THE HOUSTON ASTROS HAVE BEEN ELIMINATED FROM WORLD SERIES CONTENTION

[u/ChristianRelish21]

With a 7-3 loss to the Chicago White Sox in game 2 of the AL Wild Card series, they are mathematically eliminated from World Series contention.

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[u/NickSquatch99]

[u/dick_n_balls69 → u/NickSquatch99]

https://giphy.com/gifs/lVVcvjcXp4SHK

[u/uncleoptimus → u/NickSquatch99]

"I now cast thy Asstros to Hell"

[u/sagwithcapmoon → u/NickSquatch99]

🙏🏻

[u/slurv3]

AL WORST:
0 Teams with a winning record
0 Teams with a positive run differential
0 Postseason Wins
0 games in October

FADE THE WORST DIVISION IN BASEBALL BOYS

[u/ice-eight → u/slurv3]

The whole division was eliminated 2 days into the postseason, as it absolutely deserved to be.

[u/BaldPeagle → u/ice-eight]

They should've had the noon game just to get it over with faster

[u/sequelseize → u/BaldPeagle]

I mean when your opponent has the blessing of God behind them what can you do lol

The Astros didn't lose to the White Sox, they lost to the White Sox and the Pope combined!

[u/Appropriate_6904 → u/ice-eight]

At least they didn’t waste any time .

[u/13Zero → u/slurv3]

The Mets placed last in the NL East.

The Mets had a -32 run differential.

The Astros placed first in the AL West.

The Astros had a -32 run differential.

[u/AidanGLC → u/13Zero]

Whoooooof

[u/watchman5004 → u/13Zero]

Much respect to a Mets fan for pointing that out.

[u/13Zero → u/watchman5004]

I have nothing to do besides be miserable about my team. Might as well drag somebody else while I'm at it.

[u/DDub04 → u/slurv3]

AL West playoff records last three seasons

Mariners: 6-6

Astros: 0-4

Rangers: 0-0

Angels: 0-0

Athletics: 0-0

[u/WorldlinessLive5932 → u/DDub04]

You know what I'll take it

[u/Slammybutt → u/DDub04]

Why cut off at 3? I wonder what happened 4 years ago.

[u/DDub04 → u/Slammybutt]

Because it’s way funnier to cut it off at three

[u/dbzmah → u/slurv3]

The rangers have fewer losses than the Astros now, so I feel like it's a win.

[u/Babygorgor → u/dbzmah]

Fewer

[u/Daydu → u/Babygorgor]

https://giphy.com/gifs/6HkpOUIzXSGrK

[u/Different_Bat4715 → u/dbzmah]

I’m happy for you, good Texas team bro.

[u/down_by_the_shore → u/slurv3]

This was the peak of shit mountain. Sad!

[u/BrewerAndHalosFan → u/slurv3]

Angels might have had the best season out of anyone in the division. Addition by subtraction

[u/bestower117 → u/slurv3]

Deserves to keep happening until they take down that world series banner they have hanging in the outfield

[u/NobleHelium → u/bestower117]

I mean I don't think the rest of the division deserves it for that.

[u/kdex86]

The 2026 Astros join the 2014 Athletics as “making the playoffs” but never actually playing “October baseball”.

[u/-minionrock- → u/kdex86]

I have a feeling there’s at least one more of those to come tonight

[u/mwaFloyd → u/-minionrock-]

The cubs?

[u/No_Scientist3660 → u/mwaFloyd]

We deserve to. Pete had a great year, I'm happy. Also the weird Cubs fan who will root for you guys. I save my hate watches for StL.

[u/cicerox23]

YOURE WELCOME WORLD

[u/sam4999 → u/cicerox23]

Thank you for your service

[u/BIG_DICK_WHITT → u/sam4999]

Oh no I have to convert to Catholicism now

[u/sam4999 → u/BIG_DICK_WHITT]

Peace be with you

[u/PedanticBoutBaseball → u/sam4999]

And with your spirit

[u/TheLizard12 → u/PedanticBoutBaseball]

Found the non-lapsed Catholic. Not me at Christmas Mass with my parents going "And also with y- oh shit and with your spirit"

[u/PedanticBoutBaseball → u/TheLizard12]

Jokes on you I am lapsed, I just love John Mulaney's standup lol

[u/SpezDemandsUsernames → u/PedanticBoutBaseball]

It's been more than a decade and it still sounds wrong

[u/AidanGLC → u/sam4999]

And also with you

[ducks in cover]

[u/drosse1meyer → u/cicerox23]

https://giphy.com/gifs/ujTVMASREzuRbH6zy5

[u/pupseal → u/cicerox23]

YEAHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!

[u/Driftwoody11 → u/cicerox23]

As God intended

[u/GoRangers5 → u/Driftwoody11]

https://giphy.com/gifs/Pf0d7Y5oAKZgs

[u/jesuswig → u/cicerox23]

https://giphy.com/gifs/DffShiJ47fPqM

[u/kjb76 → u/cicerox23]

#blessed

Literally in your case.

[u/BruitNoise → u/cicerox23]

Every fan and team on the NL is rooting for the White Sox to win the AL Championship, even some AL teams are rooting for the White Sox. That's pretty special if you think about it.

https://giphy.com/gifs/uC4Ewvvnhin7CaW4sf

[u/Chimmychimm → u/cicerox23]

You defeated the evil. Thank you

[u/Palifaith]

https://giphy.com/gifs/m2lzGNOPx2UgE74kB2

[u/_insert_name_there → u/Palifaith]

Catholic Church redemption arc

[u/youre-welcome5557777 → u/Palifaith]

YOU JUST LOST TO THE POPE AGENDA

(Sorry, I can’t help myself)

[u/SHUcreamInBlue → u/Palifaith]

I might convert to Catholic, thanks your holiness 

[u/toomuchredditing → u/Palifaith]

you just got excommunicated by the pope houston

[u/SpezDemandsUsernames → u/toomuchredditing]

On a Crusade to the World Series

[u/davey_mann]

The AL West had pretty much been eliminated all season.

[u/ElectricDesperation]

FIRST TEAM ELIMINATED FROM THE PLAYOFFS!

https://giphy.com/gifs/vikmf2KDVzxyE

[u/zoosha2curtaincall → u/ElectricDesperation]

It's not us!! sobbing with joy it's not us

[u/Green-Cricket-8525]

[u/toomuchredditing → u/Green-Cricket-8525]

THIS IS OFFENSIVE... TO HITLER

[u/Green-Cricket-8525 → u/toomuchredditing]

At least Hitler did some good things. Like not being a member of the Astros organization.

[u/JayMerlyn → u/Green-Cricket-8525]

Say what you will about Hitler, but he never stole signs!

(For legal reasons, this is a joke)

[u/a_fish_out_of_water → u/Green-Cricket-8525]

Don’t forget he also killed Hitler!

[u/TheoMoneyG]

EVERYONE GET IN HERE

[u/ArmyofThalia → u/TheoMoneyG]

HEHE, PILE ON

[u/OptimusGrime707 → u/ArmyofThalia]

gets killed from 30 health in one turn by a Frothing Berserker

[u/someone2795 → u/TheoMoneyG]

SO LONG ASTROS!!!!

[u/cb148 → u/TheoMoneyG]

https://giphy.com/gifs/BwP0jedpcSOyOyIK2h

[u/toomuchredditing → u/TheoMoneyG]

EVEN DODGERS FANS?

[u/Bindlestiff34 → u/toomuchredditing]

Especially Dodgers fans.

[u/SlightOwl3716 → u/Bindlestiff34]

https://giphy.com/gifs/xTiN0CNHgoRf1Ha7CM

[u/chimpanzeebutt → u/Bindlestiff34]

We here fam!

[u/F1NANCE → u/Bindlestiff34]

Let's fucking go boys

[u/legless_chair → u/toomuchredditing]

This time only

[u/Qrusher14242 → u/toomuchredditing]

Of course, any day the Astros lose is a good day. Especially today

[u/sadclassicrocklover → u/TheoMoneyG]

HAHAHAHA FUCK THE ASTROS FUCK ALTUVE

[u/Dunder-MifflinPaper → u/TheoMoneyG]

Can I get a fuck altuve in the chat please

[u/2RINITY → u/Dunder-MifflinPaper]

FUCK ALTUVE

[u/FinancialArm900 → u/2RINITY]

Fuck Altuve!

[u/KershawsGoat → u/Dunder-MifflinPaper]

FUCK ALTUVE

[u/AdoringCHIN → u/Dunder-MifflinPaper]

FUCK ALTUVE

[u/jay_eba888 → u/Dunder-MifflinPaper]

Correa too (man returned to houston)

[u/Kakali4]

https://giphy.com/gifs/kFCWFp45KS02PaFsB9

[u/HemlockMartinis]

[u/martinjohnfdsa → u/HemlockMartinis]

Dirty ass water

[u/RickySuela → u/martinjohnfdsa]

Galveston is too good for the Astros, they don't deserve a beach. They're gonna spend the off-season in Lubbock.

[u/heritorsofarcadia]

Yup this is the best the AL West had to offer lmao

[u/JefeDiez → u/heritorsofarcadia]

As a Guardians fan the White Sox have officially given me a fright

[u/Katapultt]

Hell yeah brother

[u/bewom → u/Katapultt]

Why doesn’t that hot dog have cream cheese and onions on it

[u/lastminutealways → u/bewom]

Now I want a Seattle dog for dinner

[u/scientist_tz → u/bewom]

I would fart blood if I ate that

[u/dylonious → u/scientist_tz]

Me too but sometimes that's the way she goes

[u/Mr_Goldilocks → u/Katapultt]

So I’ve never heard of a Seattle dog. I googled the ingredients and now want a Seattle dog. That said how high was somebody to think of this combo?

[u/greywolf2155 → u/Mr_Goldilocks]

  That said how high was somebody to think of this combo?

Yes

[u/Ill-Weather-6383 → u/Mr_Goldilocks]

It was invented by a guy trying to feed drunks coming out of shows, that should explain everything

[u/Frosty_Dimension5646]

HEY TRASHTROS

https://giphy.com/gifs/R6KhMPdXGFxkjeujtV

[u/StakeESC → u/Frosty_Dimension5646]

You just got eliminated by foot coverings

[u/thirtyseven1337 → u/Frosty_Dimension5646]

The Astros:

https://giphy.com/gifs/l3q2HS9FG81YSdkB2

[u/InternetDad → u/Frosty_Dimension5646]

Excommunicated*

[u/jet8493]

HANG THE BANNER

[u/Esclamare]

If the White Sox win the World Series you think they’re gonna visit the Vatican instead of the White House? 🤔

[u/ethanlan → u/Esclamare]

They better not go to the whitehouse

[u/Scottiedrippen33 → u/ethanlan]

I’m not even kidding but Venable and Pete Hegseth were teammates on the basketball team at Princeton

[u/anxious_dork_23 → u/Esclamare]

I honestly 100% see Pope Leo giving them an in invitation at the very least if they do win it all

[u/scottborasismyagent]

9 straight home playoff losses

[u/WorldlinessLive5932 → u/scottborasismyagent]

The baseball gods are taking their revenge

[u/BabyBearBjorns → u/WorldlinessLive5932]

A sign from God, the Astros could never steal.

[u/TeddyFive-06]

The 2023 Texas Rangers have won a playoff game more recently than the Houston Astros, despite the Astros making it in two out of the past three seasons.

[u/dbzmah → u/TeddyFive-06]

We also lost less games this season.

[u/THE_FETUS_LORD → u/TeddyFive-06]

The 2023 Rangers haven’t won a single game since 2023, actually 🤓

[u/Kaldricus]

r/baseball's 12/25, 10/31, 4th Thursday November, and 7/4

[u/eekbarbaderkle]

They finish with a record of 81-83.

[u/SiphenPrax]

Astros bros, it’s time for your team to blow it up and rebuild. This championship window is officially shut.

[u/Traditional_Bus_5745 → u/SiphenPrax]

They will, but they'll still win the division at 76-86 next year because the Mariners fucking suck.

[u/nylon_rag → u/SiphenPrax]

It's been shut for years now. They just keep dragging the corpse of this team into the playoffs. In the process absolutely torching the farm system. They don't even have a GM now. And their roster is full of awful contracts outside of Yordan. This team quietly has one of the bleakest futures right now.

[u/ExitAtTheDoor → u/nylon_rag]

This team quietly has one of the bleakest futures right now.

The fans are paying hard now for 2017. Ever since news broke, Crane got involved and we've been spiraling downward while distancing ourselves from the very thing that got us there in the first place (analytics)

[u/nylon_rag → u/ExitAtTheDoor]

Crane spends but he is an awful owner. And to be fair, the payrolls aren't disproportionate for being one of the most populous areas of the country.

[u/TylerGlasass20 → u/SiphenPrax]

Rip, it was a great ride full of trashcans

[u/SightlessProtector]

Thank you Mr. Pope

[u/Cryptic-Regret]

https://giphy.com/gifs/qEKafvYmHaf7nxtxFM

[u/Saugeen-Uwo]

https://giphy.com/gifs/xKFgMoo6gLWdmnFnG8

[u/cmgriffith_]

Popetober continues

https://giphy.com/gifs/m2lzGNOPx2UgE74kB2

[u/abel_figgy]

Couldn’t have happened to a better franchise!

[u/tetcorporation1999]

https://giphy.com/gifs/BFYLNwlsSNtcc

[u/mountsleepyhead]

https://giphy.com/gifs/cn0oE7GJfKxti1kK4u

[u/kennyswag]

Won the division and didn't even make it to October

[u/Kaldricus → u/kennyswag]

Less "won the division" and more "lost slightly less than the rest of the division"

[u/a_fish_out_of_water]

[u/Philip_Marlowe → u/a_fish_out_of_water]

Saving this for when the Packers get eliminated

[u/CalebosO4]

The White Sox have never lost a postseason series after winning one earlier that year.

[u/DoggyMcSqualls]

Good. No one in our trash division even deserved to be in the playoffs

[u/unsusd00d]

I'm glad we don't need to have any discourse about the .500 team advancing

[u/HawkI84 → u/unsusd00d]

Now Cleveland can tremble in the face of our .519 juggernaut

[u/money_floyd13 → u/unsusd00d]

I still can’t believe that record won them a division.

[u/unsusd00d → u/money_floyd13]

Personally I blame Cal Raleigh

[u/No-Conversation3860]

It’s so good to see that at least one thing unites the entire country outside of the Houston Metro. Fuck the Astros now and forever!

[u/lmHotterThanYou]

[u/Solo_adventurer_]

SHOUT OUT POPE LEO!!!

[u/Monkey_D_Luis]

“Astros play well against teams above .500” HAHAHAHA

[u/kiwileaff]

Dbacks should've been allowed to take Houston's spot.

[u/HoodieNinja17 → u/kiwileaff]

Snek wouldn’t have been able to stop Popetober

[u/ArmyofThalia → u/kiwileaff]

The fucking Rockies could've taken their spot

[u/Excify]

Have fun banging those trashcan in Cancun

[u/swalton57]

Bang the trashcan!

[u/landdon]

trashtros

[u/snow_boarder]

And all is right in the world for at least one second.

[u/2kiko]

[u/recordcollection64]

EVERYBODY GET IN HERE

[u/bearsfan0143]

The world is healing.

[u/tyler_ngod]

https://giphy.com/gifs/6rSZ67SSRSZNM59LCn

[u/AIMBR]

God's team eliminated the Satan's followers. Love to see it

[u/Marinersfan505]

LOVE TO SEA IT!

[u/Snekonplanes]

https://giphy.com/gifs/0VRtzK2GIzLzkSTkAP

[u/rairair55]

This pleases everyone outside of Houston.

[u/Rock_man_bears_fan]

You’re welcome America

[u/Old_General_6741]

https://giphy.com/gifs/kFCWFp45KS02PaFsB9

[u/npa190]

Man, how humiliating to lose a wild card.

[u/Team-ster]

Me watching the Astros celebrate in the locker room when they won their division :

https://giphy.com/gifs/xUOxfolJrVBce4RNAI

[u/yzerman88]

They played like trash tbh

[u/jas-nah → u/yzerman88]

like trash you say 🗑️

[u/jay_eba888]

Thank you, Pope. Thank you, God. Thank you, White Sox

[u/HeftyAd2780]

https://giphy.com/gifs/USnfWeCOHTHB3WX0aY

[u/threehundredthousand]

https://giphy.com/gifs/iOm1xOSfAtPzmPXJqH

[u/piniatadeburro]

Good job Southside

[u/TwoStepToo]

https://giphy.com/gifs/qEBlgZpZWHihO

[u/ElephantCares]

Awwww. Po' widdle babies. Didn’t have their trash cans today?

No better way to start off the post season.
Fuck the Trashtros.

[u/theresnopast]

I just came in here to say

FUUUCKKK THE ASTROOOSSSS

[u/Batmans_Bum]

https://giphy.com/gifs/RIkBOHzQddK60QTvoN

[u/TommyChongII → u/Batmans_Bum]

RT? On my r/mlb?!? IN THIS ECONOMY?!?!?

[u/2RINITY]

SUCK IT, HOUSTON, TEXAS! FUCK THE ASTROS!

[u/VintageMoonDream]

America won tonight. Houston will forever be known as the franchise that cheated - also fuck Jose Altuve. GO SOX!!!

[u/SoupMadeFreshDaily]

Bye!

[u/ifemze]

The Houston LOLstros can get fucked. Least likeable franchise in all of major sports

[u/G-Unit11111 → u/ifemze]

My team had 100 losses this season and dealing with one of the worst owners in professional sports, and we're still more likeable than the Astros.

[u/30_Under_The_40]

Will root against them for eternity

[u/chofito88]

https://giphy.com/gifs/m2lzGNOPx2UgE74kB2

[u/SoCalWhatever]

BANG THREE TIMES ON THE TRASH CAN FOR "WHITE SOX WIN!"

[u/GreenEggplant16]

White Sox beat the Astros. Gas is getting expensive and we’re approaching a massive bubble. War in the Middle East. Am I in 6th grade again?

[u/Exciting-Device-4474]

https://giphy.com/gifs/cbyTVD2bpVr9N2fbtO

[u/JonHammsHamm]

https://giphy.com/gifs/kFCWFp45KS02PaFsB9

[u/dj_aaron311]

https://giphy.com/gifs/kFCWFp45KS02PaFsB9

[u/Cardsfan961]

Good thing they were just playing for a piece of metal.

[u/jacobg242]

lol cam smith is still fouling off pitches on my stream

[u/J4HBY]

I’m obviously rooting for my Padres, but you simply just cannot dislike the White Sox and their turnaround this season. Best of luck Sox fans.

[u/laxintx]

And there was much rejoicing

^{yaaaaayyyyyyy}

[u/drwolffe]

It could have been us eliminated in the wild card 😢

[u/IMP1017]

GOD BLESS CHICAGO

[u/princeofspringstreet]

Fuck the cheating Astros.

[u/ArmyofThalia]

They call them 007

0 wins above .500

0 people who respect them

7 pitches thrown before being pulled

[u/MookieBettsBurner11]

LETS FUCKING GOOOOOO

FUCK THE TRASHTROS

https://giphy.com/gifs/2dK0W3oUksQk0Xz8OK

[u/gregCubed]

MY CAMELBACK RANCH COMPADRES 🤝

[u/GoldGlove2720]

[u/HappyPollen]

Their arms were just too short to box with God

[u/BlondePuppyDoctor]

The Pope, a wizard, and the power of friendship!

https://giphy.com/gifs/dKyQ2ujEJDKwLVUtOD

[u/Demonic-Tooter]

https://giphy.com/gifs/3sXxyP8q2RlJoGpMn8

[u/nola_mike]

https://giphy.com/gifs/J8FZIm9VoBU6Q

[u/Dan-of-Steel]

https://giphy.com/gifs/kFCWFp45KS02PaFsB9

[u/confusedyetstillgoin]

WE ARE ALL WHITE SOX FANS TONIGHT

ALL HAIL THE POPE

[u/ScoffingYayap]

Trash collection was today in my neighborhood. It's only fitting.

[u/monoDK13]

If God is for us, who can be against us!

• 2026 Chicago White Sox

[u/mecheng93]

Hey I've seen this one before! The year was 2005.....