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OAITW r.2.0

(28,361 posts) Thu Oct 18, 2018, 09:22 PM Oct 2018

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21 YO Rapheal Devers hits a 3 run HR against Verlander?

Yep, it is the year for Boston Baseball!

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21 YO Rapheal Devers hits a 3 run HR against Verlander? (Original Post) OAITW r.2.0 Oct 2018 OP

Make no mistake this will be a dodgers blue wave! Tiggeroshii Oct 2018 #1

They clearly don't test for drug use where you work... SKKY Oct 2018 #12

It was in jest Tiggeroshii Oct 2018 #13

Looked like a long sac fly but it just kept going underpants Oct 2018 #2

I never expected this.... OAITW r.2.0 Oct 2018 #3

And David Price has redeemed himself. Croney Oct 2018 #4

He has! OAITW r.2.0 Oct 2018 #5

I like Jackie Bradley Jr. but Devers deserved to win the MVP award IMO. (eom) StevieM Oct 2018 #6

Interesting....but why? OAITW r.2.0 Oct 2018 #7

I admit that I prefer to have an MVP that hit 385 than one who hit 200. But there is more. StevieM Oct 2018 #8

Lover Dever...he is a huge part of the RS future. OAITW r.2.0 Oct 2018 #9

Boston vs. L.A. should be a fun series. There's a long rivalry between the two cities in basketball. StevieM Oct 2018 #10

Did not know! OAITW r.2.0 Oct 2018 #11

Tiggeroshii

(11,088 posts)

1. Make no mistake this will be a dodgers blue wave!

Reply to OAITW r.2.0 (Original post)

Thu Oct 18, 2018, 09:26 PM

Oct 2018

Also... Nice one!!

SKKY

(12,240 posts)

12. They clearly don't test for drug use where you work...

Reply to Tiggeroshii (Reply #1)

Sun Oct 21, 2018, 12:02 PM

Oct 2018

...because that is some serious, crack induced nonsense right there!

Tiggeroshii

(11,088 posts)

13. It was in jest

Reply to SKKY (Reply #12)

Sun Oct 21, 2018, 08:07 PM

Oct 2018

I seriously doubted they would pull off a victory in Milwaukee Saturday.

But now I think they will do it...

underpants

(186,640 posts)

2. Looked like a long sac fly but it just kept going

Reply to OAITW r.2.0 (Original post)

Thu Oct 18, 2018, 09:34 PM

Oct 2018

Verlander can't be mentioned around here without saying "Goochland's own Justin Verlander"

OAITW r.2.0

(28,361 posts)

3. I never expected this....

Reply to OAITW r.2.0 (Original post)

Thu Oct 18, 2018, 09:45 PM

Oct 2018

I was hoping that we'd go back to Boston with a 2-3 lead. This is awesome.

Croney

(4,923 posts)

4. And David Price has redeemed himself.

Reply to OAITW r.2.0 (Original post)

Thu Oct 18, 2018, 09:46 PM

Oct 2018

OAITW r.2.0

(28,361 posts)

5. He has!

Reply to Croney (Reply #4)

Thu Oct 18, 2018, 10:08 PM

Oct 2018

Just don't pitch him against the Yanks.

StevieM

(10,540 posts)

6. I like Jackie Bradley Jr. but Devers deserved to win the MVP award IMO. (eom)

Reply to OAITW r.2.0 (Original post)

Fri Oct 19, 2018, 11:52 AM

Oct 2018

OAITW r.2.0

(28,361 posts)

7. Interesting....but why?

Reply to StevieM (Reply #6)

Fri Oct 19, 2018, 09:10 PM

Oct 2018

JBJ only hit .200, but he maximized every one of those hits. Devers is an important part of the RS going forward.

StevieM

(10,540 posts)

8. I admit that I prefer to have an MVP that hit 385 than one who hit 200. But there is more.

Reply to OAITW r.2.0 (Reply #7)

Fri Oct 19, 2018, 11:13 PM

Oct 2018

They both produced 9 runs in the games that the Red Sox won. Runs produced is RBIs plus runs scored minus the number of home runs.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Runs_produced

In the game that the Sox lost JBJ scored a run. Devers did not play in that game.

http://www.espn.com/mlb/player/_/id/32362

http://www.espn.com/mlb/player/_/id/33859

They were comparable in OPS (On base percentage plus slugging). Devers was 1.082. Bradley was 1.067.

http://www.espn.com/mlb/boxscore?gameId=381018118

Bradley had a great series and he definitely produced when they needed him to. Like I said, I like him a lot. He seems like a cool guy. I just prefered Devers.

If Devers has a good World Series than maybe he will win the Babe Ruth Award, which isn't sanctioned by MLB, and goes to the best player in the entire postseason.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Babe_Ruth_Award

OAITW r.2.0

(28,361 posts)

9. Lover Dever...he is a huge part of the RS future.

Reply to StevieM (Reply #8)

Sat Oct 20, 2018, 10:34 PM

Oct 2018

Can you imagine being a 20 YO and in the greatest competition of your life? What he is learning is only going to make him a better player going forward.

I got a pic of the 2018 ACLS banner aboiut 5 minutes after it was put up...go Sox!

It's going to be a coastal series....really big market focus...

StevieM

(10,540 posts)

10. Boston vs. L.A. should be a fun series. There's a long rivalry between the two cities in basketball.

Reply to OAITW r.2.0 (Reply #9)

Sat Oct 20, 2018, 11:12 PM

Oct 2018

But they have never met in the World Series. Or the Stanley Cup finals. Or the Super Bowl.

The Red Sox did play the Dodgers in the 1916 World Series back when the Dodgers played in Brooklyn. And were called the Robins. Babe Ruth was a starting pitcher in that series.

The NL also picked an MVP with a .200 batting average, Cody Bellinger. I'm not thrilled about it. I would have preferred Manny Machado or Chris Taylor. Of course, they were never going to give it to Machado.

I can accept it, though. But if they are going to downgrade the importance of batting average when determining MVP then they better not deny Jacob DeGrom the Cy Young award over his lack of wins.

OAITW r.2.0

(28,361 posts)

11. Did not know!

Reply to StevieM (Reply #10)

Sat Oct 20, 2018, 11:29 PM

Oct 2018

Looking forward to this series.

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