ARLINGTON, Texas—The weirdest year in baseball history ended in the most predictable way imaginable: with the undisputed best team winning the World Series.
After nearly a decade filled with regular-season dominance followed by postseason disappointment, the Los Angeles Dodgers conquered the crapshoot of October to assume their long-awaited place atop the sport. They claimed the franchise’s first title since 1988, overcoming strict coronavirus protocols, a supersized playoff format that lent itself to flukey results and the ghosts of their own past failures.
It wrapped up Tuesday night with a 3-1 Dodgers victory over the Tampa Bay Rays in Game 6. They benefited not just from stellar work from their oft-maligned bullpen, but also from a questionable strategic decision that changed the momentum of the contest. Rays ace Blake Snell looked untouchable, allowing just two hits through 5 ⅓ innings. Then, with the Rays up a run and a man on first base, Tampa Bay manager Kevin Cash removed Snell, replacing him with reliever Nick Anderson, who had struggled in recent weeks. As Snell walked off the mound, the pandemic-restricted pro-Dodgers crowd of 11,437 cheered loudly.
The move followed a familiar script for the Rays, who rarely let a starting pitcher face an opposing lineup a third time. Given Snell’s outing to that point, the Dodgers didn’t complain--and they immediately pounced. Mookie Betts doubled. A wild pitch plated the tying run. The go-ahead run scored on a grounder by Corey Seager, with Betts sliding across the plate ahead of first baseman Ji-Man Choi’s throw home.
I'd rather have a good job& lower taxes($2000more auto deduc)from a Pres who's a strong leader, than 4Trillion tax hike,jobs2other countries&long-lasting shutdown from an older guy who won't talk policies,just blames others,has done no good in 47yrs&often can't complete a thought
Congratulations! Great success!
The Asterisk Series! MEH
Baseballs sham of a season should have been canceled i did not watch 1 game RIDICULOUS
Play 162 games before playoffs & then see who best team really is. *WS Win
i disagree
Congratulations LADodgers WorldSeriesChamps
Nobody cares...
If a tree falls and no one hears it....
Most people wont remember next year.
No one cares. Professional sports are seen as part of the problem and our cities are still being destroyed
Baseballs shorten season In 2020 covidworldseriesnotinla
Will have an “*” next to them... shortened season, doesn’t mean as much! Sorry LA...
It’s not a real WS win.....
They finally played well without the local fan pressure of the World Series. Congrats.
Deserved but totally unfair
Great win for Dodgers! Been a while. Well deserved!
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Time to riot and loot!
WILL THIS SHOCKING YOU?
WILL THIS SHOCKING YOU?
LA is going crazy happy! Fireworks like 4th of July!
A long wait, it's been a great series.
OMG Text Biden to 30330 2020 decided by 666 = 3.03303303 broken down is 666 I told you he’s doing the devils work
Greatest champion since the ‘99 Spurs.
meh whatever
Finally bought the ring
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