kapooncha
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So how many games will it take the Red Sox to dispose of the Dodgers? I'll say 6 though I think it could easily be 5.
I am going to take Dodgers in 7 with two stellar starts from Kershaw
I am going to take Dodgers in 7 with two stellar starts from Kershaw
Kershaw could be great and still surrender 3 runs to that very potent Boston offense.
ANd he could be great and whiff 14 in 7
I took a deep dive into the numbers last night and here are some things to watch early. Boston is the least susceptible team in MLB to the low and away slider and that has been Kershaw's best pitch lately. Boston doesn't do well with against lefties with a high spin rate curve though and of course that has long been a strength of Kershaw's, the trouble is that he hasn't been able to command that pitch very well going back to September. If he can figure it out then he has a deadly out pitch to go along with his fastball, which has been in the 94-96 mph range recently. If he can't command it and they figure that out he could be ion a lot of trouble. I suspect he's going to go fastball early, maybe try the slider a little bit but then try that curve especially when he's ahead on the count. Bottom line is that Boston is not a good matchup for him, maybe even a terrible one, if he can't command that curve.
What about the wildcard factor of Sale being hurt?
SO is tonight's matchup the greatest in our lifetimes?
ANd he could be great and whiff 14 in 7
Only if you're a toddler
How's your boy Kershaw looking so far?
Did we not see the stat of this being a matchup of two starters with career sub 3.00 era minimum 1000 innings/1000K? I believe only time that has happened for a game 1. so yeah, I am going to say this is the best, care to show otherwise?
I don't care about meaningless stats. Off the top of my head one that immediately comes to mind is 2001 World Series Game 7. Clemens vs. Schilling.
Yeah, nice matchup, but no, not better.
And btw, that was game 7. Not applicable
Your initial post was "SO is tonight's matchup the greatest in our lifetimes?" You didn't say the greatest World Series Game 1 matchup of our lifetimes. So Game 7 is fine.
And yes, it was better. Clemens better than Kershaw and Schilling definitely better than Sale.