It was the longest game in World Series history last night…
…by far.
And it felt even longer.
Eighteen innings. Seven hours and twenty minutes. And strange:
Maybe the best way to sum up the bizarre night at Dodger Stadium: Of the 50 players on both rosters, only four didn’t get into the game: Chris Sale and Drew Pomeranz for the Red Sox and Rich Hill and Hyun-Jin Ryu for the Dodgers. The 46 players used on both teams was a record for any postseason game. The Red Sox burned through a record-tying nine pitchers, including Eovaldi, the projected Game 4 starter who pitched the final six-plus innings — leaving the Red Sox without a starter for Game 4 until manager Alex Cora announces one Saturday afternoon.
It felt more like a demolition derby than a baseball game.
And oh yeah, the Dodgers won.
I became hypnotized and couldn’t turn it off. John Smoltz is worth listening to and the announcers are a large part of the “watching sports on TV” experience. Also, I began without a preference but started pulling for the Dodgers after a while. So I was thrilled at the end.
I went to bed and I live on the west coast but at about 11:30 I packed it in.
I was all in on the Red Sox when they finally won in 2004 but as the winning continued their fans have become unbelievably obnoxious. Many are the dictionary definition of ‘bandwagon fans’. They have now passed Yankee fans on the obnoxious continuum as hard as that is to believe.
So, go Dodgers but I’m not too confident in them.
But the socks won last night and will finish the series tonight. Dodgers can’t hold a candle to them.