Panerista Posted October 22, 2017 Share Posted October 22, 2017 I guess I'll go for the Astros? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackSox13 Posted October 22, 2017 Share Posted October 22, 2017 Should be a fun World Series to watch. I'll be pulling for the Dodgers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chw42 Posted October 22, 2017 Share Posted October 22, 2017 I'm pretty indifferent. Should be a fun series. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zenryan Posted October 22, 2017 Share Posted October 22, 2017 I'll cheer for the Astros. They've never won before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flavum Posted October 22, 2017 Share Posted October 22, 2017 Astros in 6 Altuve MVP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pettie4sox Posted October 22, 2017 Share Posted October 22, 2017 This will be a pretty good world series, like one of the first ones I've been excited about for a while. You have two of the best going at it and it should be a heavyweight type fight. Ultimately, I see the Dodgers winning this series due to their bullpen and pitching. As much as I like Keuchel, Verlander, and (McCullers, Peacock, Morton), I like Kershaw, Hill, Darvish, and Wood a lot better. As for the bullpens, it's really not a contest. Dodgers bullpen is lights out, just ask the cubs. I think the Dodgers win this series in 6 games or less. I could see the Astros roughing up Wood and Darvish in their two Houston games, but Kershaw and Hill will probably be too much for the Astros hitters. I see the Keuchel and Verlander starts going deep with a low score but their bullpen will ultimately let them down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamshack Posted October 22, 2017 Share Posted October 22, 2017 QUOTE (KagakuOtoko @ Oct 22, 2017 -> 07:52 AM) This will be a pretty good world series, like one of the first ones I've been excited about for a while. You have two of the best going at it and it should be a heavyweight type fight. Ultimately, I see the Dodgers winning this series due to their bullpen and pitching. As much as I like Keuchel, Verlander, and (McCullers, Peacock, Morton), I like Kershaw, Hill, Darvish, and Wood a lot better. As for the bullpens, it's really not a contest. Dodgers bullpen is lights out, just ask the cubs. I think the Dodgers win this series in 6 games or less. I could see the Astros roughing up Wood and Darvish in their two Houston games, but Kershaw and Hill will probably be too much for the Astros hitters. I see the Keuchel and Verlander starts going deep with a low score but their bullpen will ultimately let them down. Definitely has the makings for one of the better World Series in recent memory. I agree the edge goes to the Dodgers, but it's close. I think it comes down to Kershaw. If he can pitch well, I suspect the Dodgers win. If the Astros get to him, I think the Astros win. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleHurt05 Posted October 23, 2017 Share Posted October 23, 2017 QUOTE (iamshack @ Oct 22, 2017 -> 06:19 PM) Definitely has the makings for one of the better World Series in recent memory. I agree the edge goes to the Dodgers, but it's close. I think it comes down to Kershaw. If he can pitch well, I suspect the Dodgers win. If the Astros get to him, I think the Astros win. I'm so intrigued by the Kershaw angle here. In the past, he has either been pressured by being the ace for a mediocre team or he was forced to pitch in short rest, more than once even. Now he is on the best team, fully rested and not over worked, it's his time to shine, but there are no excuses. I think the Dodgers win because of the Darvish trade, he is their 3rd pitcher yet could be an ace. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmmmmbeeer Posted October 23, 2017 Share Posted October 23, 2017 Houston has a lot of great storylines going for them....Harvey, first WS win, Kate Upton and Verlander, multi-hundred+ loss seasons recently, etc. Wouldn't be awful if they won but I'm all Dodgers in this series. I just think they're far and away the best team in baseball this season with a very likable roster and it would be a damn shame to watch them lose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quin Posted October 23, 2017 Share Posted October 23, 2017 My dad grew up idolizing Koufax, so his Dodger love passed on to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleHurt05 Posted October 23, 2017 Share Posted October 23, 2017 First pitch forecast for tomorrow night: 95 degrees. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flavum Posted October 23, 2017 Share Posted October 23, 2017 QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Oct 23, 2017 -> 09:55 AM) First pitch forecast for tomorrow night: 95 degrees. Yeah, I noticed the first two games should be hot out there. Next Tuesday and Wednesday should be much cooler. And if the Cubs would have made it, they’d be playing in the high 30s-low 40s...but ain’t happening! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
35thstreetswarm Posted October 23, 2017 Share Posted October 23, 2017 QUOTE (KagakuOtoko @ Oct 22, 2017 -> 09:52 AM) This will be a pretty good world series, like one of the first ones I've been excited about for a while. You have two of the best going at it and it should be a heavyweight type fight. Ultimately, I see the Dodgers winning this series due to their bullpen and pitching. As much as I like Keuchel, Verlander, and (McCullers, Peacock, Morton), I like Kershaw, Hill, Darvish, and Wood a lot better. As for the bullpens, it's really not a contest. Dodgers bullpen is lights out, just ask the cubs. I think the Dodgers win this series in 6 games or less. I could see the Astros roughing up Wood and Darvish in their two Houston games, but Kershaw and Hill will probably be too much for the Astros hitters. I see the Keuchel and Verlander starts going deep with a low score but their bullpen will ultimately let them down. This is the matchup I've been rooting for all season. Dodgers are my (distant) secondary team because of my time spent in California in my youth, and I like them even more for ending the Cub nightmare that consumed my neighborhood for the past year, so go Dodgers. I think they have had the magic all season (save for that little spell) and will ride it to the end. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonard Zelig Posted October 23, 2017 Share Posted October 23, 2017 QUOTE (iamshack @ Oct 22, 2017 -> 06:19 PM) Definitely has the makings for one of the better World Series in recent memory. I agree the edge goes to the Dodgers, but it's close. I think it comes down to Kershaw. If he can pitch well, I suspect the Dodgers win. If the Astros get to him, I think the Astros win. What makes a good World Series? 2 of the last 3 have gone 7 games. Both games 7s were one run games with the winning run at bat. Several of the other games in those series weren't close though. When the Sox won it, every game was close, 2 runs or less, but Houston didn't win a game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dam8610 Posted October 23, 2017 Share Posted October 23, 2017 Go Dodgers. Glad to see Seager is back for them, hopefully he makes the difference in the series. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donaldo Posted October 23, 2017 Share Posted October 23, 2017 The last two times the Sox played in the World Series, their opponents were the Astros (`05) and the Dodgers (`59). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted October 24, 2017 Share Posted October 24, 2017 QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Oct 23, 2017 -> 09:55 AM) First pitch forecast for tomorrow night: 95 degrees. Updated forecast I just saw was up to 98 degrees, would be hottest first pitch in WS history. Weather service warning also saying this is the highest fire danger for CA in several years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleHurt05 Posted October 24, 2017 Share Posted October 24, 2017 B-Mac is on the WS roster! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowand44 Posted October 24, 2017 Share Posted October 24, 2017 QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Oct 24, 2017 -> 12:54 PM) B-Mac is on the WS roster! This made my day when I saw it on Twitter earlier. Love that dude and hope he's able to contribute something positive besides awesome tweets in this series. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheTruth05 Posted October 24, 2017 Share Posted October 24, 2017 (edited) I love a world series where the winner doesn't annoy me no matter who wins. That being said, really hope the Dodgers win it. Edited October 24, 2017 by TheTruth05 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donaldo Posted October 24, 2017 Share Posted October 24, 2017 QUOTE (Donaldo @ Oct 23, 2017 -> 06:50 PM) The last two times the Sox played in the World Series, their opponents were the Astros (`05) and the Dodgers (`59). The Astros have to be the only team in MLB history to play in the World Series as both an AL team and an NL team, right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitesoxjr27 Posted October 25, 2017 Share Posted October 25, 2017 Taylor with a bomb! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tannerfan Posted October 25, 2017 Share Posted October 25, 2017 Definitely rooting for the Dodgers as I've lived in Los Angeles since 1984. However we need the Dodgers to lose at least one game on their way to a Series win. Otherwise, if hey sweep they'll have gone 11 and 1 in the playoffs with the one lost coming in the LCS. Plus they won their division going wire to wire and we just can't have this, can we. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleHurt05 Posted October 25, 2017 Share Posted October 25, 2017 A 2:29 playoff game? I didn't even realize that was possible Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamshack Posted October 25, 2017 Share Posted October 25, 2017 QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Oct 24, 2017 -> 07:43 PM) A 2:29 playoff game? I didn't even realize that was possible Yeah, that was crazy. The last few innings took like no time at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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