I’ll be rooting for the Brewers! Enjoy the game, everyone!
Buehler was drafted in the 14th round out of high school. The bonus money that far down is not life-changing by any stretch.
After college, he went in the first round with a close to $2mil bonus. If he’d been drafted there after high school, I doubt he would have gone to college.
The Dodgers will have a short hook on their pitchers, I would imagine we will see Kershaw come in for 2-3 innings unless they blow it open early. That would push him back to game two in the WS I think, if the Dodgers make it.
I was going to say something similar about Buehler. He would probably have been knocking around the minors for the Pirates at that low in the draft. He took the opportunity instead to go to Vanderbilt and continue to develop. Good move. One of my son’s friends spent three or four years as a Minor League pitcher , bouncing around between teams. Drafted in college. Did not make it into the Majors. Not easy.
Walker Beehler is another favorite here in Nashville. Twitter handle is @BuehlersDayOff
You know Fox wants a Sox / Dodgers series. Boston v LA. They’ll gin up all these rivalry issues (that don’t exist outside of Celtics/ Lakers many yrs ago.).
Not looking good for the Brewers right now.
^^^^ Pretty common around here to have kids drafted out of HS in the high rounds so they go to college and hopefully grow as a player and then get redrafted at a much better position (and way more bonus money). Kid who played against my son was drafted #7 overall 2 yrs ago and got a $7M signing bonus. He can always go back to college some day but this kid may actually make it to MLB. His brother plays in MLB so they get it.
@notrichenough That is an understatement!
Kershaw took only 15 pitches to get through the 9th. Can he start on two days’ rest?
He can maybe start, it depends on how many warm up pitches he had. He shouldn’t expect to go deep into the game if he starts Tuesday.
Kershaw will be fine for Tuesday. This is the World Series. Plus, he can opt out of his contract and earn even bigger bucks. So, he’s got financial motivation.
Eeew. I’m going to hold my nose and root for Boston to win another World Series. X_X
Last time these two iconic franchises squared off in the WS was 1915. Sox had this pitcher named Babe Ruth.
I think @sherpa was at the 1915 series.
I’m very pleased with last night’s game! #gododgers #westcoastisthebestcoast =D>
Sour grapes here, but this Dodgers team is nowhere as good as the teams from the last 2 years and it’s a pity that the Cubs batters picked a bad time to go into the toilet. Cubs-Red Sox would have been compelling.
Yippee!
One down, three to go. And then the Dodgers lose the series two years in a row. The master plan is coming together nicely. >:)
The Sox players were filthy by the end of the first inning. Play hard boys.
Strong performance by the BoSox. On a roll right now. Thought they were going to have a hard time in each series as they limped into the playoffs but they’re 8-2 in the postseason. Not to shabby.
I should have been more clear. I dated Ty Cobb’s granddaughter, not his daughter.