Red Sox are 2018 WS Champs! 4th title since 2004! There was a day when I thought I'd never even see them win one. Boston sports fans are truly lucky. 11 total championships since 2001 in football, baseball, hockey, and basketball. Unreal.
SwiftDog's thoughts on the WS:
Dodgers looked shell-shocked from the jump. The competition they faced in the NL is nowhere close to what the Red Sox had to face to get to the WS.
Kershaw continues to poop his pants in big games.
David Price's redemption is complete. Since his pants pooping against the Yankees in the ALDS he has pitched great. I am happy for him, That was a gutsy performance in game #5 on short rest. Kudos to him. I was one of the fans that doubted him and Cora's insistence on sticking with him. He happily proved me wrong. I was hoping he'd get the WS MVP but it's hard to ignore Pearce and his HRs.
The Dodgers didn't learn the "don't troll the Red Sox" lesson. They post a "Damage Done" tweet after that marathon game #3. Then promptly lost the next two games. Come on guys, the Red Sox beat two better teams than yours to even get to the WS. Never give your opponent bulletins board material. It just comes back to bite you in the a**!
The game #3 marathon was unreal. Eovaldi turned in one of the greatest relief performances I've ever seen. That guy is a beast. It's too bad he got the loss on the walkoff HR. He gave everything he had in that game. And yes, I did watch all 7+ hours of that game.
I was worried after that game #3 marathon. The pitching staff was spent and I had no idea who was going to start. Enter E-Rod. He made one mistake (the HR to Puig) in an otherwise dominant performance. His teammates bailed him out so it's all good.
Chris Sale rallied his team in game #4 with his tirade in the dugout. Whatever he said it worked.
Craig Kimbrel turned back into a pumpkin in game #4. That dude is going to give me a heart attack. Sox won so that's all that matters. But boy did he make it difficult.
I dislike Manny Machado even more after this WS. What kind of BS is that stomping on Pearce's foot at 1B? He deliberately went to inside part of the bag on his way down the line to do it, too. F*** that guy. Dirty and lazy player. If he's back i the AL next year he better watch out against the Red Sox. He better get used to chin music.
Dave Roberts is probably out as manager. He made some questionable decisions. It's too bad. He's a good guy.
What can I say about Alex Cora? Just about every move he made in the postseason worked out. Luck was a part of it but he believed in his guys and boy did they deliver.
Nice way to bookend the season for Sale, He was on the mound to start and on the mound to end it with a Championship. Now he juts needs to get healthy over the winter.
Now let's see if Boston teams can bring home another Super Bowl title, NBA Championship, and Stanley Cup this year! All are possible (well maybe not the Stanley Cup).
