World Series : Nationals vs Astros

[The Q]

I thought the plan was Sanchez for Game 3 and Scherzer on 5 days rest for Game 4...?

He won’t have 5 days rest for game 4. He’d be on regular rest in game 5

 

[Kace-1]

Every year at this time I keep in mind 1986 where the Red Sox won Games 1 and 2 in New York and the Mets wound up winning the World Series anyway. Of course 10 years later the other New York team did the same thing to Atlanta. That 1986 series was the first one I ever watched. I was in 4th Grade.

 

[redseat]

no but with his connection to Cora and part of a team that the Sox want their organizational philosophy to be built around...he makes a lot of sense.

now is not a time for them to get self righteous.

Didn't think so. Is his contract even up? Then again, it might not matter with the comment he made and the uproar it caused Houston might want him out

 

[nynasty]

Every year at this time I keep in mind 1986 where the Red Sox won Games 1 and 2 in New York and the Mets wound up winning the World Series anyway. Of course 10 years later the other New York team did the same thing to Atlanta. That 1986 series was the first one I ever watched. I was in 4th Grade.

And both game 6's were absolutely epic.

 

[Kace-1]

And both game 6's were absolutely epic.

Fun Fact: The last time a team not from New York dropped Games 1 and 2 at home and won the World Series was 1985 when the Royals did it. This also means that the last time we had a 2 year stretch of the home team dropping the first 2 only to win it all was 1985-86.

Also, since I started watching I can only recall the home teams sweeping twice and both times involved the Twins winning the World Series with the home advantage.

 

[DrewScott]

I hope Washington holds on and wins the series. I'm enjoying the Bryce Harper angle to all this.

 

[The Q]

I hope Washington holds on and wins the series. I'm enjoying the Bryce Harper angle to all this.

Harper is a really really good player.

The Nats were in a unique situation to be Able to afford losing Harper because they had 2 young cheap Ofs ready to play and used the savings on much needed pitching to add to the team.

 

[navamind]

Harper is a really really good player.

The Nats were in a unique situation to be Able to afford losing Harper because they had 2 young cheap Ofs ready to play and used the savings on much needed pitching to add to the team.

Not pursuing Harper allowed them to upgrade the team in other ways as well. The Nats rotation had issues last year and Corbin and Sanchez, two guys who played a huge role in the Nats rotation bouncing back. Nats outfield wasn't that great, Robles and Eaton were pretty average. Harper would have made it better, but the dropoff in outfield production was definitely worth the upgrade in the rotation. The Nats rotation had the most Wins Above Average by a landslide (14.7, Houston was 2nd at 10.8) and led all rotations in Fangraphs WAR.

 

[The Q]

Not pursuing Harper allowed them to upgrade the team in other ways as well. The Nats rotation had issues last year and Corbin and Sanchez, two guys who played a huge role in the Nats rotation bouncing back. Nats outfield wasn't that great, Robles and Eaton were pretty average. Harper would have made it better, but the dropoff in outfield production was definitely worth the upgrade in the rotation. The Nats rotation had the most Wins Above Average by a landslide (14.7, Houston was 2nd at 10.8) and led all rotations in Fangraphs WAR.

and the OF got a nice defensive upgrade. Offsetting some of the loss of production.

 

[rsw626]

I hope Washington holds on and wins the series. I'm enjoying the Bryce Harper angle to all this.

What will be interesting is that IF the Nats hold and win the Series, is Harper's first trip back to DC with the Phillies.

 

[10HtownRebs]

I don't see this series going past 4 or 5 games max..

Nats are just the hotter / better team.

Our bats have gone to shit and the Nats are a more scrappy team than we are...no way we dig out of this hole...

 

[SeattleCoug]

I dont think this series is over by any means but Washington definitely has that "team of destiny/team that got hot at the right time" thing going for them

 

[nynasty]

I don't see this series going past 4 or 5 games max..

Nats are just the hotter / better team.

Our bats have gone to shit and the Nats are a more scrappy team than we are...no way we dig out of this hole...

Just saying-in '96 the Yankees got completely dominated by Atlanta in the Bronx. I believe the cumulative score of the first two games was 16-1.

Newspaper stories were all "Yankees shouldn't be on the same field with this juggernaut" "The NLCS was the real world series"

And the Yankees were looking at Glavine, Avery, and Smoltz in games 3-5 back in Atlanta (if it got that far!)

Crazy shit can-and will-happen.

 

[Pure Steel]

Just saying-in '96 the Yankees got completely dominated by Atlanta in the Bronx. I believe the cumulative score of the first two games was 16-1.

Newspaper stories were all "Yankees shouldn't be on the same field with this juggernaut" "The NLCS was the real world series"

And the Yankees were looking at Glavine, Avery, and Smoltz in games 3-5 back in Atlanta (if it got that far!)

Crazy shit can-and will-happen.

One game at a time......

 

[DT LUNA]

Hat's off to the Nat's FO. In the WS with old FA's/ cast off's. Re: Rodney Cabrera Suzuki Kendrick. Amazing how this all came together. These guys have made it happen but brilliance up front is outstanding too.

 

[YourFriendGannon]

Astros fire assistant GM Brandon Taubman.

My god. Cancel culture is running amok in this country. What a hypersensitive snowflake that reporter must be. Stay out of the locker room if you don't like it. Is it too late for us to dig up everything every umpire has ever said, find the racist ones and just cancel the World Series?

 

[The Q]

Makes it easy to root for Washington now.
I was just gonna be happy with a decent World Series.

now Houston deserves to eat shit

 

[Mofo]

He won’t have 5 days rest for game 4. He’d be on regular rest in game 5

He pitched Monday. That's 5 days' rest. It's up to Martinez if he wants to go with Corbin or Corbin/Ross/etc.

 

[The Q]

He pitched Monday. That's 5 days' rest. It's up to Martinez if he wants to go with Corbin or Corbin/Ross/etc.

game 1 was tuesday.

 

[Mofo]

game 1 was tuesday.

I think one of us either smoked too much... or not enough.