Astros at Braves, 5:09 PM PDT, TV: Fox
LHP Framber Valdez (Postseason 1-1, 6.35 ERA) tries to halt the Braves’ march to the title, while LHP Tucker Davidson (0-0, 3.60 ERA) opens for the Braves. Valdez won Game Five of the ALCS, giving up just one run over eight innings to the Red Sox. Davidson was not initially on the World Series roster but replaced Charlie Morton, who broke his leg in Game One.
On this date in baseball history Derek Jeter hit a game-winning HR in the 10th inning of Game Four of the 2001 World Series, earning himself the nickname “Mr. November.” In Game Three of the 2009 World Series a fly ball off Alex Rodriguez’s bat became the subject of the first use of instant replay in a Series, and in 2010 the battery of Madison Bumgarner and Buster Posey were the first rookies to start a World Series game since Spec Shea and Yogi Berra in 1947.
Lineups when available.
Astros:
Game 5.#ForTheH x @NationalPro pic.twitter.com/5aLuB0USMD
— Houston Astros (@astros) October 31, 2021
Braves:
Game 5.
Presented by @TruistNews | #BattleATL pic.twitter.com/ozYzJz0Upo
— Atlanta Braves (@Braves) October 31, 2021
NPUT
Jon loves Emmylou. https://twitter.com/jonweisman/status/1455145474474741764?s=20
I like her a lot (eighteen albums worth), but not quite as much as Linda Ronstadt (thirty-two albums).
Some friends of mine traveled from their home in the Falklands to stay with us and see her at the Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival (just about the only thing I would ever to to SF for).
Do you like Lucinda Williams?
I haven’t heard her enough. I liked Chapin Carpenter’s version of her “Passionate Kisses.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5TCMpA5TfHc
Lucinda and David Crosby have done a fine version of this Gram Parsons song. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-D3YVmV_paU
On the comeback trail. https://twitter.com/d_maydabeast/status/1455328619048308736?s=20
This is great news. I wonder when he can actually pitch again?
He’s been out since May. According to Eric Stephen at TBLA, “The earliest reasonable timetable still seems like after the 2022 All-Star break.”
Under the circumstances, an Atlanta blowout in Game Six still sounds like the least objectionable result.
Nice Hallowe’en story about Juan Soto of the Nationals. Click to read the thread.
Still not watching the Deplorable Series, but the least objectionable remaining scenario might be for the Asterisks to get blown out in Game Six at home.
Meanwhile, here’s something to lift your spirits. https://twitter.com/SpiroAgnewGhost/status/1454932357266300931?s=20
So far we gave Atlanta a much tougher time. Let’s see what happens tonight, however.
Rats. Back to Houston again.
The Trashtros deserve to lose at home.
Wow. 4-0 Braves after a Duvall Grand Slam in the first, with two outs. Just killing them!
Astros got two right back in the 2nd.
Now 5-4 Braves. Quite a game so far.