Is This The Best World Series Of All Time? If Not, What Is?

[Used 2 B Hu]

Are you implying that it's not possible?

In Trump's America, anything is possible!

 

[DirtDirtDirt]

Remember when Barry Bonds was nearing his record-breaking homer, and whenever he came up to bat, the umps called for the "Special commemorative balls?"

The official league story was that they wanted to have uniquely marked balls so that nobody could ever try to pass off a fake, but nearly every pitcher who threw one of them said there was something "off" about them. Randy Johnson even went so far as to confront the umpires during a game, saying "what's up with those balls?"

I believe that for sure, that era when Sosa/Mcgwire/Bonds were bombing every other AB, that was must watch TV.........Any small adjustment to the stitching messes with a pitchers grip, hence much less movement, etc

 

[The Q]

I believe that for sure, that era when Sosa/Mcgwire/Bonds were bombing every other AB, that was must watch TV.........Any small adjustment to the stitching messes with a pitchers grip, hence much less movement, etc

I have some MLB balls from 2006/2007 and i have some balls from when I was playing in college at that same time.

College guys had real stitches. MLB specs were basically like throwing a cue ball. I doubt much has changed.

 

[Ojb81]

Are you implying that it's not possible?

Not at all. Do you have legitimate proof?

 

[Shoeshine Boy]

No love for Joe Carter in '93?

Crossed my mind...maybe if it had been a G7 instead of a G6 it would get more love.

 

[Myles]

2011 for me. 7 game series. Game 6 was the best game. Rangers were one strike away from winning their first series in both the 9th and the 10th innings.
This years series has to go to game 7 to even be in competition for best series of all time. Even then, it's just in the discussion. It's different for each fan. Most Cubs fans would say last years was the best.

 

[Used 2 B Hu]

Not at all. Do you have legitimate proof?

I already done tole ya, the preponderance of 4'6" major league MVP candidates this year

 

[SlinkyRedfoot]

Not at all. Do you have legitimate proof?

I haven't even said I think they're juiced.

It's just that when you ask how is it being done, it seems to imply that you think it couldn't be.

 

[jarntt]

This is what I think of this World Series:

 

[Ojb81]

I haven't even said I think they're juiced.

It's just that when you ask how is it being done, it seems to imply that you think it couldn't be.

Thats not the case. Its just such a generic term but no one is offering any distinct possibilities as to HOW the ball is being juiced, specifically within this world series

 

[SlinkyRedfoot]

The playoffs as a whole this year have been pretty damn good. With a guaranteed Game 6, 86% of potential playoff games have taken place so far. That would push to 88% if it goes to Game 7.

We've had three series go the distance, and with the WC games, five winner-takes-all decisive games. Pretty exciting.

 

[Fountain City Blues]

So much for "Good Pitching beats Good Hitting"

Seems like that statement becomes less and less true every year

Sure looks more and more like we're entering the era of the juiced ball and no longer are in the post-steroid era.

 

[SlinkyRedfoot]

Thats not the case. Its just such a generic term but no one is offering any distinct possibilities as to HOW the ball is being juiced, specifically within this world series

Bullshit. There are plenty of theories, all relating to the construction of the balls.

 

[Ojb81]

Bullshit. There are plenty of theories, all relating to the construction of the balls.

So this is happening on the manufacturing line? Or is it after-market?

D-d-d-dyood, balls are juiced because home runs n stuff!

 

[navamind]

was born a month after 1991. Best World Series I've watched:

2001
2011
2002
2016 (this one I'll always look back fondly at just because of the memories of 2004 it invoked)
2003

 

[Used 2 B Hu]

This is what I think of this World Series:

Man...I don't know what was happening with that guy prior to that homer, but he had a faced that needed a slapping if I've ever seen one

 

[Fountain City Blues]

Thats not the case. Its just such a generic term but no one is offering any distinct possibilities as to HOW the ball is being juiced, specifically within this world series

When we see an absolutely massive jump in HR% (it's at a record pace, and HR's in general too despite K's being up) all of the sudden, in the span of months, continuing now for years, it's a fair question to ask. It is awfully hard to believe that MLB suddenly had every ho-bum player become power hitters; or that the league suddenly had an absolutely incredible power surge to this degree so quickly. Even random guys like Whit Merifield hit around 20 bombs. Whit... Merrifield...

 

[SlinkyRedfoot]

So this is happening on the manufacturing line? Or is it after-market?

D-d-d-dyood, balls are juiced because home runs n stuff!

Again, implying that it couldn't be done.

 

[Ojb81]

When we see an absolutely massive jump in HR% all of the sudden, in the span of months, continuing now for years, it's a fair question to ask. It is awfully hard to believe that MLB suddenly had every ho-bum player become power hitters; or that the league suddenly had an absolutely incredible power surge to this degree so quickly. Even random guys like Whit Merifield hit around 20 bombs. Whit... Merrifield...

Fair enough

 

[SlinkyRedfoot]

Man...I don't know what was happening with that guy prior to that homer, but he had a faced that needed a slapping if I've ever seen one

I'd fire a shot into the broad that caught the ball, though.