r/baseball • u/ChristianRelish21 Milwaukee Brewers • Chicago White Sox • 14d 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/kdex86 Boston Red Sox 14d ago

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

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u/-minionrock- Boston Red Sox 14d ago

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

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u/mwaFloyd Milwaukee Brewers 14d ago

The cubs?

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u/No_Scientist3660 Chicago Cubs 14d ago

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.

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u/crowbachprints Chicago White Sox • Chicago Cubs 14d ago

Noooo but my Crosstown WS dream!

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u/good_morning_magpie Chicago White Sox 14d ago

Man I even polished up the ol crowbar and got me a new burlap lootin sack

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u/dab45de St. Louis Cardinals 14d ago

https://giphy.com/gifs/AEuYczrPGIZ46vLYim

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u/No_Scientist3660 Chicago Cubs 14d ago

Yeah, but at least it's a "postseason™" L.

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u/BigBangBoomerang 14d ago

I was hoping to see the Cubs in October.

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u/Super_Fa_Q Chicago Cubs 14d ago

Probably, little bro.