World Series Diary: Rooting for the Dodgers as an SF Giants Fan

World Series Diaries: Rooting for the Dodgers as an SF Giants fan
Part 3

*Yandy Diaz hits an RBI-triple*

So much for not allowing any hard contact. I still love Mookie Betts, but a better angle in right field could have easily held Diaz to second.

Arozarena is really good.

*Dodgers lead down to a run*

The Dodgers were squaring up Glasnow quite a bit, but I feel terrible about only getting three runs off of him. They easily could have put a five-spot up and forced Cash to go to his bullpen sooner. Kershaw’s pitch count is too high to foresee a complete game and he’s not as dominant as I was hoping. Three runs will not win this game.

*Kershaw walks Margot to leadoff the inning*

I’ve begun running my hand through my hair quite intensely.

*Margot steals second and advances to third when Taylor drops the ball*

For the first time in the series, I look off into space and contemplate why I’ve become invested in a game that doesn’t have my favorite team? Why did I invite more frustration into my life?

*Kershaw gets a Wendle popout and strikes out Adames*

I pump my fist for the first time and quietly grunt in celebration. No one else in the house knows the treason I am committing. I think I’m doing a decent job keeping a low profile.

*Margot tries to steal home*

HOLY CRAP WHAT JUST HAPPENED?!?!?!?! If Margot scored on that play I have no idea how and that’s the greatest baserunning play of the replay era.

The replay shows it probably won’t get overturned. Man, this series has had a lot of bad/questionable baserunning. That would have been really cool though and I respect cool things. To be honest, Kershaw and Barnes also were flawless on that play. A lot could’ve gone wrong. Not a bad risk to take.

I remember everyone asking Farhan Zaidi to find the SF Giants a Muncy of their own. Mike Yastrzemski has been that and more. Yaz didn’t have the exceptional minor-league numbers that Muncy did, but they both have really great plate appearances.

*Muncy clobbers a home run to deep right field*

GO GET IT OUT OF THE BLEACHERS!!!

Dodgers lead 4-2 through half of the game.