Red Sox vs Dodgers WS Thread (2018 non Cubs games)

[Ding Dong Johnson]

robot umps. horsefeathering Ian kinzler ruining any chance I had to sleep

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Give me robot umps.

[CaliforniaRaisin]

I hate hate hate that bunt call

 

Maeda made a great play but it was stupid with a gimpy Nuñez at second.

[NonProfitCow]

Muncy misses a walkoff by 2 inches

 

a hair early

[KrisBryantisaBeast]

Eolvaldi arm is gonna fall off.

[Irrelevant Dude]

Note to Jed and Theo... Stay far, far away from Eovaldi.

[NonProfitCow]

We're going to the 18th

 

this is kind of awesome

[CyHawk_Cub]

[tweet]https://twitter.com/GuyEndoreKaiser/status/1056080959634690049[/tweet]

[Ding Dong Johnson]

is Koufax still alive?

[Irrelevant Dude]

Go get some rest Nate. You're starting Game 4.

[KrisBryantisaBeast]

Congrats LA you really earned that win.

[soccer10k]

Longest World Series game by 4 innings.

Longest World Series game by time by an hour and 39 minutes.

 

Tied for the longest playoff game ever at 18 innings with 2014 NLDS Game 2 and 2005 NLDS Game 4.

Longest playoff game by time by 57 minutes.

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Boston is really set up poorly now. If they were going to lose, they really should’ve lost that before Eovaldi came in.

[We Got The Whole 9]

What Eovaldi did was unreal

[Derwood]

This is the type of game that makes the recent trend of "bullpenning" fall apart. Yes, its super rare for a game to go this long, but the tendency to pull starter early (who aren't struggling) just to play super specific matchups is bordering on silly.

 

And yes, I know, pulling Porcello in the 5th is not what cost the Red Sox this game, I get it, but it's a trend that I don't personally like

[Sammys Boombox]

I would rather get stuck with subpar relievers throwing multiple innings very late in extra innings on the few occasions it occurs, in exchange for the many games of having the better matchups deciding games in regulation.

[imb]

This is the type of game that makes the recent trend of "bullpenning" fall apart. Yes, its super rare for a game to go this long, but the tendency to pull starter early (who aren't struggling) just to play super specific matchups is bordering on silly.

 

And yes, I know, pulling Porcello in the 5th is not what cost the Red Sox this game, I get it, but it's a trend that I don't personally like

 

 

this thing is bad and doesnt work

 

yes i know the example i chose didn't actually cost them and may have actually greatly prolonged their opportunity to win

 

actually i just dont like it

[Derwood]

This is the type of game that makes the recent trend of "bullpenning" fall apart. Yes, its super rare for a game to go this long, but the tendency to pull starter early (who aren't struggling) just to play super specific matchups is bordering on silly.

 

And yes, I know, pulling Porcello in the 5th is not what cost the Red Sox this game, I get it, but it's a trend that I don't personally like

 

 

this thing is bad and doesnt work

 

yes i know the example i chose didn't actually cost them and may have actually greatly prolonged their opportunity to win

 

actually i just dont like it

 

See, you get it

[UMFan83]

This is the type of game that makes the recent trend of "bullpenning" fall apart. Yes, its super rare for a game to go this long, but the tendency to pull starter early (who aren't struggling) just to play super specific matchups is bordering on silly.

 

And yes, I know, pulling Porcello in the 5th is not what cost the Red Sox this game, I get it, but it's a trend that I don't personally like

 

The problem with baseball today is that managers do not manage the 4th inning with the 18th inning in mind.

[JudasIscariotTheBird]

This is the type of game that makes the recent trend of "bullpenning" fall apart. Yes, its super rare for a game to go this long, but the tendency to pull starter early (who aren't struggling) just to play super specific matchups is bordering on silly.

 

And yes, I know, pulling Porcello in the 5th is not what cost the Red Sox this game, I get it, but it's a trend that I don't personally like

 

The problem with baseball today is that managers do not manage the 4th inning with the 18th inning in mind.

Xactly. Much more efficient to lose by 3 in regulation than giving yourself a better chance but losing in 18.

[Derwood]

Yes, definitely better to pull your pitcher who has given up 1 run in 4 2/3 IP to make sure you get a matchup where the batter has a 0.07 worse batting average

[soccer10k]

Rodriguez should have been able to go 75% and gotten to second safely. Could have killed a potential big inning.

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Rodriguez should have been able to go 75% and gotten to second safely. Could have killed a potential big inning.

 

Yeah, he wasn’t HBP on the leg.

 

Nothing like the World Series to remind you the NL needs the DH.

 

ETA: I know about that he ankle injury but he’s clearly healthy enough to try running in that situation.

[soccer10k]

Wish Heyward had leaned into a pitch like Freese just did in the Wild Card game.

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Why is Eduardo Rodriguez getting more rope than Rick Porcello?