Congratulations....

[packerzrule]

to the Houston Astros and their fans

Enjoy your championship

 

[Eco]

Yes congrats.

You also got me to watch 4-5 innings which doubled by MLB viewership of the year.

Enjoy it!

 

[Yo Tee]

Always a big deal when a team wins their first championship ever. Congrats Houston. I'm glad we at least lost to the eventual WS champions haha.

Also, did y'all see that Ben Reiter predicted this in 2014? Impressive.

 

[redseat]

Houston deserved it.... Played their asses off.

Credit Dodgers for making it go 7 as well

 

[DirtDirtDirt]

Easy team to cheer for

As much as I think the Yankees would have done the same, I'm ok with the Astros

 

[Yo Tee]

Easy team to cheer for

As much as I think the Yankees would have done the same, I'm ok with the Astros

#AnyoneButBoston
#AnyoneButTheCubs

 

[packerzrule]

In the post season, the Astros beat teams that have a combined payroll of over 643MM

Bravo

 

[DirtDirtDirt]

In the post season, the Astros beat teams that have a combined payroll of over 643MM

Bravo

That's gonna need to be their payroll eventually when it's time to pay their team

 

[redseat]

In the post season, the Astros beat teams that have a combined payroll of over 643MM

Bravo

Money doesn't buy championships ( at least in baseball)

 

[Yo Tee]

Money doesn't buy championships ( at least in baseball)

No but money keeps teams that win championships together. No way Springer, Correa, Verlander, Altuve all get the money they deserve by Houston. That's why you don't really see teams go back to back like the old MLB days anymore. That's why the Mets were 1 and done 2 years ago. Couldn't keep anyone around because they didn't have the money.

 

[redseat]

No but money keeps teams that win championships together. No way Springer, Correa, Verlander, Altuve all get the money they deserve by Houston. That's why you don't really see teams go back to back like the old MLB days anymore. That's why the Mets were 1 and done 2 years ago. Couldn't keep anyone around because they didn't have the money.

Yeah I don't see the Astros keeping these guys but I am sure they will try

 

[RobToxin]

Money doesn't buy championships?

Bullshit!

The Astros went out and bought Justin Verlander and would not have won the ALCS, much less the World Series, without him!

 

[Yo Tee]

Money doesn't buy championships?

Bullshit!

The Astros went out and bought Justin Verlander and would not have won the ALCS, much less the World Series, without him!

They didn't buy him, they traded for him. They inherited the contract he signed with Detroit 2 years ago.

 

[soxfan1468927]

Always a big deal when a team wins their first championship ever. Congrats Houston. I'm glad we at least lost to the eventual WS champions haha.

Also, did y'all see that Ben Reiter predicted this in 2014? Impressive.

Really?! Geez you would think that this story would have been covered at some point.

 

[Clayton]

It's still really weird to think of them as an AL team.

 

[Sir Robin Of Camelot]

As a Rangers fan, rooting for the Astros is like a Red Sox fan rooting for the Yankees.

Fuck that.

 

[Yo Tee]

Really?! Geez you would think that this story would have been covered at some point.

Nope. Not at all. I'm the one who broke it first! Woo!

 

[moxie]

#AnyoneButBoston
#AnyoneButTheCubs
#AnyoneButTheDodgers

 

[navamind]

Money doesn't buy championships?

Bullshit!

The Astros went out and bought Justin Verlander and would not have won the ALCS, much less the World Series, without him!

It's called a trade.

Also, most of the Astros key contributors (Bregman, Correa, Altuve, Springer, Keuchel) were homegrown.

 

[tducey]

Congrats Houston. A very good team that's going to stay good for a long time to come.