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Bawstun vs Dodgers: the World Series of Gluttony

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Key to Boston winning is how the pitching staff as a whole stepped up.

Pre-Playoffs, the Staff was Sale and a whole bunch of question marks and considering Sale had again tired down the stretch, I say the whole staff was questionable.

Pitching won this series and seeing the bats were no where near their regular season production it was very much needed.
 

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Key to Boston winning is how the pitching staff as a whole stepped up.

Pre-Playoffs, the Staff was Sale and a whole bunch of question marks and considering Sale had again tired down the stretch, I say the whole staff was questionable.

Pitching won this series and seeing the bats were no where near their regular season production it was very much needed.
No question about this, Sale WAS a questionmark so that meant the entire staff had questions
 

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I'm not a big fan of Kevin Millar or Manny Ramirez.

Fair enough, but generally speaking, I think if you asked baseball fans (that actually remember 2004), which team was/is more likable, the answer would overwhelmingly be the 2004 squad.

Everyone outside of Boston thinks Chris Sale and David Price are cunts.
 

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Fair enough, but generally speaking, I think if you asked baseball fans (that actually remember 2004), which team was/is more likable, the answer would overwhelmingly be the 2004 squad.

Everyone outside of Boston thinks Chris Sale and David Price are cunts.
So you're saying that everyone likes them? :)
 

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Pitching won this series and seeing the bats were no where near their regular season production it was very much needed.

Red Sox 2018 regular season: 5.4 Runs/Game

Red Sox 2018 post season: 6.0 Runs/Game

I just realized you said "series." Regardless, the Red Sox scored more runs per WS Game (5.6) than they did in the regular season.

Pitching didn't win this championship. They won this one on all sides of the ball.
 

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I just realized you said "series." Regardless, the Red Sox scored more runs per WS Game (5.6) than they did in the regular season.

Pitching didn't win this championship. They won this one on all sides of the ball.
Every batter except Pearce dropped production wise. If they weren't overly productive with 2 outs the Series is still going, or LA has the win.

The pitching staff completely out performed their regular season production.
 

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Every batter except Pearce dropped production wise. If they weren't overly productive with 2 outs the Series is still going, or LA has the win.

The pitching staff completely out performed their regular season production.

The Red Sox offense was more productive in each series of the postseason than they were during the regular season.
 

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No question about this, Sale WAS a questionmark so that meant the entire staff had questions

Wait...

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The Red Sox offense was more productive in each series of the postseason than they were during the regular season.

How are you defining this? The scored nearly a full run per game less in the World Series than they did in the regular season.
 

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How are you defining this? The scored nearly a full run per game less in the World Series than they did in the regular season.

Regular Season
876 Runs
162 Games
5.4 Runs/Game

World Series
28 Runs
5 Games
5.6 Runs/Game
 

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Every batter except Pearce dropped production wise. If they weren't overly productive with 2 outs the Series is still going, or LA has the win.

The pitching staff completely out performed their regular season production.




Isn't this the case with most World Series winning teams? I mean, the overall pitching you face in the playoffs/WS is better than the overall pitching you face in the regular season (because teams with crappy pitching don't often make the playoffs), so it's expected that offensive numbers decline in the playoffs.
 

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Huh. Clearly my math sucks.
Well, here:

Regular Season
876 Runs
162 Games
5.4 Runs/Game

World Series
28 Runs
5 Games
5.6 Runs/Game

ALCS
29 Runs
5 Games
5.8 Runs/Game

ALDS
27 Runs
4 Games
6.8 Runs/Game

Postseason
84 Runs
14 Games
6.0 Runs/Game

That 16-run game vs NYY really skewed the ALDS average, but still, what they did to these pitching staffs is crazy.

The Astros and Dodgers were the two best staffs in the majors, with the Yankees they combined for a 3.42 regular season ERA and the Red Sox averaged 6 runs a game off of them.
 

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Congrats Sox fans...best team money could buy...this year
 

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Isn't this the case with most World Series winning teams? I mean, the overall pitching you face in the playoffs/WS is better than the overall pitching you face in the regular season (because teams with crappy pitching don't often make the playoffs), so it's expected that offensive numbers decline in the playoffs.

Of course this is the case, not sure why it's being debated.

Big shout out to the Red Sox ownership who was willing to spend the money it took. And of course that's a huge advantage, baseball is so fucked up.
 
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