We're not Ernest Hemingway out there. We're like cavemen, really, with one-word answers. We're really dumbing things down here. | | | | Houston, you've got a title.
(Harry How/Getty Images) | | | | |  | “We're not Ernest Hemingway out there. We're like cavemen, really, with one-word answers. We're really dumbing things down here.”
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| | rantnrave:// The WORLD SERIES ended with a thud but the HOUSTON ASTROS don't care. The new champs rocked YU DARVISH in the first two innings and that's all they needed. SPORTS ILLUSTRATED called it. A moment of celebration for a city that endured tragedy and disaster because of HURRICANE HARVEY. It won't help with rebuilding the city but hopefully it'll add some levity and brightness. The fans who lost so much get a champion. The Astros gave Houston its first World Series title. They bashed their way to a title. MVP GEORGE SPRINGER. It's a victory for process. The Astros tanked for three straight seasons and strip-mined the major league roster. The BAD NEWS BEARS without the ASTRODOME. But Houston piled up talent and prospects, and turned it around. It walked baseball's high-wire act and didn't get tripped up. Hold out hope, 76ERS and BROWNS fans. Nothing erases ridicule like winning. GM JEFF LUHNOW and the organization were laughed at when Houston won 162 games over three seasons but they built a foundation. JUSTIN VERLANDER is one of the best trade deadline acquisitions ever -- a 1.66 ERA in 70 2/3 innings -- and made it to Houston by a matter of minutes. CARLOS BELTRAN wins his first ring. CARLOS CORREA and JOSE ALTUVE are the best middle infield in the sport. Correa had the ballpark proposal to end them all (but what if LA won?). The Astros are built to last. A core of stars under 30 and a smart front office. LA will stick around too. They were one game away from finishing off a season that was on its way to being one of the best ever at one point. These two teams should be able to contend for years to come. They gave us one of the most exciting World Series in history. A thrilling week that wasn't ruined by a deflating finale. The rock-em, sock-em Games 2 and 5. A nice touch by YULI GURRIEL to hat-tip Darvish a day after RICH HILL stepped aside for DODGER STADIUM to boo him for his racist gesture days earlier. Should CLAYTON KERSHAW have started instead? Hindsight is easy. Kershaw still doesn't have the ring he's looking for but he doesn't need validation; four shutout innings on two days rest was spectacular. He may get a World Series one day. The Astros have theirs now. What a capstone to 2017... PAPA JOHN'S blames the NFL for its problems. Papa John's is pointing in the wrong direction. But even if its reasoning is faulty, how big of an issue is it for the NFL? If its sponsors are publicly pointing fingers, what are they saying in private? Is the NFL on the brink of losing advertisers? More trouble for commissioner ROGER GOODELL... CARPOOL KARAOKE with the King... It's a day that ends in 'y' -- do the Giants know where their DBs are? | | | - Mike Vorkunov, curator |
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 | Los Angeles Times |
| George Springer delivered a two-run home run in the second inning and the Houston Astros made a quick night of it for Dodgers starter Yu Darvish for a 5-1 victory in Game 7 of the World Series on Wednesday night at Dodger Stadium. It was the franchise's first title. | | |
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 | Houston Chronicle |
| Through the years of losing and high draft picks emerged the roster that delivered Houston its first World Series championship. At 8:59 p.m. P.T. Wednesday night at Dodger Stadium, the Astros capped their franchise's 56th season with a 5-1 victory in Game 7 of the Fall Classic. The vision of Luhnow, their sixth-year general manager, was realized. | | |
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 | B/R Mag |
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 | Sports Illustrated |
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 | The Washington Post |
| Houston’s center fielder homers in Game 7 and personifies a city that has overcome - and continues to fight. | | |
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 | ESPN |
| The NHL is more international than ever, so nuances get lost in translation. But hockey's common parlance remains simple -- and teammates just let their play do the talking. "We're not Ernest Hemingway out there," says Capitals goalie Braden Holtby. | | |
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 | Advertising Age |
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 | Yahoo Sports |
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