No team should ever quit. That's wrong. That's unsporting...but I want them to find a way to not win. Haha.

I don't dislike the Cubs. I was very happy for them last year. They just aren't built right to go to and win the World Series this season. It's obviously on the Dodgers to knock 'em out, but the sooner the better.

I always thought these playoffs were 5 game series except for the WS which is 7.

No, but they did already save face by not getting swept.

I am still hoping they come back and win it but you’re right. Being swept always stings more. I hated 07 and 08. Great seasons that ended sour with a sweep.

That being said... if this cubs team were to by the grace of god complete a down 3-0 comeback can we go ahead and put Theo Epstein in the hall as the greatest baseball executive of all time??? I mean personally I think he already deserves that but the 3-0 comeback..... twice.... seriously?!?!?!? Wouldn’t that be something to talk about. Lol

How great the Dodgers are and have been playing, in the world of sports, nothing would surprise me any more.

No joke man. I honestly think the mlb playoff keep getting better every year. Nothing is surprising.

Not looking good for the Cubbies.

7 run lead for Kershaw...close the door, turn out the lights.

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It's looking like the question this thread title asked may have already been answered.

But they don't hand out trophies for pure speculation, so I'll just leave it at that.

You sure that's not Wrigley Field? Place is about as loud as a funeral home right now.

What great "fans".

Meanwhile in Dodgers land..

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I can’t hear anything over the sound of you still crying about that 67 win season. You guys can’t even lose right. Tigers got the top pick

I cheer for two teams:

The White Sox and anyone playing the Cubs.

So basically you get to cheer for anyone playing the cubs because I’ve seen the Sox and there is no point cheering for them

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C'Mon really?
ANY home town crowd goes silent as their hopes and the fortunes of their team fade away into the reality of defeat.
You gotta' do better than that petty argument.

My dad called a few seconds after the final out. He's looking for game and airfare tickets. I may be heading to LA for a game or two.

It's times like these I wish Vin Scully was still in the game and maybe he retired a year too early. I'm sure he won't miss it though.

it was a fun run, esp when everyone did not even give them a chance at the all star break.

3 years in a row of seeing October is hella fun!

See you all next year. (hoping realingment does not happen)

The Dodgers left no doubt they were the best team in the NL this year, we’ll see whether they’re the best team in MLB. Houston and NY both have good teams, should be a good WS.

The Yanks still need to win a game in Houston. The AL series is not over yet.

I remember the '77 Yankees/ Dodgers series.

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Realignment?
What realignment?
Have you heard something?
In the dark on this one.

just rumors surrounding expansion, elimination of Al/NL, and a new structure

https://www.si.com/mlb/2017/10/19/major-league-baseball-expansion-proposal-realignment

aweful idea IMHO

Agreed I’m also now keen on expanding to 32 teams. It further diluted the talent pool. I think the game is flooded with talented players now but pitching is a premium. Two extra teams would thin out pitching staffs

Ok read most all of that article.
It reminds me of when, as a kid, I would play "Commissioner for a Day".
I would align the league's as I saw fit as well as declare the DH dead and buried.
I also would sketch out ball park designs
for my club's to play in.
So as a kid I let my imagination run wild as has this guy. Wild realignment, horrible schedule,
and the demise of the AL and NL is
laughable!
Oh well, a guy can dream can't he?
Yeah, well this guy sure is!!!

From everything I have read it sounds like expansion to 32 is not too far off. It will require some sort of realignment. I am just now used to this realignment lol

Expansion is one thing.
What the writer promotes is pretty f a r fetched.

Thanks to Whysnow for the link.

Anyway, Go 'Stros!!

I hadn't heard about expansion or re-alignment either. I can't believe they are considering having another team in Montreal. I went to an Expos game in their second to the last year in Montreal and there were less than 5,000 in attendance. Olympic Stadium is horrible for baseball games: the seats are cheap plastic and far from the field. The roof is too low (Vladimir Guerrero hit the roof in the last game I saw there). It's amazing how poor that stadium is considering it cost $1 billion. Portland is a small market but they support the Trail Blazers.

I hate that realignment scenario. Eliminating the AL and NL takes away over 100 years of history. I am not a fan of interleague play but the genie is out of the bottle on that one. They would need to add one team in order to eliminate interleague play anyway, or back to 14 teams in one league and 16 in the other. I did not read the entire article so I am not sure how the playoffs would be set up to figure out who goes to the World Series. I do like the idea of shortening the season but I doubt the owners would give up the revenue.

Just one writer's scenario.
MLB will not return to Montreal. And Portland is simply too small. MLB has a considerable amount of small market teams already.
Why add another? Or two??

Best game in sports:
Game 7

Congrats to the Astro's
Gonna be a kickass world series!!

This is gonna be a great ws, and the two teams i thought would be there. Sad no cubs, but if there were two other teams i wanted to see this year...

'Stros as AL resentative for first time.
Unbeatable at home.
Altuve is out of control!
And Verlander? Pitching like a master.
Kershaw in the spotlight.
Can he solidify his spot
as one of the all-time greats?
He'll need a championship to rise to that status.
Could be one for the ages!
Settle in and enjoy.

Agreed. It feels very similar to the Seahawks being in the NFC after being in the AFC for so long.

The #2 seed in the AL and the #1 seed in the NL. You really went out on a limb there, didn't ya?

As a Dodger fan, I obviously want the Dodgers to win. But more than anything, I want the Dodgers to light the Astros up on their own home field as punishment for that ridiculous outfield.

The hill is gone now, thank goodness, but that shortened left field is still nutty.

Does pitching(astros) beat hitting(dodgers)??

I'm actually more worried about the Astros' hitters than their pitchers. Eventually the Dodgers beat up on a bullpen, but man, there are some fantastic hitters on the Astros lineup that can just bury you. Altuve is such a fantastic player. He's easily the MVP in my eyes.

1 down, 3 to go. Verlander will be the toughest one to beat. If we can get game two with him on the mound, we'll be in great shape.