In the bottom of the ninth inning Sunday night, the hosting Cleveland Guardians controlled their own fate. But in this scenario, I salute both teams, because Cleveland clinching a berth mathematically eliminated the dreaded Houston Astros from the playoffs. I am sick to death of seeing the Houston Astros in the playoffs. I, too, would have let a fastball "slip" and hit a Cleveland Guardian in a very innocuous place like the back of a forearm in order to eliminate the Houston Astros from playoff contention! It was a stretch of dominance Astros fans might not see again in their lifetimes, spanning three managers and general managers."