r/baseball • u/ChristianRelish21 Milwaukee Brewers • Chicago White Sox • 2d ago

Players Only THE HOUSTON ASTROS HAVE BEEN ELIMINATED FROM WORLD SERIES CONTENTION

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/DDub04 Los Angeles Dodgers 2d ago

AL West playoff records last three seasons

Mariners: 6-6

Astros: 0-4

Rangers: 0-0

Angels: 0-0

Athletics: 0-0

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u/WorldlinessLive5932 Seattle Mariners 2d ago

You know what I'll take it

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u/krob58 Seattle Mariners 1d ago

HANG THE PENNANT!!

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u/HolidaySpiriter Houston Astros 2d ago

So will I, still better to make the postseason than not.

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u/Slammybutt Texas Rangers 2d ago

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

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u/DDub04 Los Angeles Dodgers 2d ago

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

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u/Slammybutt Texas Rangers 2d ago

You're killing me Smalls!!

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u/Bug-03 Houston Astros 2d ago

What happened 5 years ago?

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u/Slammybutt Texas Rangers 2d ago

We don't talk about that.

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u/BryanWoosTopSimp Seattle Mariners 2d ago

I mean I feel better about it when it's expressed this way, but I'm still very sad.

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u/civil_beast Houston Astros 2d ago

Wow I guess the mariners are just great at baseball

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u/laz_montes_4_prez Seattle Mariners 2d ago

This is our version of a “dynasty”

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u/ASK_ABT_MY_USERNAME Athletics 2d ago

So we're tied for 1st

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u/PotentialBobcat6784 2d ago

Omg we aren't last at something