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The final results make it look like the Mets got dominated, but the Royals snatched victory from them 3 times in the Series. It was the first time in Series history that a team won 3 games in the World Series after being behind in the 8th inning. Many Met fans are very unhappy about Collins late inning management of the final two games.

i am at the game. Harvey was over throwing to Cain on the walk. He was too amped. And he should have been removed after the walk.

Except for the teenie tiny detail that no one else heard Perez yell home including Perez.

and he always seems to blow up around the 5th inning

If he heard Perez yell home, he is the only one who heard it, not even Perez confirmed it. Perez is a standup guy and a team leader -- the kind that would take accountability if he did something wrong. Morales brain-cramped big time. Like I said in that situation you throw to second base no matter what you hear. He panicked like a rookie and he is making a punk excuse. You just love excuses.

Post season awards are all BS -- a popularity contest, but I am glad that Xander is getting recognition for his fielding.

I agree, and XB was very solid all year long, so it would not be a travesty to give it him. Gregorius was pretty bad for about the first 40 games.

Did anyone read that Perez said that he yelled home? Edit: plus with first and third and one out on a hard comebacker, I wouldn't care if my catcher yelled bomb or fire, the runner on third doesn't matter there. The batter hadn't left the box when Morales caught the ball. He had a brain fart and is making excuses. I don't like excuses.

Gregorius's stats are not overwhelmingly better than Bogaerts' stats. They are somewhat better and the defensive metrics are not definitive of who is the best fielder when they are that close. I have seen a lot of both of them this year and I think XB was the equal of Gregorius this year. I was very critical of him last year, but I couldn't find fault with his defense this year.

But he didn't throw the ball home, and then he looked to third. I didn't see anyone pointing to third. It was a major brain fart. Even if his catcher called for the ball, the ball was a tailor made inning ending DP. The batter wasn't even out of the box when Morales got the ball.

Gregorius was very shaky early in the season. I am surprised if his metrics are so much better than Bogaerts.

If there is no standout and hecis close enough to the top three to get nominate then what is your problem with him being a finalist? You say he doesn't deserve the award, but you present nothing to back that up other than an assumption that his bat was considered by voters. The only SS that I can think of who is clearly better than XB defensively is Iglesias, andi don't think he had a very strong season.

What the hell was Franklin Morales doing on that comebacker to the mound with first and third and one out. He swiveled to look to second then quickly turned toward home plate then he looked at third base then finally back to second base and then spiked the ball at second base. That opened the floodgate for a huge inning. It may have been the biggest defensive rock that I have seen in a world series. Earlier in the game, Ventura didn't cover first base on a ground ball to the right side allowing another run to score. Their defense has not looked all that special.

I like to think of myself as an armchair gym teacher.

Was that necessary?

No and no. Some of my best friend and favorite relatives are/were teachers including my wife. And my Father was a Phy Ed instructor.

And there was no whining and they didn't expect a pat on the back.

Based on what I saw this year of XB and the rest of the league, I think it would be a well-deserved award. I don't know what the metrics indicate, but I would be surprised if he didn't show up well in those metrics.

Oh and by the way, f*** off Sox and Cycles.

I appreciate that you have a good sense of humor and that you recognize humor without taking offense. BTW, my Dad was a Phys Ed instructor, gymnast and wrestler before serving in WWII. When I was a kid I can remember my dad (then in his mid-40s) taking me to the park and doing handstands on the monkey bars. It frightened me but I thought it was normal for a Dad to do that. LOL. When he retired at age 65 from his factory job on the night we took him out to dinner to celebrate, he was talking about how he still felt pretty young. With that he said, "I'll bet I can still do a headstand into a handstand" and there he was in the living room in the headstand trying to push up into the handstand. One side was not cooperating and his face was getting pretty red, but he was determined and he didn't want help. Finally, I convinced him to stop before he had a stroke on a night honoring him. Boy was he pissed. No one worked harder than my father. He worked in his father's gas station from age 8 until his father lost the business in the Depression. Then it was the gym and factory work broken up only by a world war. I can never remember him missing work except for holidays and 2 weeks vacation every year.

I can't think of a lot of defensive standouts at SS in the AL except for Iglesias.

And Mets fans have the misfortune of sharing the same city and living with them.

We disagree. Good pitching is the way to produce consistent success, imo, especially since offense does slump.

deGrom seemed to abandon his breaking stuff last night and he didn't come inside at all.

There is a lot more scrutiny in Boston, and that creates a degree of aggravation for players. I think the added aggravation has a price tag and that the Red Sox pay a premium because of it. Is it too much for a player to handle? I would say that is not true in most cases, especially for established star pitchers. They are used to being the man in the spotlight with the game in their hands. Greinke has been in All Star games and post seasons and performed well. He is used to the spotlight. Will he want to cope with the off field nonsense? Hopefully, we can put a reasonable price on that. He will be making so much money that we might not be able to pay him enough to deal with the extracurricular nonsense. He is the best pitcher available.