In The Loop gets ready for the Astros’ AL Wild Card Series and asks a pretty simple question: if this series comes down to managerial decisions, how do you feel about Houston’s chances? In a best-of-three where every pitching change, lineup decision and late-game move gets magnified, how much trust do you have in Joe Espada pushing the right buttons? Houston enters the series against the White Sox planning a bullpen game in Game 1, making those decisions even more important.Then Figgy’s Mixtape takes over with someone crashing into a store because they desperately needed to use the bathroom, a group of first graders grilling their teacher after she announces she’s getting married, and more.
