Will it truly be Yankees vs Dodgers in the World Series? Again?

Yankees vs Dodgers is the most common World Series matchup with 11 WS meetings between them.

  • WanderingVentra@lemm.ee
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    1 month ago

    Huh. How does that happen? I feel like in some other sports the same teams end up winning over and over again, like in basketball or football. How did baseball get such parity? Is it the way they implement the draft or because the good players are being traded a lot or something else?

    I’m kind of new to baseball obviously lol. Just getting into it because it was exciting to see Ohtani on the Angels, and now on the Dodgers and they are actually doing good, so it’s exciting to see he might win something. I know it’s probably band wagon-y but whatever lol. I also live near that area but don’t want to doxx myself too much.

    • superduperpirate@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      1 month ago

      There’s a lot more randomness in baseball, and it’s also a lot harder for a single superstar to carry their team.

      A god-tier pitcher will still only start 1/4 of their team’s playoff games. A god-tier hitter will only get 1/9 of their team’s plate appearances.

      In the NFL, by contrast, the quarterback touches the ball every offensive play of every game. So if you have a god-tier qb like Pat Mahomes, that gives you a hard to beat advantage so long as he’s healthy.

      In the NBA, any player on the floor could conceivably touch the ball on every possession. So if you have a god-tier player like Lebron on your team, it’s much easier to have them carry the rest of your team on a deep playoff run.