The Crawfish Boxes · Oct 11, 2020
Peeking at the Record Book: The October Astros
Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports With the Houston Astros winning a couple more series on the backs of its proven stars, and in light of a window that may be closing (although maybe not if we can keep getting quality pitching from the international market), it’s an opportune time to look at the career playoff leaderboards to see where a few people stand.
Before looking at the leaderboards, it’s helpful to put this postseason run of success in context. We now know that not a lot of teams get to the ALCS four years in a row. (Just 3: the 1971-75 Athletics, 1998-01 Yankees, and the 2017-20 Astros.) But a brief stroll down playoff history lane reveals we’re in nothing short of a golden era.