2022 World Series thread

Wheeler got roughed up in the 1st. Score is 3-0. Defense gave up the 3rd run. The run scored on Sosa’s throwing error, but he’s been used to Goldy picking that one like it’s routine. Although he didn’t get the error, Hoskins needs to pick that one if you’re a Phillies fan. Hoskins has shown he’s just plain bad with the glove numerous times now this postseason. Good thing he’s hit a few big HRs. I guess he was even worse in the outfield when he first came up.

No doubt the error should be given to Sosa. Just like when a pitcher bounces one that the catcher should block, but doesn’t. It’s always a wild pitch. I’ve just been surprised how bad Hoskins is in the field. He’s botched some easy ones, and he sure ain’t making anything that’s not routine. They don’t play him for his glove, though. There might be some DHing in his future.

Although Pallante got the GB he was after, we could have used Valdez. The GB’s he induces are right at an IF’er…Haha! I still have to laugh to keep from crying. When I saw that GB to the right side hit by Segura, for a split second I was secure in the sense that Eddie was over there on the right side of the IF and I thought we very well might have a GIDP to end the game. It just wasn’t meant to be for him to keep that baseball from squeaking through to the OF. That’s how it goes sometimes in baseball.

I read the brain needs 17 repetitions of a new word to put it permanently in your vocabulary. Valdez was learning the word “stymied” tonight. He stymied the Phils again and again this game — a total 19 outs or repetitions. He’s got it.

Harper with the ambush two run tater rip. No question he was looking for that offering.

I didn’t want the Cards to allocate that many $$$,$$$,$$$ to Harper either. Not because he wouldn’t be a huge asset, but limited resources and all. Seems like any of these mega contract guys have too much downside with respect to potential negative return on investment. But just like the thread on developing prospects into big stars, there is so much randomness and risk involved.

So, teams like the Cards who seem to be fairly judicious in spending, at least as we laymen can understand spending mega-millions, can do fairly well with development and acquisitions. However, it seems like teams need to hit the lottery to get the mega impact guys like Pujols or Harper with high WAR / MVP resumes and actually lead their teams to a World Series championship.

Speaking of lottery, Powerball is over a billion now? It’s also a bad return on investment based on expected value, but some idiot/smart person is going to win it, haha!

I don’t know how old Dusty can avoid a lot of harsh critisism. This guy’s been touched up for 4 HR’s and he’s still got the baseball.

LOL, obviously Dusty’s only objective tonight was not to burn any bullpen arms. Mission accomplished as well as it possibly could be.

Yeah, I get the BP concept, but this is a WS game and McC whatever his name is looked like Jerry Quarry out there. In my view Dusty should have gotten him out of there after the 3rd HR while it was still early and Houston had a chance. This game could be characterized as out of reach now.

Real nice job by Nola with back to back swinging K’s to work out of early trouble.

Kind of tough pulling “Hoolie” Javier with a no-no going. Had the Astros bullpen imploded there would have been all sorts of second guessing.

But they kept up the same effort and it goes in the books as the first World Series no hitter since Elvis was 21.

I met Don Larsen at a SABR event some 10 years or so ago. Got his signature on a ‘63 Topps cards of him as an SF Giant. It was the only card of him I had an extra of at that time.

I can’t recall a better K/CS than that one.