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Originally Posted by Sylvanfan

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?

Preaching a better approach at the plate doesn't mean infield singles and bunts. There's a big difference between playing small ball and not trying to crush a ball 450 Ft against premiere pitchers.

You also can't really compare high averages for a team like Boston when most of the team has great averages every year thanks to playing in the Fenway fun house. Put them in a normal park and those averages definitely drop several points.