Congratulations Astros on winning the 2017 World Series

I’m not going to be a hater. Dodgers had a great season. But, the Astros had a greater season. When it came down to the bullpen the assumed better, was not. The Astros were able to count on guys like Peacock more than the Dodgers could count on any of their best relievers. Without Maeda the Dodger relievers were very bad. Morrow was good until they asked too much of him. While McCarthy was on the roster when he should not have been. His spot should have been given to Ryu. But, that’s another story. Tony Watson and Ross Stripling did better than the high dollar guys.

I’m not going to focus on the relief pitching or the weak attempt by starters to call their appearances starts. Can I at least touch on a few things by starters? Well, if you are reading and you don’t want to hear it real. Close this now. I’m going to bring it to you 100.

Starting pitching (Dodgers)

Both teams starting pitching have came up short in the World Series. But, the Dodgers are supposed to have the better staff. To me, it’s pathetic that Clayton Kershaw makes one decent start and then a lousy start. Yet, he’s telling Roberts he’s ready to pitch in game 6? Are you kidding me? Kershaw didn’t pitch well in his own start, why should he Dodgers want him to pitch? You had one job Kershaw, and you couldn’t do it! The fact that you are volunteering should give Robert’s warning signs. I won’t even get into Yu Darvish. I already said enough on twitter. At least he’s not forever confident when he should’nt be. Rich Hill, I love you player! Here’s a 37 year old pitcher who went to the independent league to get right. I was more confident in him pitching in a do or die game than any Dodger pitcher. Second would be Wood. Kershaw and Darvish were pathetic and they make the most money of all of them.

I would rather focus on the positives. Both lineups were ridiculous! I can’t blame the Dodger hitters. They were insane. Big home runs by just about everyone. But, if pitching negates those big at bats by giving up bigger at bats? That’s not the offenses fault. I thank the Dodger hitters for not giving up. Taylor, *Seager, Turner, Bellinger, Puig, and the stable of Hernandez, Pederson, Culberson, Ethier, all stepped up at certain points. I don’t know when the next time the Dodgers will make the World Series. It took 29 years to make it aince the last time. 12 years old that time and now 41. If I wait that long again people would have to come visit my grave to share it with me at 70. I no longer crave it.

No, what I want to do is congratulate the Astros on this achievement. A couple of years ago they lost over 100 game. Now, champions. Their starting staff did’nt do great. But the guy they traded for Verlander was huge for them, where our trade guy Darvish was barely worth trading for. That ended up being the difference. Astros got Verlander at the end of August at the waiver deadline, while we got Darvish at the trade deadline. I’m completely distraught and upset. But, I’m not going to let it destroy my life. With guys like Kershaw making 30 million a year and volunteering to pitch after sucking? I can congratulate the Houston Astros on their World Series win.

Then, I will go back to my real life. I’ll realize that a pitcher like Kershaw recovers faster from giving up six runs and losing the World Series, than I do after experiencing it with him. I can no longer trust that these players are deserving of me backing them to the point where they make 30 million a year and still lose for me and my team when it counts. If I performed like them? I’d be fired!