2018 World Series Game 2: Dodgers @ Red Sox

A Tale from The Walking City

Don’t get me wrong, Boston has an excellent Above/Below Ground Transit System usually called just the “T”. It’s cheap and reasonably kempt, the main problem is it doesn’t run 24/7 (or at least it didn’t).

So a bunch of friends and I were at a Show in Harvard Square that ended after the T shut down and Cabs were scarce and we didn’t have enough money anyway. We were only about 3 – 4 miles from home so we decided to hoof it, it’s an ok distance to walk if you’re mobile enough and don’t have any heavy burdens to drag around. It’s quick enough too, a brisk walk is about 4 or 5 miles an hour but it took us about 90 minutes because we were goofing around and sightseeing, few of us were natives and even at night the City is quite beautiful and well lit. We saw a few others but mostly we had the streets to ourselves and, in retrospect, it was a lot of fun.

We navigated by triangulating the Pru and The Great God Citgo, visible from damn near anywhere.

Last night the Red Sox did about as well as could be expected. Chris Sale lasted just as long as Clayton Kershaw and surprisingly enough it was the Dodgers who showed a weak Bullpen. Their Bats were asleep too- they looked like a team that took it to 7 against the Brewers. The Red Sox looked like the Sox, a team that took out the World Champion ‘Stros in 5.

Tonight the Sox send out their 2nd best, David Price (L, 16 – 7, 3.58 ERA). He’s very inconsistent, so far in the post-Season he’s been in 3 games, winning 1 and losing 1. He’s allowed 7 Runs on 11 Hits with 3 Home Runs and 6 Walks over 12.1 Innings of work earning an ERA of 5.11. Not so good for an Ace. He throws Fastballs, Cutters, and Changeups.

The Dodgers will respond with Hyun-Jin Ryu (L, 7 – 3, 1.97 ERA). He likewise has appeared 3 time in these Playoffs and has a record of 1 – 1. In 14.1 Innings e’s allowed 7 Runs on 17 Hits with 1 Home Run and 2 Walks for an ERA of 4.40, not much better. He throws junk pretty consistently with a Fastball sure, but also Cutters, Curveballs, and Changeups.