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True Dough

(17,095 posts)
Mon Jul 10, 2017, 03:42 AM Jul 2017

Will it be a Dodgers/Astros World Series?

They are the two teams with the best record in their respective leagues heading into the all-star break.

ESPN has an article about how the Astros and Dodgers are on a collision course:

http://www.espn.com/mlb/standings

But, as we know, the way things stand in July does not necessarily foretell how things will turn out in October.

Which two teams do you think will be facing each other in the World Series?

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Will it be a Dodgers/Astros World Series? (Original Post) True Dough Jul 2017 OP
Rockies JonLP24 Jul 2017 #1
The damned Dodgers are HOT with everything's clicking at the moment... Brother Buzz Jul 2017 #2
It's been a long time since I followed baseball Sanity Claws Jul 2017 #3
Yes the Astros are now in the AL Freddie Jul 2017 #4
They and the Mets came into Sanity Claws Jul 2017 #5
As a Astros fan, I will be happy with this Gothmog Jul 2017 #6

Brother Buzz

(36,216 posts)
2. The damned Dodgers are HOT with everything's clicking at the moment...
Mon Jul 10, 2017, 04:03 AM
Jul 2017

and they have a formidable bull pen; I watched them play on Saturday and was impressed. That being said, the Dodgers have been the Giants rival from my childhood so I can't support them. I'm rooting for the Nationals, and to Hell with the American league.

Sanity Claws

(21,822 posts)
3. It's been a long time since I followed baseball
Mon Jul 10, 2017, 06:25 AM
Jul 2017

My first response was both teams are in the National League. They can't face each other.
Then I realized maybe one changed leagues.
Are the Astros now in the American League? If so, when did they change?

BTW, when I was growing up I was a rabid Yankee fan and knew lots of statistics. My knowledge after 1980 is very spotty.

Freddie

(9,232 posts)
4. Yes the Astros are now in the AL
Mon Jul 10, 2017, 07:31 AM
Jul 2017

Takes some getting used to.
Since my Phillies are not only in last place but have the *worst record in baseball* at the moment, I'll have to do my (lately) annual ritual of deciding who to root for in the postseason. The Astros have never won the Series in their history (since 1962) so I'm now a fan.

Sanity Claws

(21,822 posts)
5. They and the Mets came into
Mon Jul 10, 2017, 07:39 AM
Jul 2017

The National League at the same time. The NL expanded from 8 to 10 teams. I know some history but am woefully deficient about current baseball events.
I'll join you with a Go Astros!

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