# MLB 2021 Playoffs **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Tags:** baseball-mlb\ **Created:** [October 5, 2021, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-2021-playoffs/951930 "2021-10-05T13:47:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 10
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2021, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-2021-playoffs/951930/181 "2021-10-12T15:27:47Z")
It’s amazing what the Red Sox have accomplished, with the help of unheralded pickups like Whitlock and Hernandez. I don’t think they have the shutdown pitching or defense to go much further, but it’s been fun to watch. If they have to go to Robles or Barnes out of the bullpen in a tight spot, I’ll have picked a bad month to quit sniffing glue. 🤪 ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2021, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-2021-playoffs/951930/182 "2021-10-12T16:56:35Z")
But at $194M the Red Sox have the 5th-highest payroll in all of baseball. I got the entire list, and then added each team’s season record. It would be fun to calculate cost per victory… **2021 MLB Payrolls, and Season Records** 1. $267M LAD — Los Angeles Dodgers 106-56 2. $203M NYY — New York Yankees 92-70 3. $200M NYM — New York Mets 77-85 4. $194M HOU — Houston Astros 95-67 5. $185M BOS — Boston Red Sox 92-70 6. $184M PHI — Philadelphia Phillies 82-80 7. $180M LAA — Los Angeles Angels 77-85 8. $178M SDP — San Diego Padres 79-84 9. $169M STL — St. Louis Cardinals 90-72 10. $164M SFG — San Francisco Giants 107-55 11. $150M TOR — Toronto Blue Jays 91-71 12. $147M ATL — Atlanta Braves 88-73 13. $145M WSH — Washington Nationals 65-97 14. $145M CHC — Chicago Cubs 71-91 15. $141M CHW — Chicago White Sox 93-69 — (league average) — 16. $126M CIN — Cincinnati Reds 83-79 17. $118M MIN — Minnesota Twins 73-89 18. $114M COL — Colorado Rockies 74-87 19. $97M MIL — Milwaukee Brewers 95-67 20. $96M TEX — Texas Rangers 60-102 21. $90M OAK — Oakland Athletics 86-76 22. $89M ARI — Arizona Diamondbacks 52-110 23. $87M KCR — Kansas City Royals 74-88 24. $86M DET — Detroit Tigers 77-85 25. $82M SEA — Seattle Mariners 90-72 26. $71M TBR — Tampa Bay Rays 100-62 27. $58M MIA — Miami Marlins 67-95 28. $54M PIT — Pittsburgh Pirates 61-101 29. $54M BAL — Baltimore Orioles 52-110 30. $50M CLE — Cleveland Indians 80-82 Source: [MLB 2021 Payroll Tracker | Spotrac](https://www.spotrac.com/mlb/payroll/2021) ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2021, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-2021-playoffs/951930/183 "2021-10-12T17:33:33Z")
I’ve merged the two threads back together while awaiting a game room mod to decide on what to do about @asahi’s posts last night. Three of his posts were flagged. In the meantime until a Game Room Mod makes a decision, @asahi, you are not to post in this thread. Game Room Mods: The Game Room @Chronos @raventhief @RickJay ---
**Author:** ![Great\_Antibob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e47c2d/32.png) [@Great\_Antibob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Great_Antibob)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2021, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-2021-playoffs/951930/184 "2021-10-12T17:47:51Z")
> [@Bullitt](#): > > I got the entire list, and then added each team’s season record. It would be fun to calculate cost per victory… Sure, here’s the result of my mediocre Excel skills: | Pay roll ($MUSD) | Wins | Team | Cost per Win ($MUSD) | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 50 | 80 | CLE | 0.625 | | 71 | 100 | TBR | 0.71 | | 58 | 67 | MIA | 0.865671642 | | 54 | 61 | PIT | 0.885245902 | | 82 | 90 | SEA | 0.911111111 | | 97 | 95 | MIL | 1.021052632 | | 54 | 52 | BAL | 1.038461538 | | 90 | 86 | OAK | 1.046511628 | | 86 | 77 | DET | 1.116883117 | | 87 | 74 | KCR | 1.175675676 | | 141 | 93 | CHW | 1.516129032 | | 126 | 83 | CIN | 1.518072289 | | 164 | 107 | SFG | 1.53271028 | | 114 | 74 | COL | 1.540540541 | | 96 | 60 | TEX | 1.6 | | LEAGUE AVERAGE | | | | | 118 | 73 | MIN | 1.616438356 | | 150 | 91 | TOR | 1.648351648 | | 147 | 88 | ATL | 1.670454545 | | 89 | 52 | ARI | 1.711538462 | | 169 | 90 | STL | 1.877777778 | | 185 | 92 | BOS | 2.010869565 | | 194 | 95 | HOU | 2.042105263 | | 145 | 71 | CHC | 2.042253521 | | 203 | 92 | NYY | 2.206521739 | | 145 | 65 | WSH | 2.230769231 | | 184 | 82 | PHI | 2.243902439 | | 178 | 79 | SDP | 2.253164557 | | 180 | 77 | LAA | 2.337662338 | | 267 | 106 | LAD | 2.518867925 | | 200 | 77 | NYM | 2.597402597 | The Rays, as usual, are incredibly efficient at generating wins for their payroll ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2021, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-2021-playoffs/951930/185 "2021-10-12T17:48:22Z")
Here you go, I used Excel & Word to make a table | # | $ | Team | W | L | Million$/Win | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | $267 | LAD — Los Angeles Dodgers | 106 | 56 | $2.52 | | 2 | $203 | NYY — New York Yankees | 92 | 70 | $2.21 | | 3 | $200 | NYM— New York Mets | 77 | 85 | $2.60 | | 4 | $194 | HOU — Houston Astros | 95 | 67 | $2.04 | | 5 | $185 | BOS — Boston Red Sox | 92 | 70 | $2.01 | | 6 | $184 | PHI — Philadelphia Phillies | 82 | 80 | $2.24 | | 7 | $180 | LAA — Los Angeles Angels | 77 | 85 | $2.34 | | 8 | $178 | SDP — San Diego Padres | 79 | 84 | $2.25 | | 9 | $169 | STL — St. Louis Cardinals | 90 | 72 | $1.88 | | 10 | $164 | SFG — San Francisco Giants | 107 | 55 | $1.53 | | 11 | $150 | TOR — Toronto Blue Jays | 91 | 71 | $1.65 | | 12 | $147 | ATL — Atlanta Braves | 88 | 73 | $1.67 | | 13 | $145 | WSH — Washington Nationals | 65 | 97 | $2.23 | | 14 | $145 | CHC — Chicago Cubs | 71 | 91 | $2.04 | | 15 | $141 | CHW — Chicago White Sox | 93 | 69 | $1.52 | | | | — (league average) — | | | | | 16 | $126 | CIN — Cincinnati Reds | 83 | 79 | $1.52 | | 17 | $118 | MIN — Minnesota Twins | 73 | 89 | $1.62 | | 18 | $114 | COL — Colorado Rockies | 74 | 87 | $1.54 | | 19 | $97 | MIL — Milwaukee Brewers | 95 | 67 | $1.02 | | 20 | $96 | TEX — Texas Rangers | 60 | 102 | $1.60 | | 21 | $90 | OAK — Oakland Athletics | 86 | 76 | $1.05 | | 22 | $89 | ARI — Arizona Diamondbacks | 52 | 110 | $1.71 | | 23 | $87 | KCR — Kansas City Royals | 74 | 88 | $1.18 | | 24 | $86 | DET — Detroit Tigers | 77 | 85 | $1.12 | | 25 | $82 | SEA — Seattle Mariners | 90 | 72 | $0.91 | | 26 | $71 | TBR — Tampa Bay Rays | 100 | 62 | $0.71 | | 27 | $58 | MIA — Miami Marlins | 67 | 95 | $0.87 | | 28 | $54 | PIT — Pittsburgh Pirates | 61 | 101 | $0.89 | | 29 | $54 | BAL — Baltimore Orioles | 52 | 110 | $1.04 | | 30 | $50 | CLE — Cleveland Indians | 80 | 82 | $0.63 | > **Here is the list from highest cost per win down** > > | # | $ | Team | W | L | Million$/Win | > | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | > | 3 | $200 | NYM— New York Mets | 77 | 85 | $2.60 | > | 1 | $267 | LAD — Los Angeles Dodgers | 106 | 56 | $2.52 | > | 7 | $180 | LAA — Los Angeles Angels | 77 | 85 | $2.34 | > | 8 | $178 | SDP — San Diego Padres | 79 | 84 | $2.25 | > | 6 | $184 | PHI — Philadelphia Phillies | 82 | 80 | $2.24 | > | 13 | $145 | WSH — Washington Nationals | 65 | 97 | $2.23 | > | 2 | $203 | NYY — New York Yankees | 92 | 70 | $2.21 | > | 14 | $145 | CHC — Chicago Cubs | 71 | 91 | $2.04 | > | 4 | $194 | HOU — Houston Astros | 95 | 67 | $2.04 | > | 5 | $185 | BOS — Boston Red Sox | 92 | 70 | $2.01 | > | 9 | $169 | STL — St. Louis Cardinals | 90 | 72 | $1.88 | > | 22 | $89 | ARI — Arizona Diamondbacks | 52 | 110 | $1.71 | > | 12 | $147 | ATL — Atlanta Braves | 88 | 73 | $1.67 | > | 11 | $150 | TOR — Toronto Blue Jays | 91 | 71 | $1.65 | > | 17 | $118 | MIN — Minnesota Twins | 73 | 89 | $1.62 | > | 20 | $96 | TEX — Texas Rangers | 60 | 102 | $1.60 | > | 18 | $114 | COL — Colorado Rockies | 74 | 87 | $1.54 | > | 10 | $164 | SFG — San Francisco Giants | 107 | 55 | $1.53 | > | 16 | $126 | CIN — Cincinnati Reds | 83 | 79 | $1.52 | > | 15 | $141 | CHW — Chicago White Sox | 93 | 69 | $1.52 | > | 23 | $87 | KCR — Kansas City Royals | 74 | 88 | $1.18 | > | 24 | $86 | DET — Detroit Tigers | 77 | 85 | $1.12 | > | 21 | $90 | OAK — Oakland Athletics | 86 | 76 | $1.05 | > | 29 | $54 | BAL — Baltimore Orioles | 52 | 110 | $1.04 | > | 19 | $97 | MIL — Milwaukee Brewers | 95 | 67 | $1.02 | > | 25 | $82 | SEA — Seattle Mariners | 90 | 72 | $0.91 | > | 28 | $54 | PIT — Pittsburgh Pirates | 61 | 101 | $0.89 | > | 27 | $58 | MIA — Miami Marlins | 67 | 95 | $0.87 | > | 26 | $71 | TBR — Tampa Bay Rays | 100 | 62 | $0.71 | > | 30 | $50 | CLE — Cleveland Indians | 80 | 82 | $0.63 | ---
**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2021, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-2021-playoffs/951930/186 "2021-10-12T18:08:51Z")
Here we go White Sox, beginning do or die game 4. Don’t fuck this up. ---
**Author:** ![raventhief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/raventhief/32/4_2.png) [@raventhief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/raventhief)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2021, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-2021-playoffs/951930/187 "2021-10-12T19:10:44Z")
> [@asahi](#): > > . None of that game exists now. It’s manicure league basebelles (MLB) > [@asahi](#): > > This is just fairy ball. Sick of this sissy ass shit. _ **Moderating** _ That is some seriously homophobic and misogynistic language. And THIS is an official warning. Don’t come back to the thread. And thank you to WE? And Aspenglow for stepping in. ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2021, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-2021-playoffs/951930/188 "2021-10-12T19:19:57Z")
> [@What\_Exit](#): > > Here is the list from highest cost per win down > > | # | $ | Team | W | L | Million$/Win | > | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | > | 3 | $200 | NYM— New York Mets | 77 | 85 | $2.60 | > | 1 | $267 | LAD — Los Angeles Dodgers | 106 | 56 | $2.52 | > | 7 | $180 | LAA — Los Angeles Angels | 77 | 85 | $2.34 | > | 8 | $178 | SDP — San Diego Padres | 79 | 84 | $2.25 | > | 6 | $184 | PHI — Philadelphia Phillies | 82 | 80 | $2.24 | > | 13 | $145 | WSH — Washington Nationals | 65 | 97 | $2.23 | > | 2 | $203 | NYY — New York Yankees | 92 | 70 | $2.21 | > | 14 | $145 | CHC — Chicago Cubs | 71 | 91 | $2.04 | > | 4 | $194 | HOU — Houston Astros | 95 | 67 | $2.04 | > | 5 | $185 | BOS — Boston Red Sox | 92 | 70 | $2.01 | > | 9 | $169 | STL — St. Louis Cardinals | 90 | 72 | $1.88 | > | 22 | $89 | ARI — Arizona Diamondbacks | 52 | 110 | $1.71 | > | 12 | $147 | ATL — Atlanta Braves | 88 | 73 | $1.67 | > | 11 | $150 | TOR — Toronto Blue Jays | 91 | 71 | $1.65 | > | 17 | $118 | MIN — Minnesota Twins | 73 | 89 | $1.62 | > | 20 | $96 | TEX — Texas Rangers | 60 | 102 | $1.60 | > | 18 | $114 | COL — Colorado Rockies | 74 | 87 | $1.54 | > | 10 | $164 | SFG — San Francisco Giants | 107 | 55 | $1.53 | > | 16 | $126 | CIN — Cincinnati Reds | 83 | 79 | $1.52 | > | 15 | $141 | CHW — Chicago White Sox | 93 | 69 | $1.52 | > | 23 | $87 | KCR — Kansas City Royals | 74 | 88 | $1.18 | > | 24 | $86 | DET — Detroit Tigers | 77 | 85 | $1.12 | > | 21 | $90 | OAK — Oakland Athletics | 86 | 76 | $1.05 | > | 29 | $54 | BAL — Baltimore Orioles | 52 | 110 | $1.04 | > | 19 | $97 | MIL — Milwaukee Brewers | 95 | 67 | $1.02 | > | 25 | $82 | SEA — Seattle Mariners | 90 | 72 | $0.91 | > | 28 | $54 | PIT — Pittsburgh Pirates | 61 | 101 | $0.89 | > | 27 | $58 | MIA — Miami Marlins | 67 | 95 | $0.87 | > | 26 | $71 | TBR — Tampa Bay Rays | 100 | 62 | $0.71 | > | 30 | $50 | CLE — Cleveland Indians | 80 | 82 | $0.63 | Actually, this list is sorted by total payroll, largest to smallest. The list provided by @Great_Antibob is sorted by cost per win, lowest to highest. ---
**Author:** ![Great\_Antibob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e47c2d/32.png) [@Great\_Antibob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Great_Antibob)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2021, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-2021-playoffs/951930/189 "2021-10-12T19:26:39Z")
> [@Railer13](#): > > Actually, this list is sorted by total payroll, largest to smallest. There’s a second list on What\_Exit’s post sorted by cost per win sorted highest to lowest as well but hidden as so: > **Summary** > > Sorted list ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2021, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-2021-playoffs/951930/190 "2021-10-12T19:38:31Z")
> [@Great\_Antibob](#): > > There’s a second list on What\_Exit’s post sorted by cost per win sorted highest to lowest as well but hidden as so: Oops, so there is! My bad! ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2021, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-2021-playoffs/951930/191 "2021-10-12T22:48:20Z")
Thanks for the calculations and lists. Good to see. As for Giants @ Dodgers, it’s Walker Buehler going tonight on short rest, and if they win it’s Julio Urías going in game 5. [Buehler threw 99 pitches at Friday’s Dodgers loss](https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/SFN/SFN202110080.shtml). [Urías threw 72 pitches at Saturday’s Dodgers win](https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/SFN/SFN202110090.shtml). ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2021, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-2021-playoffs/951930/192 "2021-10-12T22:54:54Z")
The Astros win their half of the ALDS, three games to one, after beating the White Sox 10-1 this afternoon. The Sox seemed to stumble down the stretch this year (in part due to some untimely injuries), and their pitching staff, which had been very good earlier in the season, got hammered by the Astros in this series. ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2021, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-2021-playoffs/951930/193 "2021-10-12T22:55:54Z")
And… the Astros advance. I’m cheering for them because of Dusty Baker. I’m cheering for the Red Sox too. I’m cheering for the Giants most of all!! It is way too early, but if the Red Sox and Giants advance to the end then my brother, a Sox fan, and I have agreed to go to two games, one in SF and one in Boston\*. The last World Series game I went to was with him in 2007, the Red Sox and the Rockies in Denver. Game 3. \* — man, that will be pricey! ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2021, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-2021-playoffs/951930/194 "2021-10-12T23:24:50Z")
> [@kenobi\_65](#): > > The Astros win their half of the ALDS, three games to one, after beating the White Sox 10-1 this afternoon. > > The Sox seemed to stumble down the stretch this year (in part due to some untimely injuries), and their pitching staff, which had been very good earlier in the season, got hammered by the Astros in this series. Famous last words: “All we have to do is execute pitches and they can’t hit them anyways.” -White Sox reliever Ryan Tepera, after Chicago’s game 3 win at home, suggesting that Astros hitters were ineffective on the road because they couldn’t engage in “sketchy stuff”. Final today from Chi: Houston 10, Chicago 1. ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2021, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-2021-playoffs/951930/195 "2021-10-12T23:29:47Z")
> [@Jackmannii](#): > > suggesting that Astros hitters were ineffective on the road because they couldn’t engage in “sketchy stuff”. Did they forget the 2019 World Series where the Astros won 3 road games in the middle of their scandal? ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2021, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-2021-playoffs/951930/196 "2021-10-13T01:26:35Z")
And… the Dodgers draw first blood. ETA: can Walker Buehler come through and pitch well and go deep into the game? ---
**Author:** ![nightshadea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7ba0ec/32.png) [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2021, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-2021-playoffs/951930/197 "2021-10-13T01:34:41Z")
> [@Bullitt](#): > > And… the Dodgers draw first blood. yay! go dodgers! ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2021, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-2021-playoffs/951930/198 "2021-10-13T02:07:56Z")
> [@Bullitt](#): > > but if the Red Sox and Giants advance to the end then my brother, a Sox fan, and I have agreed to go to two games, one in SF and one in Boston\*. I’m rooting for both the Sox and Giants, and I am DAMN jealous! ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2021, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-2021-playoffs/951930/199 "2021-10-13T02:13:25Z")
The Braves knock the Brewers out, 3 games to 1. Milwaukee had largely gotten it done with pitching, rather than hitting, during the regular season, and their not-great hitting showed during the series – today’s game was the first in the series in which they had scored more than 2 runs, and the Braves had shut them out in games 2 and 3. ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2021, 5:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-2021-playoffs/951930/200 "2021-10-13T05:20:44Z")
Congratulations to the Dodgers. It’s down to one game on Thursday: win, or go home. Logan Webb needs to bring it! Go Giants! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-2021-playoffs/951930.md?page=9) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-2021-playoffs/951930.md?page=11)