World Series Predictions?

[Aquarian Sports Cards]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

The portion of the sentence starting "without much" is irrelevant. I don't understand how you do not see that.

Because you seem to think I'm saying that he wouldn't possibly contribute going forward, which isn't even remotely my argument, and is actually irrelevant to what I'm saying. He could have gone 5 for 5 with three home runs every game after game two and THAT wouldn't have altered my argument unless they needed all of those runs produced to win.

My point is his contribution may well be irrelevant to the outcome, hence it's not a costly injury. You can't ever win more than one game at a time no matter how many runs a dominant Shohei might have added. If he had gone 5 for 5 last night the result would've been the same. Considering they're now 3 - 0 and he's 1 for 11 maybe strengthens my argument, but it was never about how good or bad Ohtani would or would not play. It was about the Dodgers not needing his contribution. I only used his performance to that point to as evidence that the Dodgers don't appear to need him to win this series.

[Peter_Spaeth]

You seem to be revising your argument, which initially was keyed entirely to Ohtani's performance.

"Ohtani has basically had no impact in the series and precious little in the playoffs."

[Aquarian Sports Cards]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

You seem to be revising your argument, which initially was keyed entirely to Ohtani's performance.

"Ohtani has basically had no impact in the series and precious little in the playoffs."

Yes I said that, and yet the Dodgers are where they are, so they are not reliant on a good performance by Ohtani to win. I feel like I keep saying the same thing pretty consistently.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by Aquarian Sports Cards

Yes I said that, and yet the Dodgers are where they are, so they are not reliant on a good performance by Ohtani to win. I feel like I keep saying the same thing pretty consistently.

It's a straw man. No team is THAT dependent on one player, no team at a high level anyway, that they couldn't win without him. So by that definition, there is nobody who would ever be a costly loss. But that's not how most people would define a costly loss.

[Aquarian Sports Cards]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

It's a straw man. No team is THAT dependent on one player, no team at a high level anyway, that they couldn't win without him. So by that definition, there is nobody who would ever be a costly loss. But that's not how most people would define a costly loss.

Well without Freddie Freeman this series they might have been lost lol.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by Aquarian Sports Cards

Well without Freddie Freeman this series they might have been lost lol.

There we can agree lol. So much for whatever injury he had.

[Shoeless Moe]

ankle sprain

DNP Game 6 vs Mets

[egri]

I saw on one of the other sites that Aaron Judge is hitting .140 this postseason. Lou Gehrig hit .143 in 1939 when he had ALS.

[bk400]

I have a feeling that Judge is due. I think he goes 3 for 5 with two home runs tonight.

[John1941]

Originally Posted by bk400

I have a feeling that Judge is due. I think he goes 3 for 5 with two home runs tonight.

Aaron Judge is my favorite player and so I'd love to believe that, but I can't see it. He's not just not hitting - he's flailing; missing fastballs and expanding the zone piteously on breaking stuff. His batting average this postseason isn't due to bad batted ball luck or something - it's about his 20K in 43 at-bats.

[Snapolit1]

Originally Posted by bk400

I have a feeling that Judge is due. I think he goes 3 for 5 with two home runs tonight.

He might be due. Having a baby later today would explain a few thing.

[ClementeFanOh]

I predict the Dodgers make it a clean sweep.

Aquarian/Scott- I see you've been force fed the PeterSpaeth cocktail:

1) 1 part unwanted advice

2) 3 parts making everything about him AND twisting the topic

3) 1 part false amazement that you could ever doubt his "perfect" logic

Pull the rip cord! Trent King

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by ClementeFanOh

I predict the Dodgers make it a clean sweep.

Aquarian/Scott- I see you've been force fed the PeterSpaeth cocktail:

1) 1 part unwanted advice

2) 3 parts making everything about him AND twisting the topic

3) 1 part false amazement that you could ever doubt his "perfect" logic

Pull the rip cord! Trent King

You're pathetic. Scott and I were just having a friendly discussion about how to assess what the loss of Ohtani would have meant, and he hardly needs your advice. Uh, maybe you can stop trolling and spewing out your hateful ad hominem drivel? I know that would omit most of your posts, but still...

[Beercan collector]

After watching the top of the first I’m predicting nine Yankees pitchers .