Astros Win 1st World Series
LOS ANGELES (AP) — From laughingstock to lift off. George Springer and the Houston Astros rocketed to the top of the baseball galaxy Wednesday night, winning the first World Series championship in franchise history by romping past the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-1 in Game 7. Playing for a city still recovering from Hurricane Harvey, and wearing an H Strong logo on their jerseys, the Astros brought home the prize that had eluded them since they started out in 1962 as the Colt .45s. “I always believed that we could make it,” All-Star slugger Jose Altuve said. “We did this for…
Steve Jones Show – Thursday, June 1, 2017 Hour 1
Topics: Mets replace Mr. Met who made obscene gesture, NBA Finals finally begin, this day in sports history features baseball greats Lou Gehrig and Nolan Ryan, Phillies’ struggles continue, 2018 college football hall of fame ballot released, John Clayton out at ESPN and we learn more about how Nashville fan Jake Waddell snuck a catfish into the Stanley Cup Final.
