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IST WS 2018: BOS VS LAD -- Glamour Boys

G-Fafif Oct 21 2018 01:00 PM

It's the battle of franchises my sister's probably heard of.

Frayed Knot Oct 21 2018 01:07 PM Re: IST WS 2018: BOS VS LAD -- Glamour Boys

I understand that Manny Machado is so popular in LA these days following his trade there that he's thinking of jogging for Mayor.

MFS62 Oct 21 2018 02:14 PM Re: IST WS 2018: BOS VS LAD -- Glamour Boys

Frayed Knot wrote: I understand that Manny Machado is so popular in LA these days following his trade there that he's thinking of jogging for Mayor. BAM! Later

bmfc1 Oct 21 2018 02:48 PM Re: IST WS 2018: BOS VS LAD -- Glamour Boys

A report from a friend who is a Brewers fan living in LA about his experience at one of the playoff games:

Frayed Knot Oct 23 2018 07:13 PM Re: IST WS 2018: BOS VS LAD -- Glamour Boys

Biggest problem for Boston right now is that it took Sale 3-1/2 innings worth of pitches (51) just to get through two innings. And those, for the most part, were good innings. He was unlikely to go real long anyway, but now it's probably a hope-for-five situation.

Centerfield Oct 23 2018 07:20 PM Re: IST WS 2018: BOS VS LAD -- Glamour Boys

That inning didn’t help either. You figure as each game gets later, LA has the advantage with their pen.

Frayed Knot Oct 23 2018 07:26 PM Re: IST WS 2018: BOS VS LAD -- Glamour Boys

Yeah, now just shy of five innings worth of pitches (72) to get through three ... and he now no longer has the lead.

Fman99 Oct 23 2018 07:27 PM Re: IST WS 2018: BOS VS LAD -- Glamour Boys

That's a 2B if he hustles out of the batters' box. My HDMI antenna is flaking, as usual, so I'm enjoying the game via Fox Deportes and the broadcast en Espanol. I certainly don't need Joe Buck to follow a baseball game.

MFS62 Oct 23 2018 07:54 PM Re: IST WS 2018: BOS VS LAD -- Glamour Boys

Fman99 wrote: I certainly don't need Joe Buck to follow a baseball game. Nor does any baseball fan. Later

Frayed Knot Oct 23 2018 08:47 PM Re: IST WS 2018: BOS VS LAD -- Glamour Boys

And it turns out that neither starter lasts five. I don't get the Buck hate.

Centerfield Oct 23 2018 08:54 PM Re: IST WS 2018: BOS VS LAD -- Glamour Boys

He’s ok. A little too cool for school at times. But he’s fine. I liked that Anderson guy that worked with Darling on TBS. He was solid. That being said I feel like they should just give the World Series to Vin Scully for as long as he lives.

Frayed Knot Oct 23 2018 09:12 PM Re: IST WS 2018: BOS VS LAD -- Glamour Boys

See, that's just it. I get the 'he's not my cuppa' vibe, just not the 'he ruins baseball for me' vibe. But then, I think most sports fans over-react to announcers in general. Scully was slipping in recent years. It's better to remember him as he was. Three hours to get thru 6-1-2 innings.

Frayed Knot Oct 23 2018 09:27 PM Re: IST WS 2018: BOS VS LAD -- Glamour Boys

Last Boston Red Sox pitcher to surrender a HR to a Dodger in the WS? -- Babe Ruth

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Oct 23 2018 09:30 PM Re: IST WS 2018: BOS VS LAD -- Glamour Boys

Fun 3-plus hours, though. I feel like that was the Dodgers' last, best chance last inning. I also wonder whether LA would have been better off letting young Urias go a few more innings.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Oct 23 2018 09:38 PM Re: IST WS 2018: BOS VS LAD -- Glamour Boys

And there y'are.

Frayed Knot Oct 23 2018 09:40 PM Re: IST WS 2018: BOS VS LAD -- Glamour Boys

Sure, but it's been 2-1/2 hours of good action, but it's been fluffed into 3-1/2 hours. The main culprits have been the high pitch counts of both starters combined with the increased between-innings commercial time. I think MLB has shot themselves in the foot with these nearly 3 minute breaks. I'm sure they got some short-term gain out of it but that doesn't mean it's been a long-term success.

Frayed Knot Oct 23 2018 09:45 PM Re: IST WS 2018: BOS VS LAD -- Glamour Boys

And we have a 'Yankees Suck' chant. Gotta luv it!

G-Fafif Oct 23 2018 11:48 PM Re: IST WS 2018: BOS VS LAD -- Glamour Boys

Chant interpreted by some ears as "Manny Sucks." Either way, Red Sox ride that positivity to victory.

bmfc1 Oct 24 2018 05:44 AM Re: IST WS 2018: BOS VS LAD -- Glamour Boys

The game lasted 3:52. I did not. If I'm doing the math correctly, it ended at midnight.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Oct 24 2018 06:25 AM Re: IST WS 2018: BOS VS LAD -- Glamour Boys

I set a new 2018 record by falling asleep on the couch in the 1st inning.

Mets Willets Point Oct 24 2018 08:51 AM Re: IST WS 2018: BOS VS LAD -- Glamour Boys

Frayed Knot wrote: And we have a 'Yankees Suck' chant. Gotta luv it! Kind of ridiculous considering that a) the Yankees aren't playing and b) Bostonians have a perfectly cromulent "BEAT LA!" chant to use in this context.

Frayed Knot Oct 24 2018 09:11 AM Re: IST WS 2018: BOS VS LAD -- Glamour Boys

Of course it's ridiculous ... and I'd expect nothing less. Although, as Greg points out, it's also quite possible that I misheard who exactly was being told to do the sucking.

metirish Oct 24 2018 09:38 AM Re: IST WS 2018: BOS VS LAD -- Glamour Boys

I went to bed right after Rodriguez got out of that jam that Brasier got in to....that was I think the 6th inning, 11pm.....I can't hang like I used to

Centerfield Oct 24 2018 11:00 AM Re: IST WS 2018: BOS VS LAD -- Glamour Boys

Maybe I missed this. But why does Boston hate Manny? Did he kick someone there too? It seems like a lot of fan bases don't like Manny. Maybe I'll just recommend the Mets sign Harper instead and avoid all the drama.

Mets Willets Point Oct 24 2018 11:23 AM Re: IST WS 2018: BOS VS LAD -- Glamour Boys

Centerfield wrote: Maybe I missed this. But why does Boston hate Manny? Did he kick someone there too? He injured Dustin Pedroia with a takeout slide in 2017 and the Sox and Machado have been calling one another names ever since.

41Forever Oct 24 2018 06:43 PM Re: IST WS 2018: BOS VS LAD -- Glamour Boys

I don't get the pine-tar-on-the-helmet thing. Is there a reason for that?

41Forever Oct 24 2018 06:52 PM Re: IST WS 2018: BOS VS LAD -- Glamour Boys

That was an amazing play. The thrown ball actually went through Kinsler's legs and into Machado's glove to tag him at third. An inch or two in either direction and the ball hits Kinsler and he's possibly headed home.

MFS62 Oct 24 2018 07:36 PM Re: IST WS 2018: BOS VS LAD -- Glamour Boys

41Forever wrote: That was an amazing play. The thrown ball actually went through Kinsler's legs and into Machado's glove to tag him at third. An inch or two in either direction and the ball hits Kinsler and he's possibly headed home. As we first heard when we were kids, all together now,"Baseball is a game of inches". Later

Frayed Knot Oct 24 2018 07:51 PM Re: IST WS 2018: BOS VS LAD -- Glamour Boys

At one point during that 4th inning Kike Hernandez AB, it took Price over 4 minutes to throw 6 pitches. No mound conferences in there or other delays, just a lot of stepping out and stepping off. MLB can NOT allow that to continue as, once again, we've got a low scoring game that's on a pace for four hours and possibly longer once the parade of relievers commences.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Oct 24 2018 08:11 PM Re: IST WS 2018: BOS VS LAD -- Glamour Boys

Textbook 2018-Sawx-y inning: Ryu was cruising through 4 2/3 innings, then let up an oppo-field single, another dribbler, and an 8-pitch walk-- all with Betts and Benintendi in the middle of it-- and hello, Ryan Madson.

41Forever Oct 24 2018 08:13 PM Re: IST WS 2018: BOS VS LAD -- Glamour Boys

And he walks in the tying run!

41Forever Oct 24 2018 08:14 PM Re: IST WS 2018: BOS VS LAD -- Glamour Boys

When did the Dodgers get Paul Sewald?

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Oct 24 2018 08:26 PM Re: IST WS 2018: BOS VS LAD -- Glamour Boys

Should they have let Ryu-- who's got pretty significant reverse platoon splits and has cut down on his gopherballiness this year (11.8% HR/FB)-- stay in? On the one hand, he dug himself the hole, and had just issued a free pass. But... he has to be a better option there than up-in-a-hurry Madson. And if not... why Madson, who struggled yesterday and has been iffy all postseason? Why not, say, Baez or Maeda? Or, if you're feeling funky... why not aim high for a high-leverage sitch and slot in Jansen?

Centerfield Oct 24 2018 08:33 PM Re: IST WS 2018: BOS VS LAD -- Glamour Boys

Boston is just amazing. I mean, it’s obvious, but if you want to be successful you just have to score runs. Boston, Houston, the Cubs. These teams’ lineups just had no quit to them. I like Nimmo, and have high hopes for Alonso and McNeil, but you look at our lineup and we are just light years away from these elite teams.

Centerfield Oct 24 2018 08:34 PM Re: IST WS 2018: BOS VS LAD -- Glamour Boys

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: Should they have let Ryu-- who's got pretty significant reverse platoon splits and has cut down on his gopherballiness this year (11.8% HR/FB)-- stay in? On the one hand, he dug himself the hole, and had just issued a free pass. But... he has to be a better option there than up-in-a-hurry Madson. And if not... why Madson, who struggled yesterday and has been iffy all postseason? Why not, say, Baez or Maeda? Or, if you're feeling funky... why not aim high for a high-leverage sitch and slot in Jansen? Yup.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Oct 24 2018 08:43 PM Re: IST WS 2018: BOS VS LAD -- Glamour Boys

I don't recall Joe Kelly's stuff being anywhere near this good when he was with the Cards. He's got three pitches that can freeze you even if you know they're coming. It's absurd.

Centerfield Oct 24 2018 09:14 PM Re: IST WS 2018: BOS VS LAD -- Glamour Boys

Two things strike me. Every time someone like David Price is praised for an “amazing job” because he goes 6 innings and gives up 2, I think that the speaker has never seen a Jacob deGrom start. Every time someone mentions how weak the Red Sox pen is, I think that the speaker has never seen the Mets bullpen.

MFS62 Oct 25 2018 06:40 AM Re: IST WS 2018: BOS VS LAD -- Glamour Boys

I first heard this when I was a kid. Senator Chuck Schumer told it again earlier this week and I still laugh... and agree. http://knoxblogs.com/volhistorian/2014/ ... ley-twice/ Later

Mets Willets Point Oct 25 2018 08:18 AM Re: IST WS 2018: BOS VS LAD -- Glamour Boys

Centerfield wrote: Two things strike me. Every time someone like David Price is praised for an “amazing job” because he goes 6 innings and gives up 2, I think that the speaker has never seen a Jacob deGrom start. Every time someone mentions how weak the Red Sox pen is, I think that the speaker has never seen the Mets bullpen. I think the first is in the context of a postseason where "bullpenning" has become the norm and long, quality starts exceedingly rare. The second is the Sox bullpen relative to other postseason team's bullpens, but even then I think the Sox relief pitchers are given more grief than they deserve.

Frayed Knot Oct 26 2018 01:43 PM Re: IST WS 2018: BOS VS LAD -- Glamour Boys

What an odd string of finishes for the Sox over the last seven seasons. Starting in 2012, they finished: 5th in the AL East 26.0 games out; then 1st and won the WS; then 5th two years in a row (25.0 GB & 15.0 GB); then 1st back-to-back (Lost in 3-0 and 3-1 in ALDS) and now 1st w/108 reg season wins and so far a near perfect post-season record (9-1 overall and a 2-0 WS lead). So that's four times winning the AL East sprinkled around three times finishing DFL, while two of those winning season came with a total of one post-season game won and the other (two?) with a World Series crown. But zero 2nd, 3rd, or 4th place finishes.

metirish Oct 26 2018 01:47 PM Re: IST WS 2018: BOS VS LAD -- Glamour Boys

Got to be honest, kind of a bleh WS so far, surprising with two huge markets, Dodgers really need to win tonight.

Centerfield Oct 26 2018 01:57 PM Re: IST WS 2018: BOS VS LAD -- Glamour Boys

What an odd string of finishes for the Sox over the last seven seasons. Starting in 2012, they finished: 5th in the AL East 26.0 games out; then 1st and won the WS; then 5th two years in a row (25.0 GB & 15.0 GB); then 1st back-to-back (Lost in 3-0 and 3-1 in ALDS) and now 1st w/108 reg season wins and so far a near perfect post-season record (9-1 overall and a 2-0 WS lead). So that's four times winning the AL East sprinkled around three times finishing DFL, while two of those winning season came with a total of one post-season game won and the other (two?) with a World Series crown. But zero 2nd, 3rd, or 4th place finishes. Maybe that 2013 team greatly overachieved? Such a strange pattern. And yeah, LA really has to win tonight.

Frayed Knot Oct 26 2018 04:34 PM Re: IST WS 2018: BOS VS LAD -- Glamour Boys

metirish wrote: Got to be honest, kind of a bleh WS so far, surprising with two huge markets, Dodgers really need to win tonight. Maybe a move to warmer weather and no DH helps. Hasn't been a bad series so far IMO, it's just that the pace of the games has overshadowed the good parts. Game 2 was "only" 3:15, but both Price & Ryu are among the slower pitchers in all MLB, and by the time the game got rolling (it was the rare game when the late innings were faster than the early) LA never seemed like they were even in danger of getting back into it.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Oct 26 2018 07:50 PM Re: IST WS 2018: BOS VS LAD -- Glamour Boys

So... Walker Buehler is pretty good.

41Forever Oct 26 2018 08:10 PM Re: IST WS 2018: BOS VS LAD -- Glamour Boys

Machado just pulled a Timo Perez, failing to run out of the box because he thought he hit a homer.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Oct 26 2018 08:15 PM Re: IST WS 2018: BOS VS LAD -- Glamour Boys

To be fair, I don't think you can call it "pulling a Timo" unless it has some actual consequence. As it stands... it's just a VERY bad look.

TransMonk Oct 26 2018 08:20 PM Re: IST WS 2018: BOS VS LAD -- Glamour Boys

Heck of a seventh by Buehler.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Oct 26 2018 08:21 PM Re: IST WS 2018: BOS VS LAD -- Glamour Boys

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: So... Walker Buehler is pretty good. For real, though-- he's pretty decent. Pitchable.

Centerfield Oct 26 2018 08:25 PM Re: IST WS 2018: BOS VS LAD -- Glamour Boys

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: To be fair, I don't think you can call it "pulling a Timo" unless it has some actual consequence. As it stands... it's just a VERY bad look. Zeile was the one who failed to run out of the box thinking it was a homer. Timo was the one on base who failed to run because he saw Zeile fail to run, thinking it was a homer.

41Forever Oct 26 2018 08:25 PM Re: IST WS 2018: BOS VS LAD -- Glamour Boys

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: To be fair, I don't think you can call it "pulling a Timo" unless it has some actual consequence. As it stands... it's just a VERY bad look. Fair enough. I and now remember that it was Zeile who hit that ball -- and Timo was jogging in from second. OE: Good call. Posted same time.

Frayed Knot Oct 26 2018 08:29 PM Re: IST WS 2018: BOS VS LAD -- Glamour Boys

So by how many strides would Machado have been thrown out on that Puig infield single?

Centerfield Oct 26 2018 09:10 PM Re: IST WS 2018: BOS VS LAD -- Glamour Boys

Machado kinda has a crybaby face. I can see NY fans getting on him should be struggle.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Oct 26 2018 09:30 PM Re: IST WS 2018: BOS VS LAD -- Glamour Boys

Anywhere that can afford him is going to have a vocal, somewhat impatient fan base attached, isn't it? Price here? Interesting. No days off for anybody on these teams, are there?

Frayed Knot Oct 26 2018 09:34 PM Re: IST WS 2018: BOS VS LAD -- Glamour Boys

In one of these game defining situations, shouldn't you bring Beowulf in from your bullpen to face Grandal?

John Cougar Lunchbucket Oct 26 2018 09:35 PM Re: IST WS 2018: BOS VS LAD -- Glamour Boys

Claymotion

Frayed Knot Oct 26 2018 09:48 PM Re: IST WS 2018: BOS VS LAD -- Glamour Boys

The BoSox have used six relievers to face 22 hitters and secure the last 13 outs.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Oct 26 2018 10:02 PM Re: IST WS 2018: BOS VS LAD -- Glamour Boys

Turner still fat and slow at 3rd. oh wow, dp at home

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Oct 26 2018 10:04 PM Re: IST WS 2018: BOS VS LAD -- Glamour Boys

Nice throw. And Grandal didn't let it get past him! GOOD FOR YOU, BUDDY! (Kinsler was totes out, btw.)

John Cougar Lunchbucket Oct 26 2018 10:05 PM Re: IST WS 2018: BOS VS LAD -- Glamour Boys

that wasn't Grandal, he was pinch run for

Frayed Knot Oct 26 2018 10:14 PM Re: IST WS 2018: BOS VS LAD -- Glamour Boys

Yeah, it was Barnes (not the Barnes who's the Red Sox pitcher) but it was a nice grab, tag, and hold-onto. Kimbrel gets Turner to ground out in the battle of the red beards. No way should that pickoff call w/Kinsler have been overturned. That Buck was so sure it should be indicates, to me anyway, how invested in replay networks are.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Oct 26 2018 10:42 PM Re: IST WS 2018: BOS VS LAD -- Glamour Boys

I'm pretty sure that for six months in 1998, I used a fake ID with the name "Heath Hembree."

John Cougar Lunchbucket Oct 26 2018 11:50 PM Re: IST WS 2018: BOS VS LAD -- Glamour Boys

jesus, here we go to the 14th

G-Fafif Oct 27 2018 02:21 AM Re: IST WS 2018: BOS VS LAD -- Glamour Boys

Say, that was something.

Benjamin Grimm Oct 27 2018 05:58 AM Re: IST WS 2018: BOS VS LAD -- Glamour Boys

There will be a Super Sports Equinox for Los Angeles.

bmfc1 Oct 27 2018 07:48 AM Re: IST WS 2018: BOS VS LAD -- Glamour Boys

Rich Hill was supposed to pitch tonight but now both teams are "TBD". I wonder what happened to "Dick Mountain"? [tweet:342dj3ew]https://twitter.com/Cut4/status/1056092913573261315[/tweet:342dj3ew]

John Cougar Lunchbucket Oct 27 2018 07:57 AM Re: IST WS 2018: BOS VS LAD -- Glamour Boys

G-Fafif wrote: Say, that was something. Of course I passed out and missed it. I was there till the 15th I think

41Forever Oct 27 2018 08:35 AM Re: IST WS 2018: BOS VS LAD -- Glamour Boys Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Oct 27 2018 01:21 PM

I only lasted until 1 a.m. Detroit News had this: How long did they play? Put it this way: The game took 15 minutes more than the entire 1939 World Series when the Yankees swept Cincinnati, STATS said.

Mets Willets Point Oct 27 2018 11:53 AM Re: IST WS 2018: BOS VS LAD -- Glamour Boys

What an odd string of finishes for the Sox over the last seven seasons. Starting in 2012, they finished: 5th in the AL East 26.0 games out; then 1st and won the WS; then 5th two years in a row (25.0 GB & 15.0 GB); then 1st back-to-back (Lost in 3-0 and 3-1 in ALDS) and now 1st w/108 reg season wins and so far a near perfect post-season record (9-1 overall and a 2-0 WS lead). So that's four times winning the AL East sprinkled around three times finishing DFL, while two of those winning season came with a total of one post-season game won and the other (two?) with a World Series crown. But zero 2nd, 3rd, or 4th place finishes. My impression of the Red Sox 2013 is that is the only time a team has won the World Series while in the middle of a major rebuild. Ben Cherrington traded away a lot of Red Sox veterans and restocked the farm with a lot of the players who are the core of the 2018 Red Sox. Then he signed bunch of aging vets to short-term contracts (Gomes, Napoli, Victorino) who all managed to have great seasons. And some of the remaining Red Sox vets who were injured/underperforming in 2012 (Lackey, Pedroia, Ortiz, Ellsbury) returned to health and productivity in 2013. Essentially the team was in rebuild mode from 2012-2015 but still managed to pull off one golden season through a mix of Cherrington's skill and a whole lot of luck.

Frayed Knot Oct 27 2018 01:41 PM Re: IST WS 2018: BOS VS LAD -- Glamour Boys

Yeah, I remember that now. I remember virtually every move they made, whether with foresight or one they lucked into, paid off big time, including their fourth choice for closer, 38 y/o Koji Uehara, being unhittable for months on end having never done so before or after. And mostly I remember NYDN writer Bill Madden telling the Mets and Yanx (by which I mean he was telling the Yanx) that they had to immediately copy the Red Sox and Cardinals "formula" for success. In the case of the BoSox that meant having every single FA signing work out much better than possibly anticipated. And in the case of the Cards it was have like seven draft picks from the same class a few years earlier all arrive at the same time. Shyeeet, if you could pull off "plans" like those you wouldn't need any plans.

Frayed Knot Oct 27 2018 08:32 PM Re: IST WS 2018: BOS VS LAD -- Glamour Boys

Meanwhile back to this year's Red Sox, they've suddenly forgotten how to hit. 2 runs scored in the last 27 innings and 1 hit so far tonight (w/1 out in the 7th)

Frayed Knot Oct 27 2018 08:43 PM Re: IST WS 2018: BOS VS LAD -- Glamour Boys

Sox: Shut up Frayed!!

G-Fafif Oct 28 2018 05:49 AM Re: IST WS 2018: BOS VS LAD -- Glamour Boys

And now, the end is near... Nine innings may be all that's left. No more than twenty-seven, pending any more Game Three-like lunacy. No matter which side one has temporarily aligned with, sigh.

Centerfield Oct 28 2018 07:14 AM Re: IST WS 2018: BOS VS LAD -- Glamour Boys

I’m with you Greg. Whatever it takes to stretch the season. I’ll root for LA tonight so the series can go back to Boston.

Frayed Knot Oct 28 2018 09:07 AM Re: IST WS 2018: BOS VS LAD -- Glamour Boys

Of course one thing they can do to 'extend the season' is just keep playing like they are. The 7th thru 9th innings last night took 1:42 to play, more than 1/4 of which was commercial time. I hadn't realized until last night that, in addition to the between innings breaks being lengthened to 2:55 (up from 2:05 in reg season or 2:25 in GotWs), the pitching changes have also been lengthened to the same 3 minutes and usually longer once they get around to the new guy actually throwing his first pitch. That 2:55 is just when the telecast comes back. So between the five half-inning breaks and the four in-inning pitching changes during that span, that's 27 minutes of dead time out of the 102 it took to get through those three innings (26.5%). That total doesn't include mound conferences (I lost count), the checking of the replays to decide whether or not they want to have the umps check the replay (no actual replay reviews were done), or all other types of time-killing non-action. Prior to that 7th inning things were actually sailing along in the game, but yet it still clocked in at just under 4 hours. And, yeah, the 7th thru 9th were when most of the runs were scored, but still, 105 pitches were thrown in total in those three innings (not THAT MUCH higher than the norm of around 90) and they were spread across 102 minutes. The top of the 9th alone took 28 minutes to throw just 26 pitches. Oh well, at least today is Sunday so it'll be a day game ... oh wait, it's not!

Frayed Knot Oct 28 2018 08:19 PM Re: IST WS 2018: BOS VS LAD -- Glamour Boys

Gotta give it up to Price here. For a guy with a bad post-season rep, in two consecutive series he's been matched up against Verlander and now Kershaw in potential close-out games and (so far) out-pitched them both.

41Forever Oct 28 2018 08:39 PM Re: IST WS 2018: BOS VS LAD -- Glamour Boys

I’m growing less optimistic that the Dodgers will pull this out.

Centerfield Oct 28 2018 08:47 PM Re: IST WS 2018: BOS VS LAD -- Glamour Boys

David Price and the Red Sox bullpen dominating. Just like we all predicted. Once upon a time the Yankees had Mystique and Aura. The Red Sox are doing it with smarts and money. Rich nerds > Strippers.

Frayed Knot Oct 28 2018 09:00 PM Re: IST WS 2018: BOS VS LAD -- Glamour Boys

Of course Price still suxx vs the Yanx, but we'll work on that later.

41Forever Oct 28 2018 09:17 PM Re: IST WS 2018: BOS VS LAD -- Glamour Boys

Last team to lose back-to-back World Series? I think it was the MFYs in 1963-64. Am I missing one? Congrats, Red Sox.

Frayed Knot Oct 28 2018 09:20 PM Re: IST WS 2018: BOS VS LAD -- Glamour Boys

41Forever wrote: Last team to lose back-to-back World Series? I think it was the MFYs in 1963-64. Am I missing one? Dodgers 1977-78

Frayed Knot Oct 28 2018 09:22 PM Re: IST WS 2018: BOS VS LAD -- Glamour Boys

Frayed Knot wrote: 41Forever wrote: Last team to lose back-to-back World Series? I think it was the MFYs in 1963-64. Am I missing one? Dodgers 1977-78 Braves 1991-92 Rangers 2010-11

41Forever Oct 28 2018 09:25 PM Re: IST WS 2018: BOS VS LAD -- Glamour Boys

Frayed Knot wrote: Frayed Knot wrote: 41Forever wrote: Last team to lose back-to-back World Series? I think it was the MFYs in 1963-64. Am I missing one? Dodgers 1977-78 Braves 1991-92 Rangers 2010-11 I missed a bunch!

Centerfield Oct 28 2018 09:26 PM Re: IST WS 2018: BOS VS LAD -- Glamour Boys

Congratulations Red Sox. An epic season. And thus the Van Wagenen era begins.

Frayed Knot Oct 28 2018 09:30 PM Re: IST WS 2018: BOS VS LAD -- Glamour Boys

April, come she will. When streams are ripe and swelled with rain -- Paul Simon

41Forever Oct 28 2018 09:35 PM Re: IST WS 2018: BOS VS LAD -- Glamour Boys

I do like when they have these presentations on the field. I don't like the goofy caps and t-shirts they make the players wear. (But I'd be thrilled to see the Mets have to wear them!)

Edgy MD Oct 29 2018 06:22 AM Re: IST WS 2018: BOS VS LAD -- Glamour Boys

John Henry called them the greatest Red Sox team in history. I tend to agree.

Fman99 Oct 29 2018 07:00 AM Re: IST WS 2018: BOS VS LAD -- Glamour Boys

I watched the game intermittently and went to bed at the end of the 8th. I just can't care that much when it's not the Mets.

Lefty Specialist Oct 29 2018 07:40 AM Re: IST WS 2018: BOS VS LAD -- Glamour Boys

My favorite headline: Red Sox End 5-year Title Drought

Centerfield Oct 29 2018 07:49 AM Re: IST WS 2018: BOS VS LAD -- Glamour Boys

And now the 4 year old Red Sox fan who wondered if they would ever win one in his lifetime can die in peace. I was texting with my Sox fan buddy last night. He was telling me how he was surprisingly relaxed watching last night. I said it's easy when your team is up 3-1. It then occurred to me, I'm 43 years old. During my lifetime, the Mets have never held a series lead in the World Series. In '86, they never led. (I don't think winning counts as leading)

MFS62 Oct 29 2018 07:55 AM Re: IST WS 2018: BOS VS LAD -- Glamour Boys

Centerfield wrote: Rich nerds > Strippers. I'll still take the UCLA cheerleaders over the MIT cheerleaders. But other than that, I'm a happy fan today. The Spawn of O'Malley were defeated. Later

Centerfield Oct 29 2018 08:02 AM Re: IST WS 2018: BOS VS LAD -- Glamour Boys

And I know this is super-hokey, but I absolutely positively loved this. https://twitter.com/Cut4/status/1056703 ... 5-promo%2F

SteveJRogers Oct 29 2018 08:14 AM Re: IST WS 2018: BOS VS LAD -- Glamour Boys

Centerfield wrote: And now the 4 year old Red Sox fan who wondered if they would ever win one in his lifetime can die in peace. I was texting with my Sox fan buddy last night. He was telling me how he was surprisingly relaxed watching last night. I said it's easy when your team is up 3-1. It then occurred to me, I'm 43 years old. During my lifetime, the Mets have never held a series lead in the World Series. In '86, they never led. (I don't think winning counts as leading) The Mets have never held a 1-0 WS lead either.

Edgy MD Oct 29 2018 10:03 AM Re: IST WS 2018: BOS VS LAD -- Glamour Boys

I have to say that it's so typical of what baseball is now that the final pitch was Machado up down by four taking a whale of a two-strike swing at a pitch so far outside the strike zone that it almost hit him in the ankle. He arguably didn't see a strike the whole at-bat.

Mets Willets Point Oct 29 2018 10:49 AM Re: IST WS 2018: BOS VS LAD -- Glamour Boys

But, on the other hand, he could've rested the bat on his shoulder and be held responsible for his entire team's series loss like Carlos Beltran.