2018 World Series, Boston v. Los Angeles

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Los Angeles in 7

Sox in 5!!!!!!

 

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BoSox in 5

JBJ on bench in LA for JD's bat

Red Sox vs Dodgers two historic franchises wow!

Beat LA

I made that same prediction 2 and a half weeks ago in the Sports Folder, Hooper.

 

Please keep Chris Sale away from Venice Beach side walk belly button piercing spots please.

Former Dodger Gagne fixes Kimbrel tipping pitches after game 4 being Cora's buddy. Kimbrel whiffed last two batters in game 5.

^^^Helter Swelter summer 2018

Sonny McLeans Red Sox clinch party next Friday or Saturdaydevil

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Red Sox for $500, Alex!

ho-hum

Sawx sweep

Sox in six.

This should be a great series. I wouldn't automatically expect the Sox to roll. A lot of stuff went right in the Yanks and Stros series and chances are a few bounces may not go their way in this round. Is Sale going to regain his form? Can Price throw another good game? Will the pen finally implode? We will see.

Best guess is Sox in 6 unless Kimbrel coughs up a game. Then Sox in 7. Or Dodgers in 7 if Kimbrel melts down in 2 games. I'll couch it that way.

 

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Sox in 7 in a classic series between 2 storied franchises....

 

I think keys for Sox are Eovaldi, and Porcello...as far as im concerned, ill take whatever we get from Sale, (as im still convinced he s more hurt than we know), and anything we get out of Price is a bonus.....

 

I wish Cora would take Swihart off roster and add Brian Johnson, or even Bobby Poyner...we may need all the pitchin we can get

Sixth straight divisional title.   Third straight NLCS.  Second straight WS. 

Experience matters.   Dodgers in 7.

Go Sox!!!

The Sox won 108 games, beat a team with 100 wins, then a team with 103 wins. After they win the series, they'll have 119 wins.

 

Ouch, I'm sure NY fans won't mind.

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I won't be watching

 

thanks anyway

 

 

Y A W N

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As a Red Sox fan first and a Giants fan second this has been one hell of a run. I was in the Black Rose in Boston when they won the ALCS and yes it's mostly a tourist bar but have to say it Boston was amazingly subdued for going to another World Series. Anyway Boston in 7 with the sweet added joy of beating LA. 

FUCK The Red Sox and David Ortiz no

 

Hate New York City
It's cold and it's damp
And all the people dressed like monkeys
Let's leave Chicago to the Eskimos
That town's a little bit too rugged
For you and me you bad girl

Rollin' down the Imperial Highway
With a big nasty redhead at my side
Santa Ana winds blowing hot from the north
And we as born to ride

Roll down the window, put down the top
Crank up the Beach Boys, baby
Don't let the music stop
We're gonna ride it till
We just can't ride it no more

From the South Bay to the Valley
From the West Side to the East Side
Everybody's very happy
'Cause the sun is shining all the time
Looks like another perfect day

I love L.A. (we love it)
I love L.A. (we love it)
We love it

Look at that mountain
Look at those trees
Look at that bum over there, man
He's down on his knees
Look at these women
There ain't nothing like 'em nowhere

Century Boulevard (we love it)
Victory Boulevard (we love it)
Santa Monica Boulevard (we love it)
Sixth Street (we love it, we love it)
We love L.A.

I love L.A. (we love it)
I love L.A. (we love it)
I love L.A. (we love it)

Songwriters: Randy Newman

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Too bad a baseball game, the championship no less, has to be played in chilly conditions like those and the temps they'll see tonight.

But owner's and league greed has extended the calendar (not to mention the big contracts that need to be paid).

Glad to see Boston pull that out. Three to go.

 

Chilly conditions?

Boo-hoo.

Oh please....man up.

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here, let me remove that Dodgy blue for ya

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and LA plays plenty of Summer games in San Francisco... they'll be fine in the cool weather.

Is that Kardooshian pic from some actual Dodger-sanctioned thing?

 

If so, then there is no one to root for in this thing.

Playing Freese at first again tonite?

 

Maybe a real first baseman showed him how to do a "stretch" during practice today....his lack of a stretch cost them two outs last night on potential double plays....inexcusable to give Sox extra outs....

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Great pitching

 

Boston leads the series 2-0

That left fielder for the Sox with the endless name, who the fuck IS that guy?

He's KILLIN' it out there!

That's how you play ball. That's how you win championships.

Andrew Benintendi. He also went 4 for 5 and scored 3 times in his World Series debut on Tuesday.

 

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Benentendi...and he, jackie bradley junior, and mookie will shine in that expansive Dodger Stadium outfield....Roberts made huge mistake benching his left handed hitters vs Sale and Price. I dont get it. How you can leave Muncy, Pederson, and Bellinger on bench is beyond me. And , il say it again, starting Freese at first is a joke, the guy hasnt played there all year, and very little over lengthy career. He s getting totally outmanaged by Cora, and you cant afford to do that when facing an equal or superior team.

 

This may not get back to Fenway.

There's some new memes for the catch:

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Bad juju for the boys in blue.

 

Dodgers cross a picket line and betray a proud heritage

They’ve been standing on a picket line for almost all of October, employees of some of Boston’s most posh hotels who are calling for more generous treatment from their corporate overlords. Their protests have brought together activists, allies from other labor unions, and the city’s labor-friendly mayor.

https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2018/10/23/los-angeles-dodgers-cross-p...

>>>This may not get back to Fenway.

I agree, Jambone. The Sox haven't lost away from home in these playoffs.

 

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Correction....i just looked it up...over 1,000 game career, Freese has played first base 99 times, including some this year for both Pitt and L.A.

 

That just makes him a baaaad first baseman. He s had enough time there to learn position, but he is a liability for Dodgers there. Lets just  hope they keep him there.....;)

"Dodgers cross a picket line and betray a proud heritage"

This is a curious one, "T.O.D", in fact Ive always been curious about this aspect of professional sports, namely the behind the scenes related to hotel accomodations, travel, etc.

The Dodgers, MLB and Boston found out about where and who would be playing in the WS a few days before the actual date. Are there are plethora of hotels available, on short notice, to accomodate the entire Dodger, or any organization, for that matter for the series? Are they expected to hunt around at the last minute and stay at a Motel 6 in Walpole? 

Logistics don't really matter.

Still bad juju.

 

LA needs every break they can get.

 

Boston in 5.

Once a team is in contention for a WS berth I'm sure reservations are made for all possible combinations -  to be canceled as the possibilities become fewer.

Yes

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In LA in the house that John Mayer built. hehe

 

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It's the 3rd oldest stadium so take your Mayer blasphemy and stick it.

holy S$$$$ Bellinger made a great play

The Dodgers need to win this or it's all over but the shouting.

Headin to bottom of 14 th...ties longest WS game ever by inning..passes it by time

 

What a game

What the hell was Cora thinking pitching to Puig with a base open and the .205 hitting catcher on deck?  If the Dodgers come back and win this, that decision will be heavily scrutinized.

Puig hit a ground ball to kinsler....no biggie to kinsler throws it away....no scrutiny needed, although we were all wondering same...basic answer, you dont ever wanna put winning run on...we thought theyd pitch "around" him....(we being about 6 of us etc)...cora had eovaldi go right at him though....

Yup, now officially the longest World Series game in terms of innings. (15),

 

Muncy was this close to glory.   

 

They're going to run out of pitchers if this goes much longer.

I think Nunez is MVP.....

If the Sox win this game, the series will end quickly, and Nunez will be the MVP.  If the Dodgers win, it remains to be seen.

18....lets play 2! 

 

 

What an effort by Eovaldi....mookie or Xander going deep here.....(please!!!!)

Jesus Christ

We have a series.

It u ain't got muncy madness u ain't human

Longest game I've seen in a while. Good for LA, but they're doomed.

....what...a...game...

 

Looks like Erod, Pomerantz and back to kelly, barnes, etc etc etc...tmrw, ...i mean later today.

Too bad Cora threw Eovaldi to the wolves.  Just an atrocious job of game management.

>>>It u ain't got muncy madness u ain't human<<<

Well, half a stadium was human.

Everyone who left early will deny it now.

Nice win.

Eovaldi almost won them a game that woulda put them up 3-0...i got no problem w it....and, eovaldi can still start a game 7 if it goes that far...

 

Sale in 5, Price in 6, eovaldi in 7...porcello only went 4 tonite, so , he ll be next one "thrown to wolves" as Coras 8th inning rover/starter....none of this looks bad on Cora.....if they win

 

Call it crazy, or questionable if they lose series, but atrocious?? Ya, i dont think so....but, we can disagree on that...

That one game lasted longer than the combined times of the New York Yankees four game sweep of the Cincinnatti Reds in the 1939 World Series.  Crazeballs.

some people leave shows early.

 

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Eovaldi told Cora tonite, he waz ready to go.

 

Lol...but, we wont see him..

(I dont think)..until fenway

YASIEL!

...is crying in center field..

Turner goes yard

^ base hit

Machado too slow blowing bubbles with bubblegum as he's trying to beat the throw

Great series so far, who knows what tomorrow may bring, I do...Dodgers win to go back to Beantown 2-3

That play the Sox 3rd baseman made in the 9th was amazing, and he led the league in errors? Shows what the World Series can do.

Machado once again goes out of his way to step on the 1st baseman's foot; on the biggest stage he is proving himself to be a pure punk. I didn't know that's what his deal was, and maybe that's always been the case but he played for a bad team so it wasn't so obvious, but it's on full display now and it's indisputable. No one should touch that guy this off-season. Major league loser.

It's pretty clear that Puig will never understand how to be a professional. Dude is super talented but is and will always be WAY too locked into himself at all times. He'll never achieve his amazing potential.

Devers made a solid big league play.  What surprised me was that he still nailed Manny by a full stride.  I don't remember him being that slow.  The O's teams he was a part of weren't bad until this year, Lance.  Manny is just coming into his prime years, and will get a huge contract from one of the big money franchises. 

Puig seems to have a hard time keeping focused.  ADD?

In May, June or July that's a solid big league play. In the 9th inning of a huge World Series game it was a great play, especially if he's normally a brick, and he LAUNCHED that throw, on a dime. Machado may or not be slow but that was a big-time play and a BIG-time throw. 

And I didn't say a team wouldn't sign him, I said no one SHOULD sign him.

Dude's a punk & a loser. He makes Barry Bonds look good.

He'll never earn that money.

Totally agree, if machado or bellinger had reached , Puig woulda come up to plate, representing tying run, and with the crowd going nuts, Kimbrel may have soiled himself....Devers not only made that play, but had that huge pinch hit single earlier....

 

He was sent down to minors in late july, and told to work on D, his focus at plate, and his attitude! Kid has a boatload of talent at 22, and i think has the chance to become a solid third baseman...even reminds me of a young Adrian Beltre, who basically went from having stone hands, to a gold glove...but, it took him years.....mookie, benentendi, bogaerts, bradley jr, devers, ....these guys are soooo young, Sox are gonna be fun to watch for years now, especially when Yankees are loaded w young talent as well....tampa, toronto, and baltimore may as well start petitioning commish now for re-allignment....;)

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What's with blowing bubbles trying to beat the throw to 1st?

^ not to be conspiratorial 

 

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Manny ma chew do?

goo goo g'joob g'goo goo g'joob
Goo goo g'joob g'goo goo g'joob g'goo...

I am he as you are he as you are me and we are all together

See how they run like pigs from a gun, see how they fly

Dodgers in 7

Ubetrippn....

 

And keep singing....

 

"Im crying"....you and mary hart....;)

well, that sucked.

Another career-defining moment for Kershaw tonight.

That guy is so damn good, and by all accounts he's as quality a person as he is a pitcher so even as a Giants fan it's hard for me to root against him, but as dominating as he has always been he's never been able to carry that greatness into the post-season.

But tonight it's all on the line. He's their horse, their hero, their best player, and he's pitching for his teams life.

Wha'choo got Kershaw???

It will be fun to watch. 

Gas up the Duck Boats...

PUNKED In 5 Congrats Boston _______ and Clayton Kershaw and Dave Roberts Will Not Be In A Dodger Uniform Next Year

Roberts...benched bellinger again?

 

Bad series for dave

FLA

Congratulations Boston Red Sox!  Great World Series!  The Bay State will be rocking tonight!

Congatulations to the Red Sox and their fans.  You had the best team this year, and deserved to win it.  Going through the Yankees, Astros and Dodgers was a good measure of this team's abilities. 

Pearce for MVP?

 

Congratulations Red Sox!!

I love this team....sooo balanced, very humble, they run, they hit, they play a great D, and they can pitch. Add in the right mngr?

 

 

World Champs....

>>> very humble

Except for that clown Machado, I was impressed with the sportsmanship in this series. Nice to see chuckling conversations at the bases. Not sure you'd see that attitude in an NBA championship game.

Saw the interview with the Dodgers' Justin Turner the other night. Nice guy. I could root for him. 

Only right that the winningest team in baseball is crowned champions, though I'd rather have the home fans who supported the team all year be there for the occasion. But I'll take it.   

Like Dave said, going through the 100-win Yanks, the 103- win defending champion Astros, and then the best of the National League was a real test and they went 11-3.

Counting the 17-2 spring training, they lost less than 60 games since April (136 - 59).    Congratulations to the Red Sox! 

 

Can only post one pic at a time.

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If Northernlites isn't spinning, he's certainly rolling his eyes.

Congratulations Red Sox fans.

Anti-climactic.
The whole series. The whole season.  Small wonder the sox  win in the age of trump when everything in the country resembles quantum reality. Up is down right is wrong fact is fiction. Suckness and patheticism the new norm. Actual baseball greatness a thing of the past.
Keep me posted if them fenway pretenders ever go back to back. Or back to back to back. Or get close to 125
Fucking loser fans so dense,  they think they're watching something special. Millennial mutton heads


 

An ass-burnt Yankee fan, no doubt^....

Ramble makes no sense whatsoever...

 

Have fun w that fleabag Machado at shortstop next year. I cant wait fot Yanks to sign him, because their young team has become almost likeable....

 

Almost...

 

GAS UP THE DUCK BOATS! 

 

27-9....Sox are right behind the Yanks in championships, as they are now tied for third most in history...

That's a problem with SOME Yankee fans - they don't know how to lose gracefully. They act indignant, as if someone stole their trophy. Gotta earn it.

Anti-climactic. <<<<<<<<<

they think they're watching something special. Millennial mutton heads  <<<<<<<<<<

 

That pretty much sums it up- glad I didn't watch.

>>>>>they think they're watching something special

 

It's a baseball game.

Congrats Sox.

Disappointing showing.

Steve Garvey's unwanted bastard children must be ecstatic this morning. 

 

 

 

>> Pearce for MVP?

I was actually gonna give it to Price, but after his post game press conference I realize he's still a totally self absorbed asshole so I'm glad Pearce got it...

 

I probably watched about 30 to 40 Red Sox games this season, and I don’t know what magic potion they drank for the playoffs but that was not the same pitching staff. Does Hanley Ramirez get a ring?

 

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^ quality post

>> Does Hanley Ramirez get a ring?

You bet he does.

 

Had a great time watching the Red Sox win the series while I was in the Dominican Republic. Lots of great baseball fans in The DR - even some crybaby Yankee fans.

Great season for Red Sox fans and their beloved team - and good on Hooper for his prediction in the second post of this thread.

Check the thread in the Sports Folder, 6, and you'll see that I beat Hooper's prediction by 16 days.  Just sayin'.

You pick a team, and choice of 4, 5, 6, or 7 games...what would have been much more impressive wouldve been if any of us predicted WHOLE playoffs corrrectly...i had boston vs milwaukee....you had colorodo winning a series,  and cleveland too, ...fact is, none of us did real well pre playoff start .

Plus - Herbal Dave loses points for his pictures of Buckner and Bucky Dent, etc in this thread trying to bring the Sox bad juju via Viva.

And on top of that - he roots for a team that for many years included the biggest asshole in MLB (who will most likely be a Yankee next year) "Spikey" Machado who most of the Dominicans I met are ashamed of.

They do love Papi and Pedro in the DR, though - but they do roll their eyes on Manny Ramirez. lol

>>Check the thread in the Sports Folder, 6, and you'll see that I beat Hooper's prediction by 16 days.  Just sayin'.

How much did you bet?

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^ only $129

 

Dont know about herbal dave, but, i bet on sox in all 5....figured theyd win series, and worst id do would be to about break even if thy won 4-3 (w odds etc)....was hoping for a sweep, and got next best thing....;)

You're right, Jambone, I scotched the prelims, but I did get the finalists right and made the Sox in 5 call.  I'm okay with, and expected the usual snubbery.  

Sure wish I had ponied up some dough, but I've never been much of a bettor.  Maybe I should start?  Probably not gonna throw any money at the O's 300-1 odds to win the 2019 World Series.

 

Yes, you did get that right...ill give ya that...its just that you also pointed it out twice....im just busting your balls.....good pick....and, damn, if i knew you were an O s fan, i woulda gone a lil easier on you....;)

 

Youre in enough pain as it is

 

 

let machado go, dodgers don't need players who increase the hatred towards them. got enough, thanks.

kershaw and jansen are both done as $$ pitchers.

oh, also. need a catcher. should be one of the better players on your team....