Happy Monday, land nation!
I had tickets for today’s game at Dodger Stadium, but unfortunately it won’t be happening. Last night, the Dodgers shut out Sean Manaea and the Mets in a 10-5 National League game, advancing to their 22nd World Series. Former Athletics relief ace Blake Treinen helped the Dodgers throughout the postseason. He got six more outs last night in LA and threw the final pitch of a series win for both teams.
On Saturday, the Yankees punched their ticket to the World Series on Juan Soto’s overtime outburst, winning the ALCS 4-1 against Stephen Vogt and the Guardians, securing a 5-2 victory. While this is a tough blow for the former A’s catcher and his team, it’s still quite an accomplishment for Vogt’s Cleveland to reach the postseason on its maiden voyage.
This year’s World Series matchup is a clash between giants. No MLB team was particularly dominant this year, and no one won 100 games. However, the Dodgers and Yankees are both the top seeds in their respective leagues, and each has front-runner MVP candidates in Shohei Ohtani and Aaron Judge on their respective rosters. The Yankees have another MVP-caliber hitter in Soto, while the Dodgers have two former MVPs in Mookie Betts and Freddie Freeman, the latter of whom has been in and out of the lineup lately due to ankle issues. I am doing it.
Ohtani and Judge both won the league’s home run titles this season, and in 2024, both home run titles will be in the World Series for the first time since 1956, when Mickey Mantle and the Yankees defeated Duke Snyder and the Brooklyn Dodgers in seven games. This will be the first year they will compete against each other. game.
The Yankees and Dodgers haven’t met in the Fall Classic since 1981, but these two teams have still faced each other in the World Series more times than any other team. The Yankees have won eight series games, while the Dodgers have won just three. On Friday, they will start No. 12 in the first World Series rematch in more than 40 years.
Some fans will lament the lack of a vile underdog to root for in this year’s big-market, big-money series, but this time around there’s a good match between two very strong lineups, and It’s sure to be a fierce battle. (toss a coin) The Dodgers win in the seventh inning. Mr. AN, who are you?
Mr. A’s coverage area:
MLB news and interest:
Best of X:
AFL bat.
AFL batting statistics for the A’s
OF Denzel Clark: 10-25, 6 BB, 5 SB, 3 RBI, 11 R, .400/.545/.400
OF Henry Bolt: 4-24, HR, 2B, 4 BB, SB, RBI, 7 R, .167/.286/.333
C Daniel Suzak: 6-21, 2 HR, 2B, 5 BB, SB, 7 RBI, 5 R, .286/.467/.619— Athletics Farm (@AthleticsFarm) October 20, 2024
AFL weapons.
AFL pitching statistics for the A’s
RHP Jake Walkinshaw: 8 IP/11 H/5 ER/2 BB/5 K/5.63 ERA
RHP Mitch Myers: 7.1 IP/4 H/2 ER/0 BB/4 K/2.45 ERA
RHP Wonder Guante: 4.1 IP/2 H/0 ER/1 BB/2 K/0.00 ERA
RHP Tyler Baum: 3 IP/7 H/5 ER/2 BB/7 K/15.00 ERA
RHP Mika Dallas: 2 IP/0 H/0 ER/0 BB/3 K/0.00 ERA— Athletics Farm (@AthleticsFarm) October 20, 2024
