LCS Updates And Notes

Last season’s World Series opponents, the defending champion, Houston Astros and Philadelphia Phillies, both once N.L. teams, who engaged in the classic 1980 NLCS, each take (3-2) leads back home, after each won a game 5 on the road.

On Friday, Houston made it (3-0) at Texas in this series, riding Jose Altuve’s incredibly clutch 3RHR (see Thomson’s 3RHR that yielded (5-4) Giants and literally the ’51 N.L. pennant– (Russ Hodges’ immortal “The Giants Win The Pennant!!!!-one ! for each time Russ (Hodges) said such and also one vs the Astros, T9 in #5 ’05 NLCS hit by Pujols of St, Louis, but #6 at St. Loo went vs Albert “Poo” after (it and his many, many factual mistakes surely did not – his bank account) Christopher Russo all but guaranteed the Cards would win the last 2, alas they did even manage to win one) to a (5-4) win in what has been an all road team wins series, to this point.

#6 is tonight, you would think/hope on Fox after their “pig” coverage ends, but NOOOO!!

The #4 indicator, (21-2) in previous Phils post-season series is now a decided underdog as the Phils are now 6 to 1 series “faves.”

On the two occasions the #4 indicator did not manifest (’80 World Series and ’81 strike affected “div” round) in the previous Phils’ post-season entities, the home team won the first four games and lost the fifth.

In the ’80 World Series, of course best of 7, as is this NLCS, the Phils came home and won their first ever title in game 6.

The ’81 strike effected “div” series was best of 5 and after the aforementioned home team wins in games (1-4), the then Montreal Expos won what to be their only post-season series such, with a game 5 win at Philadelphia.

Willie “Mays” Aiken, pictured above hit 2 home runs in the Royals’ game 4 win in the ’80 World Series.

However it was the Phils in 6, one of only two times the game 4 winner in a Phils’ post-season series lost that series.

It is likely to happen for a third time this year, but that is far from certain!!