So the World Series is all set / IWST

[Edgy MD]

Just saw a guy post this:
 

I was 8 years old in 1969 living in Puyallup, Washington. The Pilots had just been awarded an expansion franchise. Never got to a game. Always thought we’d have more time.
 

Go Brewers.

Ouch.

[Frayed Knot]

Well this is an unexpected turn of events.

[Centerfield]

Joe Davis just said Milwaukee is successful because they value bat to ball skills. The Brewers struck out 1383 times. 11th most in baseball. The Mets struck out 22 times less. 13th in MLB. 

[Gwreck]

2 minutes ago, Centerfield said:

Joe Davis just said Milwaukee is successful because they value bat to ball skills. The Brewers struck out 1383 times. 11th most in baseball. The Mets struck out 22 times less. 13th in MLB. 

And somehow he's still only the second-worst announcer this series.

[Edgy MD]

I'm thinking those strikeout rankings suggest the Mets could be soon winning a championship.  Or something something.

Of course the Brewers had 188 more plate appearances, because they were better, but looking up and down the strikeout rankings, it seems most teams are pretty clustered around the mean.

[Edgy MD]

Amazing to have a knuckle curve pitcher out there trying to lock down a championship.

He's got 99, but he's using that to set up the knuckle curve.

[Edgy MD]

Nope.  The fastball gets out #1.

[Edgy MD]

TB not going easy.

[Edgy MD]

THE BREWERS WIN!

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

Well that's that. Congrats to the Milwaukee Brucers.

[Gwreck]

Teams with a longer World Series drought than the Mets (1986):

Guardians (1948)

Padres (never -- since 1969)

Mariners (never -- since 1977)

Pirates (1979)

Orioles (1983)

Tigers (1984)

[Centerfield]

Congratulations to the Brewers. They took out the Padres, Dodgers and the Rays. No one can say their road was easy. 

[Marshmallowmilkshake]

Way to go, Brewers! 

[Frayed Knot]

7 minutes ago, Centerfield said:

 They took out the Padres, Dodgers and the Rays.  

... with an 11 - 2 record.

[Frayed Knot]

Meanwhile, AL champions since 2008:

- Tampa Bay Rays = 3

- other four AL East teams combined = 5 [NYY x 2 - 2009, 2024], [BOS x 2 - 2013, 2018], TOR [2025], [BAL = 0]

Go ahead Manfred, make the case for small market teams being unable to compete minus a cap!