# 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:** 4
**Author:** ![BlankSlate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blankslate/32/80_2.png) [@BlankSlate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlankSlate)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2018, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-playoffs-2018-who-wins-it-all/822203/61 "2018-10-09T12:31:46Z")
> [@asahi](#): > > 2:30 AM? Where are you, the Azores? London? UK. Not the glamorous part. > [@asahi](#): > > The Yankees have an offensive machine, which is why they’re tricky in a five-game series, but their pitching, which was supposed to be bolstered by Sonny Gray, is a liability against an explosive lineup like Boston. It was pretty clear last year that Gray wasn’t the answer. That’s what made the Stanton trade frustrating; the goal should have been Gerritt Cole. Just like last year, the rotation is just too shaky to go all the way, barring a small miracle. Some guy hit for the cycle last night but the homer was off back-up catcher Austin Romine. Does that even count? ---
**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 9, 2018, 12:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-playoffs-2018-who-wins-it-all/822203/62 "2018-10-09T12:34:22Z")
> [@BlankSlate](#): > > … > > Some guy hit for the cycle last night but the homer was off back-up catcher Austin Romine. Does that even count? It counts, but it will probably have a footnote. ---
**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 9, 2018, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-playoffs-2018-who-wins-it-all/822203/63 "2018-10-09T12:49:34Z")
> [@What\_Exit](#): > > That was the most brutal beat down in the playoffs I ever saw the Yankees take. But if we win today, it is one more 1 game play off effectively. Either 16-1, or 3-1. It’s just one game, if the Yankees can put it out of their minds. ---
**Author:** ![BobLibDem](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boblibdem/32/3149_2.png) [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2018, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-playoffs-2018-who-wins-it-all/822203/64 "2018-10-09T12:51:40Z")
Not giving up on the Yankee dream. Sometimes the ball doesn’t bounce your way and the other team strings together hits at the right time. I don’t trust Severino any more. He can be as good as anyone, or he can stink the place out. You just never know. Maybe the bats wake up tonight and maybe CC can find some magic, then get a satisfying win at Fenway. ---
**Author:** ![BlankSlate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blankslate/32/80_2.png) [@BlankSlate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlankSlate)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2018, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-playoffs-2018-who-wins-it-all/822203/65 "2018-10-09T13:08:44Z")
> [@BlankSlate](#): > > Umpire Angel Hernandez has had three calls overturned by review in the past two games…and it’s only the third inning. I’m pretty sure he’s a terrible ump with no business being in the postseason, but all three plays were bang bang, to be fair. Hernandez wound up with **three** overturned calls last night…the third one was obviously wrong in real time, no need for super slo-mo…and he is behind the plate tonight. :eek: ---
**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 9, 2018, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-playoffs-2018-who-wins-it-all/822203/66 "2018-10-09T13:12:09Z")
> [@BlankSlate](#): > > Hernandez wound up with **three** overturned calls last night…the third one was obviously wrong in real time, no need for super slo-mo…and he is behind the plate tonight. :eek: Here’s the weird thing, ask baseball fans the names of the worst 2 umpires and most will say Angel Hernandez and Joe West. How do they keep getting post-season gigs? ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2018, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-playoffs-2018-who-wins-it-all/822203/67 "2018-10-09T13:23:57Z")
They’re unionized. I think it’s supposed to be partially based on performance but Angel Hernandez, holy shit. As to the ALDS, just a reminder that it was after the 19-8 fiasco in 2004 that the Red Sox came back from 3-0. You never know. ---
**Author:** ![BlankSlate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blankslate/32/80_2.png) [@BlankSlate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlankSlate)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2018, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-playoffs-2018-who-wins-it-all/822203/68 "2018-10-09T13:31:22Z")
2004? There was a strike that year. There was no postseason. ---
**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 9, 2018, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-playoffs-2018-who-wins-it-all/822203/69 "2018-10-09T13:52:43Z")
1994 ---
**Author:** ![Asimovian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asimovian/32/172_2.png) [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2018, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-playoffs-2018-who-wins-it-all/822203/70 "2018-10-09T13:57:03Z")
> [@Bullitt](#): > > 1994 I suspect he’s remembering the year correctly as he wishes to present it. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Jasmine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jasmine/32/2964_2.png) [@Jasmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasmine)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2018, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-playoffs-2018-who-wins-it-all/822203/71 "2018-10-09T14:09:25Z")
I’m seeing a Brewers/Red Sox WS with the Red Sox prevailing in 7 games. ---
**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 9, 2018, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-playoffs-2018-who-wins-it-all/822203/72 "2018-10-09T14:14:44Z")
> [@Asimovian](#): > > I suspect he’s remembering the year correctly as he wishes to present it. 🙂 Yes I thought of that. I wish the wild card was instituted one year earlier so my 103-59 Giants would’ve been in the NLDS. Damn Braves. ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2018, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-playoffs-2018-who-wins-it-all/822203/73 "2018-10-09T15:10:20Z")
> [@Bullitt](#): > > Yes I thought of that. > > I wish the wild card was instituted one year earlier so my 103-59 Giants would’ve been in the NLDS. Damn Braves. The Wild Card rules gave the Giants a World Series in 2014, so it evened out. The 2014 Giants remain the only team to ever beat four teams in the postseason, which is a cool thing to be able to say. ---
**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 9, 2018, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-playoffs-2018-who-wins-it-all/822203/74 "2018-10-09T15:35:06Z")
Porcello vs. Sabathia tonight. Porcello’s been solid against the Yanks this year, but his postseason history is not great and he did throw 15 pitches in Game 1. Don’t think that will have much of an impact. Sabathia was good against the Sox earlier this year in one start I saw. I imagine there will be a quick hook tonight if he gets in any trouble, though. Betances, Britton and Chapman didn’t have to throw last night since the game was out of hand early, so that’s in the Yankees’ favor. ---
**Author:** ![Casey1505](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dc4da7/32.png) [@Casey1505](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Casey1505)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2018, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-playoffs-2018-who-wins-it-all/822203/75 "2018-10-09T17:32:36Z")
Betts gets a base on balls, Benintendi beats out a bunt, back to back blasts. Boston. Beats. The Bombers. _Apologies to Jim Halpert’s Dwight Schrute impersonation._ ---
**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 9, 2018, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-playoffs-2018-who-wins-it-all/822203/76 "2018-10-09T22:51:15Z")
i want boston to win but not because i hate the yankees, but because i think the sox have a better shot against houston ---
**Author:** ![OldGuy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/3bc359/32.png) [@OldGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldGuy)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2018, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-playoffs-2018-who-wins-it-all/822203/77 "2018-10-10T00:58:02Z")
I’m reading all over that this was the worst post-season loss ever for the Yankees. But nowhere can I find the worst loss ever. I realize only the Yankees matter to many people, but I’d like to know. ---
**Author:** ![Asimovian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asimovian/32/172_2.png) [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2018, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-playoffs-2018-who-wins-it-all/822203/78 "2018-10-10T01:01:32Z")
> [@OldGuy](#): > > I’m reading all over that this was the worst post-season loss ever for the Yankees. But nowhere can I find the worst loss ever. I realize only the Yankees matter to many people, but I’d like to know. According to [this reddit post](https://www.reddit.com/r/baseball/comments/3png24/what_are_the_biggest_blowouts_in_postseason/), it was 23-7, Red Sox over the Indians in the 1999 ALDS. ---
**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 10, 2018, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-playoffs-2018-who-wins-it-all/822203/79 "2018-10-10T01:01:55Z")
> [@OldGuy](#): > > I’m reading all over that this was the worst post-season loss ever for the Yankees. But nowhere can I find the worst loss ever. I realize only the Yankees matter to many people, but I’d like to know. If the Yanks win tonight, it means nothing. ---
**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 10, 2018, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-playoffs-2018-who-wins-it-all/822203/80 "2018-10-10T01:03:22Z")
> [@Asimovian](#): > > According to [this reddit post](https://www.reddit.com/r/baseball/comments/3png24/what_are_the_biggest_blowouts_in_postseason/), it was 23-7, Red Sox over the Indians in the 1999 ALDS. I remember the “Roooogggeerrrr” game against Pedro Martinez. I think the Sox won something like 13-3 at Fenway. But the Yankees won the series like 4-1 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-playoffs-2018-who-wins-it-all/822203.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-playoffs-2018-who-wins-it-all/822203.md?page=5)