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This will probably be a crazy ass trade with cash and a ton of players just for one..... But don't be surprised if you see Skubal exchange his Tigers uniform for a Dodgers one in a trade this winter......
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Sho on the 2025 World Series........ And the next one.......
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The man of the hour and the key piece to Plan C...... Yamamoto *_*
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The Kids Real MLB 2025 Top 12 Postseason Power Rankings Sep 29th, 2025.......
Now I have two PostSeasons with better projections than the "experts" as more teams on my top 4 and top 2 Postseason Power Rankings actually made ALCS and NLCS respectfully in 2023 and 2025......... Only the best from the best Analytical/Statistical/Baseball mind of the 21st century...... Yours truly the one and only handsome devil from Anaheim, The~Kid *_*
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Based off Total Team WAR, Starting Pitching rotations projections and the WAR-Ratio as a baseline along with other factors and considerations for teams.
My Rankings are more accurate and to a lower margin of error when it came to my Regular Season and Post Season Power Rankings in the 2023 season vs the "experts" and again just beat the "experts" in the 2025 regular season and tied with them in 2024......they actually reflected performance by teams better than MLB/ESPN/Verlander/The-Ringer....and I don't have a full department of people and "professionals" or "experts" like Ken Rosenthal running around a floor of 500 people and a nationwide network of hundreds if not thousands of reporters and journalist..........
It's just me, my WAR-Ratio method and other factors and considerations, basic stats available to everyone and a little bit of calculus along with my Ti-84+ calculator.......thats it......you heard it here first.......
Gaze into the crystal ball and......
SEE THE FUTURE.......
The Kids........
Real 2024 MLB Top 12 Power Rankings.......
1. Mariners
2. Blue Jays
3. Brewers
4. Dodgers
5. Phillies
6. Yankees
7. Cubs
8. Red Sox
9. Padres
10. Guardians
11. Tigers
12. Reds
Vs the "experts" at MLB/ESPN/MLB on Fox....
Now I have two PostSeasons with better projections than the "experts" as more teams on my top 4 and top 2 Postseason Power Rankings actually made ALCS and NLCS respectfully in 2023 and 2025......... Only the best from the best Analytical/Statistical/Baseball mind of the 21st century...... Yours truly the one and only handsome devil from Anaheim, The~Kid *_*
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Based off Total Team WAR, Starting Pitching rotations projections and the WAR-Ratio as a baseline along with other factors and considerations for teams.
My Rankings are more accurate and to a lower margin of error when it came to my Regular Season and Post Season Power Rankings in the 2023 season vs the "experts" and again just beat the "experts" in the 2025 regular season and tied with them in 2024......they actually reflected performance by teams better than MLB/ESPN/Verlander/The-Ringer....and I don't have a full department of people and "professionals" or "experts" like Ken Rosenthal running around a floor of 500 people and a nationwide network of hundreds if not thousands of reporters and journalist..........
It's just me, my WAR-Ratio method and other factors and considerations, basic stats available to everyone and a little bit of calculus along with my Ti-84+ calculator.......thats it......you heard it here first.......
Gaze into the crystal ball and......
SEE THE FUTURE.......
The Kids........
Real 2024 MLB Top 12 Power Rankings.......
1. Mariners
2. Blue Jays
3. Brewers
4. Dodgers
5. Phillies
6. Yankees
7. Cubs
8. Red Sox
9. Padres
10. Guardians
11. Tigers
12. Reds
Vs the "experts" at MLB/ESPN/MLB on Fox....
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I beat the "experts".......
At MLB/ESPN/MLB on Fox/The-Ringer/Fangraphs at their own game........
And while they think they are matching me....... pretty much just copying and pasting my methodology based on the WAR-Ratio that I developed...... they may be using the same deck/hand as me but they don't know how to really use it or how to play the cards that I invented and developed to their full potential.........
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7 out of 12 of my picks are postseason ready vs 6 out 12 of the "experts"....... And actually made Postseason and October Baseball.
58.333% of my preseason picks mase Postseason and October Baseball overall out of 12 vs 50% of the "experts" at MLB/ESPN/MLB on Fox/The-Ringer top 12 preseason picks and Power Rankings...... Also demolished PECOTA and their preseason projections for the season which only got 5 out of top 12 picks right at 41.666% vs my 7 out of top 12 picks at 58.333%......
I beat the "experts" in 162 games of the season......
At MLB/ESPN/MLB on Fox/The-Ringer to PECOTA this season on every level *_*
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The Kids' Real MLB 2025 Power Rankings ....... Final top 12......... Will update as the season approaches or move the list around but in general once it gets going that doesn't happen unless something big changes......
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The Kids Real MLB 2025 Top 12 Power Rankings Update March 14th 2025.....
Based off Total Team WAR, Starting Pitching rotations projections and the WAR-Ratio as a baseline along with other factors and considerations for teams with most likelihood and highest likelihood of making postseason for 2025.......
My Rankings are more accurate and to a lower margin of error when it came to my Regular Season and Post Season Power Rankings in the 2023 season vs the "experts"......they actually reflected performance by teams better than MLB/ESPN/Verlander/The-Ringer.... as good as the "experts" in 2024 and I don't have a full department of people and "professionals" or "experts" like Ken Rosenthal running around a floor of 500 people and a nationwide network of hundreds if not thousands of reporters and journalist..........
It's just me, my WAR-Ratio method and other factors and considerations, basic stats available to everyone and a little bit of calculus along with my Ti-84+ calculator.......thats it......you heard it here first.......
Gaze into the crystal ball........
SEE THE FUTURE.......
1. Dodgers
2. Phillies
3. Astros
4. Mets
5. Braves
6. Red Sox
7. Mariners
8. Diamondbacks
9. Royals
10. Cubs
11. Tigers
12. Blue Jays
Vs the "experts" at MLB/ESPN/MLB on Fox/The-Ringer.....
https://www.theringer.com/2025/03/2...er-rankings-dodgers-braves-phillies-standings
https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id...-day-power-rankings-playoff-odds-all-30-teams
At MLB/ESPN/MLB on Fox/The-Ringer/Fangraphs at their own game........
And while they think they are matching me....... pretty much just copying and pasting my methodology based on the WAR-Ratio that I developed...... they may be using the same deck/hand as me but they don't know how to really use it or how to play the cards that I invented and developed to their full potential.........
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7 out of 12 of my picks are postseason ready vs 6 out 12 of the "experts"....... And actually made Postseason and October Baseball.
58.333% of my preseason picks mase Postseason and October Baseball overall out of 12 vs 50% of the "experts" at MLB/ESPN/MLB on Fox/The-Ringer top 12 preseason picks and Power Rankings...... Also demolished PECOTA and their preseason projections for the season which only got 5 out of top 12 picks right at 41.666% vs my 7 out of top 12 picks at 58.333%......
I beat the "experts" in 162 games of the season......
At MLB/ESPN/MLB on Fox/The-Ringer to PECOTA this season on every level *_*
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The Kids' Real MLB 2025 Power Rankings ....... Final top 12......... Will update as the season approaches or move the list around but in general once it gets going that doesn't happen unless something big changes......
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The Kids Real MLB 2025 Top 12 Power Rankings Update March 14th 2025.....
Based off Total Team WAR, Starting Pitching rotations projections and the WAR-Ratio as a baseline along with other factors and considerations for teams with most likelihood and highest likelihood of making postseason for 2025.......
My Rankings are more accurate and to a lower margin of error when it came to my Regular Season and Post Season Power Rankings in the 2023 season vs the "experts"......they actually reflected performance by teams better than MLB/ESPN/Verlander/The-Ringer.... as good as the "experts" in 2024 and I don't have a full department of people and "professionals" or "experts" like Ken Rosenthal running around a floor of 500 people and a nationwide network of hundreds if not thousands of reporters and journalist..........
It's just me, my WAR-Ratio method and other factors and considerations, basic stats available to everyone and a little bit of calculus along with my Ti-84+ calculator.......thats it......you heard it here first.......
Gaze into the crystal ball........
SEE THE FUTURE.......
1. Dodgers
2. Phillies
3. Astros
4. Mets
5. Braves
6. Red Sox
7. Mariners
8. Diamondbacks
9. Royals
10. Cubs
11. Tigers
12. Blue Jays
Vs the "experts" at MLB/ESPN/MLB on Fox/The-Ringer.....
https://www.theringer.com/2025/03/2...er-rankings-dodgers-braves-phillies-standings
https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id...-day-power-rankings-playoff-odds-all-30-teams
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Truly a game for the ages.........
Your Lineups for Game 7 of the 2025 World Series.......... May the best players and the best team win.........
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Your Lineups for Game 7 of the 2025 World Series.......... May the best players and the best team win.........
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For me IMO best plans for the Blue Jays is yeah get Ohtani out..... Don't walk him..... Attack him make him swing get him tired.... The more you get him tired on the plate the better chance you have against him on the mound as it's unexpected. He's expecting to get walked and IMO wouldn't mind it to work less and concentrate on the mound..... Don't walk him attack, attack and attack and get him off balance early.
Maybe walk him later in the game but early in attack when he's in the box and lay it on him on the mound. Force Glasnow out in a tricky situation and lay it on some more. The bats just have to come alive again, maybe focus on AVG vs SLG to get the fire going and go from there. They also got Chris Bassitt so maybe he can close the game or be a bridge between Yasavage and Bieber or he could be put in to relieve Sherzer. If things get leaky though use your best arms to stop the leak. Also Bo and Vlady Jr need to get their mojo going and getting it going like they have never done in their life.
Get length from Sherzer but if he needs to empty the tank to get the job done let him do it and bring him out after the 4th or 5th or maybe 6.1+ for Yasavage, Bieber or whatever makes sense but don't be afraid to use Yasavage and Bieber early if need be. If Scherzer can reach 4 or 5 innings call it a win. The pitching can hold it down IMO but the bats really need to come alive for the Blue Jays to win and they need to go off like they did in Game 1.
For the Dodgers best plan is simply to have Ohtani dial in but don't over work him, build up that defense behind him. Sho will bring gas but on short rest in between starts he's not going to be 100% possibly to go long. Use Sasaki or Glasnow maybe not immediately but as soon as there is real trouble and go from there. Don't forget Snell and even Kershaw.
The Blue Jays I expect are going to be dialed in learning from tonights loss and well the only guy that has really given them trouble is Yamamoto otherwise they have showed the kinks in the Dodgers pitching in general...... So use your best when you need to and don't depend on the bullpen unless you absolutely must. If you need to have Glasnow or Sasaki relieve and close the game that may be the best option.
It would be ideal to use Glasnow for a Game 7 to start but then you really wouldn't be able to use Ohtani unless you took him out of the DH role since he didn't start the game in that scenario and the Ohtani-Rule wouldn't apply there. This is why in order to use Ohtanis arm and keep him as DH it's best IMO to use him to start and then go Glasnow or Sasaki etc etc or whatever makes sense from that point on and the Ohtani-Rule would apply allowing him to continue to DH since he would start the game in that scenario. Glasnow could be started and then Ohtani could be used as a bullpen arm and that is also possible but again a more risky option IMO but possibly viable...... Sho could be used as a reliever, removed as DH and then be put in the Outfield but that is probably the most bat shit crazy thing anyone can imagine or think of but at this point who the hell knows. Anything is possible
Some people say you couldn't have written a better story or a script out of a Hollywood ending...... That no one could have imagined some of these insane things that went down here...... But I did in a sense from all hands on deck starting in Game 6 to 72+ innings that decided the winner...... With Plan C.
When it comes to how it came down I don't bring it down to luck....... Hope and luck doesn't win games...... Praying to God doesn't win games...... That shit doesn't lead to winners and winning championships or the World Series in this case IME doing this for 3 seasons now.
Strategy wins........ And Strategy wins games and that is what Plan C is all about!!!!! Plan C is nothing more but pure Strategy!!!!!!
I don't believe in luck to win and luck didn't decide the 2025 World Series Champions....... Going back to Plan C which I developed here on the forum in this thread that I wrote down for the Dodgers in Game 6 and for both the Blue Jays and Dodgers in Game 7...... Doing crazy shit like bringing Sasaki out earlier than normal or taking Glasnow or Sho to close the game in this case Glasnow to take the victory in Game 6 to go to a Game 7......
Plan C stands for Chaos.......
And doing everything possible even if it sounds bat shit crazy that needs to be done to win as if there is no tomorrow and the Dodgers pulled it off in Game 6 and and better than the Blue Jays in Game 7.
Game 7 was all about Plan C and as we can see it was Pure Chaos as Game 6 was...... Both teams were on the red line..... And Yamamoto made the difference in Plan C as insane as it sounded and was as projected by me Yamamoto was used....... Had the Blue Jays gone for Gausman at the right time fully bought into Plan C things may have gone differently and they did go Plan C but not as well or as bought in as the Dodgers.
Yamamoto and that extra push and extra insanity in a sense and idea to do everything possible to win and that type of killer instinct is what pushed the Dodgers to 1st place and past the finish line....... To play like there are no tomorrows and nvm the BS, noise, and pussy shit..... A real American no more fucking around attitude!!!!!!
Hope, luck or praying to God doesn't win games...... Strategy wins games and the Dodgers executed Plan C 100% to win Game 7 and the 2025 World Series *_*
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And coming back to Yamamoto and well the "secret sauce"..... It's not necessarily his Javelin Training IMO......
It's what the Javelin Training promotes to use the entire body to more efficiently pitch and reduce injury I figure...... His type of training as opposed to traditional training or conventional training is not so much explosive while the end results are pure GAS too..... Mainly Yamamoto uses his whole body and uses mechanics that rely press on the arm, biceps and wrist......
And more on using his legs, hips, toes, back, core, hell even his head and well his entire body to deliver a pitch in a more efficient way putting less stress on his biceps, arms and wrist. With that approach IMO Yamamoto is able to recover faster than your traditional pitcher using conventional training..... And maybe it's not necessarily the "secret sauce" but Dave Roberts said it had to do with Yamamotos body..... And didn't want to let the secret out.....
But I figure if you study Yamamotos mechanics in a video game and film, you would find Yamamoto using way more different parts of his body to give him a flow so to speak that puts less strain on his arm and allows him to pretty much be more efficient than the next pitcher using conventional training and traditional training methods.
it's not simply the training IMO and the Javelin exercises..... It's the approach to using other parts of your body mainly vs just your arm....... He also does all these stretches and yoga techniques and as said doesn't use traditional methods and goes for using more efficient mechanics in general using all the parts of his body and not primarily his wrist, arm and biceps to produce more efficient power, prevent injury and recover faster......
Maybe this is the secret Dave Roberts doesn't want to let out..... Its not necessarily the training..... It's the approach to mechanics and how he uses his entire body vs conventional methods and training that mainly focus on the arm, wrist and biceps. Dude even does Yoga......
Either way this man truly is a marvel and I totally agree he is the best pitcher alive today doing what he does and doing what he did...... I'm sold and I'm a fan and what a player *_*
It's what the Javelin Training promotes to use the entire body to more efficiently pitch and reduce injury I figure...... His type of training as opposed to traditional training or conventional training is not so much explosive while the end results are pure GAS too..... Mainly Yamamoto uses his whole body and uses mechanics that rely press on the arm, biceps and wrist......
And more on using his legs, hips, toes, back, core, hell even his head and well his entire body to deliver a pitch in a more efficient way putting less stress on his biceps, arms and wrist. With that approach IMO Yamamoto is able to recover faster than your traditional pitcher using conventional training..... And maybe it's not necessarily the "secret sauce" but Dave Roberts said it had to do with Yamamotos body..... And didn't want to let the secret out.....
But I figure if you study Yamamotos mechanics in a video game and film, you would find Yamamoto using way more different parts of his body to give him a flow so to speak that puts less strain on his arm and allows him to pretty much be more efficient than the next pitcher using conventional training and traditional training methods.
it's not simply the training IMO and the Javelin exercises..... It's the approach to using other parts of your body mainly vs just your arm....... He also does all these stretches and yoga techniques and as said doesn't use traditional methods and goes for using more efficient mechanics in general using all the parts of his body and not primarily his wrist, arm and biceps to produce more efficient power, prevent injury and recover faster......
Maybe this is the secret Dave Roberts doesn't want to let out..... Its not necessarily the training..... It's the approach to mechanics and how he uses his entire body vs conventional methods and training that mainly focus on the arm, wrist and biceps. Dude even does Yoga......
Either way this man truly is a marvel and I totally agree he is the best pitcher alive today doing what he does and doing what he did...... I'm sold and I'm a fan and what a player *_*
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Tom Verducci is one of the few alive whos seen it all...... And I mean all....... And even he didn't see Yamamoto coming out in Game 7 as I projected her on Rig-Talk in Plan C......
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ImO what makes this the best World Series that I have ever seen in my life that I will never forget is there are so many memorable moments..... Last season was a let down and boring..... What happened with Rangers vs Diamondbacks again..... Probably the last exciting World Series was 2022 and that pales in comparison to this one or 2021 or 2020 or any I remember in the past 5 years....
And let's be honest here, the thing most "experts" won't talk about...... This was pretty much a war between Canada and America..... From that standpoint I mean there were political implications too......
Both countries had vested interest in the outcome of the 2025 World Series and the world was literally watching.
I had mixed feelings going in but honestly from a Baseball perspective I liked the Blue Jays on so many levels they were just such a solidly well built team that no one saw coming and I really admired that..... On another level well I didn't think a part of me wanted the Dodgers to win but as an American...... When the National Anthem came on and I stood and took my hat off...... A part of me wanted the Dodgers to win for my country and for the flag and for the National Anthem.......
In the end we saw some of the best Baseball some of us have seen in a while or our entire lives..... Can it get better.....
Maybe we will see a better one with Shohei Jr vs Vlady the 3rd in whatever teams they may be in........ 30+ years from now...... Who knows but yeah this one is for the ages......
Even President Trump was watching *_*
And let's be honest here, the thing most "experts" won't talk about...... This was pretty much a war between Canada and America..... From that standpoint I mean there were political implications too......
Both countries had vested interest in the outcome of the 2025 World Series and the world was literally watching.
I had mixed feelings going in but honestly from a Baseball perspective I liked the Blue Jays on so many levels they were just such a solidly well built team that no one saw coming and I really admired that..... On another level well I didn't think a part of me wanted the Dodgers to win but as an American...... When the National Anthem came on and I stood and took my hat off...... A part of me wanted the Dodgers to win for my country and for the flag and for the National Anthem.......
In the end we saw some of the best Baseball some of us have seen in a while or our entire lives..... Can it get better.....
Maybe we will see a better one with Shohei Jr vs Vlady the 3rd in whatever teams they may be in........ 30+ years from now...... Who knows but yeah this one is for the ages......
Even President Trump was watching *_*
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What made this World Series one for the ages........
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Props to the Blue Jays bullpen showing support for Vesia in Game 6........ That's a real brotherhood of athletes......
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"It breaks your heart. It is designed to break your heart. The game begins in the spring, when everything else begins again, and it blossoms in the summer, filling the afternoons and evenings, and then as soon as the chill rains come, it stops and leaves you to face the fall alone. You count on it, rely on it to buffer the passage of time, to keep the memory of sunshine and high skies alive, and then just when the days are all twilight, when you need it most, it stops".......
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To any Blue Jays fans or fans in general that feel let down by the outcome....... Don't.....
Last season the Blue Jays were in last place in their division.....
Last place......
No one saw them coming this far don't take my word for it just look at the "experts" projections above. Even though I was the only guy on the planet to barely see them making Postseason in my top 12 even I didn't see them going all the way to the World Series.......
I wish my team, The Angels, would have made Postseason not for me but for my Dad who is a big fan and despite me telling him they don't have a chance in hell always watches Angels games and is loyal fan...... You don't think Mets fans wanted to make Postseason...... Or Royals fans or Giants fans or all the other teams that didn't make it.... Rangers fans and Diamondbacks fans wish their team went as far as the Blue Jays.....
IMO I count that as a win..... The team everyone expected to make it the Dodgers made it that far and won the World Series which is what everyone expected before the season started...... But the Blue Jays simply did what no one expected just making it to Postseason nvm going as far they did all the way to the World Series.
For me that is a win and it didn't turn out the way most fans wanted but hell that ticket you bought sure took you on a wild ride you never expected when the season began or before it even started...... And sometimes that is Baseball and what Baseball is all about *_*
Last season the Blue Jays were in last place in their division.....
Last place......
No one saw them coming this far don't take my word for it just look at the "experts" projections above. Even though I was the only guy on the planet to barely see them making Postseason in my top 12 even I didn't see them going all the way to the World Series.......
I wish my team, The Angels, would have made Postseason not for me but for my Dad who is a big fan and despite me telling him they don't have a chance in hell always watches Angels games and is loyal fan...... You don't think Mets fans wanted to make Postseason...... Or Royals fans or Giants fans or all the other teams that didn't make it.... Rangers fans and Diamondbacks fans wish their team went as far as the Blue Jays.....
IMO I count that as a win..... The team everyone expected to make it the Dodgers made it that far and won the World Series which is what everyone expected before the season started...... But the Blue Jays simply did what no one expected just making it to Postseason nvm going as far they did all the way to the World Series.
For me that is a win and it didn't turn out the way most fans wanted but hell that ticket you bought sure took you on a wild ride you never expected when the season began or before it even started...... And sometimes that is Baseball and what Baseball is all about *_*
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I laugh at the Toronto Jays fans saying they deserved to win the WS after 30+ years of waiting & needed it.
A couple of communities in SoCal burned to the ground in January but some Torontonians think they deserved the WS. GTFO.
A couple of communities in SoCal burned to the ground in January but some Torontonians think they deserved the WS. GTFO.
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I'm pretty sure it's just salty fans and you have that type in every fan base. The one who deserved it in the end was the better team and the Dodgers were the better team.
ImO both teams had amazing talent but in the end the Dodgers used it better, played a better game and bought in 100% into a no tomorrows, losing is not an option mentality....... An American, killer instinct mentality.
ImO the core strategy with Plan C playing with all hands on deck with no tomorrows left.....the finesse, and overall gut instinct to do what needed to be done when it needed to be done under that mentality..... Plan C.
The Dodgers just did it better and well thats what it takes to win Championships..... Hope, luck, praying to God or whatever in church for a win is for losers and that doesn't win championships..... Strategy wins Championships and that is at the heart of Plan C.
Even some Dodgers fans think it was luck but IMO it wasn't luck and the better team won not because they spent more money or had more talent or luck...... But because they had a better strategy that lead to decisive victories and games within the game that ultimately produced a better team..... And the better team won.
The 2025 Dodgers and World Series Champions *_*
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I've given Roberts shit a lot...... I'm not the biggest fan even going as far as to say a goldfish or a kitten could be a as good or a better manager with that team..... But the way he used his players....... And squeezed every last bit of Baseball he could from them in the best ways he could and they didn't even know they probably could.....
That's a lot of trust in his players and well........ Motherfucker pulled off my Plan C in Game 6 and Game 7.
Props and congratulations to Dave Roberts on his win and what a manager and what a win....... Managers still make a difference and matter now more than ever *_*
That's a lot of trust in his players and well........ Motherfucker pulled off my Plan C in Game 6 and Game 7.
Props and congratulations to Dave Roberts on his win and what a manager and what a win....... Managers still make a difference and matter now more than ever *_*