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ALCS Game 1 Thread: Red Sox at Astros

The divisional round of the 2021 postseason is over, and we’re on to the semifinal championship round. The ALCS will pit the Houston Astros against the Boston Red Sox, playing for a trip to the World Series.

That matchup doesn’t offer a lot of rooting interest for Oakland A’s fans. The Astros are our bitter division rival, and also the villains of MLB after their recent cheating scandal. The Red Sox are one of the classic Big Money bullies, and the personification of annoying East Coast bias. They’ve each won a ring within the last four years. We don’t want to see either of them win again.