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Going with Sale tonight would be a mistake. Probably Erod starts. As I said last night, Cora basically insured this WS goes back to Boston the way he played game 3. He needs to use Sale in Game 5.

Everything that is wrong with this game was on display and lead to that mess. Historical my butt end..an epic fail of MLB administration and ownership common sense is more like it: - You can start with MLB's inability to deal sanely with DH v no DH. Either get NL to comply with the DH(which makes more sense given every other nonsensical direction MLB has been heading this game) or send the AL back to holding a spot open for the Pitcher to hit in the batting order - the juiced baseball, the Overload, the rules around the bases....all of it is the MLB intention to turn the multi-dimensional game of baseball into a one dimensional power game. The NL version of the game is simply heading for the cliff edge faster than the AL game. But both are headed for the cliff edge - the reality of the contemporary NL game because there is a spot in the batting order for the Pitcher. Its now utterly devoid of anything other than hitters trying to hit HR's and the incredible number of K's and weak pop ups that result. Holding a spot open in the order for a Pitcher is entirely contrary to the direction the MLB administrators are heading this game. The result is that it is a game fighting with itself and it is displayed on the field in every game where the NL is a participant whether an NL league game or even in the very championship of MLB. The NLCS was a complete s*** show this year - MLB's acquiescence to the Overload which MLB loves because it encourages hitters to hit over it was very much on display last night. Infielders no longer exhibit the agility that has described the baseball infielder for over 100 years! They are stationed in some spot by a computer geek. Just put a lawn chair out there with a basket on it. That is where that is going....its stupid - the stupid ignorant plastic bases which is how JD hurt his ankle. Why in Gods name does MLB, the pinnacle of the game insist on using plastic bases...stupid again - the very obvious issue of their stupid new rules around the bases that do not spare infielders injury. Just as Pedey claims, they simply give players a false sense of security when there in fact is none thus resulting in just as much injury. Combined with the Overload, infielders no longer exhibit the agility they should exhibit. They no longer exhibit good footwork. They are not even good infielders... Its stupid!!!! - Consequence....7 hour baseball games???? 7 hours. How many fans were lost last night. How many simply said, this is insanity. Anybody that thinks MLB broke even or gained fans last night needs his head examined. In the main fans that will remain interested in their showcase, the WS will be the actual fans of LA and Boston. People are not going to simply commit themselves to such nonsense without a serious rooting interest - to what extent was every financial influence on MLB desperately trying to push this to a longer series than the two teams warrant on the merits. Frankly, this LA teams does not belong on the same field with this Red Sox team mainly because the AL is the last bastion of actual baseball in MLB (see comment above about the result of NL continuing to hold a spot in the batting order for the Pitcher). To what extent did the desire to lengthen out this series influence the umpiring and the entirety of Fox Network and MLB administration itself trying to will the Dodgers to win that game? That was an utter and complete s*** show and its high time Manfred realize it and whether covertly or overtly reverse the course of MLB before its too late. Its probably already too late! While anybody that has read my posts knows I have been warning about all of this crap, I never thought I would see every single issue of MLB and NL ignorance and administrative and marketing stupidity on display in one single WS series leading to 7 hours of pure nonsense.

Actually its 3 straight games in LA. So it goes back 3-2 or not at all. I simply don't care where Kinsler sits in Red Sox infamy. No Red Sox player playing in that game deserves their place in infamy below MLB administration all the way from Manfred down and the owners. That was a disaster but it was absolutely destined to happen. Who does not realize this is exactly where MLB was taking us, laser focused on their nonsense while consequentially heading us for that s*** show and more to follow, actually worse to follow if they do not correct their direction. How many fans do we think were simply lost to this game after last night. How many people outside of Boston and LA fans had to be left asking themselves, "what am I doing here", I gotta' life to lead".

So the best MLB Network could come with for this post game was Pedro saying: "Well you know, its Friday the 13 and close to Halloween". Ah no Pedro, its not Friday the 13th. Other than all agreeing that Buehler pitched well, that Eo emerges the true champion here and that Kinsler should have set his feet because he had plenty of time to throw, they are not touching the real issues of that s*** show. They won't touch it with a ten foot pole. I am not just frustrated. You must all know I am because i have been about as vocal here as it gets about this nonsense direction that MLB has taken. Now I'm disgusted. I'm embarrassed. I'm embarrassed for myself and for MLB. Proud of the MLB players who played in this mess who for all the criticism I send in their direction are simply the clowns in this MLB circus. They are just reading the winds of change and understanding the intentions of MLB and trying to comply. I wanna' be sick. I am sick. Not likely to recover no matter who wins this mess this year unless Manfred does something to rescue the MLB game. How do I explain this mess to somebody not as "aware" of this game as I am who asks me "what the f*** was that". Christ I am having trouble explaining it to my own son and he knows exactly how I feel about this s***.

I feel sorry for all the players in this game. Nobody won here. Yea some of them make a bundle of money. The amount of talent they have and the amount they work is something we usually don't understand and don't see. This is beyond punishing and the blame lays with MLB. Kinsler screwed up. But the game never should have gotten to that point. This was the Dodgers game. This was Buehlers game and it was his game hours ago. X is now hurt. Nunez is hurt. JD was hurt sipping off of one of these stupid plastic bases. Eo is spent. Who knows regarding the Dodgers. MLB has simply forced this upon us. How stupid do they look now with their silly power game nonsense, their unwillingness to deal with two different games played by the two leagues, their stupid plastic bases, their idiot rule changes and their willingness to acquiesce to the Overload.

You swing at that 3-1 Mookie...seriously!!! What a mess he is. Thats another thing. Do you know f***ed up a night like this can make a hitter. He is what 0-11 or something like that?

Which day...Friday...no Saturday...hey maybe it will be Sunday before they finish game 3 of the WS. What a total s*** show. How I would love to have just an hour alone with Manfred to tell him off. How many fans did you lose tonight Manfred you donkey.

So now the pitchers are pinch hitting for pitchers. Thats exciting. How is your big power game looking now MLB?

No...I don't think they are kidding. As much as I do not agree with them, this cluster is on MLB...all of it...absolutely all of it including people's apparent frustration at what looks like two earth worms in a titanic struggle for a hole in the ground!!!! I am not going to get over this. I can see that. I am just not going to get over this. Absolutely all the fears I have expressed about where MLB is going have all come through in one single WS game.

The crowd is booing because a ball 6" outside that has been called everything under the sun was called a ball.

You do realize Nunez is playing on one leg!

I will be personally appalled as such a long time fan of this game if MLB does not immediately look itself in the mirror after this series and ask itself "what are we doing here".

This is an embarrassment to MLB. I swear to God I am going to blow a gasket if tomorrow the MLB Network idiots are touting this thing as some sort of epic battle. Its an epic example of everything that is wrong with current day MLB.

I actually do not think anybody, either team knows what a strike is any longer

This is as much of an abortion of a WS game as I have seen in my entire life and I am OLD...I mean I am OLD.

Not sure it will help. Why didn't MLB just tell the Sox the fix was in for tonight. We could have all saved a bunch of time and a bunch of pitchers. NBA has been known for this nonsense foe decades.

This ump is so locked into forcing a longer series which is just what MLB wants

Even hearing the words in a WS game "Kenton Maeta does not look sharp HERE IN THE 15th" sounds utterly ridiculous.

I know some of us think this is a great game. Its an exciting game. But its exciting for its flaws. - the game is 6 hours old - has featured basically nothing unless you want to pat Beuhler on the back - the Dodgers should have won this thing something like 5-2 or something like that hours ago except they just keep popping up and popping up and popping up because wall banging is all they really know which causes ungodly numbers of K's and weak pop ups - Dodger defense has sucked - we have made heroic plays but have been foiled by Kinsler as much as anything - it has been our worst game by far and yet the Dodgers simply cannot put us away because they are just that feeble - the vaunted Overload has foiled as many plays as it has helped - the umpiring has been disgusting and one sided (MLB trying to extend the series of you ask me) - yet the announce team keeps pumping this as a competitive series, disgustingly I might add This game has included everything that is bad about the contemporary game. But don't expect MLB to admit it even to itself.

Well honestly we are back to somebody running into something to win it on our end. How in Gods name can we scratch out another run like the last one. Now our last pitcher (other than Pom, meaning our last pitcher) is hitting!

Puig was a long way from 1st base. Its Puig running but Kinsler had to know he had time because the ball got on him so fast. Tough play, but one a guy brought in for his defense should have made.

Wow...I don't know what to say. Honestly I did not think Barnes could have gotten to Eo. Then again if Kinsler just sets his feet and makes a throw the game is over.

Geezus Kinsler, for the love of God.

I seriously doubt Bellinger hits into a DP. Eo does not throw them and Bellinger does not put the ball on the ground

This dick Bellinger only knows one thing to do. Get him out Eo