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lasportzphan
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My initial prediction, Cardinals take this series 3-1. But let me sleep on this a bit more.
I don't endorse being called the "Doyers"...
anyways Dodgers in 4
I understand where it comes from and what it means... just they're the Los Angeles Dodgers
anyways, it's not a big deal.
You know, Los Angeles is Spanish, bro?
You know, Los Angeles is Spanish, bro?
Los Angeles is in America. I really don't want to start this war, though.
From the Buster Olney article:
That's why I just finished polling 15 astute baseball executives, from clubs that didn't make the postseason, to see which teams they thought were about to play in the World Series, and which juggernaut they picked to win it. Well, here's how they saw it:
National League Champ: Nationals (12 votes), Pirates (2), Dodgers (1)
American League Champ: Orioles (7), Angels (4), A's (3), Tigers (1)
World Series winner: Nationals (11), Orioles (2), A's (1), Dodgers (1)
Now I didn't major in data analysis or anything. But in my line of work, that's what you'd call overwhelming sentiment.
And you know what? I share it. Over the last 90 games (during which they've gone a white-hot 59-31), the Nationals have the best record in the National League and tied the Angels and Orioles for the best record in baseball.
Why not the Dodgers?
I thought for a while that nobody was going to pick the Dodgers. It took the next-to-last voter to get them on the board. Which is shocking, in a way, when you consider they've led the NL in runs scored since the All-Star break, they employ Clayton Kershaw and they've got almost a quarter-billion-dollar payroll. But ...
"That team is such a mess," said one NL executive. "They could beat you on pure talent. But they're a total mess. As soon as I say that, though, you think, 'In a five-game series, you'll probably face Kershaw twice and [Zack] Greinke once.' So good luck."
So, maybe ths is hood poster board material?
I guess I trust 15 execs who couldn't make the playoffs as much as 70 analysts. The 70 analysts have the Nats favored to win the WS, with the Dodgers as the second team favored.
ESPN Forecast: Predicting the postseason - ESPN
And, as white-hot as the Nats finished, they only won two more games than the Dodgers. Oh, and guess what, none of your execs picked the Cards, right?
So if your team does not qualify for the playoffs your baseball credentials and credibility can be questioned? Wow. interesting logic applied.
All said, it's baseball, anything can happen. I've noted the flaws I see in this team and wil gladly eat crow if they prove me otherwise.
I'd love to hear that idiots reasoning why the Dodgers "are such a mess"
Good question... Because if it's Puig showing up late for BP continuously or the stories of his transfer via the Mexican drug cartel and the additional security the Dodgers had to hire or Kemp chastising Puig in the dugout or Mattingly chastising Puig in the dugout or Ethier complaining about his roll or Jansen arguing with a teammate in front of the media pregame or Han Ram getting testy with the media or the manager comparing his team to the As of the 70s (notorious as the most dysfunctional team in ever) or your back up catcher biting the ear of one of your top prospects or Brian Wilson screaming at his old boss pregame or your veteran first baseman questioning your manager via the media, you are right, no smoke here. This team is solid.