Houston Astros advance to the World Series with a Game 6 win over the Red Sox

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BREAKING: The Houston Astros have defeated the Boston Red Sox in the American League Championship Series and will advance to the World Series.

The Astros, led by Manager Dusty Baker, beat the Red Sox in the ALCS, taking Game 6, 5-0, on Friday night in Houston. The Astros remain baseball’s villains — haunted by a sign-stealing scandal that tainted the franchise, its recent success and the reputations of some players.

Houston will face either the Atlanta Braves or the Los Angeles Dodgers in the World Series, which begins Tuesday.

This is a developing story and will be updated.

[RussBLib]

1. sweet

After Game 3, when Boston demolished the Astros, I thought it was over. But you just never know.

[Hugh_Lebowski]

2. Fuck the Ass-tros ... cheaters (nt)

[RussBLib]

3. how long you gonna hold that grudge?

Other teams have similarly cheated. Houston got caught. But that's in the past. Houston "cheating" didn't shut down the Red Sox bats..

[Hugh_Lebowski]

5. I'm an A's fan and they're in our division ... so I hate them anyway

Same reason I hate the Chiefs and Broncos

[RussBLib]

6. got it. that's reasonable.

I thought Oakland might overtake Houston towards the end of the season. Say, what happened to Khris Davis? Was it a wrist injury?

[Hugh_Lebowski]

7. Seemed like the A's schedule was brutal towards the end of the season

So many good teams to get through down the stretch.

Not sure about Davis ... I don't actually follow MLB that closely, I'll watch games occasionally during the season and I check the standings but the day-to-day stuff with personnel and injuries I don't bother much with. If the A's make the playoffs though, then I take great interest

[RussBLib]

8. I can relate to that

I am practically the quintessential fickle fan. If the Astros are winning, I will watch. But if they are on a losing streak, I don't pay any attention. Hell, even in the middle of a game, if the Astros fall behind, I will quit watching. Games 2 & 3 with Boston, when they hit all those grand slams, was unwatchable.

It would be sweet to unseat the Dodgers as WS Champs, but the series might be more interesting vs Atlanta.

[TxGuitar]

9. The Red Sox get a pass though.

The disingenuousness and hypocrisy are astounding.
And the Sox and Yankees also got caught but they get a pass for some reason.

[RussBLib]

10. indeed

Alex Cora was a coach with Houston when the cheating was happening, then moved to Boston, and I think all the punishment he got was a temporary suspension by Boston. Then they brought him back as head coach.

Maybe someday we will learn all of the details.

[walkingman]

4. Dusty Baker and the Stros are so cool!!

[El Supremo]

11. Sign stealing is as old as baseball.

I can't get real upset about it. But PEDs are a different matter.