After a 42-year wait and more heartbreaking playoff losses than you can count, the Astros are apparently, at long last, about to win a postseason series. Of course, nothing was more epic than their first two losses, the 1980 series (following their victory in the 1-game playoff with the Dodgers) that concluded a best of 5 series against the Phillies with four consecutive extra inning games, and the 1986 classic with the Mets, with a walk-off homer in Game Three, a 12-inning heart-stopper in Game Five (with Nolan Ryan matching Doc Gooden with a 2-hit 12-K performance despite breaking his ankle in the third inning) and the unforgettable 16-inning seesaw affair in Game Six. And, of course, I’m glad to see Bagwell and Biggio finally taste some success in October.
It’s wierd to see Jose Vizcaino out there; it seems like a generation ago that he was with the Mets (I was still in law school then), and he was neither outstandingly good nor outstandingly young then. . . am I the only one who keeps expecting Lance Berkman to break into an ad for Little Chocolate Donuts?
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And my Braves choke again. Ugh.
Man, Oswalt was tough until he ran out of gas. Good to see a lowly regarded Braves team have such a great season, but the bullpen looked wretched.
What a night. What a season.
I’ve been an Astros fan since I was too young to know that “getting to second base” could mean anything other than hitting a double. It’s been a long time coming.
Good to see the ‘stros win a post season series. I’ve been a fan since we took the weekend trips to the Astrodome as a kid. What great memories playing American Legion ball and dreaming of being in the major leagues.
Go Astros!
Hi! Wonderful website you have! 1986 actually was Houston’s 3rd trip to the post-season. The Astros also played the Dodgers in the 1981 NLDS.
I have rooted for the Astros in all of their post-season series except those against the 1981 Dodgers and the 1998 Padres. I am glad to see the Astros finally win a post-season series. With a last name of Bejach, I must root for the Killer B’s!