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[QUOTE="SWC75, post: 3568975, member: 289"]
My reaction to the World Series, (strictly on the field):

I was rooting for the Rays because they’ve never won. But I have a rule that if a legendary franchise hasn’t won in a generation, I don’t resent them winning because a generation of their fans have grown up hearing of the glorious history of their team but never being able to enjoy it for themselves. This added to the list of franchises that haven’t won in at elast a generatio n since the Red Sox broke through in 2004:

2004 Red Sox 86 years

2005 White Sox 88 years

2006 Cardinals 24 years

2008 Phillies 28 years

2010 Giants 56 years

2015 Royals 30 years

2016 Cubs 108 years

2017 Astros 55 years

2019 (Expos)Nationals – the franchise’s first title in 50 years, the city’s in 95 years

2020 Dodgers 32 years

I was glad the two teams with the best records faced each other in the final. the dodgers will be viewed as a legitimate champion. if the 29-31 Astros had won, that would not have bene the case. I think MLB dodged a bullet with their unwise extension of the playoffs to a best of three first round for 16 teams.

One other note: They say that the ‘metrics’ support not letting a pitcher who has bene dominant go through the line-up for a third time or they might not be so dominant but what do the metrics show about a guy coming out of the bullpen and being as dominant? Why are managers afraid of leaving a pitcher in too long but they aren’t afraid of bringing in an unknown quantity from the bullpen? It makes no sense to me
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