2024 World Series

[The Great Hambino]

Now that the matchup is set, who are y'all pulling for (other than the meteor, obvi)?

I'm telling myself that I'm rooting for Ohtani and Betts, not the Dodgers.  But I'm rooting for the Dodgers.

Offensively, both led their leagues in homers, walks, and OPS (could've included runs too if not for those pesky D-Backs)

Both pitchings staffs have middling-to-good (not great) league rankings in run prevention and baserunner prevention

Gonna be a lot of runs scored this series

[Vanimal46]

The Dodgers and it’s not close. I want Ohtani to complete his magical season with a WS ring. 

[Mike Sixel]

1 hour ago, Vanimal46 said:

The Dodgers and it’s not close. I want Ohtani to complete his magical season with a WS ring. 

This. Plus I love Betts willingness to pay anywhere they need him, even though he's a superstar.

[Vanimal46]

1 hour ago, Mike Sixel said:

This. Plus I love Betts willingness to pay anywhere they need him, even though he's a superstar.

Freddie Freeman is another very likeable superstar 

[Vanimal46]

We've got a Steve Bartman moment tonight! 

[Schmoeman5]

10 minutes ago, Vanimal46 said:

We've got a Steve Bartman moment tonight! 

Fortunately it didn't lead to anything.

[Schmoeman5]

Dodgers are going to walk it off

[Vanimal46]

This has been a pretty awesome game 1

[Schmoeman5]

Why did Rizzo stop? It would have been close.

[Vanimal46]

Hey Nestor, we know you haven't pitched in a month. Go ahead and try to get Ohtani out, thanks.

[Schmoeman5]

I wonder if Rocco would have ph Margot there for Ohtani 

[Vanimal46]

Hell of a catch by Verdugo there

[Vanimal46]

FREDDIE FREEMAN walk off HR!!

[Schmoeman5]

He got Ohtani. But not Freddie 

[Schmoeman5]

After that I sure hope it goes 7

[Aggies7]

I’m sorry but how the hell do you pitch a guy who hasn’t thrown in a game in 37 days? A starter? In that spot? Idiotic

[Vanimal46]

2 minutes ago, Schmoeman5 said:

He got Ohtani. But not Freddie 

2 pitches for Nestor. 1 foul out by Ohtani and 1 walk off grand slam...

[Schmoeman5]

Intentionally walk Soto to face Judge worked. Intentionally walk Betts to get lefty lefty match-up didnt

[ashbury]

No rooting interest either way, so that was entertaining.

[Vanimal46]

1 minute ago, Aggies7 said:

I’m sorry but how the hell do you pitch a guy who hasn’t thrown in a game in 37 days? A starter? In that spot? Idiotic

That lefty on lefty matchup preference goes beyond Rocco, eh?

[Schmoeman5]

2 minutes ago, Aggies7 said:

I’m sorry but how the hell do you pitch a guy who hasn’t thrown in a game in 37 days? A starter? In that spot? Idiotic

He had the other lefty warmed up too. 

[The Great Hambino]

Baseball is great

[ashbury]

7 minutes ago, Vanimal46 said:

Hell of a catch by Verdugo there

And now he is asking, "I got a bruised rib for THIS?"

[Aggies7]

Just now, Vanimal46 said:

That lefty on lefty matchup preference goes beyond Rocco, eh?

Apparently, but the yanks had another lefty. An actual reliever who has done well. 

I mean that move was unfathomable 

[Aggies7]

2 minutes ago, Schmoeman5 said:

He had the other lefty warmed up too. 

I don’t know what managers think sometimes. 

[Aggies7]

YankeesDaily is probably filling up with Rocco threads. I mean Boone threads 

[Schmoeman5]

Just now, Aggies7 said:

I don’t know what managers think sometimes. 

I didn't hear or see anything from the booth. Nestor might have had good history vs Ohtani and Freeman before. That's the only thing that I can think of

[The Great Hambino]

Just now, Schmoeman5 said:

I didn't hear or see anything from the booth. Nestor might have had good history vs Ohtani and Freeman before. That's the only thing that I can think of

I think the graphic showed Ohtani 2-12 against him.  Don't know if that makes it a good enough reason, but I guess it's a reason

[Vanimal46]

2 minutes ago, Schmoeman5 said:

I didn't hear or see anything from the booth. Nestor might have had good history vs Ohtani and Freeman before. That's the only thing that I can think of

Ohtani was 2 for 12 against Cortes in his career. FOX didn’t show career vs. Freeman unless I missed it. Since, you know, 1 pitch clinched it. 

[The Great Hambino]

5 minutes ago, Vanimal46 said:

Ohtani was 2 for 12 against Cortes in his career. FOX didn’t show career vs. Freeman unless I missed it. Since, you know, 1 pitch clinched it. 

BRef says Freeman was 1 for 3 with a double coming into tonight against Cortes, FWIW