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Red Sox vs. Dodgers 2018 World Series Gameday Thread
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Post by jimed14 on Oct 29, 2018 9:51:04 GMT -5
Price can't opt out. If he does, he won't get to hear the fans welcome him back to Fenway as a Red Sox player.
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Post by dd on Oct 29, 2018 9:52:03 GMT -5
This is my 62nd year as a Red Sox fan. My first recollections were of Ted chasing .400 in 1957. It was a long slog to get to the first Championship, but it finally happened in historic fashion, and a few more followed. But the one thing I wanted to see, just once, was a truly dominant Sox team that blew everybody away from start to finish. Well, now I've seen it. Winning 108 in the regular season and going 11-3 against the calibre of opposition they had to face in the playoffs surely meets and exceeds all desires I had for that one-time dominance. I wouldn't ever expect to see that again in my lifetime, which isn't going to be all that much longer, and it isn't important were I to do so. I've gotten everything I could want out of a team fandom, and I am not a greedy person. I think I will retire on top. Many thanks to this site for being an amazing resource, with fellow amazing fans. I don't expect to be visiting much any more, and I probably won't be posting. Whatever happens to the Boston Red Sox during the remainder of my life, I leave it to others to fully enjoy. I have no more need for fulfillment in this way. Peace out. I hope we keep hearing from you as long as you're able, ASF. Always enjoy your input.
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Post by libertine on Oct 29, 2018 9:52:58 GMT -5
Surprisingly got a good nights sleep after I decided to turn in and got a smile on my face that might never go away. A 4th world championship in my lifetime? Wow, just wow...
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Post by KB24 on Oct 29, 2018 9:59:03 GMT -5
Price can't opt out. If he does, he won't get to hear the fans welcome him back to Fenway as a Red Sox player. Price opting out would be the cherry on top of this wonderful magical absolutely perfect season! I hope this postseason gave him the sense of confidence to make this move. Use the savings and allocate a good chunk of it to Eovaldi!
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Post by FenwayFanatic on Oct 29, 2018 10:01:14 GMT -5
This win makes looking at the farm system well worth it. Especially since we not only won but the trade acquisitions made such big contributions it is fairly obvious we would not have won without mortgaging the farm system, and outside of the Travis Shaw deal its hard to look back and regret any of the trades they made. The nice thing is we will have a lot of salary flexibility after the 2019 season and they'll be able to put the pieces back together again after taking advantage of the prime years of our star players. It would have been such a shame to waste Mookie's prime.
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Post by Guidas on Oct 29, 2018 10:01:19 GMT -5
Thanks for sticking around to enjoy it with us PF. This board’s a better place for your presence. Yeah pedrofan, you're the man. Now buckle up for the Celtics to win it all soon enough as well. Actually I was thinking this morning how fantastic would it be for a Patriots-Rams Super Bowl and a last drive Pats win to crush LA's souls!?! I've gotten piggy as I've aged. But that would be sweet.
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Post by soxfansince67 on Oct 29, 2018 10:05:30 GMT -5
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Post by nomar on Oct 29, 2018 10:05:31 GMT -5
I’ll never stop being happy about this team and for this team. Price, Pearce, JBJ, Eovaldi, Kelly, Barnes, Brasier, Devers... Seems like everyone was critical and was ready to pick the team up when the stars couldn’t find their groove.
I never thought I’d feel like I did in 2004 ever again. But this team came really close. Even when compared to other World Series winning teams, this one really felt special.
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Post by jimed14 on Oct 29, 2018 10:06:15 GMT -5
I completely forgot that the Red Sox had the best record in spring training as well at 22-9. This team was elite all year long from day 1.
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Post by libertine on Oct 29, 2018 10:11:49 GMT -5
I’ll never stop being happy about this team and for this team. Price, Pearce, JBJ, Eovaldi, Kelly, Barnes, Brasier, Devers... Seems like everyone was critical and was ready to pick the team up when the stars couldn’t find their groove. I never thought I’d feel like I did in 2004 ever again. But this team came really close. Even when compared to other World Series winning teams, this one really felt special. I am even thinking of players who didn't make the WS roster but contributed this season and will get a ring, like Brian Johnson for example after what he has been through. Sandy Leon a career minor leaguer up until the Sox picked him up is now a world champion. I am sooooo happy for so many players for different reasons.
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Post by redsox04071318champs on Oct 29, 2018 10:18:04 GMT -5
I've been waiting for this! I’ll read it later when I have 45 mins 😂😂 Hey, it's a long offseason now (although I think it flies by when your team wins), so why not?
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Post by libertine on Oct 29, 2018 10:18:28 GMT -5
And I would be seriously remiss to not mention the person possibly most responsible for this season...Alex Cora. What a job he did from beginning to end managing this team on and off the field.
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Post by fenwaythehardway on Oct 29, 2018 10:30:59 GMT -5
I was thinking about the Buckner historic gaffe and the Kinsler gaffe that became not historic. Like many, I grew up thinking that the Buckner play was do-or-die, but many things still had to happen after it for the Sox to lose the series, and we wouldn’t have necessarily won if he had made the play. Question for someone good at math: can you compare the effect of each play on Boston’s series win probability that year? I bet it’s closer than people think. But Ian is off the hook and Bill will live on in ignominy because of the different outcomes. I’m not super fluent with these stats so I’m not going to attempt a full analysis, but what you’re looking for can be found here: www.thebaseballgauge.com
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Post by sturmrider on Oct 29, 2018 10:34:00 GMT -5
This is my 62nd year as a Red Sox fan. My first recollections were of Ted chasing .400 in 1957. It was a long slog to get to the first Championship, but it finally happened in historic fashion, and a few more followed. But the one thing I wanted to see, just once, was a truly dominant Sox team that blew everybody away from start to finish. Well, now I've seen it. Winning 108 in the regular season and going 11-3 against the calibre of opposition they had to face in the playoffs surely meets and exceeds all desires I had for that one-time dominance. I wouldn't ever expect to see that again in my lifetime, which isn't going to be all that much longer, and it isn't important were I to do so. I've gotten everything I could want out of a team fandom, and I am not a greedy person. I think I will retire on top. Many thanks to this site for being an amazing resource, with fellow amazing fans. I don't expect to be visiting much any more, and I probably won't be posting. Whatever happens to the Boston Red Sox during the remainder of my life, I leave it to others to fully enjoy. I have no more need for fulfillment in this way. Peace out. I hope we keep hearing from you as long as you're able, ASF. Always enjoy your input. I was right there with you ASF. Will be sorry to see you go you always had something of interest to say. One of the few reasons I will stay around is for the kids coming up through the system. I always enjoy following them through their trials and tribulations. My one hope is Mr. Dobroski doesn't trade all the up and comers trying to keep things together. I still cringe thinking of the Jeff Bagwell for Dave Anderson trade, never did forgive Lou Gorman for that one. Hope you might just pop in and watch the young ones still ASF that's where the fun is.
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Post by redsox04071318champs on Oct 29, 2018 10:45:50 GMT -5
Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't this the 4th time that the World Series has had a dual flag/pennant logo? I believe the other 3 times they had it was in 2004, 2007, and 2013, so I guess when that type of World Series logo is created that means the Sox will win the World Series?
Strangely enough the Red Sox beat the Dodgers (Brooklyn Robins) in 5 games, too when they played 102 years ago in 1916. I guess other than a change of venue for the NL team, nothing has changed in over 100 years! Seriously, if the Sox couldn't make it back to the Series in 2019 and the Dodgers do, I'd have no problem rooting for the Dodgers. They've been knocking on the door long enough and it would be a shame if they can't get in. Dave Roberts will always be an easy guy to root for.
The Sox are also the first franchise to win World Championships exactly 100 years apart. They were robbed in 04. They won the World Series in 2004 but the Giants refused to play them in 1904 so technically they didn't win the World Series.
However in 1918 and 2018 the Red Sox are World Champions, so perhaps when the Sox go into Yankee Stadium next season, a 20-18 chant can break out?
Red Sox fans should go to Yankee Stadium next April or whenever they play at the Toilet, bring a sign saying 2018 and 6 months later still waiting. They can start the 20-18 chant. Maybe the Yankee fans will like it? Ah, I'm sure you'd hear about the 27 rings so make sure to congratulate them on their rousing successes in the 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, and 1950s and tell them you hope they have fond memories of them.
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Post by fenwaythehardway on Oct 29, 2018 10:49:26 GMT -5
Price can't opt out. If he does, he won't get to hear the fans welcome him back to Fenway as a Red Sox player. Price opting out would be the cherry on top of this wonderful magical absolutely perfect season! I hope this postseason gave him the sense of confidence to make this move. Use the savings and allocate a good chunk of it to Eovaldi! We’re at a very strange place in sports fandom right now where the reaction to your ace pitching a gem on short rest to win a World Series is “I hope he leaves the team so that his salary can be reallocated 17% more efficiently!” takes.
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Post by jimed14 on Oct 29, 2018 10:59:06 GMT -5
Price opting out would be the cherry on top of this wonderful magical absolutely perfect season! I hope this postseason gave him the sense of confidence to make this move. Use the savings and allocate a good chunk of it to Eovaldi! We’re at a very strange place in sports fandom right now where the reaction to your ace pitching a gem on short rest to win a World Series is “I hope he leaves the team so that his salary can be reallocated 17% more efficiently!” takes. And it wasn't even just on short rest. It was on short rest, while pitching an inning and warming up for another game in between starts. Remember when TJS was imminent for him?
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Post by adiospaydro2005 on Oct 29, 2018 11:07:03 GMT -5
I could not be happier for Price. He totally changed the narrative for himself as a player and teammate with his performance in the 2018 MLB playoffs. He did everything for his teammates, his coaches and most importantly for himself. If he does opt out, I wish him well and I will always remember his playoff performances this year.
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Post by James Dunne on Oct 29, 2018 11:08:39 GMT -5
We’re at a very strange place in sports fandom right now where the reaction to your ace pitching a gem on short rest to win a World Series is “I hope he leaves the team so that his salary can be reallocated 17% more efficiently!” takes. And it wasn't even just on short rest. It was on short rest, while pitching an inning and warming up for another game in between starts. Remember when TJS was imminent for him? Not only that, I remember when it was imminent but also at the exact same time he was faking the elbow injury because he didn't want to face the media.
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Post by ramireja on Oct 29, 2018 11:24:49 GMT -5
In terms of ranking this team among the best baseball teams of all time, has there been a WS champion (I suppose in the WC era) whose opponents had a greater cumulative run differential? I'm coming up with +639 between the Yanks, Stros, and Dodgers...the three highest in MLB excluding us.
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Post by jimed14 on Oct 29, 2018 11:28:24 GMT -5
Testing out a new avatar.
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Post by rjp313jr on Oct 29, 2018 11:32:07 GMT -5
And it wasn't even just on short rest. It was on short rest, while pitching an inning and warming up for another game in between starts. Remember when TJS was imminent for him? Not only that, I remember when it was imminent but also at the exact same time he was faking the elbow injury because he didn't want to face the media. I don’t want him to leave although I’d never be in favor of them signing him for the contract he has left. They just have no way to replace him right now and they need him to make another run next year. I hope Sale isn’t really injured but him missing the first couple months of the season might not be a bad thing if he can come back to his normal self afterwards.
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Post by redsox3in10 on Oct 29, 2018 11:32:09 GMT -5
Congratulations 2018 World Champion Boston Red Sox. Many of us endured the 1918 chants for so long until the 2004 Red Sox shocked the world and won the World Series. Winning never gets old. Looking forward to catching up on some much needed sleep the next few nights. This speaks to me and my experience exactly. I was asked recently if I feel a bit bad for becoming the big kid on the block. No, not even for one minute. Now where do I go to change my name to redsox4in14?
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Post by patford on Oct 29, 2018 11:32:16 GMT -5
Dan Shaughnessy on Twitter : Still waiting.
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Post by jimed14 on Oct 29, 2018 11:40:01 GMT -5
Red Sox made it through the entire season without losing more than 3 games in a row.
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