As a fan of ABY (Anybody but the Yankees) I much enjoyed last night’s ALCS game 6, which went down as a truly bad night for alleged domestic violence perpetrators. (Not only did each closer, once banished under MLB’s domestic violence policy, serve up a crippling 2-run HR, but agent Matt Sosnick was being arrested as well.) On the field, though, the big hits were from D.J. Lemahieu and Jose Altuve.
Before delving deeper into the World Series bound Astros, let me make a quick observation around perhaps my favorite non-A’s player, Altuve. Upon hitting a clutch and somewhat improbable blast off of elite closer Aroldis Chapman that sent his team to the World Series, Altuve simply put his head down and circled the bases before finally gesturing, as he approached the plate — a gesture simply pleading with his teammates not to rip off his jersey, because apparently it got him in trouble with his wife last time it happened.