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2018 World Series: Los Angeles vs. Boston

CL82 said:
Sweeping any series is tough, the World Series, extraordinarily difficult. The game last night was much closer than the score indicated.
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Really? The two times the Dodgers came back to tie, the Sox retook the lead the very next at-bat. Then finished them off late. Not that close.
 
Waquoit said:
Really? The two times the Dodgers came back to tie, the Sox retook the lead the very next at-bat. Then finished them off late. Not that close.
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5-4 before Boston's 3 run bottom of the 7th. It was close, but maybe I worry more than you. ;)
Agree that the way the Sox fought back after every LA score was great to watch.
 
CL82 said:
It was close, but maybe I worry more than you. ;)
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I worry plenty, believe me. What kept me from getting too bad was that the Dodgers never took the lead. That seems to hold sway in my subconscious.

I was on a plane during the game. I have to give United credit, I didn't get charged the 7.99 to keep the TV on. Apparently they comped the plane so we could all watch the game. As I approached baggage claim, I had to put away my phone to grab my bag and make the shuttle. When I got back to my phone it was 8-5. Someone must have hit a homer - Nunez?!
 
Yeah Nunez ! That's the thing with the Sox in the playoffs so far, a different unexpected hero emerges - from Brockhalt's cycle vs Yanks in the blowout, JBJ, Eovaldi, Price and now Nunez. Who's next?
 
When the Dodgers scored they never took a lead you have to take a lead against them tying it isnt good enough. The Sox have already swept this series the games are just a formality.
 
Marat said:
Yeah Nunez ! That's the thing with the Sox in the playoffs so far, a different unexpected hero emerges - from Brockhalt's cycle vs Yanks in the blowout, JBJ, Eovaldi, Price and now Nunez. Who's next?
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Every player is ready when their time comes and are producing at a good clip. That's good coaching.
 
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Yeah that bottom of the 5th wasnt predictable at all, Ryan Madson is the guy to face the heart of the Sox lineup in Fenway lol. Madson complained about the cold are you kidding me he played in Philadelphia what a joke. Not getting outs definitely won't help with the cold.
 
Dooley said:
Agree. Nothing against the Dodgers - they've had a very good season. The Sox have had one of those years where everything has come together perfectly.
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Dodgers are talented, but they kind of mailed the whole season in. I love it any time one of my teams makes the Finals/World Series/Super Bowl, but this Dodgers team didn't really deserve a World Series. I am guessing most of the baseball world was rooting for the Brewers to beat the Dodgers, and I kind of get it.
 
The 2-3-2 postseason format is stupid. Should be 2-2-1-1-1. The only way there's a true home field advantage.
 
Butch said:
The 2-3-2 postseason format is stupid. Should be 2-2-1-1-1. The only way there's a true home field advantage.
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I think the intent was to minimize home-field advantage. They used to alternate yearly until they gimmicked it up.
 
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Waquoit said:
I think the intent was to minimize home-field advantage. They used to alternate yearly until they gimmicked it up.
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HFA based on the higher winning percentage is a gimmick? Quite the contrary. Alternating between leagues is a gimmick. HFA based on the results of the All-Star game is a gimmick. They ungimmicked the World Series and that's not a bad thing.
 
More Dodger complaining about it being cold in late October.

“Once you get away from the heater, it’s already getting in on you, it’s getting cold, but like I said, everyone else is pitching in the same thing.” -- Dodgers reliever Ryan Madson.

Is it really that much colder than in Philadelphia for nine seasons (including a World Series), or Kansas City vs. the Mets (another World Series title)?

Dodgers complain about cold weather in Boston because they can't handle it

If the Dodger have any hope (appears to be fading) of winning this version of the Fall Classic, they are going to have to win at least one game in Boston and last I checked it usually gets colder as the Calendar gets closer to November and fans don't back away from the bullpen any either.
 
This was never going more than 5 games if that but Roberts has been awful. Taking Baez out for Wood the other night was purely ridiculous since Baez blew the 2 away he faced. And the RHed lineups with his best power sitting on the bench is also just plain stupid. The lefties don't need to get 3 hits each just hit a mistake which is a better chance than this crappy Dodger RHed lineup with Hernandez batting 6th and Taylor 5th they both sing out of their respective butts without a clue.

Sorry that you will not win it at home but congrats on the sweep this one's over.
 
mauconnfan said:
This was never going more than 5 games if that but Roberts has been awful. Taking Baez out for Wood the other night was purely ridiculous since Baez blew the 2 away he faced. And the RHed lineups with his best power sitting on the bench is also just plain stupid. The lefties don't need to get 3 hits each just hit a mistake which is a better chance than this crappy Dodger RHed lineup with Hernandez batting 6th and Taylor 5th they both sing out of their respective butts without a clue.

Sorry that you will not win it at home but congrats on the sweep this one's over.
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Yeah. We Bucs fans complain about Hurdle and were furious he got a 4 year extension last year, but he looks like a veritable Einstein compared to Roberts.
 
mauconnfan said:
This was never going more than 5 games if that but Roberts has been awful. Taking Baez out for Wood the other night was purely ridiculous since Baez blew the 2 away he faced. And the RHed lineups with his best power sitting on the bench is also just plain stupid. The lefties don't need to get 3 hits each just hit a mistake which is a better chance than this crappy Dodger RHed lineup with Hernandez batting 6th and Taylor 5th they both sing out of their respective butts without a clue.

Sorry that you will not win it at home but congrats on the sweep this one's over.
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I really feel bad for Roberts. He's overmanaging. Yeah, the all RH lineup is gimmicky, but to do it by sitting your top FOUR home run hitters from the regular season, that's insane! 109 HRs on the bench between just those four guys. And like you said, Hernandez is having a horrible post-season at the plate, Dozier is as well.

Roberts will have a chance to put his lefties on the field in LA, but if they somehow get to game 5 and Sale again, does he sit them again? Who knows?
 
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nelsonmuntz said:
Dodgers are talented, but they kind of mailed the whole season in. I love it any time one of my teams makes the Finals/World Series/Super Bowl, but this Dodgers team didn't really deserve a World Series. I am guessing most of the baseball world was rooting for the Brewers to beat the Dodgers, and I kind of get it.
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I admit that I was in fact rooting for the Brew Crew. I think the Sox would have fairly easily beaten them too but I also think that the combination of their lineup, their bullpen (most important), and their willingness to think "outside the box" could have stolen a game or maybe two.
 
The NY papers (Post, Times, ..) have been jumping on the Sox bandwagon since the ALDS with multiple stories on the Sox.

From today's NY Times,
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We’ve got a lot of good players, and we’ve got a long way to go,” Roberts said.

The problem is, the Red Sox have better players and are already halfway home.
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Win No. 2 for a Red Sox Team Looking Like the Inevitable Champion
 
I know this a "no kidding" statement but I would really like to see the "on" Rick Porcello tomorrow. He has much less margin for error than the others but when he has command it's a very enjoyable watch. A poor man's Greg Maddux.
 
Dooley said:
I admit that I was in fact rooting for the Brew Crew. I think the Sox would have fairly easily beaten them too but I also think that the combination of their lineup, their bullpen (most important), and their willingness to think "outside the box" could have stolen a game or maybe two.
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Yelich was pitched around and was stone cold when he wasn't. Brewers were certainly a very imperfect team (they did get swept by Bucs in a five game series after all), but Counsell, who'd been mostly brilliant all season through the NLDS, made some poor decisions on taking starters out too soon and overusing Jeffress, who was toast by end of Sept.
 
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I don't like the Porcello match up in Game 3 against the Dodgers left handers. Roberts sat his best power hitters in game 2 for no other reason than the Sox pitched a left hander. They will all be in the line up against Porcello so I'd give the Dodgers a slight edge in game 3.
 
I've got to imagine an already thin crowd at the Rent today may be even skinnier due to hard core Sox fans oversleeping and blowing off today's clash of the bottom dwelling titans.
 
Danzz said:
I don't like the Porcello match up in Game 3 against the Dodgers left handers. Roberts sat his best power hitters in game 2 for no other reason than the Sox pitched a left hander. They will all be in the line up against Porcello so I'd give the Dodgers a slight edge in game 3.
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Actually, Porcello was pretty effective, but it is tough to win when you don't score. But who could have expected a win last night going into the seventh down by four. Maybe if Betts and JD start hitting but they didn't. The heros - Pearce, Moreland, Holt, Devers and the new Joe Kelly. This is an amazing team. Have you noticed their dugout. They seem to love playing for Cora.
 
60'sfan said:
Actually, Porcello was pretty effective, but it is tough to win when you don't score. But who could have expected a win last night going into the seventh down by four. Maybe if Betts and JD start hitting but they didn't. The heros - Pearce, Moreland, Holt, Devers and the new Joe Kelly. This is an amazing team. Have you noticed their dugout. They seem to love playing for Cora.
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No question that they like playing for Cora. I don't remember another Sox team that scored as many 2 out late inning runs.
 
Interesting to see which Sale we get tonight. If he is on the series is over.
 
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