Ben Casparius vs. Luis Gil, 5p.
Can the Dodgers actually win this 2024 World Series? Now up 3-0 in the best-of-seven series, and with a 94.7% chance of winning the series (albeit, only a 43% chance of winning Game 4, according to FanGraphs ZiPS projections)...I'm finally starting to believe, just a little bit?
I mean, if Freddie Freeman, who is building a great case for the 2024 World Series MVP, can keep mashing home runs each game, like he did in Game 3 to completely silence the Yankees crowd (who were cursing epithets at him at the time):
And if Mookie Betts--now batting .291 with 14 RBI in the 2024 postseason--can keep adding runs on the board:
And if the Yankees keep trying to get on the board by sending Giancarlo Stanton from second base on a single, when Stanton's speed ranks 549th out of 566 MLB players:
I almost feel bad for Stanton on that one, he was dead to rights by the time he rounded third base. And check out Will Smith's reaction (and do your own lip reading!) on this amazing field view:
Sure, Shohei Ohtani isn't hitting and has a bum shoulder; Will Smith isn't hitting and who knows what the hell is wrong with him; and Max Muncy is back on one of those bad offensive streaks again. It's not all good in Dodgerville.
But so far this World Series, we've played pretty good defense at all positions, the bullpen has been incredible in all sorrts of weird situations, our starters have outpitched the Yankees' formidable starting rotation, and Dave Roberts is making all the right calls.
And I know we've been successful with bullpen games...but we're starting Ben Casparius for Game 4. Casparius is making his first major league start in the World Series. This is a big stage for Big Ben!
No time to rest. We need to keep the pressure on the Yankees.
Let's do this.
LET'S GO, DODGERS!
102 comments:
Yeah, that "Fat Joe" dude was embarrassing! I really thought the baseball gods were going to hand the game to the Yanks out of pure sympathy.
Adding Fat Joe recaps to the main thread.
Yanks gonna come out swinging
Fo sho Spank. We need to come out swinging too!
let's. do this
Doc says bullpen decision time will be the fifth inning. Need to score early and often.
here we go
mook!
One out double for Mookie!
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FREDDIE!!!
Freddie!!!!!!!!!!
Taking advantage of the short porch in right!
Freeman again!!!
Yep, Freddie is going to be our WS MVP
Are you kidding me?!
The inside of my tummy feels like it's shaking.
cant help but laugh at that dude trying to take the ball from mookie. his face. lol
I hope those two fans were kicked out! Ridiculous!
Calm down, Ben
Nervous time. Giancarlo at the plate with two RISP.
Oh wow!
Capistrano escapes!
yanks didnt score. good inning
luxy double!
dammit
Gavin, Gavin. Not smart baserunning.
Rizzo just looking.
Casparius actually gets a K!
Casparius is beet red out there. He walks the 7.
pitching to the #7 hitter like he's babe ruth. come on doc
Wells is pissed. I bet he is hungry here
Casparius is at 8,529 pitches here in the second inning
shit
Volpe steals second, but even with a Wells double, he only takes third?
Bad base running gives Cap a chance to get out of this still.
Verdugo up. Maybe, time to pull Casparius?!
Shit.
@Quad: thanks for the lineups. I'm counting on your good luck!
Verdugo grounds out and gets Volpe home. 2-1 LA, two out, B2.
Only one run in. 2-1 after two innings.
Torres flies out on the first pitch.
2-1 LA through 2
@Sax You keep plunging, I’ll keep posting lineups.
ugh
Hudson in now.
Baptism by fire here for Hudson: Soto, Judge, and Chisholm. Then Stanton.
Hudson Ks Soto!
Soto K. Judge HBP.
doc put the shittiest pitchers.in first.
Ouch. Hit Judge. Not good
Chisholm roped that one. That was all Betts.
Hudson is wild. Not good.
fucking Hudson
Rizzo pops it up. Nice!
fuck
Volpe redeems his mistake. Damn.
Ok offense. Only the fourth inning. Let’s get it going!
like i said earlier in a disappeared comment...doc put the shittiest pitchers in first
Tonight, playing the part of Landon Knack: Daniel Hudson
disappearing posts saxy
5-2 NYY through 3.
Shut the fuck up Smoltz
Why does the bottom of our order suck so bad?
Muncy
Kike
Gavin
Slappy
WHYYYYYYY
Tried to salvage some of the comments. I think it goes back and negates comments when it picks off new ones.
knack? yep shitty pitchers first
Knack puts up a zero.
slappy!!
Love it!
Good job, Slappy
Will Smith! Wow that was surprising
My feed is behind all of you guys!
Freddie showing the wheels!
scratching back
Awesome legging it out by Freddie there!
5-4 NYY.
Teoscar has been so bad this series, though---not expecting much here
First fucking pitch, Teo. What the hell
fuck.knack
muncy is horrible
Muncy is absolutely lost up there. That is pathetic
smh
He's not the only one--Kiké was also weak. As was Luxy.
I know we are throwing this game for the Fox overlords, but can we at least make it look like we're trying to win?
Knack gives up a HR to Wells. So THAT must be why we aren't trying.
throwing this game is going to bite us in the ass
Knack, let's not get Judge out of his slump, okay?
Need the bats to wake up.
strikeout king
Ohtani Ks with Edman on second. Two out.
Luke Weaver in for Mark Leiter Jr., two out, T7, Yankees with a two-run lead.
Come on, Mookie!
2-2 count to Mookie.
Dammit, Mookie. K.
6-4 Yankees, mid-7.
No hits RISP.
Pathetic ABs there, guys. Especially you, Max.
I really worry about giving the Yankees life here.
hold the damn ball, gavin!
this game is a wrap. slappy should. have caught that
fucking throw to the right side of the plate, Lux! Awful
I blame Craig's Kid
better score some runs in the ninth to get back some momentum
PGT up.
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