I used to think that numerology was stupid. I mean, sabermetrics kind of numerology is cool, but numbers having hidden meaning and mystical recurrences? Cmon.
If you watched the game on TV, you’ve already heard all this, but if not, it was a night of numerology. On the fiftieth anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission’s successful landing on the moon, the Houston Astros, (“Houston, the Eagle has landed.”) won 11-1. The Astros scored their 11th run while the broadcast team was interviewing Ricky Armstrong, the son of the first man on the moon, Neil Armstrong. Eleven men batted in that inning.