Here you go, the second post of our Monday tripleheader—we’re talking Dodgers shutout innings, Dave Roberts’ managerial slyness (which, ahem, I called!), the underratedness of José Ramirez, the eyes on Aaron Judge, baseball’s good fortune, the best-supporting actor in recent commercial history and scoring touchdowns when you get the chance.
And we’re bringing back our special October offer for one more day:
The Dodgers’ Ridiculous Shutout Streak
First things first: I’m not a fan of comparing “postseason” achievements with “World Series achievements.” It bugs me. The other day, Mike Schur sent along a note showing that Kiké Hernandez, with 14 home runs, now has just one fewer postseason home run than Babe Ruth.
And while I do appreciate any statistic that puts Kiké Hernandez in the same sentence as Babe Ruth… I mean, come on.
World Series home runs
Babe Ruth, 15
Kiké Hernandez, 1
Fun! But it’s not the same thing.
In this way, it is fun to compare the Dodgers’ 33-inning postseason scoreless streak and three consecutive postseason shutouts with the 1966 Orioles and the 1905 Giants. But, of course, those were World Series streaks. This is an NLDS/NLCS streak, which, you know.
Even more to the point, the streaks have absolutely nothing to do with each other.