Rob Lowe after Astros' win: 'This isn’t what baseball should be'



See other celebrities who attended the 2017 World Series. less Actor Rob Lowe tweeted "this isn't what baseball should be" after the Los Angeles Dodgers lost against the Houston Astros in the World Series, criticizing the frequency of home runs in the World Series.

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Actor Rob Lowe has an opinion after the Astros' 5-1 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers in the World Series.

"Been watching for 45 years. Never seem more, or LONGER HRs," Lowe tweeted on Thursday. "This isn't what baseball should be."

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In his tweet, the star of "The West Wing" and "Parks and Recreation" included a link to a Sports Illustrated article from last week that said the World Series' historic home run rate was because of special, slicker baseballs.

Been watching for 45 years. Never seem more, or LONGER HRs. This isn’t what baseball should be. #FixIt https://t.co/4x8fmP3pyu — Rob Lowe (@RobLowe) November 2, 2017

A similar FiveThirtyEight study in June found that smaller baseballs with flatter seams may have led to a 47 percent increase in home runs since 2014.

Lowe, who attended several games of the World Series, does have a legitimate point — one that players and coaches from both teams in the World Series have brought up — but it does feel a little suspicious that it took a Dodgers loss for the Los Angeles actor to suddenly feel that baseball isn't baseball anymore.

Especially considering Lowe seems like he had no problems with baseball during Monday's game when the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Astros 3-1.

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Fernando Ramirez is a reporter for Chron.com and the Houston Chronicle. You can read more of his stories here and follow him on Twitter at @fernramirez93



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