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Houston Astros: Three reasons why the ALCS will be an all-out war

By Kenneth Cline

BOSTON, MA - OCTOBER 09: The Houston Astros celebrate in the clubhouse after defeating the Boston Red Sox 5-4 in game four of the American League Division Series at Fenway Park on October 9, 2017 in Boston, Massachusetts. The Astros advance to the American League Championship Series. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)
BOSTON, MA - OCTOBER 09: The Houston Astros celebrate in the clubhouse after defeating the Boston Red Sox 5-4 in game four of the American League Division Series at Fenway Park on October 9, 2017 in Boston, Massachusetts. The Astros advance to the American League Championship Series. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images) /
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NEW YORK, NY – OCTOBER 09: Brett Gardner
NEW YORK, NY – OCTOBER 09: Brett Gardner /

What’s The Big Deal with Game Five on Wednesday?

Good question fellow readers. For you see, the Indians and Yankees are in the midst of a terrific series. Think about it.

In game one, Trevor Bauer pitches like he does and holds the Yankees to goose eggs.

In game two, the Yankees took an 8-3 lead, but a questionable decision by manager Joe Girardi led to this moment.

The Indians tie the game in the eighth and then go on to win in 13.

So the Indians should have the series in three and they will place the winner of the Houston Astros and Boston Red Sox, right?

Not so fast!

The Yankees played shutout of their own in game three.

Just moments ago, the Yankees evened the series.

And now…

But it’s not a bad problem. It’s a good problem. You see, we were hoping that the series would go five games. While we have to wait for a few days to play on Friday, we get to rest up for three days and get back to a healthy team while whoever wins game five would have one day of rest.

Imagine the Yankees and Indians are still bashing each other and we wait for the winner. Whoever comes out of the war should be battered, but still be able to play.

On one hand, we would at least know we won’t see a fully healthy team for game one. Sure, the first games will be tough, but we should have an edge in rest.

On the other hand, of course, it doesn’t really matter how much rest you get because you have to play ball. We don’t want to lose rhythm and come out flat in game one. The team might still get some workouts in before the series.

With Justin Verlander out for game one, Dallas Keuchel will start most likely. So we should have some edge entering the series.

Of course, we could still lose and that would be a problem.

My point here is that the next opponent, whoever it is, will be a tough matchup for us in the ALCS. We already knocked out a giant in the Red Sox to put an end to the Boston-owning Houston myth.  It’s time to refocus and get ready for another war. Let’s view each candidate.

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