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[LabattBlue]

Was shocked to see Toronto comeback and win.  I am in the minority, but I don’t mind the Dodgers, so I am okay with either team winning the WS. 

 

That being said, a rotation of Yamamoto, Snell, Glasnow & Ohtani combined with the Dodgers bats is a tall order for the Jays.  Is Bichette supposed to be back for the WS?

 

My prediction…Dodgers in 5.  

[K-9]

I hate the Dodgers with a passion and root for them to lose. I’m rooting for the Jays big time, but they will be lucky if they don’t get swept. 

[LabattBlue]

I wonder how many who dislike the Dodgers, are Yankee fans who had no problem when they were spending crazily in order to win?

[LabattBlue]

1 minute ago, LabattBlue said:

I wonder how many who dislike the Dodgers, are Yankee fans who had no problem when they were spending crazily in order to win?

On a related note, baseball has a big problem, when a handful of teams have a payroll over 300mil, and a handful of teams have a payroll under 100 mil.  

[Goldseatsaud]

Hate the dodgers however I’m a national league.

4 minutes ago, LabattBlue said:

I wonder how many who dislike the Dodgers, are Yankee fans who had no problem when they were spending crazily in order to win?

I’m a lifelong Giants fan always hate LA

[Thorny]

47 minutes ago, K-9 said:

I hate the Dodgers with a passion and root for them to lose. I’m rooting for the Jays big time, but they will be lucky if they don’t get swept. 

Lol

underdog role AND home field?

Got them right where we want them 

[K-9]

5 minutes ago, Thorny said:

Lol

underdog role AND home field?

Got them right where we want them 

Stranger things have certainly happened, so I have hope. 

[Shoot da Puck]

Baseball has no puck or goalie

What a complete waste of time 

[K-9]

48 minutes ago, LabattBlue said:

I wonder how many who dislike the Dodgers, are Yankee fans who had no problem when they were spending crazily in order to win?

I don’t hate the Dodgers because they have more financial resources to attract and sign free agents nor are the Yankees my favorite team for six decades because they can do the same. I certainly understand why others could hate teams for that reason, but until baseball implements a fairer system, it’s naive to think big market, big money teams won’t continue to do just that. The Dodgers and Yankees didn’t create the unfair system and I certainly don’t blame free agents for making what they can when they can. 

Ironically, those 1990s Yankee championship teams were largely comprised of farm grown talent, like the core four of Jeter, Posada, Rivera, and Pettite for example. We can add with Bernie Williams to the list as well.

Edited 6 hours ago by K-9

[LabattBlue]

10 minutes ago, K-9 said:

I don’t hate the Dodgers because they have more financial resources to attract and sign free agents nor are the Yankees my favorite team for six decades because they can do the same. I certainly understand why others could hate teams for that reason, but until baseball implements a fairer system, it’s naive to think big market, big money teams won’t continue to do just that. The Dodgers and Yankees didn’t create the unfair system and I certainly don’t blame free agents for making what they can when they can. 

Ironically, those 1990s Yankee championship teams were largely comprised of farm grown talent, like the core four of Jeter, Posada, Rivera, and Pettite for example. We can add with Bernie Williams to the list as well.

I didn’t mean you specifically, but I could see why you would respond because the posts were back to back. 😊

[matter2003]

Dodgers just too good...probably win in 4 or 5...6 max most likely.

[K-9]

2 minutes ago, LabattBlue said:

I didn’t mean you specifically, but I could see why you would respond because the posts were back to back. 😊

No worries. I took it as an open question to all Yankee fans. 

[Thorny]

27 minutes ago, K-9 said:

Stranger things have certainly happened, so I have hope. 

Think we might get Bo back too. 

Dodgers are obviously the favourite, be real. Defending champs. Ohtani. They’re the Dodgers. 

But pressure and expectation can be a *very* funny thing in sports. The situation at large definitely benefits the Jays imo.

Their offence also frankly *has* been better than everyone else’s this postseason, including the Dodgers, and by a not insignificant margin. Vladdy the best hitter on the planet right now.

Ohtani and Vladdy, Dodgers vs Jays, World Series game 1, Rogers Centre. Honestly, as Jays fans, we’ve already won.

Now go get 4 more. 

[Thorny]

17 minutes ago, K-9 said:

I don’t hate the Dodgers because they have more financial resources to attract and sign free agents nor are the Yankees my favorite team for six decades because they can do the same. I certainly understand why others could hate teams for that reason, but until baseball implements a fairer system, it’s naive to think big market, big money teams won’t continue to do just that. The Dodgers and Yankees didn’t create the unfair system and I certainly don’t blame free agents for making what they can when they can. 

Ironically, those 1990s Yankee championship teams were largely comprised of farm grown talent, like the core four of Jeter, Posada, Rivera, and Pettite for example. We can add with Bernie Williams to the list as well.

“Don’t hate the player..” 

yup 

[Pimlach]

1 hour ago, LabattBlue said:

I wonder how many who dislike the Dodgers, are Yankee fans who had no problem when they were spending crazily in order to win?

Most Yankee fans do not like the Dodgers no matter what.  

I am an exception.   Probably because the first World Series that I consciously watched and followed was the Dodgers vs Twins in 1965, and the next year it was Dodger vs Orioles.  So I have a soft spot for them, even though I am a Yankees fan. 

I will pull for the Jays, but I think the Dodgers will win.  

[Weave]

Dodgers fan here. Since the Orel Hersheiser days, at least. This is the only team outside of Buffalo teams that I root for.

I am sweating this one.  I realize LA is the popular choice to be favorites, but man, this team doesn’t have the swagger it had in recent years.  For all the payroll, they are a bit of a flawed roster.  This is no gimme series. Ohtani might have to put the series on his back. Again.

[Thorny]

1999 Sabres. 2006 Sabres. 2025 Blue Jays. That’s it, that’s my list. In chronological order.

this sh*t just doesn’t come around very often. Cherish it.

[Night Train]

Go Jays ! 

[matter2003]

25 minutes ago, Weave said:

Dodgers fan here. Since the Orel Hersheiser days, at least. This is the only team outside of Buffalo teams that I root for.

I am sweating this one.  I realize LA is the popular choice to be favorites, but man, this team doesn’t have the swagger it had in recent years.  For all the payroll, they are a bit of a flawed roster.  This is no gimme series. Ohtani might have to put the series on his back. Again.

 

Orel Hersheiser who ironically enough was from Buffalo 😂

[JoeSchmoe]

1 hour ago, Thorny said:

1999 Sabres. 2006 Sabres. 2025 Blue Jays. That’s it, that’s my list. In chronological order.

this sh*t just doesn’t come around very often. Cherish it.

No 2020-21 Sabres team on that list?!?!

[Thorny]

7 minutes ago, JoeSchmoe said:

No 2020-21 Sabres team on that list?!?!

If they all had that haircut I’d have no choice but to rank them among the truly elite teams of my day