World Series: Dodgers' Game-Ending Errors Have Fans Fuming
10/25/2020 03:16 pm EDT
There are several ways a World Series game can end. Some players simply hit fly balls out to center field, resulting in easy outs for the defending team. Others hit walk-off home runs that give a team a late lead and a crucial victory. Game 4's ending was none of the above, which sparked excitement among many fans. They proclaimed that this ending was one of the best in recent memory and that they preferred it over other options.
When the Dodgers secured a spot in the World Series, there were two reactions from the fanbase. Some proclaimed that 2020 would be "their year" and that the Rays couldn't possibly win. Others, however, braced for pain. They said that the Southern California-based team routinely reaches the postseasons but always fails to find success. Many Twitter fans said that they were preparing to watch the Dodgers build up some hope and then immediately crush it.
When the Dodgers fans saw the late-game errors, they quickly headed to social media to voice their frustrations. They described their pain in the best manner possible — using memes. Some uploaded photos showing that the baseball team loves to lose while others compared the miscues to similar issues during Game 5 of the NBA Finals. They showed this with photos of Danny Green, a player on the Los Angeles Lakers who missed a wide-open shot against the Miami Heat that would have delivered a victory.
Errors happen in professional sports, whether it's the NHL, NBA, NFL or MLB. However, the Dodgers fans said that they were stunned by multiple miscues during the same play. To make the moment worse, the errors were the reason for the Rays securing the victory on Saturday night.
FOX Sports announcer Joe Buck is a divisive figure among sports fans, whether they root for NFL or MLB teams. Some fans love hearing him call World Series games or the Super Bowl while others cringe at the sound of his voice. Regardless of their opinion, baseball fans made it clear that they appreciated Buck's call during the wild late-game sequence. Even Dodgers fans said that they respected him.
There was plenty of finger-pointing after Saturday's loss, but many Dodgers fans focused their ire on pitcher Kenley Jansen. They criticized the fact that he didn't run behind the plate to back up the catcher during the wild sequence. Many fans said that Jansen should have learned this as a kid — although some said that it didn't ultimately matter due to the angle of the ball leaving the catcher's mitt.
Several members of the Dodgers' fanbase placed blame on the catcher in the immediate aftermath of the game. They said that him spinning around and frantically swiping at home plate directly resulted in the loss. Others, however, came to his defense. They said that he didn't see the runner trip and thought that he had mere seconds to make the play.
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