# 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:** 22
**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, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-playoffs-2018-who-wins-it-all/822203/421 "2018-10-27T13:23:16Z")
> [@Bullitt](#): > > Drew Pomeranz I believe he was the only pitcher left, besides Chris Sale. ---
**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, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-playoffs-2018-who-wins-it-all/822203/422 "2018-10-27T13:35:53Z")
> [@Bullitt](#): > > I believe he was the only pitcher left, besides Chris Sale. Pomeranz and Sale were the only players they had left, period. If Núñez had to come out, I guess they’d have moved Betts to the infield and put Sale in the outfield. Pomeranz had a terrible season and hasn’t pitched since September 30th. He publicly admitted he was shocked to make the WS roster. ---
**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, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-playoffs-2018-who-wins-it-all/822203/423 "2018-10-27T15:57:07Z")
> [@asterion](#): > > Apparently watching baseball from China and with some odd sleeping habits, it’s DSYoungEsq. Uh, ooops. :o ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2018, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-playoffs-2018-who-wins-it-all/822203/424 "2018-10-27T18:03:17Z")
> [@Jack\_Batty](#): > > 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. I finally gave up and went to bed at the end of the 16th, which was 2 AM my time. But I feel like I got a preview of the eventual ending with Muncy’s near-miss foul ball in the 15th.😃 ---
**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, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-playoffs-2018-who-wins-it-all/822203/425 "2018-10-27T18:07:11Z")
> [@goldmund](#): > > Pomeranz and Sale were the only players they had left, period. If Núñez had to come out, I guess they’d have moved Betts to the infield and put Sale in the outfield. Pomeranz had a terrible season and hasn’t pitched since September 30th. He publicly admitted he was shocked to make the WS roster. A lefty bat like Muncy’s is why he on the roster. ---
**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, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-playoffs-2018-who-wins-it-all/822203/426 "2018-10-27T18:22:47Z")
For game 4 the line currently is BOS +140, LAD -165. [https://www.oddsshark.com/mlb/boston-los-angeles-odds-october-26-2018-1068967](https://www.oddsshark.com/mlb/boston-los-angeles-odds-october-26-2018-1068967) I can’t find any currently-updated odds on who’s favored to win the series. Can anyone find that? ---
**Author:** ![Barkis\_is\_Willin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a183cd/32.png) [@Barkis\_is\_Willin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barkis_is_Willin)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2018, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-playoffs-2018-who-wins-it-all/822203/427 "2018-10-27T18:38:37Z")
Cora finally managed himself into a loss. I mentioned before I wasn’t thrilled about his management but the means justify the end. Sitting Benintedi? Moreland hitting in the 3 hole? Can JD really not play 1B? Yanking Porcello after 4 2/3 while he was cruising? His mismanagement depleted the pitching staff, took JD’s bat away for 9 innings, and limited Benintendi to one pinch hit AB. This loss is on Cora (but Kinsler owns a piece of it too). ---
**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, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-playoffs-2018-who-wins-it-all/822203/428 "2018-10-27T20:13:39Z")
> [@DSYoungEsq](#): > > Uh, ooops. :o Just some mild ribbing. But it’s definitely games like last night’s that make me realize yet again how great the Mountain zone is for live sports. ---
**Author:** ![Barkis\_is\_Willin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a183cd/32.png) [@Barkis\_is\_Willin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barkis_is_Willin)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2018, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-playoffs-2018-who-wins-it-all/822203/429 "2018-10-27T21:57:59Z")
Very much ready for the computer umpire overlords after last night / this morning. ---
**Author:** ![DSYoungEsq](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c6cbf5/32.png) [@DSYoungEsq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSYoungEsq)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2018, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-playoffs-2018-who-wins-it-all/822203/430 "2018-10-28T00:14:40Z")
Strike zone calls got increasingly inconsistent as the innings wore on, in my opinion, but I tend to cut them some slack. As Smoltz mentioned, the umpires had to spend all 7+ hours on their feet; they don’t get to go sit down for half-innings like the players do. That’s a long time to stand and pay attention to stuff. ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2018, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-playoffs-2018-who-wins-it-all/822203/431 "2018-10-28T02:15:07Z")
And Puig makes it 4-0 Dodgers… ---
**Author:** ![jaycat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jaycat/32/3015_2.png) [@jaycat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jaycat)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2018, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-playoffs-2018-who-wins-it-all/822203/432 "2018-10-28T02:23:39Z")
I’m not as upset with Rodriguez for giving up a gopher ball as I am with him not running to second base. What’s up with that shit? You’re in the WORLD SERIES, man. You would never see an NL pitcher dogging it like that. And while I’m at it, what’s with all the throwing errors? … ---
**Author:** ![DSYoungEsq](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c6cbf5/32.png) [@DSYoungEsq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSYoungEsq)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2018, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-playoffs-2018-who-wins-it-all/822203/433 "2018-10-28T02:32:34Z")
I feel sorry for Rodriguez; he had done so well prior to that inning. Rich Hill certainly deserved his standing O on being taken out. ---
**Author:** ![Hawkeyeop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/958977/32.png) [@Hawkeyeop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hawkeyeop)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2018, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-playoffs-2018-who-wins-it-all/822203/434 "2018-10-28T02:57:52Z")
> [@Barkis\_is\_Willin](#): > > Yanking Porcello after 4 2/3 while he was cruising? Like E Rod was cruising before he wasn’t? There is no evidence that how well a pitcher pitches in one inning effects how he does the next inning except that pitchers get worse the later they stay in. The Red Sox had a bullpen that has been excellent lately and starters available. There is no reason to wait for Porcello to get into trouble to pull him. Given that the Red Sox bullpen did pitch 7 shutout innings after this, really hard to make the case that this cost the Red Sox. On the other hand leaving Erod in seemed clearly to be a mistake, an a surprising one given the rest of the postseason. ---
**Author:** ![Hawkeyeop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/958977/32.png) [@Hawkeyeop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hawkeyeop)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2018, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-playoffs-2018-who-wins-it-all/822203/435 "2018-10-28T02:59:08Z")
> [@jaycat](#): > > I’m not as upset with Rodriguez for giving up a gopher ball as I am with him not running to second base. What’s up with that shit? You’re in the WORLD SERIES, man. You would never see an NL pitcher dogging it like that. E Rod has had some serious ankle issues. Running might not have been a good idea for him. I doubt it is laziness. ---
**Author:** ![jaycat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jaycat/32/3015_2.png) [@jaycat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jaycat)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2018, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-playoffs-2018-who-wins-it-all/822203/436 "2018-10-28T03:07:49Z")
> [@Hawkeyeop](#): > > E Rod has had some serious ankle issues. Running might not have been a good idea for him. I doubt it is laziness. Then I stand corrected. Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2018, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-playoffs-2018-who-wins-it-all/822203/437 "2018-10-28T03:16:37Z")
So is this one getting to the 19th? ---
**Author:** ![Casey1505](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dc4da7/32.png) [@Casey1505](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Casey1505)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2018, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-playoffs-2018-who-wins-it-all/822203/438 "2018-10-28T03:31:51Z")
> [@jaycat](#): > > I’m not as upset with Rodriguez for giving up a gopher ball as I am with him not running to second base. What’s up with that shit? You’re in the WORLD SERIES, man. You would never see an NL pitcher dogging it like that. > > And while I’m at it, what’s with all the throwing errors? … I hope he gets crucified for slamming his glove. I get that it’s the World Series, but that will be his legacy from this game, not a gutsy performance to that point. Good hitters hit mistakes. Babies slam their gloves. That said. YOU GO DEVERS!!! Never doubted you for a second! _Cough **Loosens tie** Cough_ ---
**Author:** ![Hawkeyeop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/958977/32.png) [@Hawkeyeop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hawkeyeop)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2018, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-playoffs-2018-who-wins-it-all/822203/439 "2018-10-28T03:41:07Z")
> [@Casey1505](#): > > I hope he gets crucified for slamming his glove. I get that it’s the World Series, but that will be his legacy from this game, not a gutsy performance to that point. Good hitters hit mistakes. Babies slam their gloves. Seriously? You are complaining about a player showing emotion in the world series? Probably should watch the Griffey commercial a few more times. ---
**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 28, 2018, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-playoffs-2018-who-wins-it-all/822203/440 "2018-10-28T03:42:28Z")
> [@Casey1505](#): > > I hope he gets crucified for slamming his glove. I get that it’s the World Series, but that will be his legacy from this game, not a gutsy performance to that point. Good hitters hit mistakes. Babies slam their gloves. This is just silly. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-playoffs-2018-who-wins-it-all/822203.md?page=21) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-playoffs-2018-who-wins-it-all/822203.md?page=23)