OT: Other Sports 83

[Blackhawkswincup]

I hated Yankee's growing up but really don't care now

The 90's Yankee dominance was long time ago at this point and Red Sox are more insufferable franchise/fanbase now

I am just glad Yankees took out Detroit and Cleveland

As for NL don't really feel strongly about any teams outside of not wanting to see Cubs win so Dodgers back in WS doesn't bother me

Should be hopefully good series. MLB will love the ratings this should bring and in end its good for sport to have a matchup like Yankees vs Dodgers

 

[IU Hawks fan]

The World Series is always special but also a hard time for me. My mom died the day after the 2015 WS, she wanted to see how it ended. One of her last words were "I hate the Mets."

So I'll always watch whoever it is and be sad when it ends.

 

[clydesdale line]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1848931308233232764

Damn... RIP

 

[Blackhawkswincup]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1848931308233232764

Damn... RIP

RIP

Dodgers had some real good young aces come up in 80's

Valenzuela
Hershiser
Welch
Martinez (Ramon)

Could have continued if the organization hadn't botched its assessment of Pedro Martinez in early nineties

From Lasorda believing he couldn't be a starter in MLB and use him in pen to GM Fred Claire making that disastrous decision to trade him to Montreal for 2B Delino Deshields

 

[HeisenBaez]

Could have continued if the organization hadn't botched its assessment of Pedro Martinez in early nineties

From Lasorda believing he couldn't be a starter in MLB and use him in pen to GM Fred Claire making that disastrous decision to trade him to Montreal for 2B Delino Deshields

Now imagine the Expos/Nationals. At different points, they had Randy Johnson and Pedro Martinez (we could talk all day about the amount of talent the Expos/Nationals let slip through their fingers) and all they got in return was Mark Langston, Carl Pavano and Tony Armas.

 

[plasmonresonance]

You guys don't want to see Ohtani in the WS?

Ohtani's 50-50 HR ball just sold at auction for about $4.5 mil

 

[x Tame Impala]

So the NBA has a problem with load management and star players sitting too often? First I’m hearing about it as I’m not an NBA fan but Embid is allegedly in trouble.

 

[HeisenBaez]

So the NBA has a problem with load management and star players sitting too often? First I’m hearing about it as I’m not an NBA fan but Embid is allegedly in trouble.

It's been an issue for years.

 

[Crow]

So the NBA has a problem with load management and star players sitting too often? First I’m hearing about it as I’m not an NBA fan but Embid is allegedly in trouble.

To me it’s a huge problem and the reason I won’t buy tickets to a game, especially with the current state of the bulls. I see a lot of people sitting their stars against the bulls this year.

 

[No Fun Shogun]

Yeah, it's an issue that's been popping up since Stern was alive. Silver especially gets furious when star players sit out on marquee matchups.

 

[IU Hawks fan]

Yankees being introduced to the beat of "f*** The Police"

 

[TLEH]

Like @hawksrule and i were saying. If you can get past the annoying-ness of these franchises, then it’s gonna be a hell of a series

 

[hawksrule]

Like @hawksrule and i were saying. If you can get past the annoying-ness of these franchises, then it’s gonna be a hell of a series

You may be thinking of someone else? Yankees are my favorite team after the Cubs.

 

[TLEH]

You may be thinking of someone else? Yankees are my favorite team after the Cubs.

Well you were saying that it was going to be a great series. I think I said if you can get past the money spending thing with the teams then I agreed.

 

[Blackhawkswincup]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1850181268236886401

 

[Pez68]

Freddie Freeman with four home runs in four games. Holy f***.

 

[GIADF]

Freddie Freeman with four home runs in four games. Holy f***.

He is such an awesome and likable player, and then he had health issues with his son, and a walk off grand slam in the bottom of the 9th with 2 outs, followed by more WS HRs. Ridiculous.

 

[Pez68]

He is such an awesome and likable player, and then he had health issues with his son, and a walk off grand slam in the bottom of the 9th with 2 outs, followed by more WS HRs. Ridiculous.

Absolutely.

High entertainment in this world series game right now. Another grand slam. Lol

 

[Teemu]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1851469584957669581

 

[Blackhawkswincup]

We shall see

First time manager and young. But seems highly regarded

Why would he want to come to White Sox? Surely better job opportunities will be out there

 

[Ben Grimm]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1851469584957669581

121-loss White Sox turn to Venable, sources say

The White Sox are hiring Rangers coach Will Venable to be their next manager after a 121-loss season, sources told ESPN, confirming a report by MLB.com.

www.espn.com

https://www.mlb.com/news/will-venable-white-sox-manager

White Sox to hire Will Venable as new manager after MLB-record 121-loss season: Report

Congrats Will Venable, you are taking over the worst team in MLB.

sports.yahoo.com

 

[clydesdale line]

Time will tell but it seems like a good hire. Coming from a WINNING organization unlike Grifol is a big step.

 

[No Fun Shogun]

The Sox could get worse by every metric and still end up with a better record just by dumb luck. Venable will be a coach of the year candidate if the Sox are merely 25 below .500 merely due to the big uptick in wins.

 

[Crow]

Man this Yankees team does not remind me of my formative years. Just mistake after mistake. Huge lack of clutch plays offensively/defensively/physically/mentally. Definitely deserve to lose.