MLB wants Dodgers(Ohtani) vs Yankees(Judge) - NFL/Goodell helped the Chiefs

[samosa4u]

Wow!! We're having a Dodgers/Yankees WS, people !! That's freaking insane !! The last time they met in the WS was back in ... 1981 ??? Shit! I wasn't even around then!!

I watched many Dodgers games and they're hitting HR after HR after HR. Their pitching has been nearly perfect as well. What does any of this have to do with the MLB or the officiating?? This is an elite team, period.

Imagine what will happen next season when Ohtani starts pitching again??

[sbfinley]

Originally Posted by Shoeless Moe

I do know EVERY "expert" on ESPN.com picked the Padres over the Dodgers, I believe it was 8 different "experts", not sure why NONE dissented. To me it was obvious Dodgers were advancing, MLB didn't want the Padres, they wanted the Dodgers.

No one dissented because three weeks ago the Dodgers pitching staff was the biggest question mark in the entire playoff picture and the Padres were white hot. Down 2-1 to the Padres the talk of baseball was if Dave Roberts was on the hot seat. What he did in the next 8 games is arguably one of the best managerial jobs in years going 6-2 and winning two series while navigating 4 bullpen games. The starters they do have were giant question marks and struggled down the regular season stretch. If you just look at the payroll, then yeah they were clear favorites. If you watched the last 4-5 weeks of the season then Philly, San Diego, and the Mets were all playing much better baseball in the National League.

Originally Posted by samosa4u

Imagine what will happen next season when Ohtani starts pitching again??

I'd argue that the Dodger's IL alone would be (if healthy) the best pitching staff since Atlanta's Heyday.

SP - Shohei Ohtani
SP - Tyler Glasnow
SP - Clayton Kershaw
SP - Tony Gonsolin
SP - River Ryan
SP - Dustin May
SP - Gavin Stone
RP- Joe Kelly
RP - Brusdar Gatarol
RP - Alex Vesia
RP - Michael Grove
RP - Kyle Hurt

[etsmith]

The two best teams won as they should. No conspiracy, but some people see conspiracy everywhere.

[packs]

Once again the bulk of a World Series bound Yankees roster is made up of savvy trades and home grown players:

Traded for:
Soto, Chisholm, Clay Holmes, Mark Leiter Jr.

Claimed off Waivers / Traded for Cash:
LUKE WEAVER, Tim Hill, Jake Cousins

Have Only Played for the Yankees:
Judge, Volpe, Wells, Schmidt, Gil, Gleyber among others

[Balticfox]

Originally Posted by etsmith

The two best teams won as they should. No conspiracy....

True. Both the Yankees and the Dodgers had the best record in their respective Leagues during the regular season and redemonstrated their superiority in the playoffs. Not that I was happy to see that but....

[Casey2296]

Originally Posted by etsmith

The two best teams won as they should. No conspiracy, but some people see conspiracy everywhere.

I remember the hand wringing outrage that two teams with the worst record made it to the World Series last year to the point of MLB considering changing the rules to make the best teams end up in the World Series, while there might not be a grand conspiracy, there is definitely a financial interest in, and motivation to, make the popular teams end up on top. Let's not fool ourselves that there isn't an agenda to make the WS as profitable as possible.

[Shoeless Moe]

Originally Posted by sbfinley

No one dissented because three weeks ago the Dodgers pitching staff was the biggest question mark in the entire playoff picture and the Padres were white hot. Down 2-1 to the Padres the talk of baseball was if Dave Roberts was on the hot seat. What he did in the next 8 games is arguably one of the best managerial jobs in years going 6-2 and winning two series while navigating 4 bullpen games. The starters they do have were giant question marks and struggled down the regular season stretch. If you just look at the payroll, then yeah they were clear favorites. If you watched the last 4-5 weeks of the season then Philly, San Diego, and the Mets were all playing much better baseball in the National League.






I'd argue that the Dodger's IL alone would be (if healthy) the best pitching staff since Atlanta's Heyday.

SP - Shohei Ohtani
SP - Tyler Glasnow
SP - Clayton Kershaw
SP - Tony Gonsolin
SP - River Ryan
SP - Dustin May
SP - Gavin Stone
RP- Joe Kelly
RP - Brusdar Gatarol
RP - Alex Vesia
RP - Michael Grove
RP - Kyle Hurt

Yes, it's an embarrasment of riches......pretty sure the Dodgers bought the 2024 Title, should be confirmed in a week or so.

"The club also signed starting pitcher Tyler Glasnow to a five-year, $136 million extension after acquiring him from the Tampa Bay Rays, putting their total offseason spending close to $1.18 billion."

Yankees are lucky many of these pitchers are out or they'd have ZERO chance.

If Yankees can get lucky and have Freddie Freeman also miss or play injured they'll have a slight chance, but if he plays and plays well it should be over fairly quick.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by Shoeless Moe

Yes, it's an embarrasment of riches......pretty sure the Dodgers bought the 2024 Title.

"The club also signed starting pitcher Tyler Glasnow to a five-year, $136 million extension after acquiring him from the Tampa Bay Rays, putting their total offseason spending close to $1.18 billion."

Yankees are lucky many of these pitchers are out or they'd have ZERO chance.

If Yankees can get lucky and have Freddie Freeman also miss or play injured they'll have a slight chance, but if he plays and plays well it should be over fairly quick.

Surely MLB wants it to go 7 and will make that happen, no? Come on, man, having gotten what they want, the conspiracy must continue, look at all the money each game makes.

[Shoeless Moe]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

Surely MLB wants it to go 7 and will make that happen, no? Come on, man, having gotten what they want, the conspiracy must continue, look at all the money each game makes.

Possible....you'll have to watch those close calls when the game & series is on the line. Should be no funny business in Games 1 & 2, but anything is possible as it gets later.

It explains why no obvious Yankee calls in Game 5 at Cleveland, MLB would have been fine if it went back to NY. But with games on TBS & FS1, instead of the major networks....eh...yah know.....it didn't matter a whole lot.

[Shoeless Moe]

Pete, I know you are a music man.

Here is the theme song for this Postseason for the Yankees and Dodgers.

Please substitute "MLB" for "My Friends"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eXV4WyQMHFM

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by Shoeless Moe

Pete, I know you are a music man.

Here is the theme song for this Postseason for the Yankees and Dodgers.

Please substitute "MLB" for "My Friends"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eXV4WyQMHFM

Let's see.
Would you believe in ball four called a strike?
Yes I'm certain that it happens all the time.

[Shoeless Moe]

Originally Posted by Shoeless Moe

Yankees are lucky many of these pitchers are out or they'd have ZERO chance.

If Yankees can get lucky and have Freddie Freeman also miss or play injured they'll have a slight chance, but if he plays and plays well it should be over fairly quick.

Who'd a thunk, hmmmmm

[Balticfox]

Originally Posted by Shoeless Moe

Who'd a thunk, hmmmmm

You might try it sometime then.

[Shoeless Moe]

Anyone else notice the 2 really bad calls on Tommy Edman in the bottom of the 10th?

Good news for Yankees fans if the Yankees keep getting this awful calls late it might make the difference of a win or 2 for them.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WYSosH7mhLw

1:20 mark

[John1941]

Anyone else notice the heinous strike calls against the Yankees in the 1st inning?

The home plate umpire was bad, but he wasn't particularly partial. There's no strategic sense in waiting until the 10th inning to start ruling towards the Yankees.

[Shoeless Moe]

Originally Posted by Shoeless Moe

If Yankees can get lucky and have Freddie Freeman also miss or play injured they'll have a slight chance, but if he plays and plays well it should be over fairly quick.

exactly