2 Extra Outs

I’m not sure I have much to add to what many others have said about the game yesterday but I’ll try to add a couple cents.

On the whole, the game was fun to watch and I enjoyed the back and forth nature of it. Boston clearly was the better team yesterday though I’m not sure they are the better team overall since in my mind the first game of the World Series came down to the extra outs that the Dodgers handed over to the Red Sox. That and the fact that catcher interference wasn’t called on the last play of the game. But that’s just sour grapes since Boston had pretty much already won at that point.

I’m not surprised the interference wasn’t called but I am a bit surprised that Dave Roberts didn’t make an issue out of the fact that Justin Turner hit Sandy Leon’s glove on the last strike of the game. It’s probably something you can’t argue but I would have at least gone out to speak with the umpire about the play. But then the game was over.

The game was pretty much over in the 3rd when Brian Dozier couldn’t pull off a routine double play. I suppose that after 170+ games his arm is tired and he can’t throw hard to first base on a double play but in my mind this was the turning point ofthe game. A solid throw and the inning is over and the game is still tied. But Dozier couldn’t make the play and the next batter smacked a double that allowed Boston to retake the lead, 3–2.

Later, in the 5th, Xander Bogaerts comes up with runners on 2nd and 3rd and hits a grounder to Manny Machado at short…another typical double play ball. Not for Brian Dozier! Once again he’s unable to turn the double play and once again it results in a Red Sox run.

Two extra outs gifted by Dozier led to 3 runs by Boston.

Bottom line for me is that the Dodgers have a bunch of guys who can play 2nd base and I’m not sure Brian Dozier is the one they should be playing right now. His arm is obviously tired and he can’t make the routine plays that are needed to keep the team competitive.

Hopefully tonight they’ll wisen up and put someone else in his place or maybe he’ll have gained some arm strength overnight.

Other than Dozier’s troubles the Dodgers played pretty well. Justin Turner had a nice 3 for 5 game, Manny Machado knocked in 3 RBIs, and Matt Kemp smacked a home run, but they couldn’t overcome the 2 extra outs Dozier gave the Sox.

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