General managers of World Series teams took over franchises crawling out of shadows of scandals
Alex Anthopoulos walked out of Minute Maid Park following the Dodgers’ wild 13-12, 10-inning loss to Houston in Game 5 of the 2017 World Series. Then in the Los Angeles baseball operations front office, he had permission from his bosses to go on a mission while his family returned with the team to Los Angeles.
Atlanta faced the Astros in Game 2 of the World Series in Houston on Wednesday night, with the visiting team holding a 1-0 lead in the best-of-seven series. Left-hander Tucker Davidson has replaced injured pitcher Charlie Morton on Atlanta’s roster. Morton came out of the Braves’ opening 6-2 win in the third inning, an inning after he was struck on the lower right leg by Yuli Gurriel’s 102 mph comebacker.
Both teams won pennants with high but not leading payrolls: Houston was eighth at US$188-million as of Aug. 31 and Atlanta 15th at US$149-million. “Never the excuses of, ‘Oh, not having resources or money.’ He always tries to win,” Anthopoulos said. “They don’t do rebuilds. And Farhan will say the same thing: ‘I’m not into three-year plans, five-year plans. I’m just trying to make good decisions and win when we win.”’
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