# MLB Playoffs 2018: Who Wins It All? **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [September 30, 2018, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-playoffs-2018-who-wins-it-all/822203 "2018-09-30T04:36:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 21
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2018, 5:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-playoffs-2018-who-wins-it-all/822203/401 "2018-10-27T05:57:51Z")
> [@OldGuy](#): > > I can’t watch it here, but perhaps the third-baseman fell into the dugout or seats and he was awarded second base by rule. He did tumble into the seats, but it was a fowl ball. The rule allows that? ---
**Author:** ![OldGuy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/3bc359/32.png) [@OldGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldGuy)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2018, 6:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-playoffs-2018-who-wins-it-all/822203/402 "2018-10-27T06:06:36Z")
> [@Fear\_Itself](#): > > He did tumble into the seats, but it was a fowl ball. The rule allows that? Don’t know about chicken balls, but on a foul ball, if the player who catches it falls into the seats, the ball is dead and the runners advance one base. ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2018, 6:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-playoffs-2018-who-wins-it-all/822203/403 "2018-10-27T06:25:03Z")
> [@OldGuy](#): > > Don’t know about chicken balls, but on a foul ball, if the player who catches it falls into the seats, the ball is dead and the runners advance one base. I did not know that. Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![4d3fect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/4d3fect/32/9728_2.png) [@4d3fect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/4d3fect)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2018, 6:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-playoffs-2018-who-wins-it-all/822203/404 "2018-10-27T06:34:05Z")
What’s with all the divots in the field? ---
**Author:** ![zoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zoid/32/336_2.png) [@zoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoid)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2018, 6:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-playoffs-2018-who-wins-it-all/822203/405 "2018-10-27T06:55:38Z")
> [@OldGuy](#): > > I can’t watch it here, but perhaps the third-baseman fell into the dugout or seats and he was awarded second base by rule. Yep > [@](#): > > A fielder, after cathing a fly ball, falls into dead-ball territory [5.06(b)(3)(C)]. In this scenario, a fielder having made a legal catch while in live-ball territory, is carried into dead-ball territory, where he then falls, or falls over a fence or railing into dead-ball territory. The ball is dead and all base runners advance one base. Number 6 > **[Awarding Bases - UmpireBible](https://www.umpirebible.com/index.php/rules-base-running/awarding-bases)** > > Summary of baseball rules governing the awarding of bases ---
**Author:** ![Jack\_Batty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jack_batty/32/3201_2.png) [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2018, 7:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-playoffs-2018-who-wins-it-all/822203/406 "2018-10-27T07:31:28Z")
I went to sleep early last night as I need to work today, beginning at 5am. It was nice to see that I would be able to watch a replay of last night’s game before I went in. Oh … 18th friggin’ inning? Amazing. Hold that thought … walk off. It’s finally over. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2018, 7:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-playoffs-2018-who-wins-it-all/822203/407 "2018-10-27T07:32:28Z")
Wow! What a game! ---
**Author:** ![asterion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4da419/32.png) [@asterion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asterion)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2018, 7:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-playoffs-2018-who-wins-it-all/822203/408 "2018-10-27T07:35:34Z")
I am sure that’s the second 18-inning playoff game I’ve now watched, as I know I watched Giants-Nationals back in 2014. Of course, that one went 18 full innings since the Nationals lost. It’s not very impressive when a game on the east coast goes past midnight. It’s definitely something when one on the west coast does. I wonder what this has done to the Red Sox pitching, especially since they’ve got two more games under NL rules. Still, great pitching by Eovaldi. You’d love a performance like that out of your starting pitcher, and to have to do so much in relief was really something. ---
**Author:** ![goldmund](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a4c791/32.png) [@goldmund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/goldmund)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2018, 7:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-playoffs-2018-who-wins-it-all/822203/409 "2018-10-27T07:36:21Z")
Watched every pitch. Definitely one for the ages. As a Sox fan, I feel bad for Eovaldi. He probably feels he let the team down right now. I place the loss on Betts, Bogaerts and Kinsler. ---
**Author:** ![Locrian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/locrian/32/14146_2.png) [@Locrian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Locrian)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2018, 7:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-playoffs-2018-who-wins-it-all/822203/410 "2018-10-27T07:38:43Z")
If I were Max Muncy, my post game interview would be: It felt great. Goodnight!! 😃 ---
**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 27, 2018, 7:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-playoffs-2018-who-wins-it-all/822203/411 "2018-10-27T07:38:55Z")
Incredible game! Gotta hand it to the Dodgers, and Walker Buehler pitched a great game. Kirk Gibson, and Max Muncy. We’ve got a series now. ---
**Author:** ![asterion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4da419/32.png) [@asterion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asterion)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2018, 7:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-playoffs-2018-who-wins-it-all/822203/412 "2018-10-27T07:40:31Z")
> [@goldmund](#): > > Watched every pitch. Definitely one for the ages. As a Sox fan, I feel bad for Eovaldi. He probably feels he let the team down right now. I place the loss on Betts, Bogaerts and Kinsler. As a Dodgers fan and a baseball fan, I really admire Eovaldi’s performance. Don’t get me wrong, I’m glad he takes the loss. But I agree, he’s not the cause of the loss. Getting tired, everybody swinging for the fences, eventually a mistake was going to be made and exploited. ---
**Author:** ![Club\_33](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/df705f/32.png) [@Club\_33](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Club_33)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2018, 7:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-playoffs-2018-who-wins-it-all/822203/413 "2018-10-27T07:44:47Z")
Wow, what a game. 2-1 sure sounds better than 3-0. ---
**Author:** ![DSYoungEsq](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c6cbf5/32.png) [@DSYoungEsq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSYoungEsq)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2018, 7:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-playoffs-2018-who-wins-it-all/822203/414 "2018-10-27T07:46:31Z")
I started watching at the start of the 10th. I still got to watch a full ball game. Excellent throw to end the top of the 10th made it all possible. I found it interesting that, with everyone swinging for the fences (and failing), it was a nice, controlled attempt to go the opposite way with a pitch on the outside of the plate that resulted in the homer. Well done. Now, to bed at 3:46 pm. ---
**Author:** ![asterion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4da419/32.png) [@asterion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asterion)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2018, 7:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-playoffs-2018-who-wins-it-all/822203/415 "2018-10-27T07:52:35Z")
Apparently watching baseball from China and with some odd sleeping habits, it’s DSYoungEsq. ---
**Author:** ![Locrian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/locrian/32/14146_2.png) [@Locrian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Locrian)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2018, 9:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-playoffs-2018-who-wins-it-all/822203/416 "2018-10-27T09:32:23Z")
> [@Bullitt](#): > > Incredible game! Gotta hand it to the Dodgers, and Walker Buehler pitched a great game. > > Kirk Gibson, and Max Muncy. We’ve got a series now. Walker Ferris Buehler Texas Ranger (as we call him 'round these parts) is the next Kershaw. He shut down the best lineup with 2 hits, 0 ER and 7 K. When he was pulled, Clayton gave him a big “come here, you” hug. Priceless. Still, Sox in five. 😃 (flees virtual Dodger locker room) ---
**Author:** ![asahi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asahi/32/8693_2.png) [@asahi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asahi)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2018, 9:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-playoffs-2018-who-wins-it-all/822203/417 "2018-10-27T09:56:44Z")
What’s interesting is that for the year, Red Sox hitting was noticeably better against right-handed pitching. And yet, they’ve gotten the better of the Dodgers’ two left-handed aces and they were dominated by Buehler, the Dodgers’ lone right-handed starter. All I can think of is location, location, location. It doesn’t matter how great a lineup is. If a pitcher is hitting his spots and mixing up the speed, that puts pressure on the lineup. That’s why there’s the old adage ‘Great pitching beats great hitting.’ On another note, it was nice to see Grandal recover and at least not make any major gaffes. ---
**Author:** ![asahi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asahi/32/8693_2.png) [@asahi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asahi)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2018, 9:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-playoffs-2018-who-wins-it-all/822203/418 "2018-10-27T09:58:10Z")
> [@Locrian](#): > > Walker Ferris Buehler Texas Ranger (as we call him 'round these parts) is the next Kershaw. He shut down the best lineup with 2 hits, 0 ER and 7 K. When he was pulled, Clayton gave him a big “come here, you” hug. Priceless. > > Still, Sox in five. 😃 > > (flees virtual Dodger locker room) I still feel Boston will win, but my thought all along is that this could go at least 6 games and I could see this going to a seventh. You have to think Kershaw and Ryu will pitch better than they did in games 1 & 2. ---
**Author:** ![UltraVires](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/ecccb3/32.png) [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2018, 11:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-playoffs-2018-who-wins-it-all/822203/419 "2018-10-27T11:06:06Z")
> [@goldmund](#): > > Watched every pitch. Definitely one for the ages. As a Sox fan, I feel bad for Eovaldi. He probably feels he let the team down right now. I place the loss on Betts, Bogaerts and Kinsler. Great game. It shouldn’t be on Eovaldi. I think he was overworked. Was there nobody left in the bullpen? ---
**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 27, 2018, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-playoffs-2018-who-wins-it-all/822203/420 "2018-10-27T12:52:33Z")
> [@UltraVires](#): > > Great game. It shouldn’t be on Eovaldi. I think he was overworked. Was there nobody left in the bullpen? Drew Pomeranz [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-playoffs-2018-who-wins-it-all/822203.md?page=20) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-playoffs-2018-who-wins-it-all/822203.md?page=22)