Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Joe Kelly, whose team became the current MLB champions after defeating the New York Yankees in five games, didnât hold back in criticizing the rival teamâs performance in the World Series.
In a recent appearance on the podcast The Baseball Isnât Boring, reliever Kelly openly shared his thoughts on the New York team, describing them as âone of the worst teams in the playoffs.â
âWe were saying it every single game, just let them throw the ball to the infield,â Kelly said. âThey canât make a play. I mean, you saw Shohei get an extra base going to third on a sloppy play by Gleyber. Itâs well known. We all knew. Weâre the Dodgersâwe know every little detail. But beyond that, it was a fun series. They almost snagged a couple of wins. It was just a mismatch from the start. If we had a playoff re-ranking, they might be ranked the 8th or 9th best playoff team.â
Kelly also compared this World Series to 2018, when the Dodgers faced the Red Sox. âIt was kind of the same feeling from 2018, when we had to play the Dodgers. The Red Sox were just the way better team,â Kelly said.
âAll we knew was that we had to play regular Dodgers baseball. We didnât have to do anything crazy, and we were going to win the World Series. Look at the team, look at the talent. We go through numerous scouting reports. We pay attention to every single detail. We have a lot of big superstars in our clubhouse, but our superstars also care, arenât lazy, and play hard. Thatâs the difference and the biggest separator.â Kelly added.
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