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An Official Guide To Being "Shy of the Cycle"

Related Topics: Alex Bregman, José Altuve

On Thursday Night, Jose Altuve was a triple shy of the cycle in the same game that Alex Bregman was a single shy of the cycle. This led to an increase in my mentions because, 238 years and a day after the founding of This Country (whatever it is, now), I tweeted the following:

"A triple shy of the cycle" is like being "a 2nd girl shy of the threesome"

— Thickie Don (@AstrosCounty) July 5, 2014

I'm going to guess that it was in reference to Albert F.