that part where anyone but us is starting a world series in the nl i may have my doubts but fuck even considering anything else at this point GO Dodgers!
Maybe i'm wrong, but isn't it 46? AZ and SF both have 50 losses, meaning it would take 113 wins. 113-67=46
This is a good call. I use https://www.playoffmagic.com/mlb/league/ to check without having to do the math. It says 48 is the magic number to beat the 2nd WC... but the magic number to beat AZ and SF is 46. So it's 46.
Great read on the relationship between the Dodger greats. https://www.amazon.com/Jackie-Campy-Relationship-Breaking-Baseballs/dp/0803246331
From Wikipedia: With a one-run lead, Oakland closer Dennis Eckersley, who led the AL with 45 saves during the regular season, was brought in to close out the game and seal the win for starter Dave Stewart. Eckersley quickly got Scioscia to pop out to shortstop and struck out Jeff Hamilton. Left-handed pinch hitter Mike Davis followed; if he got on base the next batter due was the pitcher's spot, which would certainly be filled with a pinch hitter. Not wanting the A's to realize that Gibson was available, Lasorda sent Dave Anderson to the on-deck circle during Davis' plate appearance.[6] According to Lasorda, A's catcher Ron Hassey got Eckersley's attention and pointed at Anderson on-deck.[7] The popular story is that Eckersley pitched around Davis because the A's thought that the light-hitting Anderson was the next batter. Hassey vehemently denied that the A's pitched carefully to Davis because Anderson was on deck: "Why would we pitch around Davis when we have two outs? You don't pitch around a guy with two outs to face another hitter. That would never make sense. You have your closer out there. That's just not true. That's a good story. As far as I know, Gibson is on the roster. Is he not? You're not going to waste a guy that can't play. He's active." Eckersley decided to pitch around Davis because he had seen him hit 20 home runs for the A's before the All-Star break the previous year. Instead of risking making a mistake that Davis could hit for a game-tying home run, Eckersley pitched carefully and did in fact walk him. Has there ever been a more monumental walk in Dodger history? Or MLB history for that matter?