I hope opposing fans boo for years to come. Being the bad guy is great entertainment. Sign stealing has always been a part of the game ask anyone that has played the game at a high school level or higher. If you found a way to crack the opposing teams signs you exploited it.

You might have forgotten but in the fall of 2017 Hurricane Harvey hit Houston hard. The Astros gave this town something to rally around and be a positive force in the city just weeks after thousands of people lost their homes. That's why people in Houston love this team.

But you keep respecting your hallowed ground and pretending your sh*t don't stink.

But the Black Sox got caught THROWING the series. They didn't cheat to win a championship. Not so sure you can lump the two together. Had the 2017 Astros thrown the series, sure there would be uproar, but not nearly as much since they weren't cheating to give themselves an advantage.

The 2017 World Series will forever be tainted. Accept it.

Oh, here we go. Trying to tug on the ol' heartstrings, eh? Take your sob story somewhere else. No amount of arguing will get you out of the corner you're in. Your team cheated, got caught, and will forever be tainted.

Not a sob story. Actually a very uplifting story that effected one of the largest cities in America. I'm taking that to my grave. Enjoy the rest of the season... oh wait the hated astros knocked out the righteous White Sox.

I wish the O's would cheat.

Now that’s something we can all get behind! I am sure one day they will be a good team again.

Last I recall the Astros weren’t in a corner…..the are in Atlanta playing in the WS TONIGHT!!!

Different but still bad….they were paid to take a dive. We all know modern sports is all about money and gambling. With baseball advertising gambling they need to just put Pete Rose in the HOF….they can still leave the story of his sports betting in the narrative as well. He was a hell of a player in his day. We may never really know if he only bet for his team to win or may have occasional bet against and lost to pay off some debts…..

Now we're talking about Pete Rose? What the hell is happening?!?

LOL! It’s all in good fun. Thankfully with the rich history of cheating in baseball we can do this all day. The big picture of any sports cheating scandal is you have accept it happened and get over it and move on. Live in the now and not the past. There are so many talented players we could be discussing….and a WS…but all people want to do is hate so I say bring it….for once it feels good to be the bad guy.

"Move on"? Tell that to the 2017 Dodgers.

pinpin, dude, quit fucking spamming your butthurt all over the thread. Go find a support group or something.

I got ejected from the funny captions thread, this looks like a good place to post this...

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Time to start game night off right!
What are you drinking???

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So temp is gonna be in the 50’s and wet…possible rain. Could have a rain delay. No batting practice by either team. By this point they don’t need the practice….but they would sure like to loosen up and get a feel for how the field is gonna play.

Damn was hoping they'd play at 7 ET since they were in ATL, fuckin games go late.

Shiner has always been extremely popular in Texas. Crawford Bock is made by a local brewery that got bought by anheuser busch. It’s a good beer that benefits from having a label that everyone in Houston loves. There’s also Ziegenbock. So yes, Texans love bock beers.

Crawford bock just because the Stro’s are playing. It’s decent but obviously made for the Astros. For those not familiar with Minutemaid park the Crawford Boxes in left field are desirable seats and my personal favorite place to sit. If you enter at the gate on Crawford street it’s literally maybe 50ft to get to your seat. It’s pretty neat.

Shiner bock is my favorite go to beer. It’s pretty popular in TX for sure. Bottom line on beers is if it’s cold most people will drink it LOL!

And of course we love whiskey too!

Yeah but at least it’s a Friday. These games are running 4plus hrs regularly. They were talking about next year if the designated hitter happens in the National League that it could be the norm because now you have 1 better hitter in the lineup so innings will be longer. They have to find a way to get game times closer to 3 hrs…extra inning games being the exception as no one wants to introduce tie games or funky rules for extra innings.

Lots of Germans in Texas, but yeah Texans love a bock.

I thought Karbach brewery was bought by Miller? Either way they are a “LOCAL” brewery that was VERY successful and now owned by one of the big ones. Also some of the proceeds of Crawford bock go to an Astros sponsored charity so it supports that as well. One of the guys that started Karbach is still there and works on developing new beers. He is on the radio pretty often talking about new beers coming out. How is that for a dream job….create new beers. Sign me up!

Joboo needs some rum….I will leave it to someone else to sacrifice a chicken if they feel the need.

LOL!!! It’s definitely some concocted BS but it’s trendy as hell. Every brewer has jumped on that bandwagon. It’s OK IMO…had to try it. Some are better than others. If you go to a restaurant/bar they make it from scratch with Topo Chico…there was a shortage of it for a while.

I thought this was a baseball thread? What's with the booze talk?

Beer and baseball go very well together in case you didn’t know…what do think the 7th inning stretch is really about…it’s the last call for alcohol.

Ranch water is really just topo chico and tequila, not sure where this canned nonsense came from.

Can confirm, still love Uncle Charlie.

I think we are all bummed no Morton or McCullers. I have a hard time thinking of a team Charlie Morton would not be a starter on so while he may not have the notoriety of other pitchers he is VERY good.

It’s a boo fest for the Astros…as expected.

What's up with that? According to you Astros fans, everyone should just get over it and move on, right?

Damn I didn't realize Anderson was that young.

Check out betterhelp.com. They might be able help you remove the astros from living rent free in your head.

https://www.betterhelp.com/

https://twitter.com/PitchingNinja/status/1454061932655300609

They keep playing Jethro Tull for Ian Anderson LOL!

Man you bitch about everything, relax, it’s only baseball.

Go Packers.

That explains it.

Just turned the game on, hate getting home after 6. Gonna have a few friends over later, I anticipate a few rum n cokes 2nite! Go Braves!

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Astros squeaked out of that jam!

Time to see how much Garcia has left in the tank.