Dodgers Up (2-0) In The 2024 World Series

A Sixth (2-0) World Series in the last seven Yankees/Dodgers final rounds/W.S. has manifested after L.A. doubled the Yankees (4-2) in #2 to take a (2-0) lead in this the 2024 World Series, the 120th such event.

Yoshinobu Yamamoto hurled 1 hit 6 and one third innings “ball,” while Tommy Edman, T. Hernandez and #1 hero Freddie Freeman, all homered accounting for all 4 L.A. runs, as they won #2 (4-2) to lead the Yankees (2-0).

However, be warned Mr. Ohtani left with an injury that might keep him out and that in 4 of the previous 5 (2-0) Yankees/Dodgers World Series, somewhat incredibly, the trailing team won four. (The Dodgers “overcame” as Brooklyn in ’55 and in strike marred ’81 while the Yankees did so in ’56 and ’78).

Other than the 1921 New York Giants doing so in the last of 4 best of 9 W.S.— the others occurring in 1903, 1919, 1920,– no team overcame a (2-0) World Series def,icit until the Dodgers did so in 1955.

There have been 10 in best of 7 World Series, seven involving either the Yankees or Dodgers, as stated, 4 vs each other and 7 again, the operative #, as seven times a team lost “el” first two at home but triumphed.

Meanwhile thrice, (the ’85 Royals vs the intra-state Cardinals with Andy B. seen in his role for ABC on the field after #4–go to “Tudor Completes Shutout” on You Tube and see me con hair, some speed and in a black sweater “get” John Tudor and also Tito Landrum for Reggie (Jackson), ’86 Mets vs the Red Sox and in ’96, Yankees winning vs the Braves), a team lost the first 2 W.S. games at home but came back to win.

Tommy Edman, the NLCS MVP, is pictured above.