Series Thread: World Series: Los Angeles Dodgers vs Houston Astros

[The Oldtimer]

I would have preferred Dodgers 4 to Houston 0 -

Me too.

 

[dougplayer]

Verlander breaks one off in Dodgers. He is the ACE of MLB.
KLUBER SHOULD BE TAKING NOTES

 

[The Q]

Verlander breaks one off in Dodgers. He is the ACE of MLB.
KLUBER SHOULD BE TAKING NOTES

if he does that he has the chance to do the rare double dip of LCS and WS MVP.

 

[OutlawImmortal]

This series won't be over until the fat lady sings, and her fat ass has been hesitant to sing all series long.

 

[Inquisitor95]

 

[Inquisitor95]

 

[Hoopla Bookie]

Game 6

http://sportshoop.la/sportsbook/10-31-mlb-world-series-houston-la-dodgers-8-15pm-et-fox.5475/

 

[msgkings322]

Meh...

Too much of a mockery of what the game should be. Failed pitcher after failed pitcher.

Give me a good tz-approved game any day of the week.

But baseball is more than 2-1 pitchers' duels. Maybe tzill would like a World Series where each and every game was 3-1, 1-0, 4-2, 2-0....but that'd be pretty boring. Do you want that EVERY day of the week? Was it a mockery when Sandoval hit 3 HRs in one WS game? Babe Ruth did that a couple of times too, and of course Reggie in 1977 (all 3 HRs on the first pitch I believe)

Variety is what makes baseball special and the best part of it (to me). One day you win 12-10, the next day you lose 2-0, same hitters. All the parks are different. One league has the DH one doesn't. Every day you see something new.

A 13-12 game with lots of comebacks is entertaining as hell. If every game were like that of course it would suck. But it would kind of suck if every game was 1-0 too.

 

[navamind]

This would be Jamie Moyer

 

[calsnowskier]

But baseball is more than 2-1 pitchers' duels. Maybe tzill would like a World Series where each and every game was 3-1, 1-0, 4-2, 2-0....but that'd be pretty boring. Do you want that EVERY day of the week? Was it a mockery when Sandoval hit 3 HRs in one WS game? Babe Ruth did that a couple of times too, and of course Reggie in 1977 (all 3 HRs on the first pitch I believe)

Variety is what makes baseball special and the best part of it (to me). One day you win 12-10, the next day you lose 2-0, same hitters. All the parks are different. One league has the DH one doesn't. Every day you see something new.

A 13-12 game with lots of comebacks is entertaining as hell. If every game were like that of course it would suck. But it would kind of suck if every game was 1-0 too.

Exceptions exist to every rule, of course. But a game where it seemed no pitcher could even get an out is just not entertaining. To me, more joy comes from anticipation than from payoff. That game never gave the viewer a chance to experience any anticipation.

Murph (I think) on KNBR made a great point yesterday. He loves mint chocolate chip ice cream. But if he ate an entire gallon in one sitting, he feels sick.

 

[Inimical]

To me this is the deciding game. Verlander pitching, both bullpens are shot. The stars have aligned for the Astros to win their first title. The Dodgers bats, though putting up runs, have been mostly dormant. They will have to hit today and against the best postseason pitcher this year. Rich Hill is money at home. Though a control pitcher if his command is off he sucks bull balls. Darvish though expected to pitch the next game, should be considered if he gets into trouble. But even more so, and when i really think about it even more ready for the challenge Wood should have a look from Roberts. Today is game 7 IMO. If the Dodgers win today, they win game 7. Either way should be fun.

 

[soxfan1468927]

Exceptions exist to every rule, of course. But a game where it seemed no pitcher could even get an out is just not entertaining. To me, more joy comes from anticipation than from payoff. That game never gave the viewer a chance to experience any anticipation.

Murph (I think) on KNBR made a great point yesterday. He loves mint chocolate chip ice cream. But if he ate an entire gallon in one sitting, he feels sick.

Murph sounds like a pussy

 

[SlinkyRedfoot]

The Dodgers bats, though putting up runs, have been mostly dormant.

30 runs in five games is "mostly dormant?"

 

[Sgt Brutus]

@OutlawImmortal I need to win some of that cash back you took off me during the NLDS
http://sportshoop.la/betting-exchange/mlb-astros-will-win-the-world-series.1294/

 

[OutlawImmortal]

@OutlawImmortal I need to win some of that cash back you took off me during the NLDS
http://sportshoop.la/betting-exchange/mlb-astros-will-win-the-world-series.1294/

Can't exactly refuse. I'm praying the Dodgers can pull these 2 games out somehow. I'm honestly thinking about combining Hill and Darvish game 6 and going Kershaw short rest Game 7. The bullpen needs to regroup and Darvish didn't exactly throw many pitches in Game 3.

Although if Roberts were listening to me, Wood wouldn't have pitched that Game 4 gem because I would have used him in extras in Game 2 instead of McCarthy.

 

[Sgt Brutus]

Can't exactly refuse. I'm praying the Dodgers can pull these 2 games out somehow. I'm honestly thinking about combining Hill and Darvish game 6 and going Kershaw short rest Game 7. The bullpen needs to regroup and Darvish didn't exactly throw many pitches in Game 3.

Although if Roberts were listening to me, Wood wouldn't have pitched that Game 4 gem because I would have used him in extras in Game 2 instead of McCarthy.

If they can get past Verlander I like their chances in g7

 

[dougplayer]

Verlander..will be a boss tonight.

 

[SlinkyRedfoot]

If they can get past Verlander I like their chances in g7

That's how I felt about the Yankees in the ALCS.

You never know.

 

[Kenny]

A bit of rain this morning over here. Hope we get a game tonight.

 

[SlinkyRedfoot]

A bit of rain this morning over here. Hope we get a game tonight.

1% chance of rain at game time.