Saturday, October 26, 2024

2024 World Series Game 2 Thread

Freddie Freeman, ladies and gentlemen.
(And, some beautiful people in the crowd behind him.)

Yoshinobu Yamamoto vs. Carlos Rodon, 5p.

I have SO MUCH to write in a Post-Game Thread after attending last night's Game 1, an unbelievable extra-inning walkoff grand slam 6-3 victory. But those details will have to wait until later, as I want to keep this momentum rolling with today's Game Thread for World Series Game 2.

The Dodgers have not fared well in Game 2s this postseason. In the 2024 NLDS, the Dodgers followed up their comeback 7-5 Game 1 victory with a clunker of a game, losing 10-2 to San Diego and watching fans melt down by throwing trash on the field during the game.

Then, in the 2024 NLCS, the Dodgers again followed up a 9-0 spanking of the Mets in Game 1 with a pathetic 7-3 loss in Game 2, when Landon Knack got taken to the woodshed in the second inning. Both of those series lost all momentum for Los Angeles, as each series went 1-1.

The Dodgers MUST keep up the pressure on the Yankees today at the Stadium. I will be cheering on this one at home, so I'll be on the Game Thread more actively tonight.

LET'S GO, DODGERS!

78 comments:

Steve Sax said...

By the way, I plunged last night!

QuadSevens said...

Hell yes to the plunge!

karen said...

Glory to the plunge!! We've been keeping up with all of our Pre and Post Game rituals to please the baseball gods as well!

LET'S GOOOOOO DODGERS!!!!

QuadSevens said...

GAME 2

Ohtani DH
Betts RF
Hernandez, T. LF
Freeman 1B
Edman CF
Hernandez, K. 2B
Muncy 3B
Smith C
Rojas SS

Yamamoto P

Steve Sax said...

Rojas in! And Luxy out

Steve Sax said...

Pretty different lineup order to face Rodon!

karen said...

Clock is ticking!! Let's Gooooooooo Dodgers!!!

karina said...

épale!

karen said...

Andre Ethier and MY BOY MATTY KEMP are throwing out the first pitch tonight!!

karen said...

KARINA!!!!! MY SISTA GIRL!!!!!

karen said...

I Totally Love it that Matty and Andre were wearing Fernando jerseys.

spank said...

let's do this!

spank said...

here we go

Steve Sax said...

Come on Yoshi

Steve Sax said...

Yoshi is nibbling on Torres and walks him

Steve Sax said...

Yoshi had better not throw that again to Soto

Steve Sax said...

Hello Karina!!!

karen said...

C'mon Yoshi!!! Dig deep!

spank said...

3 full counts for yoshi. all.that nibbling

Steve Sax said...

Lots of pitches for Yamamoto that first inning.

Steve Sax said...

Nice job Mookie. Single to right

Steve Sax said...

Edman almost overran that one. Nice play

spank said...

Edman!!!!

Steve Sax said...

EDMAN!!!

QuadSevens said...

EDMAN!!!

karina said...

Tommy Edman, slugger

karen said...

Tommy Boy looking to win the WS MVP!

spank said...

BOOOOOO

QuadSevens said...

Damn you Soto!

spank said...

Teo!!

karen said...

TEO!!!!!!

QuadSevens said...

TEO!!!

Steve Sax said...

Teoscar!!!

3-1 LA

spank said...

back to back Freddie!!!

karen said...

FREDDIE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

QuadSevens said...

BACK TO BACK!!

karina said...

loved the bullpen joining the choreography

Steve Sax said...

Holy smokes. Teoscar with a two-run HR and then Freeman with a back to back HR.

4-1 LA!

Steve Sax said...

@karina: totally agree with you on the bullpen choreography!!!

Steve Sax said...

@karina: much love to stubbs!

Steve Sax said...

My sling feed is late but I am loving this nonetheless

Steve Sax said...

Muncy looked bad on that Rodon K. Rodon goes 3.1 IP and is pulled.

spank said...

meh. ohtani

Steve Sax said...

Come on, Shohei.

Steve Sax said...

We need more from Shohei. It's not like Slappy is gonna get a double in any other AB

Steve Sax said...

Nice inning from Yoshi there!

4-1 LA, mid-5

Steve Sax said...

Healing is possible with Tremfya, apparently.

spank said...

Yoshi!!

Steve Sax said...

Yoshi Ks Judge to end the top of the sixth!

4-1 LA

Steve Sax said...

We have not scored since Rodon was pulled. We gotta get some off this bullpen.

Hideo Nomo said...

*taps mic* Is this thing on?

Hideo Nomo said...

I guess I just needed to reset my password. I’m not having the cursed tech problems Dusty’s having.

Hideo Nomo said...

Banda, brother…

Hideo Nomo said...

Let’s get Yoshi some insurance, lads!

Steve Sax said...

Oh, shit.

Steve Sax said...

Shohei's injury looks bad.

karina said...

nooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

Steve Sax said...

Wells Ks for the first out.

spank said...

fuck it. no time to feel sad. we got a game and series to win.

Steve Sax said...

Verdugo grounds to Muncy on the first pitch. Two out.

Hideo Nomo said...

Please no structural damage.
Please no structural damage.
Please no structural damage.

spank said...

3 more.outs

karen said...

Holding my breath for the game and for Shohei.

spank said...

what are you doing Treinen?

spank said...

aaron judge looks horrible

karen said...

YES!!!! 2 more outs Boys!

spank said...

dude.cant hit the curveball

spank said...

fuck

spank said...

i wouldve taken treinen out

spank said...

and.he loads the bases

Hideo Nomo said...

FUCK. GET HIM, DAVE.

Steve Sax said...

Oh man. Bases loaded for Vesia, two outs in T9. Terrifying.

spank said...

that's a wrap

karen said...

WIN!!!! I was praying NO GRAND SLAM over and over.

QuadSevens said...

Scary win!

karen said...

@Saxy........Plunge time, dude!!!!

Hideo Nomo said...

WHEEEEEWWWWWW!!!!

Dusty Baker said...

We make party?