The first walk-off grand slam in World Series history!

It happened in Game 1 of the 1988 World Series and it happened again tonight!

Hearing a hero

“That’s the stuff when your five years old in the back yard, that’s a dream come true.” – Freddie Freeman talking to FOX television in the US after hitting a walk off grand slam to win Game 1 of the World Series! And we didn’t even know if he could play tonight!

Yankees 3-2 Dodgers, bottom 10th

Ohtani fouls it off to the left side, Verdugo is running hard towards the wall. Does he have room? Yes! He makes the catch and falls into the stands, Jeter style, sort of.

The runners move up because Verdugo fell into the stands but what a catch! Amazing!

So now Betts is intentionally walked, that loads the bases. Freddie Freeman will be tasked with getting a single that can score two Dodgers and win this game for LA!

Yankees 3-2 Dodgers, bottom 10th

Cortes v Ohtani, with the tying run at second base and the winning run at first. One out. Here we go!

Yankees 3-2 Dodgers, bottom 10th

Cousins is ahead 0-1 after an atrocious call by the home plate umpire on a ball clearly outside. Then a pitch in the inside of the plate is ruled a strike. That was borderline, but probably correct. Now Edman slaps a ball to the right side that Cabreara, who leans over to try and make the stab, but he can’t handle it! Everyone is safe, two one and one out for Shohei Ohtani!

This game keeps giving!

And how about this: Yankees starter, now reliever, Nestor Cortes, who was deemed out for the season, probably, and hasn’t pitched in a month, is coming in to face the baseball god from Oshu with it all on the line! Wow, this is good!

Chris Taylor is in to pinch run for Lux who is at second base.

Yankees 3-2 Dodgers, bottom 10th

Cousins walks Lux. Walks are never, ever good. They don’t usually end well. How about now?

Edman is heading to the plate to try and move Lux around.

Yankees 3-2 Dodgers, bottom 10th

OK, Jake Cousins is in for New York to try and close out LA. He faces Will Smith first.

The Dodgers catcher skies to right field for the first out.

Gavin Lux is next.

How the Yankees took the lead in the 10th

Will New York hang on?

Yankees 3-2 Dodgers, top 10th

Wells, an automatic out, is automatically out on a strikeout. Inning over, but the Yankees take the lead after Chisholm steals two bases in an electric Yankees 10th!

Can the Dodgers answer?

Yankees 2-2 Dodgers, top 10th

It’s 2-2 after Volpe checks his swing at a pitch away.

Yankees 2-2 Dodgers, top 10th

Volpe v Treinen. It’s 0-1 and Treinen has a look at Chisholm at second.

Next pitch, Chisholm takes off for third – no throw!

So the go ahead run is at third, a sac fly away!

Yankees 2-2 Dodgers, top 10th

Chisholm steals second, so now he’s in scoring position for Rizzo with one out! And Rizzo is ahead in the count, 3-0. Now they’ll walk him to set up an inning ending double play and multiple force plays

LA pitching coach Mark Prior is out for a chat with Treinen.

Yankees 2-2 Dodgers, top 10th

Stanton hit his 17th career postseason homer earlier this game. Now he faces Treinen to start the inning, and waves at a breaking pitch away! Strike three!

Now Chisholm steps to the plate and promptly slaps a single to right field! Betts makes a great run to keep the ball from going to the wall, hoding Jazz to a single.

Rizzo is next.

Yankees 2-2 Dodgers, bottom 9th

Hernandez hits a ball to shallow left! Verdug runs in, slides and makes a fantastic catch! That ends the inning with a defensive exclamation point for the Yankees!

We have extra innings in Game 1 of the World Series! And there’s no ghost runners in the post-season.

Yankees 2-2 Dodgers, bottom 9th

Well, if you were looking for crisp, tight, well played baseball, with some late, wild antics, you’ve found it!

Muncy is ahead 3-1 on Weaver, but then he skies a change up to second base for the second out.

So it’s up to Hernandez, who does have a flair for the dramatic.

Yankees 2-2 Dodgers, bottom 9th

So here’s Teoscar Hernandez to face Weaver. Oswaldo Hernandez is in to play second base for New York after Jasson Dominguez pinch ran for Torres last inning.

Hernandez pokes a ball to right fielder for the out. Here’s Max Muncy, and he’s had three home runs off Weaver. Gulp!

Yankees 2-2 Dodgers, top 9th

Judge swipes at a high fastball and pops it up to short! Easy for Edman, inning over! and what an inning it was!

Hernandez, Muncy and Hernandez due up for LA’s bottom of the ninth as they try to escape Game 1 with a victory!

Yankees 2-2 Dodgers, top 9th

They walk Soto to face Judge, righty on righty. It seems crazy and also makes perfect sense.

First and second, two outs, tie game, 1-2 to Judge. How will it end?

Not this time!

Yankees 2-2 Dodgers, top 9th

With Soto on deck and Judge in the hole, Torres gets ahead in the count 2-1.

Then he hits a deep drive and that’s a home run!!! But wait! A fan has reached over and caught the ball!

That’s fan interference! Except unlike the 1996 ALCS, when Jeffrey Maier slapped a Derek Jeter fly ball into the stands at Yankee Stadium for a home run against the Baltimore Orioles, we have instant replay to fix this nonsense. So that means Torres is placed at second base, and Soto comes to the plate.

Roberts is coming to get Kopech, Blake Treinen is coming in to try and keep this game tied!

Wild!

Yankees 2-2 Dodgers, top 9th

The Yanks weak bottom half is coming up: Wells grounds to second for their first out off new Dodger righty reliever Michael Kopech

Now Verdugo bounces out to third. Two down. It’s up to Torres in the Yankees ninth.

Yankees 2-2 Dodgers, bottom eighth

Freeman flies to center for the third out, but we’re tied at two a piece heading into the ninth inning!

Yankees 2-1 Dodgers, bottom eighth

OK, Ohtani is on third, and the Yankees infield is in. Weaver faces Betts who is behind in the count 1-2 in the biggest of spots here.

Ohtani nearly had his first World Series home run, but he’s still on third base.

Yankees 2-1 Dodgers, bottom eighth

Ohtani hits a line drive that just falls short of a game tying homer! He’s into second base. But Volpe can’t handle a bounced throw from the right fielder, Soto, so Ohtani heads over to third base!

So now Ohtani is 90 feet away from tying this game, and Boone is out to get Khanle! The Yankees closer, Luke Weaver is heading in to face Mookie Betts with one out!

Yankees 2-1 Dodgers, bottom eighth

Edman is behind 0-2 to Kahnle, who remains in the game, for now. He gets Edman to bounce out to short. One down, here’s Ohtani looking to tie this game with a single swing!

Yankees 2-1 Dodgers, top eighth

Volpe flies out to center, inning over. Ohtani will bat second in LA’s half of the eighth inning. The NLCS MVP Edman, who is all over the place again tonight, leads off.

Yankees 2-1 Dodgers, top eighth

Volpe is up with two down and nobody on, and the count is even at 2-2. How will it end?

Yankees 2-1 Dodgers, top eighth

Now Vesia strikes out Rizzo. Two down.

Yankees 2-1 Dodgers, top eighth

A lefty, Vesia, added to the LA’s roster today, is in to face Chisholm, who made a key play with his glove a short while ago.

Chisholm is blown away for the first out. Here’s Rizzo.

The line on Cole

What can you say, the man delivered tonight.

6IP 6H 1R 1ER 0BB 4K 0HR

No free passes, that’s the key. You can’t give a lineup like this anything for free, and he didn’t.

Yankees 2-1 Dodgers, bottom seventh

Lux grounds to second base, Torres shifts to his right, has the ball, throws it to first and the inning is over! The Yankees survive two on and nobody out to hold onto a one-run lead!

Yankees 2-1 Dodgers, bottom seventh

Kahnle has been lights out these playoffs: six games, seven innings, no runs. It’s all about his changeup.

What will Lux do v Kahnle?

Yankees 2-1 Dodgers, bottom seventh

Hernandez bunts! And successfully! the runners advance as Wells pops out to make the play and get Hernandez at first.

But now Smith pops a sinker to shortstop for an easy second out! Can the Yankees escape this threat?

Boone is coming out to get Holmes! A new pitcher is coming in to face Gavin Lux, who will try to save this inning! that’s Tommy Kahnle.

Yankees 2-1 Dodgers, bottom seventh

One on and nobody out for Muncy. Holmes nearly hits Muncy as the ball goes to the backstop. Hernandez advances, and now they say Muncy was hit!

That means two on and no outs – the Dodgers are threatening, and Hernandez, Mr Dodgers clutch, steps into the batters box to face Holmes!

Yankees 2-1 Dodgers, bottom seventh

Holmes, the one-time closer before being demoted in favor of new closer Luke Weaver has been a bit better in this role of middle man. Now he faces Smith is a big spot against max Muncy.

Yankees 2-1 Dodgers, bottom seventh

That’s it for Cole! Wow! I thought he was good enough to try one more batter, but Boone thought otherwise. So the Yankees ace is done, and their bullpen will take over.

Clay Holmes enters for the Yankees.

Yankees 2-1 Dodgers, bottom seventh

Cole has thrown just 82 pitches and is back out to pitch the seventh inning for New York. His first assignment is the dangerous Hernandez, and the count is even at 2-2.

Cole has been in big spots before with the Yankees and hasn’t always been at his best, but that’s not the case so far tonight. He’s been absolutely fantastic.

Now the count is full: here’s the payoff pitch and it’s lined to center for a lead off base hit for LA! Muncy is next and Boone is out to talk to Cole. is that it for the Yankees ace?

Yankees 2-1 Dodgers, top seventh

Stanton goes down swinging and the inning is over! It’s stretch time in LA with the home team down a run.

Yankees 2-1 Dodgers, top seventh

Signs of life from Judge – a single to center. It’s not sexy, but he’ll take it, and maybe that’s a sign of more things to come from the future AL MVP.

Giancarlo Stanton, who has done the Yankee damage tonight, is now back in the batters box to face the righty.

Yankees 2-1 Dodgers, top seventh

Brusdar Graterol, who hasn’t seen action in a month, is in to face the Yankees beef.

Torres taps back to the pitcher, Graterol casually bare hands it and throws to first for the first out of the inning. You can’t be any smoother than Graterol on that play, whop looked like he was fielding in a beer league Sunday game.

Now Soto steps in, and he pops up a 3-2 pitch to shortstop for the second out.

Here’s Judge. A fourth strikeout for him would mean a “golden sombrero” on the night.

The line on Jack

The Dodgers hurler did it all, with the exception of one pitch, which Stanton took to the moon.

5.1 IP 5H 2R 2ER 1BB 6K 1HR

Almost jack, almost.

Yankees 2-1 Dodgers, bottom sixth

Cole is ahead 1-2 on Betts. Now he watches a fastball away – it’s 2-2. Huge moment here!

Betts fouls off a fastball away, then scorches a line drive to third that bounces right in front of Chisholm – he has it, and throws to first in time to get Betts. Wow! What glove from Jazz!

Then Freeman skies to deep right but not deep enough! Soto has it, inning over!

LA can’t get a lead off double in to score as Cole puts the hammer down! Six great innings from the Yankees ace!

Yankees 2-1 Dodgers, bottom sixth

Ohtani bounces a ball up the middle – it’s going to be close! Ohtani is steaming down the line but the throw by Volpe is a bullet! One down, but now the tying run is 90 feet away, standing at third base for Mookie Betts.

The Yankees move the infield in.

Yankees 2-1 Dodgers, bottom sixth

Edman is everywhere! The NLCS MVP hits a double down the right field line, and now Ohtani is coming up with traffic on the bases. First big test here for Cole in a big spot.

Yankees 2-1 Dodgers, top sixth

Verdugo strikes out! Inning over, but not before a crushed two-run blast from Stanton! Advantage new York!

Yankees 2-1 Dodgers, top sixth

Will Wells make LA pay? Wells hits a ball to the right of the second base bag – Edman, the shortstop runs and dives to his left and stops the ball! There’s no play at first, but the play keeps Chisholm from scoring a third Yankees run. Spectacular run-saving defense from LA!

So that means it’s now up to Alex Verdugo to deliver a two out RBI.

Yankees 2-1 Dodgers, top sixth

Rizzo waves at a pitch away and Banda has a strikeout. Two down for Volpe, but Dave Roberts is going to put him on intentionally so Banda, a lefty, can face Wells, a switch hitter who will bat from the left side.

Yankees 2-1 Dodgers, top sixth

So now it’s the Dodgers bullpen that’s under the microscope after Flaherty is chased. FOX TV tells us that the damaged Dodgers rotation has pitched just 40% of postseason innings thus far. The leaned on bullpen has mostly pitched well, but here the lefty Banda is greeted rudely with a single to right field by Jazz Chisholm.

Now Chisholm steals second base – the Yankees are cooking in the sixth! Can Rizzo keep the line moving?

This one is not coming back!

I think it’s safe to say that if Stanton continues to do this these playoffs, all his disappointing, high priced, injury-riddled regular seasons will be forgiven by Yankees fans.

Yankees 0-1 Dodgers, top sixth

Wow! Judge, swing and a miss and he’s down for the third time on strikes! Will Stanton pick and continue his monster postseason?

Flaherty is ahead 0-2!

Yankees 0-1 Dodgers, top sixth

Can the Yankees answer? Flaherty is now facing the Yanks beef for the third time, and Soto leads off with a single! And here comes Judge!

Yankees 0-1 Dodgers, bottom fifth

Anthony Rizzo heads over to Cole to have a chat with the hurler in case he needs a bit of a pick-me-up after surrendering the first run of the 120th World Series.

Two outs, nobody on base for the eight spot, and that’s Lux. He pops out to center field, Judge puts it away and that’s the inning. But we have a run!

Yankees 0-0 Dodgers, bottom fifth

Cole is ahead yet again, o-2 against Hernandez. But then Hernandez pokes a high fastball into the opposite field right field corner! Soto can’t get to it in time! Kike is running for third and he’s in there! It’s a one-out triple and the Dodgers are a fly ball away for a lead. Here’s Will Smith!

Yankees 0-0 Dodgers, bottom fifth

You know Cole has it if Max Muncy is bunting, which happened, and he slaps it foul. That’s shows you how much trouble Cole has been for Dodger hitters, and Muncy swings through a fastball for another Cole K! One down!

Yankees 0-0 Dodgers, top fifth

Top of the Yanks lineup means Torres is at the plate. He bounces to third, Muncy charges, picks a tricky hop and fires to first – in time! Inning over! Flaherty is through five innings, confident and wildly effective! He’s 74 pitches in! Could he get through seven?

Yankees 0-0 Dodgers, top fifth

Look at this! A base hit! Verdugo singles to center with two outs! Is this a trend? Stay tuned to find out.

Yankees 0-0 Dodgers, top fifth

Now Flaherty has five strikeouts. Wells is totally defenseless, which is normal for Wells. How did he stay in the Yankees four hole for so long? (Cashman)

Yankees 0-0 Dodgers, top fifth

Anthony Volpe is quickly behind 0-2. Now he’s on the bench, having fallen victim to a fourth Flaherty K. Can Wells do any better?

Yankees 0-0 Dodgers, bottom fourth

Here’s Hernandez, my pick for series MVP, and the count is even, 2-2. A cutter low and away makes the count full. Now Hernandez pops another cutter to short where Edman has it as the fourth inning comes to a close. Just 51 pitches for Cole!

Yankees 0-0 Dodgers, bottom fourth

Cole breaks Freeman’s bat, twice in two pitches. It’s a ground ball to first that Rizzo will take himself for the second out. Cole has thrown just 45 pitches thus far, super economical.

Yankees 0-0 Dodgers, bottom fourth

It’s Cole v Betts to start the bottom of the fourth, and the Yankees hurler gets ahead 0-2. Betts evens the count at two before Betts hits a ball to no mans land to shallow right field – it’s the first baseman Rizzo who is chasing and he makes a fantastic over the shoulder catch! He robbed Betts of a bloop hit! One down!

Here’s Freeman, who had a triple in his first at-bat.

Yankees 0-0 Dodgers, top fourth

Nasty knuckle curve ball to Rizzo for a swinging strike two before the Yanks first baseman pokes a ball to shallow left field. It’s easy for Teoscar Hernandez who makes an easy catch to retire the side. It’s Flaherty’s first 1-2-3 inning of the night, which has taken just 60 pitches.

Yankees 0-0 Dodgers, top fourth

Moving right along, Stanton flies out to right, Chisholm bounces to second, and two quick outs for Flaherty, who has now navigated through the beef of the Yankees lineup twice and lives to tell the tale!

Yankees 0-0 Dodgers, bottom 3rd

Just looking at Ohtani, it’s hard to imagine anyone getting him out. The count is 2-2, with Ohtani just missing a fastball, fouling it back. Now Cole shows Ohtani Uncle Charlie and the slugger swings and misses! It’s Cole’s third strikeout, and like Flaherty, has been superb.

It seems we have a duel of the pitchers.

Yankees 0-0 Dodgers, bottom 3rd

Dodger manager Dave Roberts, speaking to FOX TV in the US thinks Flaherty’s “spin is good and the fastball is playing up” – he’s happy with his hurler and why not, he’s been tremendous.

Meanwhile, bottom of the Dodger lineup is heading to the plate, starting with Lux, who lines out to right.

Now Edman is up and promptly pops into foul territory on the right side of the infield. Rizzo is in to make the catch, and so it’s two down for Ohtani, which is good news for Cole and the Yankees, because nobody is on base.

Yankees 0-0 Dodgers, top 3rd

Judge struck out last at-bat and now he’s behind 0-2 to Flaherty. Judge fouls off a pitch, looks at a ball in the dirt, and that waves at a curve ball low. Swing and a miss! So 52 pitches from Flaherty has him unscathed through three innings with three k’s to boot. You can’t ask for anything more from Flaherty, who was beaten up badly by the Mets in his last start.

Yankees 0-0 Dodgers, top 3rd

It’s 2-2 and Flaherty throws a curve ball in the dirt to even the count. The payoff pitch is hit up the middle – Edman is behind the second base bag, scoops it up, runs to second to get one out, then fires over to first, in time to get Soto! Double play!

So now Judge is up with nobody on, which is what Dodgers fans want exactly.

Yankees 0-0 Dodgers, top 3rd

Flaherty sees the Yankee lineup for the second time now and Torres strikes a pitch to the hole in short – I mean super deep! Edman dives, has it, and nearly nails the Yankees second baseman. What a play!

Third straight inning the Yanks have the leadoff runner on. Can they get him around? Here’s Soto to give it a whirl.

Yankees 0-0 Dodgers, bottom 2nd

As we were saying, Cole is throwing darts: his sixth pitch to Smith is too much for the backstop. Two strikeouts for Cole as we head to the third inning, scoreless.

Yankees 0-0 Dodgers, bottom 2nd

Cole chucks high cheese at Hernandez who just waves. Strike three! For sure, Cole has it so far tonight, which we can’t always say. Two out. Catcher Will Smith is at the plate.

Yankees 0-0 Dodgers, bottom 2nd

Cole is back on the hill as we resume, facing Max Muncy. He pops up into foul ground on the third base side: Chisholm is running hard and m,akes the catch for out number one.

Playoff animal Kike Hernandez is next.

Yankees 0-0 Dodgers, top 2nd

A Yankee lead? Nope. Verdugo bounces to second and it’s easy for Lux who has it and throws to first base for the out. Side retired.

Yankees 0-0 Dodgers, top 2nd

Wells hits a ball in the hole closer to first base. Lux runs to his right, chases it down and throws in time to the bag for the second out. Rizzo advances to second on the play. That means Alex Verdugo could potentially give New York a lead with a knock here.

Yankees 0-0 Dodgers, top 2nd

Flaherty is ahead on Volpe 1-2 before dealing a fastball away that just misses. Even 2-2 count now and Flaherty throws a curveball that Volpe can only whiff at – strike three! One down for LA here in the second.

Austin Wells, a light-hitting catcher heads to the dish.

Yankees 0-0 Dodgers, top 2nd

So now we get into the less scary part of the Yankees lineup: Anthony Rizzo is leading off.

Except Rizzo hits it back to and off Jack Flaherty, nailing the bottom of his ankle, and there’s no play. So for the second straight inning New York has the lead runner on. Here’s the 23-uyear-old shortstop, Anthony Volpe.

The reader says…

I don’t know who Karloff is, but could he hit a triple on one leg?

Yankees 0-0 Dodgers, bottom 1st

Hernandez hits a liner to short and Anthony Volpe handles it for the third out, ending the inning for Cole and the Yankees. So Freeman is left standing at third base and we’re scoreless through one.

Yankees 0-0 Dodgers, bottom 1st

Now Mookie Betta is at the plate and he hits another deep fly ball, this one is to left field! And Dodger Stadium holds it in again – Alex Verdugo makes the catch for a second loud out!

Freddie Freeman is next, and he strikes a shot to left! It takes an odd bounce off the side wall, Verdugo has to chase it! Hobbling Freeman, who hasn’t had an extra base hit is testing that ankle, running past second base and into third! Wow! His ankle passes the test, for now. Can Teoscar Hernandez drive him home?

Yankees 0-0 Dodgers, bottom 1st

So here’s Ohtani to face Gerrit Cole, who for a time v New York in the NLCS struggled with nobody on base. First pitch, and it’s a high fly ball, deep to center field! Aaron Judge is on the warning track, has room and makes the catch! Ohtani nearly sent Cole fastball over the fence, but it’s just a loud out.

Yankees 0-0 Dodgers, top 1st

Chisholm bounces to second, Gavin Lux has it, fires to first for the out, and that’s the inning. So New York leave two on and here comes Shohei Ohtani and the Dodgers in their half of the opening inning.

Yankees 0-0 Dodgers, top 1st

Flaherty falls behind Stanton, 3-1 before the slugger let’s a close strike go by. On a full count, Stanton hits a grounder to short that Edman bobbles! No throw to first, and now it’s two runners on and two outs for Jazz Chisholm. LA had a bit of the bobblies v the Mets, and they really can’t afford such haphazard defense.

Yankees 0-0 Dodgers, top 1st

A pinpoint fastball and a tight slider has Flaherty up 0-2 v Judge. The next pitch is a breaking ball in the dirt, ball one. Now it’s a slider and Judge is ahead of it, swinging and missing – strike three! Judge continues to struggle in the postseason. Giancarlo Stanton, up next, has been the opposite, winning the ALCS MVP.

Yankees 0-0 Dodgers, top 1st

Flaherty walks Soto on four pitches, which is not desirable considering Aaron Judge is walking into the batters box.

Yankees 0-0 Dodgers, top 1st

Torres hits a ball on the screws to third base, but it’s right into the glove of Max Muncy. One outfor Jack Flaherty, who now faces a stiffer test, Juan Soto.

National Anthem

Country music star and Dodgers superfan is signing the national anthem while strumming his electric guitar. It’s a bit slow and low energy. I’m not really into it this at all. I’m giving it a 6.5/10, and that’s wildly low for me. This is what it sounded like when Mr Paisley performed at the 2017 World Series.

First pitch is coming soon. Please stand by!

First pitch

Steve Yeager, a catcher who played on the 1981 Dodger champions, and Orel Hershiser who pitched for the 1988 Dodger title winners are out to throw the ceremonial first pitches. But to honor the passing of the legendary, trailblazing Mexican hurler Fernando Valenzuela, who died this week, the ball was not thrown, but placed next to his no34 etched on the mound.

Lineups

The players are being introduced at Dodger Stadium. Hard to hear who is getting the loudest boos and cheers over the music, which used to be fun. Oh well. Here’s the starting lineups, which for LA include former MVP Freddie Freeman playing first base. Freeman takes over four hours to get game ready. He’s so hobbled, he’s yet to register an extra base hit during these playoffs, very un-Freeman to say the least!

The rosters

The 26-man rosters featured some changes to both teams. Infielder John Berti was left off the Yankees roster after getting some time at first base this postseason. In his place is Nestor Cortes, an all-star staring pitcher who has been sidelined since September 25th with a elbow injury thought to be season ending. Should it go wrong for the 29-year-old, he could find himself sidelined next season, but he’s “all in for the chip.” Cortes will be a valuable lefty in the bullpen, having gone through rehab and passed a fitness test of a 29-pitch simulated game. New York will have 13 pitchers and 13 position players on their roster.

LA also have the 13-13 split. they’ve lost a reliable bullpen arm in Evan Phillips, a righty that may have been used v Aaron Judge in late-inning play. Instead the Dodgers added another right handed reliever, Brusdar Graterol, and lefty fireman Alex Vesia. Kevin Kiermaier will sit.

Yesterday and today

There’s been piles of pixels dedicated to the Fall Classic history between these two teams, the first one to take place without iconic baseball broadcaster, Vin Scully, who retired in 2016 after 67 seasons as the voice of the Dodgers. This is what the intro to Game 1 back in 1963 when the two teams played their first series since the Dodgers moved from Brooklyn to LA following the 1957 season.

The Umps

As you can imagine, with the World Series being MLB’s crown jewel event, the league has made sure only the highest ranked umpires would be making the calls. Except, according to Umpire Auditor on “X”, this is not the case at all. Quite the contrary!

Well you know what they say: you can’t argue with logic!

David will be here shortly. In the meantime here’s a look at the Guardian’s predictions for this year’s Fall Classic.