Is anyone still doubting the Dodgers are going to win the World Series? - Page 2

eastbayak · 10-02-2025, 11:38 AM

In regards to talent, the Dodgers are 2 standard deviations above the rest of the league.

The 2025 WS championship is only theirs to lose.

JoshMN · 10-02-2025, 11:41 AM

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Originally Posted by eastbayak

In regards to talent, the Dodgers are 2 standard deviations above the rest of the league.

The 2025 WS championship is only theirs to lose.

As a Phillies fan, I agree with this! Put all the pressure on the Dodgers: if they do not with the WS they will be one of the biggest failures in the history of baseball.

JRX · 10-02-2025, 11:43 AM

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Originally Posted by JoshMN

As a Phillies fan, I agree with this! Put all the pressure on the Dodgers: if they do not with the WS they will be one of the biggest failures in the history of baseball.

Forget the Mets, the Dodgers payroll is 200M over the Yankees, 300M over the Padres, 450M over Brewers. They should obliterate everyone.

Big35Hurt · 10-02-2025, 11:51 AM

The Dodgers don't have 1st ballot guaranteed HOFer Schwarber, though. I voted no because of him and him alone.

marl1220 · 10-02-2025, 11:52 AM

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Originally Posted by JRX

Forget the Mets, the Dodgers payroll is 200M over the Yankees, 300M over the Padres, 450M over Brewers. They should obliterate everyone.

Buying titles isn't against the rules so.....

fulltritty · 10-02-2025, 12:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Boo

Ok FT, learn to read.

Pollster tricks. The OP is sneakier than a political pollster. He should leave the polls to Hairy.

Boo · 10-02-2025, 12:32 PM

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Originally Posted by fulltritty

Pollster tricks. The OP is sneakier than a political pollster. He should leave the polls to Hairy.

You say trick, I say he wasn't thinking

fabiani12333 · 10-02-2025, 12:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Boo

You say trick, I say he wasn't thinking

The thread title was meant more as a rhetorical question -- the poll question was meant to be more direct and unambiguous. Both questions should have the same answer if you take both as being personally directed.

eastbayak · 10-02-2025, 12:40 PM

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Originally Posted by fulltritty

Pollster tricks. The OP is sneakier than a political pollster. He should leave the polls to Hairy.

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Originally Posted by Boo

You say trick, I say he wasn't thinking

Polls should never be left to hairy....

MiamiMarlinsFan · 10-02-2025, 12:41 PM

I have my doubts.

fabiani12333 · 10-02-2025, 12:43 PM

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Originally Posted by JoshMN

I'd say there's plenty of doubt out there about the Dodgers winning the World Series. Most of that doubt is probably only about whether the Dodgers can beat the Phillies.

Series odds (via FanDuel): Dodgers -112 | Phillies -104

Game 1 odds: Odds: Phillies -126, Dodgers +108

WS odds: Dodgers (+420 on FanDuel) and Phillies (+500)

If Zack Wheeler were still healthy, I could see him tipping a 5-game series against the Dodgers in the Phillies' favor. He's been dominant in the postseason and pitched well against the Dodgers the last time he faced them -- 5 IP, 1 ER, 7 K.

Without him, the Dodgers have a superior lineup and rotation. The bullpen is the question mark, but the Dodgers have moved starters into the pen to shore it up.

fabiani12333 · 10-02-2025, 12:47 PM

Christopher Sanchez, the Phillies' best starting pitcher this season, gave up 8 earned runs in 12.2 IP against the Dodgers this season -- the Dodgers lineup is clearly not intimidated by him.

Boo · 10-02-2025, 12:52 PM

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Originally Posted by fabiani12333

The thread title was meant more as a rhetorical question -- the poll question was meant to be more direct and unambiguous. Both questions should have the same answer if you take both as being personally directed.

Yes = I have doubts
No = I don't think they will win the WS

Two different answers

fabiani12333 · 10-02-2025, 01:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Boo

Yes = I have doubts
No = I don't think they will win the WS

Two different answers

Oops -- I didn't think that through.

fulltritty · 10-02-2025, 01:13 PM

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Originally Posted by fabiani12333

Oops -- I didn't think that through.

And now you know.

My answer to the oull is also No, and yes to having doubts.

JRX · 10-02-2025, 01:21 PM

I don't think they would have any issues vs SD, MIL, CHC. Maybe PHI can beat them, but I really doubt it without Wheeler. As for AL, I think only teams with a shot would be BOS or DET only because they have a starter that in theory could dominate but they don't have them go 1,4,7 anymore. The Yankees could probably put up a better fight than last year, but I think the Dodgers have so much confidence vs them. I don't think SEA or TOR could put up much of a fight.

Blamo · 10-02-2025, 01:29 PM

All of the teams in the playoffs won between 53% and 59% of their games this year. That makes a difference over the course of a 162 game season, but a 3, 5, or even 7 game series, not so much. Also the teams who were winning below those percentages are no longer in the pool. The MLB playoffs are little more than a series of coin flips from a statistical standpoint. Which is actually a good argument for declaring a champion based on season record rather than a post season tournament, but that's way less fun. But I digress. Yes the Dodgers could win, but so could any other remaining team.

Rooftop · 10-02-2025, 01:45 PM

They're ass...............

Lonewolf · 10-02-2025, 06:28 PM

The Dodgers bullpen is leaky and unreliable. I would love to see another title, but I don't see how the Phillies bats don't maul the Dodger bullpen over the course of the NLDS.

NYRE2PECT · 10-02-2025, 06:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Lonewolf

The Dodgers bullpen is leaky and unreliable. I would love to see another title, but I don't see how the Phillies bats don't maul the Dodger bullpen over the course of the NLDS.

If the Dodgers have a kryptonite it’s the bullpen. Will be interesting to see what the Phils do with it. Roki can’t cover every inning and if one of the starters goes short, cue the circus music.

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fabiani12333 · 10-02-2025, 07:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Lonewolf

The Dodgers bullpen is leaky and unreliable. I would love to see another title, but I don't see how the Phillies bats don't maul the Dodger bullpen over the course of the NLDS.

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Originally Posted by NYRE2PECT

If the Dodgers have a kryptonite it’s the bullpen. Will be interesting to see what the Phils do with it. Roki can’t cover every inning and if one of the starters goes short, cue the circus music.

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It's a best-of-5 series -- the pen isn't as important. The Dodgers will have their starters pitching out of the pen -- Sasaki, Sheehan and Glasnow.

coltsnsox07 · 10-02-2025, 08:15 PM

The Brewers went 6-0 vs the Dodgers this season.

fabiani12333 · 10-02-2025, 08:44 PM

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Originally Posted by coltsnsox07

The Brewers went 6-0 vs the Dodgers this season.

They'll have to first get past the Cubs -- the season series was pretty even: 6-7 W-L, 56-60 run differential.

That is pretty bizarre, though -- they also went 0-6 against the Angels this season. The last time they went winless in at least 6 games in a season against an opponent was the 2006 Cardinals -- the eventual World Series winner.

base set · 10-03-2025, 07:40 AM

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Wonder how that Ultra Rare card is doing.

Someone needs to hack the machine to print another one so we can find out.

ewokpelts · 10-03-2025, 09:04 AM

I have a $50 bet on the brewers to win the WS, so no, I don’t see the dodgers winning.

P.s. the $50 bet was a bonus bet, not actual cash. But I still wanna win $350

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10-02-2025, 12:47 PM	#37
fabiani12333 Member Join Date: Jan 2017 Posts: 11,591	Christopher Sanchez, the Phillies' best starting pitcher this season, gave up 8 earned runs in 12.2 IP against the Dodgers this season -- the Dodgers lineup is clearly not intimidated by him. Last edited by fabiani12333; 10-02-2025 at 01:21 PM.

10-02-2025, 06:28 PM	#44
Lonewolf Member Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: California Posts: 4,393	The Dodgers bullpen is leaky and unreliable. I would love to see another title, but I don't see how the Phillies bats don't maul the Dodger bullpen over the course of the NLDS. __________________ Money and Computers can't buy Championships

10-02-2025, 11:38 AM	#26
eastbayak Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Posts: 15,945 eastbayak	In regards to talent, the Dodgers are 2 standard deviations above the rest of the league. The 2025 WS championship is only theirs to lose.

10-02-2025, 11:51 AM	#29
Big35Hurt Member Join Date: Aug 2015 Posts: 9,513	The Dodgers don't have 1st ballot guaranteed HOFer Schwarber, though. I voted no because of him and him alone.

10-02-2025, 12:41 PM	#35
MiamiMarlinsFan Member Join Date: Jun 2020 Location: Florida Posts: 13,532	I have my doubts.

10-02-2025, 01:21 PM	#41
JRX Member Join Date: May 2020 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 15,649	I don't think they would have any issues vs SD, MIL, CHC. Maybe PHI can beat them, but I really doubt it without Wheeler. As for AL, I think only teams with a shot would be BOS or DET only because they have a starter that in theory could dominate but they don't have them go 1,4,7 anymore. The Yankees could probably put up a better fight than last year, but I think the Dodgers have so much confidence vs them. I don't think SEA or TOR could put up much of a fight.

10-02-2025, 01:29 PM	#42
Blamo Member Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: Milwaukee Posts: 289	All of the teams in the playoffs won between 53% and 59% of their games this year. That makes a difference over the course of a 162 game season, but a 3, 5, or even 7 game series, not so much. Also the teams who were winning below those percentages are no longer in the pool. The MLB playoffs are little more than a series of coin flips from a statistical standpoint. Which is actually a good argument for declaring a champion based on season record rather than a post season tournament, but that's way less fun. But I digress. Yes the Dodgers could win, but so could any other remaining team.

10-02-2025, 01:45 PM	#43
Rooftop Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Posts: 3,495	They're ass...............

10-02-2025, 08:15 PM	#47
coltsnsox07 Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 22,058	The Brewers went 6-0 vs the Dodgers this season.

10-03-2025, 09:04 AM	#50
ewokpelts Member Join Date: Aug 2020 Location: Evergreen Park, IL Posts: 4,022 asg2003ws2005	I have a $50 bet on the brewers to win the WS, so no, I don’t see the dodgers winning. P.s. the $50 bet was a bonus bet, not actual cash. But I still wanna win $350