World Series Predictions?

[samosa4u]

LOL! Did you guys see what those two Yankees fans did to Mookie in the 1st inning?

[bk400]

Well, at least I'll have one more baseball game to watch before I have to sit through 9 more weeks of Giants football.

[D. Bergin]

Originally Posted by bk400

Well, at least I'll have one more baseball game to watch before I have to sit through 9 more weeks of Giants football.

I'm in the same boat.

On the other hand, I did just finish watching "The Comeback" on Netflix. Be nice if they could replicate what the Red Sox did to them 20 years ago. Huge long shot, I know.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by D. Bergin

I'm in the same boat.

On the other hand, I did just finish watching "The Comeback" on Netflix. Be nice if they could replicate what the Red Sox did to them 20 years ago. Huge long shot, I know.

Aren't the chances of winning three games in a row one in eight, assuming roughly even odds for each game? Of course this may be complicated by the fact that one loss ends it, but not sure the odds are THAT long.

[D. Bergin]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

Aren't the chances of winning three games in a row one in eight, assuming roughly even odds for each game? Of course this may be complicated by the fact that one loss ends it, but not sure the odds are THAT long.

Well, it's 4 games in a row in total (not willing to remove that from the odds just because they got one of those out of the way), and as far as I know, the only team that's ever come back from a 3-0 deficit, is that Red Sox team against the Yankees.

I wish I could be more optimistic. Maybe Judge will break out of his slump....but Betts and Ohtani could also start lighting it up at any time.

As a cynical New York fan, I believe they are just one Gleyber Torres single off the wall, that he inexplicably thought was an upper deck Home Run away (or Clay Holmes in a high leverage situation) from blowing this series.

I'm not normally one to nit-pick stuff like this, but feel like I'm the only one who noticed he was barely out of the batters box last night, when his 3 run opposite field HR, landed just over the wall into the 1st row seats......which BTW, is pretty typical Gleyber behavior.

I mean, I don't care if you stop and stare and throw a giant bat flip at a no-doubter 30 rows up.....but Gleyber man...you ain't Barry Bonds or Aaron Judge. You might have a little bit of pop for a 2nd Baseman, but you haven't hit many "no-doubters" in your career.....especially to the opposite field.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by D. Bergin

Well, it's 4 games in a row in total (not willing to remove that from the odds just because they got one of those out of the way), and as far as I know, the only team that's ever come back from a 3-0 deficit, is that Red Sox team against the Yankees.

I wish I could be more optimistic. Maybe Judge will break out of his slump....but Betts and Ohtani could also start lighting it up at any time.

As a cynical New York fan, I believe they are just one Gleyber Torres single off the wall, that he inexplicably thought was an upper deck Home Run away (or Clay Holmes in a high leverage situation) from blowing this series.

I'm not normally one to nit-pick stuff like this, but feel like I'm the only one who noticed he was barely out of the batters box last night, when his 3 run opposite field HR, landed just over the wall into the 1st row seats......which BTW, is pretty typical Gleyber behavior.

I mean, I don't care if you stop and stare and throw a giant bat flip at a no-doubter 30 rows up.....but Gleyber man...you ain't Barry Bonds or Aaron Judge. You might have a little bit of pop for a 2nd Baseman, but you haven't hit many "no-doubters" in your career.....especially to the opposite field.

The results of past coin flips do not affect the odds of the next one. As I understand it, we calculate the odds going forwards.

[D. Bergin]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

The results of past coin flips do not affect the odds of the next one. As I understand it, we calculate the odds going forwards.

I don't quite see these games as coin flips, especially with 2 of them in Los Angeles, and the Dodgers resting their best relievers during Game 4.


Even if it was the same as flipping a coin, and you ignore the previous "heads" flip, 12.5% odds are still a pretty big long shot to me.

I hope I'm wrong.

[bk400]

Originally Posted by D. Bergin

I'm in the same boat.

On the other hand, I did just finish watching "The Comeback" on Netflix. Be nice if they could replicate what the Red Sox did to them 20 years ago. Huge long shot, I know.

I just finished watching "The Comeback" also. I thought it was really well done.

I didn't realize that the 04 Red Sox were such a jolly bunch of miscreants.

Also reminded me of why A-Rod never really got popular in New York. I had forgotten how he slapped the ball out of Arroyo's glove.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by bk400

I just finished watching "The Comeback" also. I thought it was really well done.

I didn't realize that the 04 Red Sox were such a jolly bunch of miscreants.

Also reminded me of why A-Rod never really got popular in New York. I had forgotten how he slapped the ball out of Arroyo's glove.

And then denied it, showing the umpire how it was supposedly part of his normal running motion.

[D. Bergin]

Originally Posted by bk400

I just finished watching "The Comeback" also. I thought it was really well done.

I didn't realize that the 04 Red Sox were such a jolly bunch of miscreants.

Also reminded me of why A-Rod never really got popular in New York. I had forgotten how he slapped the ball out of Arroyo's glove.

A-Rod was an unlikeable chode, but at least he played hard and smart and was always looking for some sort of an edge (insert PED joke here). Unlike this present team, which is mostly likeable but is filled with a bunch of guys who seem to stand in the batters box and stare at 330 foot fly balls and are constantly out of position defensively.

I have a hard time deciding whether to blame it on the mostly absent coaching (Pitching coach gets a pass here, he’s done wonders with what he was handed), or the players themselves, or just the general lack of leadership.

[Peter_Spaeth]

I have confirmed that not even Frank B. has used "chode" before.

[clydepepper]

Originally Posted by samosa4u

Man, WTF just happened??? Yanks were up by 5 and I went upstairs to put my baby to sleep and then I come back down, and it's tied!!!

Originally Posted by BobbyStrawberry

Same here - I took a shower and did a double take at the score.

Nice to have you two stepping up and taking some of the blame.

Originally Posted by bk400

I thought it was interesting that when Volpe grounded out for the first out in the 9th, with the Yankees down 7-6, a couple of people left their seats behind home plate. Then, when Wells struck out, a whole bunch of people left.

So Verdugo, who represents the tying run, comes to plate with 2 outs in the 9th -- and people are leaving behind him.

I gotta say, that's pretty Bush League of Yankees fans. Those seats behind home plate run cost around $20,000 apparently, so probably the hedge fund bros, but still.

They all probably had babies to put to sleep or showers to take.

LOL

[Balticfox]

Originally Posted by samosa4u

LOL! Did you guys see what those two Yankees fans did to Mookie in the 1st inning?

Everybody else in the country was saying "Well what do you expect from Yankee fans?" Certainly not decorum.

[D. Bergin]

Couple of dudebro idiots. Claimed they were "Playing D" in their area. If so, they played terrible "D". Don't think I've ever seen a fan grab somebody's glove before. They're lucky they didn't injure him in the process, the way his arm was extended.

[frankbmd]

Originally Posted by frankbmd

The first team to score 50 runs.

49 runs were scored by both teams.

Neither team scored more than 25, 1/2 of the necessary amount to receive my blessing.

I really am not a fan of either squad.

My prediction was accurate and I am not disappointed.