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Originally Posted by Hot_Flatus
Yeah, they knocked off offensive teams that were built to hit for big time power and couldn't adjust. The cubs were able to change their approach and viola they won the world series.
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I disagree...show me that Boston is a power only team? How many 280 or better hitters did the Red Sox have? The numbers would show that Boston was a great singles hitting team with power.
Cleveland had elite level pitching that they deployed big time to get thru the first two series. I think they visibly ran out of gas come the World Series. Kluber and Miller weren't the same guys in game 7 of that series that they were in game 1. The biggest factor for Chicago in my opinion was being able to add a power hitter with a big time pull approach in Schwarber to their lineup in the AL games. If he's not getting hits in games 1, 6, & 7....does everyone think small ball is the answer?