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Dodgers were favorites last year in the WS. They then proceeded to get outplayed by an inferior opponent. Maybe the shoe will be on the other foot this time. Pitching matchups certainly favor the Dodgers.

Regardless, this franchise is in World Series or bust mode. If they fail to win it once again, the season is a failure. Thats why I am not too excited about winning the NLCS.
 
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Ziggy Stardust said:
Pleased to see them more subdued with their NLCS pennant celebration. Hopefully a sign of them realizing there is a bigger hill to climb.
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Yepp. Frankly, I think it's ridiculous when MLB teams have champaigne celebrations for winning the Division series & LCS. You'd never see an NFL team whooping it up after they won the conference championship.

And Dodgers fans likely don't care whatsoever about another NL pennant. If in two weeks time they have lost another WS, it'll all be for not. Nothing else will matter.
 
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Cityswiper said:
Yepp. Frankly, I think it's ridiculous when MLB teams have champaigne celebrations for winning the Division series & LCS. You'd never see an NFL team whooping it up after they won the conference championship.

And Dodgers fans likely don't care whatsoever about another NL pennant. If in two weeks time they have lost another WS, it'll all be for not. Nothing else will matter.
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You left off the Wild card game cele!:laugh:
 
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Cityswiper said:
Yepp. Frankly, I think it's ridiculous when MLB teams have champaigne celebrations for winning the Division series & LCS. You'd never see an NFL team whooping it up after they won the conference championship.

And Dodgers fans likely don't care whatsoever about another NL pennant. If in two weeks time they have lost another WS, it'll all be for not. Nothing else will matter.
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I agree with the sentiment however regardless of what happens I think two consecutive WS appearances says you are doing a lot of things correct.

There is a lot to be optimistic about.
 
The best argument I've heard for all the celebrations is that you play 162 games to get to that point. Merely making the playoffs is a much bigger accomplishment than it is in hockey.
 
The Butcher said:
The best argument I've heard for all the celebrations is that you play 162 games to get to that point. Merely making the playoffs is a much bigger accomplishment than it is in hockey.
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Yeah I agree it’s different in baseball. If the Dodgers were the only team celebrating like this that would be one thing but it’s pretty standard given what it takes.
 
The Butcher said:
The best argument I've heard for all the celebrations is that you play 162 games to get to that point. Merely making the playoffs is a much bigger accomplishment than it is in hockey.
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It is for the simple fact that 10 teams make it vs 16 in the NHL or NBA.

Cityswiper said:
Yepp. Frankly, I think it's ridiculous when MLB teams have champaigne celebrations for winning the Division series & LCS. You'd never see an NFL team whooping it up after they won the conference championship.

And Dodgers fans likely don't care whatsoever about another NL pennant. If in two weeks time they have lost another WS, it'll all be for not. Nothing else will matter.
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Disagree completely, the real fans, the ones who watch as many of the 162 as possible, know this is a huge deal. Baseball is more like the NHL than the NBA, in that their are more teams capable of winning in a given year. Everybody knows the NBA Finals is gonna be Warriors vs Raptors? Celtics? You get the idea, only a few teams have a shot.
 
I think it’s kind of incredible that the Dodgers were able to take out Milwaukee considering they played downright awful for most of the series. We're a team that lives and dies by the long ball and there were only 5 homers hits in this series. I like our chances against Boston if we can launch the ball out of Fenway.
 
Tecumseh said:
I think it’s kind of incredible that the Dodgers were able to take out Milwaukee considering they played downright awful for most of the series. We're a team that lives and dies by the long ball and there were only 5 homers hits in this series. I like our chances against Boston if we can launch the ball out of Fenway.
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Haha you sound like Joe Buck.

It's not quite the same as hockey. But you have to make the most of your chances. Both teams had a chance to win this series but the resilience and, in my mind, the experience of the Dodgers took over where it mattered most.

I don't think we will get the same second chances in the WS, against the Sox you can't get it done with runners in scoring position it will be a short series.
 
The Butcher said:
Haha you sound like Joe Buck.

It's not quite the same as hockey. But you have to make the most of your chances. Both teams had a chance to win this series but the resilience and, in my mind, the experience of the Dodgers took over where it mattered most.

I don't think we will get the same second chances in the WS, against the Sox you can't get it done with runners in scoring position it will be a short series.
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First off, that is an insult on my character and honor, sir.

I wasn’t saying that hitting homers and disregarding the importance of cashing in with RISP. We’ve got a lot of hitters with long, powerful swings. The ability to hit the longball is one of our strengths. The strategy should be to get into Boston’s bullpen and wreak havoc. It’s much weaker than the one we just beat.
 
Tecumseh said:
First off, that is an insult on my character and honor, sir.

I wasn’t saying that hitting homers and disregarding the importance of cashing in with RISP. We’ve got a lot of hitters with long, powerful swings. The ability to hit the longball is one of our strengths. The strategy should be to get into Boston’s bullpen and wreak havoc. It’s much weaker than the one we just beat.
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I wasn't talking trash man haha.

Joe Buck is scum of the earth and I apologize for the comparison.
 
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