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Red Sox vs. Dodgers 2018 World Series Gameday Thread
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Post by stevedillard on Oct 28, 2018 15:09:46 GMT -5
So Price for 5, Sale for 3 and Kimbrel for 1? Go for the jugular.
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Post by dridiot on Oct 28, 2018 15:11:21 GMT -5
So Price for 5, Sale for 3 and Kimbrel for 1? Go for the jugular. Sale should only come in if we have a lead I think. He needs to be good to go game 6.
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Post by manfred on Oct 28, 2018 15:17:25 GMT -5
So Price for 5, Sale for 3 and Kimbrel for 1? Go for the jugular. I think Brasier might need to close. Kimbrel is in desperate need of a rest. I know... all hands etc. But he’s fried.
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Post by FenwayFanatic on Oct 28, 2018 15:36:04 GMT -5
I know its the World Series but I really wouldn’t mind seeing Hembree tonight given how well rested he is. I think realistically we’re looking at Price for 5, Brasier for an inning, Barnes, Hembree and/or Pomeranz and then Sale to close it out if we’re winning. If we’re losing than we probably see more of Pomeranz and Hembree.
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Post by geostorm on Oct 28, 2018 15:42:31 GMT -5
"Boston Sports Info @bostonsportsinf 2h2 hours ago
Joe Kelly has the 10th best career post season ERA for a relief pitcher in MLB history (min 20 IP - 80 qualify)
24.1 IP - 1.11 ERA - 0.90 WHIP 4 BB - 19 K
4 BB???
Had to fend off anti-Joe Kelly people all year like mosquitoes in the Amazon
Where did you all go?"
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Post by grandsalami on Oct 28, 2018 15:58:57 GMT -5
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Post by Legion of Bloom on Oct 28, 2018 16:03:37 GMT -5
David Price pitches a gem and gets a big hit off Kershaw to win WS MVP tonight.
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Post by rjp313jr on Oct 28, 2018 16:05:42 GMT -5
So Price for 5, Sale for 3 and Kimbrel for 1? Go for the jugular. I think Brasier might need to close. Kimbrel is in desperate need of a rest. I know... all hands etc. But he’s fried. Yea Kimbrel needs the night off
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Post by orion09 on Oct 28, 2018 16:08:27 GMT -5
I’ve been one of Manny Machado’s most vocal critics. I can’t stand him. I genuinely dislike him. Having said that, I do not want anyone throwing at him tonight. I’d prefer the Sox deal with him in other ways. Slap hard tags on him, slide hard into him (in a way that two times disadvantage the inning), tell him to his face how you think he is a douchebag who degrades the game by his actions on the field. Do those things but don’t throw at him. Generally I hate throwing at people. I think it’s dangerous, stupid, and screws up the natural flow of a baseball game. He’s a piece of crap. I don’t have a problem throwing at people, but, much as I dislike Machado, it would be a bad look at this point. We’re one win away - no need to give the Dodgers any reason to get fired up. Close it out, and stick it to Machado by celebrating on his home field.
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Post by jimed14 on Oct 28, 2018 16:09:06 GMT -5
Imagine if we had Stephen Wright also.
I know the Sox aren't going to retaliate on Machado in this series because that's not the goal. But it would be hilarious if Pearce caught a ball at first and turned and lowered his shoulder into Machado's face as he tried to step on his foot again. And then Pearce could just say that he couldn't get out of the way.
I can't imagine how many fans are going to get kicked out of Fenway the next time Machado visits.
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Post by jchang on Oct 28, 2018 16:30:03 GMT -5
Imagine if we had Stephen Wright also. I know the Sox aren't going to retaliate on Machado in this series because that's not the goal. But it would be hilarious if Pearce caught a ball at first and turned and lowered his shoulder into Machado's face as he tried to step on his foot again. And then Pearce could just say that he couldn't get out of the way. I can't imagine how many fans are going to get kicked out of Fenway the next time Machado visits. Imagine if we had Rich Hill
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Post by redsox04071318champs on Oct 28, 2018 16:33:26 GMT -5
So Price for 5, Sale for 3 and Kimbrel for 1? Go for the jugular. If anything Sale is likely to close as Kimbrel appeared gassed last night. I think Porcello could play a part in tonight's game. Barnes could appear as could Brasier for a couple of RH batters. I do very much like the lineup Cora has out there tonight.
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Post by adiospaydro2005 on Oct 28, 2018 16:52:00 GMT -5
Let's finish it tonight. F Machado and Turner, who both blatantly attempted to injure Pierce and Bogaerts, respectively. You can't retaliate in the World Series, but they both will pay for their BS down the road.
Time for Mookie to break out of his slump tonight. The game will be over before the fair weather Dodgers' get in their seats in the 3rd inning and someone will have to wake up Larry King to let him know his latest wife has left him.
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Post by jimed14 on Oct 28, 2018 17:03:52 GMT -5
Imagine if we had Stephen Wright also. I know the Sox aren't going to retaliate on Machado in this series because that's not the goal. But it would be hilarious if Pearce caught a ball at first and turned and lowered his shoulder into Machado's face as he tried to step on his foot again. And then Pearce could just say that he couldn't get out of the way. I can't imagine how many fans are going to get kicked out of Fenway the next time Machado visits. Imagine if we had Rich Hill Well then we wouldn't have some other pitcher that helped us get where we're at. We still have Wright, all we needed was his health. I brought up the point because he could have pitched until his arm fell off.
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Post by Canseco on Oct 28, 2018 17:10:38 GMT -5
It makes me very uncomfortable having JBJ out of the lineup two days in a row. That’s a pretty big outfield, and anything hit toward JD seems to feel like an adventure. On top of that, missing Jackie’s incredible arm takes away one of our major weapons.
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Post by ianrs on Oct 28, 2018 17:17:47 GMT -5
It makes me very uncomfortable having JBJ out of the lineup two days in a row. That’s a pretty big outfield, and anything hit toward JD seems to feel like an adventure. On top of that, missing Jackie’s incredible arm takes away one of our major weapons. I agree. I think JBJ should come in for JD as soon as we get to the bullpen part of the game or snag a decent lead.
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Post by gerry on Oct 28, 2018 17:21:38 GMT -5
Hi nomar. I have to dispute that. Certainly there are fair weather fans buying and wearing all kinds of gear. But hard core Dodger fans here really do bleed blue, from kindergartens to retirement villages, beaches to barrios. I wear my Sox hat all over soCal, all year, and get alot of snark. Usually friendly snark, but constant snark. SoCal is alot like Florida is now, in that lots of people move here carrying allegiance to childhood teams, but this migration has gone on for generations. Even my kids and grand kids have Dodger leanings, as do all of my wife’s large extended family. It really is a tribute to the Dodgers that their fanbase is loyal enough to fill the seats and buy the gear in the face of the Angels, Rams, Chargers, Lakers, Clippers, Kings and Ducks as well as strongly supported Sports teams from UCLA, USC, Long Beach State, etc. in addition to miles and miles of beaches, mountains, deserts with their year round golf courses, tennis clubs, wine countries, breweries and well fused eateries. I'll have to disagree with that one too. I lived in Southern California for 25 years and as an independent contractor, worked in a large variety of companies. There's absolutely no comparing the home fan bases of the Dodgers and Red Sox. Red Sox fans live and breathe Red Sox, SoCal fans think about it when there's nothing else to do. Yes, I thought that way too, for decades. In the 70’s and 80’s and into the 90’s the majority of fans at Sox-Angels games were Sox fans. It was heaven, like being at Fenway. It was the same for fans of every out of state MLB team playing every newly established west coast team. But that has changed with the demographics over several generations. I arrived here not long after the Dodgers, when the east coast considered L.A. a “cow town”. It wasn’t, but most of the surrounding towns in the County and surrounding Counties were, or were transitioning from agriculture. One could drive north from LA to Santa Barbara or south to San Diego on Coast Highway and see few electric lights and skies full of stars. That paradise is gone. It is overdeveloped and full of people, basically the children, grandchildren and even great grandkids of those who have been moving here for the past half century. These kids and grandkids living in an area larger than New England are Dodger fans, a multi-generational fan base that didn’t exist maybe 20 years ago. It does now. Those seats are sold out, and the nosebleed seats are $600+. Public houses and deparment stores are all showing the games. I was just talking to a daughter in law about this, another transplanted New Englander. As a lifelong Sox fan, she agrees that Sox fans are special, sophisticated, and best travelled. But her workplace, her daughters schools, her local supermarket and her circle of friends are all hotbeds of “bleeding blue”, as are the local schools, colleges, churches and supermarkets in my area. The Dodgers have marketed well here, as have the Angels, and their investments are paying off. This includes being pioneers in reaching out to the large local Asian, Hispanic and African American communities long before other teams bothered. Things change.
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Post by gerry on Oct 28, 2018 18:07:43 GMT -5
To Mr Manfred: I suggest, leading up to the mid-terms, the attempted bombings of a dozen democratic political leaders by white nazionalist(s?) combined combined with increasingly publicized voter suppression efforts across the nation against Democrat people of color, may have suppressed the interest of some in these amazing games. Similarly, the simultaneous arrests of white supremecist group leaders (RAM and Proud Boys) and the white nazionalist terror attack on the PA synagogue may have had an impact on G4. After seeing virtually every pitch of every game from ST onward, it took enormous front of brain concern to steal away time from these WS games. And I know others share this same level of concern. Oh good a political post on a sports board. The main reason i come here. Looks like an apology is in order, and I apologize. You will have to look pretty hard during my five years of posts here to find such political meanderings. I understand the need to sometimes escape the world we live in, and to not express concerns on a site such as this. In my defence, this past week was one I still cannot forget and my fears boiled over. I have never experienced such a compressed spate of actual domestic terrorist bombings an anti-Semitic shooting, and related arrests of American terrorist groups. And as this was all happening, verified reports emerged from a dozen states about voter suppression against people of color. As an old civil rights activist, I was horrified that racists are again controlling voting rights in so many parts of this democratic republic. I thought they were dead or in jail. These things ALL actually occured DURING World Series games, Monday through Saturday. Wow. My network of World Series watchers were as freaked out as me and actually DID flip between the games and news networks as we actually did discuss what these events signified during the games. I doubt my little group, scattered around the country, were the only ones doing this. I know, no bull, that this incredible series of events did in fact siphon away fans, true fans, from watching the games in their entirety, which my too political post responded to in the first place. I apologize for offending anyone and promise to contain my fears in the future
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Post by jerrygarciaparra on Oct 28, 2018 18:15:19 GMT -5
Oh good a political post on a sports board. The main reason i come here. Looks like an apology is in order, and I apologize. You will have to look pretty hard during my five years of posts here to find such political meanderings. I understand the need to sometimes escape the world we live in, and to not express concerns on a site such as this. In my defence, this past week was one I still cannot forget and my fears boiled over. I have never experienced such a compressed spate of actual domestic terrorist bombings an anti-Semitic shooting, and related arrests of American terrorist groups. And as this was all happening, verified reports emerged from a dozen states about voter suppression against people of color. As an old civil rights activist, I was horrified that racists are again controlling voting rights in so many parts of this democratic republic. I thought they were dead or in jail. These things ALL actually occured DURING World Series games, Monday through Saturday. Wow. My network of World Series watchers were as freaked out as me and actually DID flip between the games and news networks as we actually did discuss what these events signified during the games. I doubt my little group, scattered around the country, were the only ones doing this. I know, no bull, that this incredible series of events did in fact siphon away fans, true fans, from watching the games in their entirety, which my too political post responded to in the first place. I apologize for offending anyone and promise to contain my fears in the future I didn't take it badly. And as often as you participate and support people, I support you also. It is a crazy world now and that can affect everyone.
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Post by cutz on Oct 28, 2018 18:24:59 GMT -5
For what it's worth:
Dodgers' Machado insists he didn't spike Pearce on purpose Bryan Mcwilliam 9h ago Ezra Shaw / Getty Images Sport / Getty LOS ANGELES, CA - OCTOBER 26: Manny Machado #8 of the Los Angeles Dodgers reacts after flying out during the tenth inning against the Boston Red Sox in Game Three of the 2018 World Series at Dodger Stadium on October 26, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. For the second time this postseason, Los Angeles Dodgers shortstop Manny Machado came under fire for a run-in with an opposing first baseman, following an incident in Game 4 of the World Series.
Ten days after being called a "dirty player" by the Milwaukee Brewers for dragging his foot into the leg of Jesus Aguilar, Machado stepped on the back of the foot of Boston Red Sox first baseman Steve Pearce in the ninth inning Saturday.
megan BREWERS NL CENTRAL CHAMPIONS brown ✔ @thatgirlondeck THIS IS NOT OK. the league needs to do something about Machado.
12:16 AM - Oct 28, 2018 2,400 895 people are talking about this Twitter Ads info and privacy After receiving immediate criticism on social media, Machado explained he wouldn't do anything like that to Pearce, a good friend of his, on purpose.
"He was at my wedding; his daughter was my flower girl," Machado said to Ted Berg of USA Today Sports. "It's late in the year; our legs are giving out on us, and you're just trying to get to first base as fast as possible. Sometimes, it just happens."
Pearce and Machado were teammates together during their time with the Baltimore Orioles.
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Post by dawnbringr on Oct 28, 2018 18:29:46 GMT -5
I know its the World Series but I really wouldn’t mind seeing Hembree tonight given how well rested he is. I think realistically we’re looking at Price for 5, Brasier for an inning, Barnes, Hembree and/or Pomeranz and then Sale to close it out if we’re winning. If we’re losing than we probably see more of Pomeranz and Hembree. Unless it's a COMPLETE blowout in either direction,, I only want to see Pomeranz if they catch him finger-painting on the bullpen wall.
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Post by tizzle on Oct 28, 2018 18:30:39 GMT -5
It' astounding to think. good game tonight quite possibly means an MVP award for David Price. Considering his history and what everyone thought of him even two weeks ago, the idea of him hoisting that trophy just boggles the mind.
As of this moment, though, my MVP is Joe Kelly.
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Post by manfred on Oct 28, 2018 18:42:06 GMT -5
I know its the World Series but I really wouldn’t mind seeing Hembree tonight given how well rested he is. I think realistically we’re looking at Price for 5, Brasier for an inning, Barnes, Hembree and/or Pomeranz and then Sale to close it out if we’re winning. If we’re losing than we probably see more of Pomeranz and Hembree. Unless it's a COMPLETE blowout in either direction,, I only want to see Pomeranz if they catch him finger-painting on the bullpen wall. I joked earlier about Pom. If Cora didn’t bring him in in game 4, it seems hard to imagine what scenario short of massive blowout loss he’d pitch in.
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Post by bluechip on Oct 28, 2018 18:46:39 GMT -5
"Boston Sports Info @bostonsportsinf 2h2 hours ago Joe Kelly has the 10th best career post season ERA for a relief pitcher in MLB history (min 20 IP - 80 qualify) 24.1 IP - 1.11 ERA - 0.90 WHIP 4 BB - 19 K 4 BB??? Had to fend off anti-Joe Kelly people all year like mosquitoes in the Amazon Where did you all go?" John Rocker is number 1? That’s surprising to me. Also Mo Rivera having so many more innings pitched than the others on the list is very impressive.
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Post by cba82 on Oct 28, 2018 18:48:28 GMT -5
I'd love to see Kinsler have the chance to redeem himself somehow.
It would also be a great story if Brasier were to close the game -- in Japan last year, and began this season in Pawtucket.
Winning the game, of course, is the order of the day, damn the storylines.
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