two. And you're like, well, shit. Then they make it six to three. Then they make it seven to three. And you think, well, shit. But then Bregman, who's been so much better in the back half of the season, he's kind of founded. He seems healthier.

And Bregman comes up and hits a home run, which at the time you're like, hey, that's great. It's seven to five, but we still got a long way to go. Sounds better. Yeah. But it cuts it to two. But here's the most important part of this game. First of all, the bullpen basically keeping it where it was. Like Verlander stunk. You're going to give up runs when the bullpen's throwing for four and a half innings, whatever it was. You're probably going to give up runs. the bullpen's throwing for four and a half innings whatever it was you're probably going to give up runs you keep it within reach because they were clubbing early in the game like i mean everybody was teeing off on verlander so an important factor in this is the bullpen keeps it within range right like seven to three for a team like the astros is within range so that's big but tell me this first of all hensley with a graded bat in the ninth was huge. Working a walk, technically hit by pitch.

But, I mean, a graded bat. But whenever Pena came to the plate, you and I were sitting there, and I said, listen, tell me that not every Astros fan in the world right now isn't wishing that Carlos Correa were sitting here. Like, this is that moment where you would feel if Correa were coming up, despite all the stuff, regular season, whatever, postseason, when Correa would come up, you felt like there was a chance for something huge, in particular in the divisional round.

Like, that's where he would kind of, like, have a lot of big moments, in divisional round, the ALCS. I believe you called this at-bat poetic. I did. So in the moment, as I sat there, because all year that was one of the main storylines surrounding the Astros, was is Jeremy Pena going to be able to do for you what Carlos Correa has proven he can do for you? Which is, he's never going to be A-Rod, regular season, 60 home run guy, right?

He's never going to be that. He's never going to be what people sold you he would be. But you know that in the playoffs, he'll be almost impeccable defensively and if there's a clutch spot he will nut up here's reality he nutted up what a lot of dudes didn't nut up during the scandal during the cheating all that shit he nutted up let his balls hang while everybody else kind of cowered and they were neutered he said let's fucking go what are they going to say now he was the dude. So when that moment comes up, you're thinking, shit, man,

this is like the first time you're really missing Correa. Because during the regular season, none of those games really mattered. For the last half of the year, you knew you won the division. There wasn't a ton of drama, right? In that moment, you're thinking to yourself, all right, well, what's going to happen here? This would be great if Carlos Correa were here. If Carlos Correa were here right now in this moment, this would be like you would feel better than Jeremy Pena.

And what does Jeremy Pena do? He comes up and I say, this is really poetic. Like considering that all year this was arguably one of the top two or three storylines with the team is the Correa angle. And you go, boy, this is poetic. First playoff game ever for Jeremy Pena, and he's coming up with two outs and a chance to tie the game with a home run or at least extend the game by getting on base in a two-run game.

And how poetic is this? Very poetic. And, of course, he goes up and falls behind, works a killer at bat, and then lines a hit into center. Right there it sets the table. Like those at bats hensley we're talking like hensley's really a no-name guy at this point pena is a name because he's the guy that replaced the name but these are two guys who are not uli this is not bregman this is not

altuve who got out of the ninth this is not these guys kyle tucker who for you know five years has been the biggest like untouchable piece it's none of those guys. It's Jeremy Pena, who also in this game, you talk about keeping the game where it was, made a couple of really big plays in the field. His glove is there. He turned that double play to get Verlander out of what I think was the second inning. A hell of a pick. If that gets by him, they're probably scoring a couple more. And they're able to get out of that.

Then he makes a nice play on a caught stealing. I think that was in the eighth. He makes a nice play there. Glove was great, and then he comes up and gets the clutch hit. Like, that's poetry. That is poetic. And I rip on baseball a lot because regular season baseball is boring and slow and the season's too long.

But in the postseason, when it's under the microscope, when it's mano-a- it's mono and mono when the storylines come to a head when it's wow this guy replaced carlos correa a guy who's gotten big hit after big hit in the postseason he replaced this guy now he's got the opportunity it was a poetic moment and he gets the big knock that extends it and a lot of people will forget that like that'll be very much overlooked i think because like your don's moment was just so big knock that extends it. And a lot of people will forget that. That'll be very much overlooked, I think, because your Don's moment was just so big. Like you said, it was iconic, legendary.

I will make it a point to not let that be forgotten. I will make it a point. I refuse to let the at-bat from Jeremy Pena be forgotten. Because I love those kind of things. Let me give you an example that none of you will know. Not one person listening to this will know about this moment. But in 2011, the Cardinals won the World Series. And they were down to their last four games of the year.

And it was a Sunday afternoon. They were playing the Cubs at Wrigley. And if they lose the game, they're eliminated. In 2011, they were chasing Atlanta for the wild card. And they had that epic September. If they lose this game, they're done. And they had a three-game series coming up with the Astros. The Astros were tanking at the time,

so you knew they were probably going to win some of those games. They had to beat the Cubs to stay alive, is what it came down to. And my man Ryan Terrio had it at bat where he worked a walk, and I believe that walk walked in the tying run. If he doesn't have that epic at bat, there is no go to the playoffs, win in the first round, go to the LCS, go to the World Series, and win it against the Rangers. That doesn't exist. What's funny about that moment is I don't think Terrio even remembers it.

No, because the guy's in it never will. Here's the thing. You asked him about that. We were hanging out with Matt one day, and he's like, what? Yeah, he doesn't remember it. Now, there's some thing. Like, you asked him about that when we were hanging out with Matt one day, and he's like, what? Yeah, he doesn't remember it. Now, there's some guys that remember everything. Like, if we talk to Berkman, Berkman remembers every moment and everybody's big moments. I think you should get Lance on the pod.

I think I need to. Yeah. And talk to Lance. But, like, he remembers everyone's moments in the pitch. Terrio's a flighty guy, so he just doesn't remember a lot of shit. That's just who he is. But I remember those things, and they will stick out. Big clutch at bats. Everybody remembers the big hit. Everybody remembers the big moment.

Everybody remembers that Jordan hits the home run and he deserves that because he just launched a fucking 440 foot missile into the upper deck and right field that won the game. You shouldn't forget that. But I'm going to make it a point and a mission to make sure that people do not forget the two gigantic at bats in that inning if those innings if those bats don't happen there is no Jordan there is no walk off there is no one nothing that's gigantic and considering it's a first playoff appearance for those guys considering the pressure that's like I doubt it's going through his mind at that moment but the pressure is you're the guy replacing Correa is Correa like an all-time legend for the franchise probably not but he's a pretty big part of it and he was in his prime when he left and uh and you know he walked away so it's a story and to walk away and make room for Jeremy Pena, and Pena gets that opportunity and works an incredible at-bat,

that cannot be forgotten. All right, if you're ready to win some real cash during the basketball playoffs, you've got to check out Pick 6 from DraftKings. When it comes to basketball payouts, DraftKings Pick 6 posterizes the competition, including price picks. It's a very simple concept. Hit all your picks and score higher minimum payouts on Pick 6, plus even more cash if you outscore the competition. Pick 6 is available in most states, including Missouri, California, Texas, Georgia, and more, and I absolutely love it. Look, every night we're

going to be having playoff basketball. Every night. So when you're sitting around and you might not have interest in a particular game, let's say you're a fan of a particular team, they're not playing that night, here's how you make it a little bit more fun for the other games. Build a little lineup there with pick six. It's really great. Me and my wife do it all the time. So make sure you do it. And new players get 50 in pick six credits instantly on just a $5 entry.

Download the DraftKings pick six app now and use code Ennis. That's my name. I-N-N-E-S for new customers to play. $5, get 50 in pick six credits. Better payouts, bigger wins. Only with Pick 6 from DraftKings. The crown is yours. Gambling problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER.

Help is available for problem gambling. Call 888-789-7777 or visit ccpg.org in Connecticut. Must be 18+. Age and eligibility restrictions vary by jurisdiction. Pick 6 not available everywhere, including New York and Ontario. Void where prohibited. One per new customer. Bonus awarded is non-withdrawable pick six credits that expire in 14 days.

Limited time offer. See terms at picksix.draftkings.com slash promos. Do you think Correa's watching that like, oh, come on, don't get this hit. 100%. 100 uh I would I mean like my ass would be sitting back there strike the fuck out motherfucker but I'm a bitter horrible person right as we've discussed I am like Charlie Brown like that is who I am like although Charlie Brown's actually a decent person at heart that roots for good for people and just hates himself yeah I hate myself and other people. So I'm a more hardcore, like if Charlie Brown were a junkie, I'm like junkie Charlie Brown. But like, I guarantee it because he's doing TV stuff, I believe for like TBS or Fox or one of them.

And I guarantee he's sitting there in that moment. You don't want to be forgotten. That's human nature. That's a human nature moment where you're like, shit, this would have been me. I mean, obviously the spot in the lineup could have been different, whatever, but this would have been me. This is the guy who replaced me. And it would just be human nature to not want him to get ahead.

I wouldn't because you want people to think, God, I miss this fucking guy. And remember, Correa is still trying to get paid. Yeah. You know, so like, not that he would come back to Houston or they would want him back or they'd pay for him, but if you're sitting there in that studio and you're watching that moment, of course, 100% you're sitting there going, eh, don't get ahead. Strike out.

So people like me, again, I'm a sicko, but me, I'd be like, go up there and strike out. So people on Twitter will say, God, we really miss Carlos Correa. Right. And you know, they would. And publicly he'll be like, oh yeah, go Astros, you know, because he's got his buddies on that team. Correct. And I bet that he loves those guys.

Like, I bet that he wants them to succeed. But I think on an individual level. In that spot. He wanted him to fail. He has to. And I don't even blame him for that. Like, again, we're saying this like we know it for a fact. We don't.

But I, in that moment, if it were me, and again, I'm a fucked up individual. I like I just I am. I've discovered that the more I me and again I'm a fucked up individual I like I just I am I have discovered that the more I think about it the more fucked up I am I probably need to go to therapy I am a I am a fucked up soul but in that moment it would be almost impossible to not look back on the five years you were in the playoffs with the Astros or six whatever it was the years you were in the playoffs with the Astros and know that you got so many big hits and this is the new you, you know what it's like? And maybe this is not the perfect comparison, but in boogie nights, Dirk Diggler, you know, Marky Mark, Mark Wahlberg, he is like the new cock of the walk, no pun intended, but

he's the new cock of the walk, the new young stud in town. And then they find him, you know, at the, at the restaurant, they look at his hog, he bangs roller girl, they start putting him in pornos and he starts winning porno awards and shit. And he's like the big shit. And then as he becomes more popular, he starts doing more blow you see. And then before you know it, he's not the big shit on, on campus anymore. His dick's flaccid cause he's got coke dick. And then he ends up having a falling out with jack horner because there's some new young stud johnny doe or whatever the fuck his name was and like that guy was the one fucking everybody and johnny doe uh and dirk digler gets jealous of this johnny doe and then like kind of falls off the fucking deep end and before you know it

he's like jerking off for five dollars in his car for some dude that beats the shit out of him is it a perfect apples to apples comparison no but i imagine that there's a part of carlos correa who watches that hit go down he's starting to get pissed off and he might be jerking off for some dude in his car for five dollars again not apples to apples and i respect that it's not apples to apples however i think it, I think it would just be it's natural. I think that's how people are. You might say, oh, boy, you're bitter. Yeah, it's easy to get bitter.

And by the way, an important factor of the Correa thing we didn't factor in here is that Correa left for more money, whatever, greener pastures. Guess whose team fell off a fucking cliff in september and didn't make the playoffs in a really shitty division in an awful division where you had no business not making the playoffs i mean they finished behind the white socks yeah they fell off so far about over the last month and a half of the year they were a disgrace so that's why he's calling these games or you know commentating on these games in the studio this fucking team got worked and they're out so of course there's a bitterness there, too. What would you rather be doing, sitting on your ass in a studio

with Pedro Martinez or whoever he's in there with, or getting the clutch hit that sets up the Jordan Alvarez bomb that becomes an iconic moment in Astros history? I think you'd rather be on the field. You know, I feel like this is my next question for you. Yep. Does this just suck the soul out of the mariners what they're done are we looking at a sweep now like i don't know i'm

trying to think of an example of a series that was early in the series where something like that happened and someone bounced back that's game one that's on the road that's against a hall of famer you got a good start out of your young dude you got a lot of run support for him but your young dude goes out and throws it well enough through five and a third you're on the road verlander is the best pitcher of this generation arguably and you fucked him up like you took him behind the woodshed said five he was just crushed to go out and lose that game after being up, what was it, 4-0, 4-2, 5-3, 6-3, 7-3. So after being up 7-3 in the eighth inning, to lose that game is soul crushing.

Well, it's kind of like what they did to the Blue Jays the other day. Very similar. Yeah, but that was in a clincher, correct? So that one actually won the series. So you're asking if they're done-zo for it. And I'm trying to think of an example of a series situation

where a team came out in game one and did everything right in an upset fashion and somehow blew that game. And I can't think, like, it would be like if the Phillies actually would have blown that game today. They didn't. They hung on 7-6. But if can't think, like, it would be like if the Phillies actually would have blown that game today. They didn't.

They hung on 7-6. But if they would have blown it, it would have been similar. Like, I don't know how you rebound from that. And I get, hey, they're pros, and you rebound. I get all that shit. Fine. I don't know. I think we might, and I don't want to curse it, but I think the Strohs might

win this 3-0 now. I think there's a good chance. You got Fromber going Thursday, which, by the way, it's stupid. There's a day off now? Like, what is this? Yeah, I don't like this new playoff shit. I don't like it either. I want to watch baseball tomorrow.

There should be a damn day off for travel, and that's it. Put some goddamn baseball. They don't want to have all four games every day, so now they're breaking it up in the NLs tomorrow and the ALs, you know, whatever. Yeah. So you got Fromber going Thursday. Yeah. And then you got know, whatever. Yeah. But, yeah, so you got Frambois going Thursday. Yeah.

And then you got Lance in Seattle. Yep. I bet now a sub-question. Do we believe that Sassy Lance was excited to see Verlander get lit up? I told you I should have been the ace going into this. I should have been your game-winner starter, guys. Told you. Sassy Lance was probably like, yeah, fuck you, old man.

This is my goddamn team now. Get the fuck out of here, you old bastard. And it's a division rival. Like, you know you own the Mariners. Yeah. I think they're done. And I think the Mariners know that, too. After today, I don't know.

I don't know how you bounce back. Well, it was like that stretch in the season. Remember, it was like Seattle's World Series. You got 12 games coming up against the Astros. I think it was seven. I think it was seven of the 10 games were against the Astros. And they lost them all. Yes. Did they lose them all or six? They may have won one, but I don't know. They may have lost them all. That was spectacular. And this was your moment.

Again, I'm trying to think, and I don't know every series that's ever happened, but I'm trying to think of a series where a team had a big lead in game one in an underdog role, kind of on the road and a big lead we're talking four runs in the latter third of the game that's a big lead and they blow it and then do they recover and do anything in the series like i can think of examples of games that were big leads for teams later in the series like we talked about it with game five with the dodgers you know the astros were down big in the first inning. They were down, you know, medium in the middle part and they kept rallying. One that I kind of likened it to when it comes to just chipping away and again, a game that no one's going to remember,

but this is my Cardinal fandom. But in 2012, there was a game five in the first round against the Nationals. Cardinals played the Nationals. It was a divisional series. So game five, the clincher. And they were playing in Washington. Adam Wainwright started. And Waino gives up six runs, I think, in the first two innings. And it's like, well, shit, that's over. And gradually, the first run or two scores to make it six to two, whatever. And you're like, oh, whatever.

That's cute. Fine. But they're still not going to rally. Then somewhere in the middle, they pick up a little cheap run here and there at six to three a little cheap run here at six to four and before you know it you allow it to become a ball game and then they score three runs in the ninth or four runs in the ninth whatever it is and come back and win and it reminded me of that to a degree you just kind of hang on you hold on for as long as you can you don't let it get totally out of hand they never let it get to a point where it got to nine to three or whatever. They kept it within reach. You get the big, like what I love about this type of game is you can go back and look at so many big moments. Again, playoff baseball,

you can do this regular season who gives a fuck, right? There's 162 games. We're talking about your 162 game season coming down to three ball games that you have to win or you're out. So you can look at every pitch in every moment and go, wow, that turned the game. The Pena double play. They were in a little bit of trouble again there. And to make the scoop, the pick that he made and turn the double play that he turned was gigantic. That's a huge moment. Bregman, you're down by four runs. can go shit we'll get them tomorrow what in our day eighth inning bam it's a home run all of a sudden it's seven to five and you're a bloop and a blast away from a tie it's just little things like that get it go back to um was it the second inning

when um that you could tell that Seattle was really feeling it they're they're like fuck these guys were kicking their ass and it was the two out hit your Don just delivers a strike to home to nail the runner now I don't I think a bad throw would have gotten him because it was just a bad decision to run but it was your typical kind of two outs you know let's just try it and see what happens but like that moment that they that saves a run if he if he just kind of half-asses it and air-mails it and they score, that's a fifth run. Again, these little things add up. Catching the runner, Vasquez nailing the runner at second.

Great pick on that play again by Payne. A huge game. Just little things that are the difference in winning and losing in the postseason. Being able to move runners over is a huge thing. Maybe that wasn't the case today, but we go back to the – you and I were talking about how there were no big moments really in the Cardinals-Phillies series. You know what the Phillies did today?

The Phillies early in the game thinking that it was going to be a game that was low scoring, I assume, and it obviously wasn't. At one point in the game, they had Bryce Harper bunting to move a runner over. Now, I didn't see it, so it could have been trying to bunt for a hit and it turned into a sacrifice. But either way, that's Bryce Harper, a guy who's capable of hitting 40 bombs a year, and they had him bunting. So why does that matter? It matters because those little things in the playoffs matter. The reason why the Phillies were able to beat the Cardinals, Cardinals didn't get a big hit. The big hit eluded them for the most part.

And they did a couple little things well. They moved runners over. Things that aren't sexy and things that are boring to a lot of people. And if you want me to wax poetic about what good baseball is, it's taking extra bases. Like little things like that. Moving runners over. It was early in the Cardinals game two. And I'm not trying to make this a Cardinals show,

but early in game two against the Phillies, they get a leadoff double. It was from Newt Barr. First batter of the game ropes a double. He's hyped up, crowds into it. The runner never fucking gets to third. They can't move him over. And the name of the game, in particular in the playoffs,

is get him on, get him over, get him in, to use all the cliches. They never got him over. And the name of the game, in particular in the playoffs, is get him on, get him over, get him in, to use all the cliches. They never got him over. And they certainly never got him in. So it's those little tiny things, being able to take an extra base, stealing a base, little things, stopping them from stealing bases, little things like that that are the difference when it comes to postseason baseball. And when you, like, the anatomy of a comeback like you witnessed it today it's don't let it get out of hand like just and this this is the anatomy of a comeback according to Josh Ennis don't let it get out of hand and it never did when it was four

nothing you club a home run Jordan does or not Jordan but uh Uli it's four actually it didn't go that way there was a home run in there and then there was the yordan hit off the wall that scored so in that one you score two runs on your back in the game it doesn't get out of hand it gets to six to two four runs is still one swing can tie it for you the key is keeping it in that four run range and you never know but when it got to four it never got past four and when it got to four, it never got past four. And when it got to four, you found a way to peck away late and got great at bats and so much of that. The anatomy of a comeback is so fascinating to me because it's very easy to just say, fuck it.

It's, you know, I'll go less miles on you. It was very easy to say that it was their fricking night, but we didn't do it. But that's what it was. After that first inning, you've gotin fucking verlander on the mound the greatest pitcher of the last 20 years arguably first ballot hall of famer cy young awards all the shit one of the few fucking bulldogs left in the game and what does he fucking do he fucking sucks it was very easy to say fuck it yeah you know but they didn't and again that's part of that is being there and i don't again i'm not trying to go so cliche and say obvious shit but part of it is being there

a lot of those guys on that roster i mean you look at the lineup uli bregman uh uh uh yeah they know the little fella altuve they know four or five of those guys that are on that roster in the lineup have been there before, and they've seen, oh, game five, 2017, like Altuve and Bregman. Oh, game five, yeah, we were down, what were they, four nothing in the first inning? Fuck it, we got this. Like, that's important. That is big, man. And to not let the game get out of hand, because it's easy. They could have just said, fuck it, let's throw someone out there, let's get through it, and we'll regroup tomorrow. But they didn't. And that's impressive to me. Like that is big. That's how you win games. That's how you win series and how you go to the

world series. That's how you win championships. So it was fucking impressive, man. Awesome. I get it. It's only game one. I believe this series is over and maybe I'm overreacting, but it's hard for me to see a team melt down the way they didn't lose and not just lose by blowing the lead like if they would have blown the lead and lost in the bottom of the eighth you know that'd be one thing like oh the Astros scored four in the bottom of the eighth one this is soul crushing it's walk off it's you know you see a little fans there with a little sand little signs that say like we love chaos or whatever yeah the shoes on their head and you're thinking this is it we're gonna be up one nothing maybe we've exercised the fucking there with their little signs that say, like, we love chaos or whatever. Yeah, and the shoes on their head.

And you're thinking, this is it. We're going to be up 1-0. Maybe we've exercised the fucking demons with the Astros. And then they rip your fucking heart out. Now, again, this isn't a walk-off or series-ending moment. But before the Red Sox became a team that won three titles, I guess it would be, in the last 20 years, before the Red Sox became that the Red Sox always found epic ways to lose to the Yankees. So when you saw like Aaron Boone launch a home run

to walk off and send the Astra or the Yankees to the world series, like that's what would happen to the Red Sox, right? Like they're just snake bit their shit on. That's it. And some moments you just, it's hard to recover from them. And I don't know that you do. And I'm still trying to find an example of a team in a series, whether it's basketball, I mean, the only sports where there are series, or hockey, basketball, and baseball, where a team blows something, and then the next day they come out. Well, I'll give you this, and this is a negative,

and I'm not trying to hype up the Mariners here, but remember, when the Astros blew it to the Cardinals in 05, in game five when Pujols came up and they got the, I think the order of events was, I think like a little dribbler off the bat of Eckstein, and then I want to say a walk to Jimmy Edmonds, and then Albert Pujols came up and hit one to the moon. That made the series 3-2, and it was going back to St. Louis.

And, I mean, that was blown in epic fashion. Because think about it. The Astros had never been to the World Series. The Astros sold out crowd. Fucking presidents are there. Nolan Ryan sitting behind home plate. It's a huge moment. And Pujols launches that homer off the fucking window,

and you see Andy Pettit in the dugout going, oh my God. And you're thinking, holy shit, they are deflated. And that was going back to St. Louis, mind you, in a ballpark that was going to see, if the Cardinals lost, it was going to shut down the ballpark. They were tearing it down.

And you're thinking, oh shit, it's going back to St. Louis. Here we fucking go. They are dejected. They are demoralized. Will they rebound? And they did. So it's going back to St. Louis. Here we fucking go. They are dejected. They are demoralized. Will they rebound? And they did. So it's possible.

Like that's the closest thing I can think, at least off the top of my head right now. But I think that was demoralizing. Like I think that's like, yeah, you're fucked. Especially for a team that's never been there before. Like if that would have happened to the Astros, if it were reversed, I'd go, okay. But the Astros have been there.

Like, they're adults. They're a mature team that's led by dudes who are now in their fifth or sixth playoff in a row. Like, they get it. Those dudes on the other side, those aren't, you know, playoff-tested dudes. The Mariners as a franchise haven't been in the postseason in 20 years. Now, I know some of their guys have. But that's demoralizing. A veteran team could do it.

I don't think that team's going to do it. So, I mean, what a fucking game. Go, go Astros. Let's go. I'm all psyched up. Here come the Astros, burning with desire. Now we wait till Thursday. Here come the Astros, we darn.

That sucks. Then to try to close it on a Tuesday. Alvarez launches deep right field. And this one is gone. And the Astros walk them off in game one. You're not Alvarez. Are you kidding me? What a moment.

And then after Thursday, you got to wait until Saturday. That's stupid. What is this? I don't like it. Bullshit is what it is. Bullshit is what it is. I don't get a day off between every game. I don't.

I just want to play off baseball. Now I'm all juiced. Now I'm ready to go. Alright, but anyway, appreciate you guys. Tell your friends and we'll probably do something in the morning and by the morning, what's tomorrow? Wednesday? So I'll do another thing tomorrow morning when I get to the radio station. You guys are awesome. We'll see you later.