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Loved this from before the game from the Onion 

Astros Start Nolan Ryan In Game 6 On 10,268 Days’ Rest

HOUSTON—With their fading World Series series hopes hinging on a strong pitching performance against the Atlanta Braves, the Houston Astros announced Tuesday that they would be starting Nolan Ryan in Game 6 on 10,268 days’ rest. “We’re trying to be really careful not to overwork our pitchers to keep them fresh with the series on the line, and Nolan hasn’t appeared in a game since Sept. 22, 1993, so he should be good to go,” said Astros manager Dusty Baker, adding that the longtime Astros pitcher looked sharp in a light pitching session with his grandson 15 years ago.

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15 minutes ago, Ghosts of Glanville said:

Indeed.  He avoided the brain lock that  plagued our managers and coaches previously.  Snit was on a roll and did a fantastic job

I was on the start Fried IF he feels ready train in game five but obviously he didn’t and showed out last night! 

The only thing that was not perfect last night, is that he couldn’t go 8 or 9.

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5 minutes ago, putnam6 said:

Wow! 

A lot of that comes from a completely different team than what played last night, but you have to included the whole pie. 

Just shows how incredible of a job the GM did. He actually leaped frog to the top of GMs in this city that includes Schlink’y! 🤓

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https://www.chron.com/sports/astros/article/Fan-caught-Jorge-Soler-home-run-ball-Crawford-16587109.php

 

When Manuel Ramos’ brother invited him over to his perfectly located abode at the 500 Crawford Downtown Apartments, he thought he was just going to drink some beers and crane his neck to watch some baseball from the apartment’s fifth-floor balcony.

Instead, he walked away with a piece of baseball history.

Ramos, his brother Richard and a large group of friends were having a World Series Game 6 watch party on Tuesday night just a block outside the Minute Maid Park Crawford Boxes, when they heard a groan inside the ballpark and then saw a flying white object come hurtling through the air and bounce off an awning outside the stadium.

It didn’t take them long to realize that was the baseball the Braves’ Jorge Soler had just crushed 446 feet over the train tracks to give his team a 3-0 third-inning lead.

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Braves WPA (Winning Percentage Added) for the 2021 World Series:

1. Soler 23.06%
2. Jackson 10.34%
3. Riley 9.80%
4. Smith 9.73%
5. Matzek 7.97%
6. Swanson 6.17%
7. Wright 5.23%
8. Martin 4.10%
9. Morton 3.81%
10. Fried 3.54%

If you wanted to be snarky, here's the top 5 players responsible for the Braves victory:

1. Soler 23.06%
2. Valdez -19.02%
3. Javier -16.87%
4. Alvarez -13.56% 
5. Jackson 10.34%

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4 minutes ago, K26dp said:

Braves WPA (Winning Percentage Added) for the 2021 World Series:

1. Soler 23.06%
2. Jackson 10.34%
3. Riley 9.80%
4. Smith 9.73%
5. Matzek 7.97%
6. Swanson 6.17%
7. Wright 5.23%
8. Martin 4.10%
9. Morton 3.81%
10. Fried 3.54%

If you wanted to be snarky, here's the top 5 players responsible for the Braves victory:

1. Soler 23.06%
2. Valdez -19.02%
3. Javier -16.87%
4. Alvarez -13.56% 
5. Jackson 10.34%

I can't believe Freddie hasn't been on any of these lists.

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