Source: www.nysportsday.com --- Friday, October 13, 2017
Only the Astros stand between the Yankees and the 2017 World Series. If Houston wins the ALCS, they will be the first team to win a pennant in both leagues. The 2017 Astros have former Yankee catcher Brian McCann. Former Met Juan Centeno is a backup catcher. Former Met Collin McHugh went 5-2 for the Astros. Former Met and Yankee Tyler Clippard saved games for the Yankees and Astros in 2017. And former Met and Yankee Carlos Beltran is a veteran presence in Houston. And you may have heard that former Met (and future manager ?) Alex Cora is the bench coach. Throughout the years, Houston always seem to pop up in different parts of New York Baseball history. Houston began playing in the National League in 1962, along with the Mets. On April 9, 1965, the Yankees played in the first game at the Astrodome. Mickey Mantle’s sixth inning home run off Turk Farrell was the first home run in stadium history, even if it was an exhibition game. In 1968, the Astros beat the Mets in a 1-0 game that lasted 24 innings. Houston would pummel the Miracle Mets of 1969, beating New York in 10 of 12 meetings. And it was in a 1975 game against the Astros that Joe Torre grounded into four double plays. One of the Astros stars of their early days was Jimmy Wynn, who would hit one home run in 30 games for the 1977 Yankees. The Astros would make former Met Nolan Ryan Baseball’s first million dollar man before the 1980 season, and Ryan responded by pitching th ...
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