# Who will win the World Series? **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [October 13, 2014, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-will-win-the-world-series/701199 "2014-10-13T14:05:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Urbanredneck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/ea5d25/32.png) [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2014, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-will-win-the-world-series/701199/1 "2014-10-13T14:05:58Z")
I’m from Kansas City and our Royals are doing amazingly well. They are on an 11 game winning streak in post-season play. This for a team who last year was one of the worse and struggled all season - barely scraping into a wild card slot. The playoffs have been some good games with nail-biting extra innings being common. So I’m going out on a limb and saying the Royals will win. Anyone else? ---
**Author:** ![Roderick\_Femm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/roderick_femm/32/14875_2.png) [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2014, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-will-win-the-world-series/701199/2 "2014-10-13T14:34:14Z")
If it’s down to the Royals vs. the Giants, my money is on the Giants. Why yes, I do live in San Francisco, why do you ask? ---
**Author:** ![Amateur\_Barbarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/59ef9b/32.png) [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2014, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-will-win-the-world-series/701199/3 "2014-10-13T14:40:35Z")
Giants in 6. ---
**Author:** ![Dale\_Sams](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/779978/32.png) [@Dale\_Sams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dale_Sams)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2014, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-will-win-the-world-series/701199/4 "2014-10-13T17:26:12Z")
Difficult to say. Lotsa mojo going on. San Fran has that every other thing going on. KC hasn’t lost a game. KC can’t REALLY be that good can they? So that gives the Orioles an edge and finally God wants another St.Louis-Royals match-up because I live in Oklahoma and every time the WS is in St.Louis, I say…“I really should make it to a game” KC-STL is God’s way of saying, “Here you big baby” ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2014, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-will-win-the-world-series/701199/5 "2014-10-13T18:04:56Z")
Giants over Cards because their bullpen is more reliable. Example: Last night. Royals over O’s because they’re mostly there already. Giants over Royals for the champagne because their starting pitching is better and they have more experience handling this pressure (sometimes that’s a negative against a team with lots of emotional momentum, like these Royals, true). ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2014, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-will-win-the-world-series/701199/6 "2014-10-13T18:10:47Z")
To clarify about last night, yes, the Cards won, but \*despite \*Rosenthal. ---
**Author:** ![Suburban\_Plankton](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suburban_plankton/32/219_2.png) [@Suburban\_Plankton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Suburban_Plankton)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2014, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-will-win-the-world-series/701199/7 "2014-10-13T18:11:04Z")
It’s an even year, so the smart money is on the Giants. ETA: of course, based on the responses so far in this thread, the correct answer will probably be “Cards over Orioles in 5” ---
**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 13, 2014, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-will-win-the-world-series/701199/8 "2014-10-13T19:36:39Z")
Royals are “only” at 9 games in a row. Three in 1985, the WC game, the 3 ALDS games, and 2 in the ALCS. Also, they weren’t terrible last year - they finished 86-76, better than 17 other teams in the league. ---
**Author:** ![Typo\_Negative](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/typo_negative/32/484_2.png) [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2014, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-will-win-the-world-series/701199/9 "2014-10-13T20:03:39Z")
The Cardinals. [sub]goddamned Giants!!! ☹ [/sub] ---
**Author:** ![DrCube](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a3d4f5/32.png) [@DrCube](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrCube)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2014, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-will-win-the-world-series/701199/10 "2014-10-13T20:56:39Z")
I’m from St. Louis, so of course the Cardinals will make it. Cards-Royals is a repeat of '85, and Cards-Orioles is a repeat of '44. I’m happy either way, and obviously we’ll win. ---
**Author:** ![Idle\_Thoughts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/838e76/32.png) [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2014, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-will-win-the-world-series/701199/11 "2014-10-14T00:59:41Z")
Moving over to the Game Room ---
**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 14, 2014, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-will-win-the-world-series/701199/12 "2014-10-14T01:06:41Z")
Orioles ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2014, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-will-win-the-world-series/701199/13 "2014-10-14T01:28:12Z")
Urbanredneck, just to be picky, KC is on a 9-game postseason winning streak; 3 games in 1985, six games this year. And of course the 3 games in 1985 were all won by guys who’re retired now. Actually some of them are dead. Anyway, as of today, the obvious odds on pick has to be Kansas City, since they are by a fairly substantial margin the team with the likeliest shot at getting to the World Series in the first place. The Cardinals and Giants are almost dead even in terms of the likelihood either will get there, while the Royals have to be a five to one favourite now, at worst. The Orioles are a good team but being down 0-2 in a series is a massive disadvantage. I don’t have the numbers in front of me but I believe that teams up 2-0 win something like 80-85% of the time. We remember the big comebacks (the Royals did it twice in 1985, after all) but it usually doesn’t end that way. I would, frankly, be inclined to wager that Kansas City has a better shot than the Giants and Cardinals combined, since it is pretty easy to argue they are a superior team to either. The AL is a better league. The Cards and Giants have more World Series experience and that does help a little, but if the other team is better, they’re better. ---
**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 14, 2014, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-will-win-the-world-series/701199/14 "2014-10-14T01:39:42Z")
I’m rooting for the Orioles, since I used to live in DC before the Nats moved there and used to go to games at Memorial Stadium and Camden Yards. But I have to say that I think the Royals may actually win the whole shebang. ---
**Author:** ![Urbanredneck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/ea5d25/32.png) [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2014, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-will-win-the-world-series/701199/15 "2014-10-14T04:11:05Z")
of course it will frustrate the tv execs to think a team from the midwest, flyover country they call it, would win. They would much prefer a NY and LA World series. ---
**Author:** ![Oakminster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/77aa72/32.png) [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2014, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-will-win-the-world-series/701199/16 "2014-10-14T04:24:40Z")
The Royals will win it all, in honor of George Brett’s hemorrhoids. ---
**Author:** ![Gray\_Ghost](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c0e974/32.png) [@Gray\_Ghost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gray_Ghost)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2014, 5:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-will-win-the-world-series/701199/17 "2014-10-14T05:36:16Z")
I’d love to see the Royals win it, mainly as an anecdotal counterpoint to the “people can just BUY a World Series!” talk, and partly because Bud Norris is doing well. (I like him while he pitched for the 'Stros.) But go Giants. ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2014, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-will-win-the-world-series/701199/18 "2014-10-14T15:35:28Z")
Most of the “bought” players were either hurt or had off years. Or in 1 case, suspended. ---
**Author:** ![Frank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2014, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-will-win-the-world-series/701199/19 "2014-10-14T19:01:54Z")
After the Orioles win the next four against Kansas City, Chris Davis will be eligible to return for the first game of the World Series. Orioles over the Giants in 5. ---
**Author:** ![Chingon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chingon/32/17645_2.png) [@Chingon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chingon)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2014, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-will-win-the-world-series/701199/20 "2014-10-14T21:39:39Z")
> [@Urbanredneck](#): > > of course it will frustrate the tv execs to think a team from the midwest, flyover country they call it, would win. They would much prefer a NY and LA World series. No they won’t. TBS is loving the Royals. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-will-win-the-world-series/701199.md?page=2)