🧹 SWEEP?! 🧹 Stephen A. Smith CANNOT HANDLE the Yankees’ 0-3 World Series deficit! | First Take

[@traviswalker5458]

The difference with Ohtani and judge is that Ohtani isn’t having a hot bat stretch but he still gets on base even if he’s not hitting well with beating out ground balls or getting walks. Judge is just straight up striking out.

[@blinksstayfresh2524]

And also Playing with a dislocated shoulder. Judge has no excuses

[@mouseinthehouse_]

Ohtani is playing lead off and the Yankees are always waiting for him to come around in the order to switch in a new pitcher. His at bats are letting Mookie, Freddie and the others see what is coming, which helps the team. Judge is batting third, the Dodgers are changing pitchers for Soto so Judge gets to see what is coming but he still strikes out.

[@mikelee2024-g7l]

Exactly. I mean Ohtani has a .403 OBP. He's helping them in other ways. His double and score in game 1 / 8th inning helped Dodgers win that game.

[@eyebeebak]

how suck is the Yankee team when you have to walk Ohtani with a rehab injured right hand and a dislocated left arm. i cannot fathom this.

[@infinity-prime4589]

Yeah Judge needs to get his act together. Hes a great player, and honestly the Yankees are making me disappointed as an LA fan. I was so hyped for the World Series. Game 1 was great, where did all that go? It’s just unacceptable if you’re in the world series

[@oceanbreeze1110]

Dodgers are unstoppable. Fernando is watching over them.

[@mannylopez9844]

🙏🙌💙⚾️👏👏👏👏👏

[@liamellis9018]

😂😂😂😂

[@ericradford2142]

So is Tom, Vin, and Kobe.

[@JmacDaloc]

And Kobe

[@ericradford2142]

@@Damianosiris3 he meant Valenzuela

[@tywright3849]

People need to stop talking about how bad the Yankees are. They need to give all the credit to the Dodgers. They are very very good.

[@Heathcoatman]

It gets old hearing about the Yankees troubles instead of the Dodgers dominance. Reality checks for 1-95ers is so sweet.

[@jamiecollazo6654]

This right here, Dodgers are just the better team!

[@pusb9384]

Yankees shouldn’t have beat the guardians plain and simple. But classic Cleveland choked it up. I’d be fuming if I was a Cleveland fan

[@Rivs5117]

MAJOR FACTS! Dodgers are just a superior team.

[@WilliamGullett-k3c]

Because they bought their team​@@Rivs5117

[@Juuuuu67]

That person straight up lied. They said only one team has come back from 3-0 in the World Series. No team has done that if he’s talking about the Red Sox that was the ALCS.

[@TheFirebird123456]

Absolutely correct but do u want to correct it. Dont forget who was on the other side...the yankees😂.

[@ToastyChance754]

Literally every newscaster has gotten this wrong. Is it that hard to google something and fact check? We have zero standards for media nowadays.

[@mpolinsk22]

Judge is already 32, been oft injured, no shot he plays another 10 years, not at anything approaching a high level at least.

[@NatTurnerswitBurnerz]

​@mpolinsk22 He only has 8 years left on his contract. He so 'oft injured', he's won the MVP two of the last three seasons ( assuming he wins it this year. Also, you have no idea how many more years he can play at a high level.

[@dionreed7325]

Bro I’m from Boston, those Red Sox swept the ALCS and the World Series

[@TonyCrenshawsLatte]

Jessica Mendoza with the broom. 😂😂😂 Once a Dodger girl, always a Dodger girl. 💙🤍💙🤍

[@gabrielsandoval7331]

Dude, Jessica coming in schooling SAS and Sharpe on the game. Homegirl knows her baseball.

[@kb-is1jn]

Lol she had the padres and mets beating the dodgers and she had the Yankees winning it all so how does she know her baseball lol

[@Spacenoidx]

@@kb-is1jn you can know ball and still have awful predictions lmao.

[@jamesjefferson3809]

And she is HOT

[@DanielJimenez-mi5zm]

Jessica said that she's from LA at the beginning of this video.

[@RangersFanatic275]

Yankee fan here. This team feels like they didn't even belong here. They are awful. They got outclassed from the first pitch of the game, to the last pitch of the game, from start to finish. GG's to the Dodgers. They have a special team.

[@pusb9384]

Atleast you are realistic. I’ve been saying it since the second they made the WS and the majority of Yankees fans became vocal assholes. They didn’t belong. Mediocre pitching + home run merchants is not nearly good enough. The Yankees making the WS is more on the awful performances of Rocchio and Clase for the Guardians. Errors allowed the Yankees to win and as someone who said since the beginning either NLCS team would mop the floor with the Yankees and having a bunch of douche Yankee fans laugh at me, this feels pretty damn good.

[@Terrorsinsin]

As a dodger fan, I was getting ready for 6-7 games. I felt like yall had given up too early yesterday. The team and the fans looked deflated af before the game even started. Jobs not finished yet though. I hope we get the sweep. Still shouldn't take your team for granted. It's still gonna be tough to get that final win. Best of luck to you guys!

[@varunaX]

well i mean they paid big bucks for it this year

[@ZoSo_x]

This game 3 loss is on Fat Joe that opening act was HORRENDOUS 💀

[@myrondavis1416]

It was really embarrassing lmao.

[@ZoSo_x]

@@myrondavis1416 He got cooked so hard on twitter it was hilarious 😭😂

[@gabrieldean9559]

It was better than Stephen A throwing out the first pitch few years back

[@myrondavis1416]

@gabrieldean9559 Stephen A said if he was pitching atleast Freddie wouldn't be hitting the ball lmao

[@gaurilla]

@zoso_x Damn bro….comment hits too hard….Lean Back 😂😂😂

[@1206Muller]

This shows Shannon takes his job seriously

[@Aih1616]

For real. I don’t think he follows baseball regularly but he/ his staff did the home work.

[@scruffd0g193]

He knows more than Stephen a

[@Judgeman-f3q]

Stephen A Smith is a racist

[@dan7291able]

ok but, lol so who's gonna tell Shannon how ol Barry was able to shrug off his poor playoff performances ...

[@THEMASTER26]

​@@dan7291able was thinking the same. Playoffs when they made it to the WS..

[@MoonBull13]

The dodgers acquiring soto after defeating them would be diabolical

[@tigera6]

MLB will need to block that from happening.

[@ceez4781]

Nah the dodgers don't need him, would rather get Roki Sasaki this off-season and just resign Teoscar, Kike, and Edman

[@terryjones3072]

It’s like Mario Baseball when you beat a team in the story mode and acquire a character

[@marcodash1019]

As a Dodgers fan, I don't want that. He's probably looking at 12 years/500M. Bring back Teoscar for much less and keep this team as intact as possible. The pitching will also be excellent with what we have already if they stay reasonably healthy. Also, we're getting a new Japanese pitcher next year, I heard he's pretty good.

[@EvanYong-x8n]

​@@marcodash1019 From what I seen that young superstar pitcher isn't ready yet he needs to build up more muscles or weight to protect his arm he keeps getting injury . There's another young superstar hitter in Japan but he prefers the Yankees and dodgers so it's a toss up between them the thing is he is also like Judge keep getting off form in the Japanese league 😅 .

[@Albertoo310]

Yankees did not forget how to hit a ball, They ran into some BIG DAWGS! LFG DODGERS!

[@HistorysTimeTunnel88]

Thank you!!!! They not in Kansas anymore

[@avocado6266]

Exactly. This spin of Yankees hitters suck is bs. They good; they just running into much better pitching.

[@G82Watts]

They've played way better pitching.. they are nervous clear as day

[@HistorysTimeTunnel88]

@@G82Watts lol that Cleveland and Kansas series gave y'all a gassed head

[@bbott137]

Judge hasn't hit in any of the post season. What are you talking about bro.

[@andohish27]

Dodgers: This isn't even our final form! LA has a shit ton of injuries to the pitching and theyre still handling a supposed juggernaut of a Yankees team. Its meant to be.

[@dan7291able]

No joke, i keep trying to tell this to people, The Dodgers starting pitching is literally operating at 20% , AND they will be upgrading over Muncy and Lux ....and theyre about to win the World Series anyway lmao, wow.

[@NiechZyjePolska48]

AND they will make a run at Juan Soto in the offseason

[@Thisissirknight]

Hahaha I like that dragon ball reference. The dodgers this is just me at 50% of my full power 🤣

[@andohish27]

@NiechZyjePolska48 nah. They don't need him. They should be focused on resigning who they have now. Soto is good but he's overkill on salary and cap space alone

[@aiyer917]

Whoever came out of the NL was always gonna obliterate who came out of the AL if we're being real. SDP would have demolished the Yanks too

[@tonywong8134]

Ohtani has been on base 40.3% of the time which is great. He hasn't been his regular season self, but he's been productive. Last night he had a walk and advanced a runner on a groundout. Doesn't show up on the stat sheet but it does help...I mean the groundout advance led to a run and his walk led to a run. Could shohei be better? No doubt. But he hasn't been a scrub. Judge, and I really like judge, has. .154 obp and has struck out more than half the time it seems this postseason.

[@---ny4ys]

Exactly! to compare an injured ohtani who btw has multiple home runs this playoffs to judge who has less hits than an nfl player in the elevator with his wife is crazy work.

[@ngken1012]

Ppl said Judge is the best player in the world, and I said wait until playoffs…..it’s like Lamar Jackson, super exciting, we want to see him succeed in playoffs

[@KingKiller5555555555]

Exactly. He's still being productive. They are trying to pitch around him. Every team in the playoffs has game planned to avoid him or give him bad matchups. Yet he still gets on base. Judge hasn't played well but the Dodgers have had pitching matchups against him.

[@BBaby57]

​@@---ny4ysDat wrong, dude.

[@sskmanentsa5326]

Even that 10th inning was built on try to avoid him, as they did not want any runner on base. Once Lux got the walk, they wanted weak contact on Edman for a double play, a risk that did not work so they then did the pitching change to "attack" him, where he got the contact, which was probably a foul ball, but the fielder had to risk it, and that did not work, leading to the runners advancing and then the walk on Betts. Boom, grand slam. Had that been Judge, the pitcher would have not been worried that much, as pitchers are daring him to hit.

[@louisnazario7689]

Yankees getting that Belt to Ass treatment 😂😂😂😂

[@tjayk9127]

Nah they’re getting straight abused this isn’t even discipline at this point

[@trustinrain5623]

Belt to ass 😂

[@kevincummings4120]

As a Mets fan, I'm happy to say, we beat the Dodgers in more games than the Yankees

[@Dream.Lies0712]

Deymmm u really rubbing it in. 😂😂😂

[@toneriggz]

Once in LA and stopped them from celebrating in NYC.

[@kevincummings4120]

@@Dream.Lies0712 🤣

[@panama8009]

As a Mets fan myself, I concur.

[@irishbruv23]

As a 6th seed too

[@a.p.entertainment8660]

Wow, First Take did a 14 minute segment on baseball! I'm sure that broke the producer's hearts.

[@johngoldsworthy7135]

They probably threw a tantrum because they couldn’t play more wnba highlights

[@trodeb9130]

They’re crying rn bc they didn’t spend the whole show talking about Aaron Rodgers and Bronny

[@shelbeepollino9008]

As an Oakland A’s fan I don’t get a lot of wins baseball wise….but seeing the Giants fans cry over the Dodgers winning will be one for sure 😅

[@shelbeepollino9008]

@ I know 🥲 I got to go to one last game in the coliseum over the summer, I’ll never forget it 💚💛🐘⚾️

[@jingyi9298]

SD SF 都為了道奇將贏得世界大賽冠軍而哭泣。

[@miguelespinal2889]

As a Redsoxs fan that’s how I’ll feel when the Yankees lose lol when LA wins this thing there will be two parades one in LA and one in Boston 😂

[@shelbeepollino9008]

@@miguelespinal2889 Hahaha oh for sure, I lived in New England for years and I definitely know how much they love their teams out there and haaaate NY 🤣🤣

[@saber26ful]

The Giants always live rent free in A’s fans. Sorry you guys haven’t won anything since the 80s.

[@thunnuso6792]

One thing we in LA envy NY is the Statue of Liberty… she belongs in LA now to remind us everyday how beautiful and majestic Freddie’s walk off grand slam pose was… it was beauuuuuuuuuuutiful!

[@johnrider9533]

It'll be a long time in hell that you catch up to 27 f****** rings Go f*** yourself

[@crdudley]

Best comment. You win the internet today.

[@CoolBreezyo]

oooof 😂

[@johntate131]

Technically the statue is on the New Jersey side but New Yorkers claim it as their own

[@gaurilla]

@@johntate131ok we will trade you can have the New Jersey Giants and the New Jersey Jets

[@davidh.5139]

Didn't know Shannon knew baseball like that, very nice. He is absolutely correct in baseball your postseason success doesn't out weight your regular season greatness. Barry Bonds, Ken Griffey Jr, Ted Williams all never won a ring or had much postseason success, they are still objectively some of the greatest ever.

[@aiyer917]

Made a lot of good points, was very surprised

[@therealjax.1194]

I definitely get the point, but there's a couple issues. One, I think your player selection was bad. Griffey hit .290, Bonds (while he had his early struggles) still has the greatest World Series OPS+ in history, and Ted Williams played only 7 postseason games in his career (and that too came after he went to fight WW2). I'd also argue people view Griffey and Bonds higher than Ted, though I wouldn't agree with that take. Each player succeeded IN SPITE of their team's success - here, Judge is actually pressing his team. The Yankees 1, 2, and 4 are MASHING the ball right now with Judge being an actual hole in the lineup. And two...it can't be overstated enough: this is the New York Yankees. Postseason greatness is PARAMOUNT to your legacy. It's really hard to quantify it, but that's the take. He will be a Yankee great. But you cannot call yourself a legend, especially in New York, if you don't have that. Jeter never won an MVP, Pettite never won a Cy Young. Judge can change the narrative, but there's nothing but speculation.

[@yaakw]

Subjectively greater, yes. The postseason matters, period. Line up for postseason teams. Pick your team. Freeman is first pick. Judge and Ohtani get picked a bit later.

[@w1ntertide]

Disagree on the postseason bit, Griffey was clutch on the Mariners, Bonds played great on the 2002 WS and Ted Williams was playing through an injury, whilst also carrying the '46 Red Sox offense. (He was hit by a pitch on his elbow prior to the 1946 WS starting. He wont use it as an excuse however)

[@illtakethebox]

Yankees are finally playing against a competent team lol

[@bskrilz]

Freddie Freeman Will Not Let The Dodgers Lose G4

[@delivery_man99]

Think we understand what Yankee fans are feeling about Judge we went through it with Kershaw for years.

[@kenrhino7904]

Yes, exactly! Love regular season Kershaw. But he's the WORST post season pitcher of all time. Probably why we are winning this post season because he's not in there to blow a few games.

[@occain8810]

Jessica is a beast!

[@60zeller]

That’s great, Who is she, a softball girl I assume

[@CALIFORNIASGV626]

Dodgers All Day 🔥

[@kych2008]

@@pjsavagejrtypical la fan

[@CALIFORNIASGV626]

@@pjsavagejr wrong person foo

[@ARes13FOX]

No one has come back from 3-0 in the World Series. How do these reporters get their jobs? It looked like Boone wanted to smack him for asking such a dumb question.

[@davidgallegos6925]

So Crazy to see so many of Yankee fans left the stadium before their 1st World Series home game was even over.

[@coreysanders6197]

The 2000s babies are front runners

[@tjayk9127]

@@coreysanders6197the 2000s babies can’t afford those tickets 😂😂😂😂😂 Yankees fans just know they’re cooked LA has Fernando Valenzuela to play for, Yankees are playing for themselves. Dodgers are better on paper and they’re playing for legacy, it’s a wrap.

[@coreysanders6197]

@@tjayk9127 i agree

[@RabiaaHQ]

Dodgers up 3-0? There’s only 1 person responsible and it’s Fat Joe.

[@johnsepulvedacruz6428]

Ohtani has been way better than Judge. Ohtani has been clutch all postseason. Hes not had a great postseason but hes been clutch. Game 1 he gets a triple to tie the game with not tying the game the dodgers dont win. Yesterday game he gets a walk and than Freddie scores 2 run homerun. Vs mets he got some rbis like cmon. Dont compare judge with ohtani its not close.

[@jacobbxd]

ohtani hasn’t really done much this world series it’s just the dodgers are the better team. yankees meanwhile centered their whole team around aaron judge to perform and if he doesn’t the whole offense just can’t produce

[@dagobert1234321]

@@jacobbxdhe gets on base

[@sinep8008]

Sure, ohtani hasn't done much when it comes to hitting bombs. But saying ohtani's performance is the same as judges in the world series is crazy. Because Ohtani has gotten on base more the once and has scored runs.

[@Kotaro1326]

johnsepulvedacruz says it best there but he didn’t go into much details. I don’t think most people realize how important Shohei Ohtani is to the Dodgers. People who says that Shohei Ohtani is not needed for the Dodgers to win the World Series against the Yankees has very little if any idea at all of what Ohtani brings to the game of baseball. First there is the financial and ratings aspect but that’s a whole different topic by itself. Shohei Ohtani is a big psychological factor when he’s in the game. He not only provides confidence for his team but also instill fear into his opponent. The Yankees has a game plan just to contain Ohtani. Even if he goes 0 for 42 in a seven game series Ohtani is still mighty important. No team will walk a player to let Ohtani bat as we had seen numerous times with Aaron Judge. Game 1 in both the Padres series and this World Series with the Yankees is basically a win or go home game. Without Ohtani’s 3 run home run in game 1 against the Padres, the Dodgers are most likely being swept 3-0 by the Padres and there would be no game 4 and game 5 for the Dodgers pitchers (especially it’s bullpen) to shine. With the latter against the Yankees, Ohtani was the catalyst and the driving force to allow Freeman to have a chance to hit that grand slam. Otherwise, the Dodgers would most likely lose game 1 to the Yankees and this World Series would be a very different World Series.

[@johnsepulvedacruz6428]

@@jacobbxd i agree, the dodgers are the better Team but ohtani this postseason has done alot in the clutch. Little details that matter alot. Judge has been horrible i dont think judge replaced with ohtani they lost against padres or mets. Hes been that bad. Ohtani has done alot in the clutch.

[@Fattyb00batty]

Shay being in his own studio working from home with all his youtube plaques in the background is hilarious 😂

[@fokiss187]

Yankees didn't forget how to play or hit. what happened is they got met with some big Dawgs the buzzsaw dodgers. also ice cube cleared fat joe with ease on performance shiiiiiit WestCoast all day 😂😂

[@JrPeople64]

The Dodgers are all Papi’s: “My Dawg”

[@-.TS.-]

Baseball is different from basketball where basketball players see the same double team and elite defender all season. Baseball post season you go against the entire bullpen and the stars get the worst matchups.

[@demi7733]

Shohei with a homer to end the WS.

[@Frankieefootballmundial]

The dodgers are destined for a dynasty

[@lucasa1059]

Nah I like Shannon talking baseball. We need more of this. Lets gooooo

[@avigindratt7608]

bro can talk about golf and still make it interesting lol

[@SparkzMusiiik]

To be fair to judge last year we were a 100+ win team (dodgers) and we got swept by AZ in the first round mookie and freddy freeman went for like 1 for 21 combined a complete no show so I understand how Yankee fans feel..I'm glad the whole team is hot this post season

[@omargonzalez-gv5qg]

They’ve at least came thru in past postseasons to help their team win a ring unlike judge He’s been to the playoffs almost every year and he’s hitting under .200 for his career in the postseason

[@SocraticMind89]

Marcus Siemen of the Rangers very similar, didn’t homer in the wild card, divisional, ALCS, and Siemen Homered in game game 5 in the World Series and game 4, homered when it mattered like freeman

[@Jukeboxster]

Can't compare what teams do in the regular season to the postseason. You get to play bad teams almost every week in the regular season. Yankees went through one of the worst stretches of any playoff team in midseason so this isn't surprising that they'd have a bad WS.

[@sinoverlord409]

They make it seem like it's all about the Yankers hitters. The Dodgers pitchers are on fire 🔥

[@alryanlicup7089]

At least Ohtani hit the triple that made them go to extra innings on game 1.

[@toneriggz]

Mets fan here. Tried to warn my Yanks relatives. They know now. LA is no joke. You have to be damn near perfect to beat them. Yanks have been pitching LA well for the most part, they haven’t been shut out or blown out. But even the Mets who got blown out a few times, won 2 games against LA.

[@EAlc-f9t]

SD was the best team LA faced in the post season

[@toneriggz]

@ I agree

[@JerryYang-l7q]

One game was gifts to Mets to bring the win back to la

[@toneriggz]

@@JerryYang-l7q 12-6 win for the Mets, only game they didn’t strike out? Hell of a gift.

[@JerryYang-l7q]

@@toneriggz we brought you back to LA to whip your azzes. Nothing better then winning at home

[@mellarx1277]

It's not "nerves", it's not "choking". It's the opposing team doing an excellent job in scouting and locking down on star players. These players just need to make an adjustment. Unfortunately, there are no one-hundred some games to make an adjustment. Postseason games are very, very short, not enough time to make an adjustment. So, just keep playing.

[@helenjourde9033]

Good observation, but I truly believe that Judge's nerves are fried because he knows that everyone looks to him to be the Man.

[@uninspired000]

“She’s from LA” lmaoo

[@jonathanmuldrow8458]

I've said it once. I'll say it a thousand times. When Stephen A Smith picks your team, it's over b4 it starts. Dodgers will be right back there next year As for the Yankees, it may be another 15 year wait

[@Frankieefootballmundial]

I agree unless Hal is willing to spend on top players then we could go back sooner

[@DemonicKonga-w4z]

It’s ok at least he got the cowboy to make fun of 😎

[@rolandodiazartist9138]

As a Cowboys and Dodgers fan, I am enjoying this.

[@JG-mg3if]

Me too!!😊

[@yengvang8737]

Judge had more strikeouts than hits. That's sad.

[@jaycareaga9929]

That would be Aaron Sludge.

[@Kotaro1326]

I don’t think most people realize how important Shohei Ohtani is to the Dodgers. People who says that Shohei Ohtani is not needed for the Dodgers to win the World Series against the Yankees has very little if any idea at all of what Ohtani brings to the game of baseball. First there is the financial and ratings aspect but that’s a whole different topic by itself. Shohei Ohtani is a big psychological factor when he’s in the game. He not only provides confidence for his team but also instill fear into his opponent. The Yankees has a game plan just to contain Ohtani. Even if he goes 0 for 42 in a seven game series Ohtani is still mighty important. No team will walk a player to let Ohtani bat as we had seen numerous times with Aaron Judge. Game 1 in both the Padres series and this World Series with the Yankees is basically a win or go home game. Without Ohtani’s 3 run home run in game 1 against the Padres, the Dodgers are most likely being swept 3-0 by the Padres and there would be no game 4 and game 5 for the Dodgers pitchers (especially it’s bullpen) to shine. With the latter against the Yankees, Ohtani was the catalyst and the driving force to allow Freeman to have a chance to hit that grand slam. Otherwise, the Dodgers would most likely lose game 1 to the Yankees and this World Series would be a very different World Series.

[@DanielDedmon-h1r]

R.i.p Fernando if you were here with us you would he proud of OUR Dodgers

[@Pric1806]

So happy right now. It amazes me how a guy born, raised and bred in Queens, NY could even consider those Yankees as his team. This guy is the epitome of front-running.

[@rubensaucedo4118]

Alot of the time the batter gets blamed that he choked without regard to the notion that great pitching beats great batting. The Dodger pitching staff is in a good place right now and that does'nt bold well for Yankee hitters which include Juan Soto who came up to the plate a couple of times with men on base and did'nt come through.

[@wilfredomartinez1701]

It's true the line up is not that good man we need to get rid of some people and add some better hitters. Judge feels all the pressure he's just not living up to it right now it's happened to the best of them. Bonds,A Rod,,Bonilla a lot of great players have choked in the playoffs just got to get over the hump one time and it helps to give you that confidence judge just presses way too much. This team is 2 predicated on his success to win that spells for Doom. Dodgers were the same way before they got ohtani. If Beets and Freeman didn't hit they lose. So right now Soto and judge are not performing they are getting outplayed by Freeman Betts and Ohtani plain and simple. But it's not like the Dodgers are scoring 10 runs a game. The Yankees pitching has been good enough to win. The hitting is the problem.

[@memetrashcan9613]

If Soto joins them it’s KD joining the Warriors all over again

[@AliFrankTheTank]

4:17 unreal catch

[@gregorymonroe5407]

I met Jessica, when I was working at Yosemite. She was great and pleasant, lovely lady, great smile 👍

[@Adam-pc8dl]

Die hard dodger fan here. The take on Judge isn’t fair Ohtani isn’t doing much better we just have more rounded squad

[@crdudley]

They just want someone to blame. The problem is obviously their depth, not any one player’s slump.

[@Superbatman93]

He hasn’t done anything……. So it’s pretty fair

[@immanuellee1924]

I get what you’re saying but with Stephen A is saying Judge been struggling in the postseason for a while now. Meanwhile this is Ohtani first trip to the postseason so we kinda knew he’s was gonna struggle

[@1224taylor]

​@@crdudleyYeah, even if the primary reason is a more beneficial hitting matchup, whenever the Dodgers platoon someone in you have a clear understanding of what they are bringing to the team offensively and defensively. The Yankees just feel like they are throwing guys out there because it's all they have, and they're pretty much all a downgrade from the person they're replacing.

[@DamianK-qj9rl]

Nah Ohtani’s double in 1st game was critical as it tied the game. Last night he got on base twice and advanced a run which lead to 2 runs. Guy helped.

[@JimCarryz]

Judge is 32 years old...a decade more with his size and injury history? Idk about that one

[@Frankieefootballmundial]

How old was a rod when the Yankees won the World Series

[@sunandwind2983]

Steven A just said hitting a baseball looks easy. It's the most difficult thing to do in sports.

[@henryblack6293]

No World Series titles since 2009! Poor ole Yankees! ⚾️😂

[@helenjourde9033]

😂😂😂😂😂 I'm an Astros fan, so you know I'm praying for a sweep! Go Dodgers!

[@wacojohnnydean1777]

@@helenjourde9033Same! It’s a pleasure watching two teams losing! That’s the Texas Rangers and the NY Yankees! I’m loving it! 👍🏾

[@jeffreyhuggins4786]

And we still have 16 more than the rest of the MLB. Shhh

[@henryblack6293]

@@jeffreyhuggins4786 won by real teams, with great clutch players! I don’t see any of them on this bunch! ⚾️

[@Frankieefootballmundial]

@@helenjourde9033y’all cheat the dodgers out in 2017

[@chiwawa130]

Hey Steven A. Yankees are the Dallas Cowboys of MLB

[@nrox1051]

The Yankees can only beat weak AL Central teams lol

[@yungjoka5962]

Keep that same energy when Yankees win 4 straight

[@kych2008]

@@yungjoka5962they can’t even win one game but they will win four straight lol

[@yungjoka5962]

@@kych2008 keep the same energy when they win 4 straight.

[@kych2008]

@@yungjoka5962 you keep the sane energy tonight lol

[@ARes13FOX]

@@yungjoka5962🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@LofiCherryBlossom]

Stephen A jinxed it and Freddie hit another Homer

[@ericostling4727]

The music 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@charliehummell6489]

Can't overcome the one-two punch of Fernando and Ice Cube at the top of the lineup. 😂

[@Deo721]

New Yorkers are very loud 😆 10:58

[@nicktaylor1015]

If Soto leaves the Yankees, they gonna call the Angels for Trout.

[@wiltongeorge8524]

Stephen a smith please.. stop acting like you’re a die hard baseball fan. You don’t talk about baseball and when you do you don’t know what your talking about

[@nikolaivista920]

I remember Derek Jeter saying that the Yankees were rooting for the Mets to win the NLCS. Now I know why!!

[@vladdynukes2698]

Soto gonna be thinking about packing his bag and joining the dark side. If you can't beat them, join them Durant style for a dynasty 😂😂😂

[@kasperkilos407]

Dodgers would be dumb Soto is overrated he's slow and his defense is average.

[@kasperkilos407]

Dodgers would be dumb Soto is overrated he's slow and his defense is average.

[@jakedupree7268]

​@@kasperkilos407if soto overrated then what is judge 😂. Soto numbers are way better then judge and actually has a world series.

[@kasperkilos407]

@@jakedupree7268 yeah they both are trash this series.

[@Zagirus]

I guess Ohtani's entire postseason performance is apparently null and void because he didn’t instantly transform into Superman in just the first TWO games of a SEVEN-game series, before an injury thoroughly disrupted his swing, leaving him one-handed. Oh, and sure, let’s just conveniently ignore that no Dodger has racked up more than 4 hits so far this series. Apparently, everyone else is just smashing it out of the park like rockstars, consistently going 4 for 5 with at least 5 RBIs in each of these 3 games, while Ohtani was catching some Z’s, right? And remind me, wasn’t it just last season when Mookie and Freeman went 1-21 combined in their unforgettable sweep by Arizona? Shocker, athletes sometimes don’t start smashing records in a stretch of 2 or 3 games. And don’t even get me started on Game 1 of the WS. You would think Ohtani’s clutch double, which tied it up 2-2 in the 8th and set the stage for Freddie’s grand slam heroics, didn’t exist. Without that glorious swing, the Yankees would have practically waltzed through Game 1 without a scratch from that spirit-crushing walk-off. But sure, let’s pretend that spark for the Dodgers was totally irrelevant. Obviously, the series MVP, who spent the entire postseason hobbling around on an injured ankle, didn’t need a shred of confidence booster, right? Classic oversight! Seriously, it seems everyone has developed amnesia regarding Ohtani's great LCS performance, where he had 1.184 OPS, .364 batting average, leading with 9 runs all while moonwalking through bases with his 17 TIMES on base. With a mind-boggling .818 with RISP, the dude basically turned baseball into an artform. He was the unsung NLCS MVP. But of course, let's pretend none of that brilliance ever happened, all because he didn't magically materialize more than two hits during just the FIRST two games of a seven-game saga. Clearly, that's the logical way to measure greatness, by dismissing all his dazzling achievements over an entire series in favor of good old micro-focusing on a minor blip.

[@SquilliamFancySonn]

Stephen A doesn’t have a bad batting stance lol I’m surprised

[@dan7291able]

You should see him pitch tho.

[@soul2squeezy439]

Game 4 is a bullpen game, it's should be a freebie for the Yankees. If they lose today, i dont know what else to say. lol.

[@Payne_Inc.]

Jessica + ⚾= ❤x2

[@GOLDBLOOD415]

This is the most Capitalist World Series of All Time. Buying a World Series title isn't that impressive, but I have to applaud the Dodgers for finally getting it done after Choking every single postseason for almost 2 decades long regardless. I dare any yankee fan to cry about it because they've tried buying World series titles for over a Century

[@JDM_Miggy]

@3:00 😳😳 I thought he said something else

[@DjJhayC]

😂

[@kingghidra3854]

😂😂😂😂 I had to replayed it 3 times

[@mr.t2895]

This is definitely the most entertaining program I’ve ever seen on baseball 😂

[@BrianNinoMonton]

Please Dodgers shut em up?

[@govideo6706]

With all of Shannon Sharpe's football awards YET it's those KZbin BUTTONS in the Background lol 🤣

[@GeoffreyPilkington]

Aaron Judge is like Lamar. Lol

[@josemercado3974]

Lamar Jackson? Oh boy

[@alexanderdemella6228]

No actually he's more of a Dak Prescott dude because he can't get the job done in the playoffs lol.

[@GeoffreyPilkington]

@@alexanderdemella6228 Aaron judge and Lamar Jackson are elite talents who notoriously tank in the playoffs. Dak is not elite by any means and there’s not that big of a difference between his regular and post season play. If anything dak underachieves both regular and postseason. Lol

[@alexanderdemella6228]

@@GeoffreyPilkington I guess you're right.

[@GeoffreyPilkington]

@@alexanderdemella6228 when i look at dak, the tough thing about him is he always consistently performs just below where his potential is. He’s never bad enough to replace nor is he ever good enough to take his team deep in playoffs. An extremely frustrating QB.

[@jackinvan]

Stephen A pretending to care about baseball and be upset about Yankees is the funniest part of this segment. 😂

[@JRTHADAWN]

Been a Yankees fan bro… stop trolling lol

[@scott783]

That reporter is a choad. No team has come back from 3-0 in World Series. The journalism is just awful these days with all the mistakes

[@sinoverlord409]

Facts. Only one team has come back from a 3-0 lead and that was Boston against the Yankers. 😆 The only team in history to give up a 3-0 lead.

[@klee92704]

My girl came out with the broom...PRICELESS!!!

[@Aih1616]

This Jessica so called baseball expert…what shes doing is just reading stat sheet. Shohei hitting 1 for 11? Yet that one hit in game 1 (double and advance to third) lead to a run. Last night he got a walk in 1st inning. Four pitch walk which he got just with his aura which lead to a run. Also advanced a run in 3rd that lead to a run. He’s contributing to Dodgers wins still. Very different from Judge’s performance.

[@jaycareaga9929]

Like everyone else on the show none have the info memorized it’s all on teleprompters.

[@DamianK-qj9rl]

@@jaycareaga9929at least I give props to Shannon’s staff for digging the stats. Reaction from SAS was hilarious.

[@DamianK-qj9rl]

They just don’t watch baseball but forced to talk I guess. Stay in your lane probably is the best word to give.

[@identityxd9184]

Dodgers were locked in to win the moment Shohei signed. There was a brief period when pitchers got injured and then Freeman hurt his ankle where things were a bit up in the air. But Dodgers were always favored, they have the most talent by far 1-9

[@Frankieefootballmundial]

Some thought the dodgers were going to have another nlds exit

[@whatmane]

I think it'll be like the NBA finals. Dodgers will flop today just so they can win in LA. They're clearly the better team.

[@raymondrabelo8965]

They would have to flop 2 games but that's too risky I would love to end it at home but I don't wanna risk yankees getting hot

[@shyjames83]

These are professionals you are talking about, not kids playing in the park. No team deliberately loses a game just to win a series at home, and if you think they do, you must have the intelligence of a 4th grader

[@thelast9112]

it aint like the NBA 2-2-1-1-1, mlb now has 2-3-2, by what you said they would need to lose 2 games just to win on LA 😂

[@franciscozamorano3896]

Hell no, too risky.

[@ArielLopez-jp9xn]

Yeah that's definitely not happening, the dodgers are trying to close it out in NY. Makes no sense to give games away just cuz you want to win at home. Trust me they are going for the kill tonight!

[@DanielJimenez-mi5zm]

Man up and give the Dodgers credit when it's due! Dave Roberts and his team have been absolutely tearing the yankees apart! I think a lot of people out there overhyped the yankees. The dodgers went the most difficult way to get to the world series. That's what made this team unstoppable in the World Series!

[@Justme0528]

MLB script writers has cooked 🍳 this post season!

[@pilot88pro]

What about last season? AZ vs TX? 🤡

[@Justme0528]

@pilot88pro yeah look how that worked out Mr 🤡. They had some of/if not the worse ratings in history. Do you think they'd let that happen again? After all these teams spend, especially the Dodgers? Please. Nothing sells better than rich LA winning in sports. Just saying. Big market teams, especially Cali teams, make headlines and headlines make money. No shortage of money floating around LA. If there team is in the big games, the fans will spend big money. Simple economics. They weren't about to let another small market team in after last season lol. Ohtani and Yamamoto's mega deals have to be justified somehow. With how much everyone rides Shohei, having his team win the big game the same season as his massive contract, now that will sell some stuff and, in turn, also make teams want to spend more. Win win for the league. All about the money 💰 no different than the Rams winning the SuperBowl lol. Spent money on mega stadium, SuperBowl at their home stadium and they win. Convenient? Not so much. Pretty genius honestly and no shortage of idiots who fall for it like yourself. Professional sports are no different than the WWE anymore.

[@pilot88pro]

@@Justme0528 I'm not reading that... you're a clown if you think the MLB rigged this. Why haven't they matched up in 40 years if it's rigged. 🐓🍭

[@johngonzo9671]

I mean let's face it , they're really that good. They beat Padres to save elimination , then beat them at home to eliminate them. They destroyed my Mets 1st game , 2nd game, we barely won 2 on them. Even those we won they put up 6 or 7 runs. They literally 12-0 us . They're really good !! They got Betts who got robbed of the MVP last year even the year before.

[@bizzz.R]

To be fair Ohtani would be in the same conversation as Judge if Dodgers are down 3-0. Hope Judge can pull through.

[@REDANDSILVER741]

The biggest starts get all the credit and all the blame.

[@Aih1616]

True but Ohtani’s double in game 1 lead to a valuable run. He got injured in game 2 but played last nights game 3. He got on base twice. One contributed to a run. Also advance Edmond to 2nd base in 3rd inning which lead to a run. He is actually contributing to Dodgers win so different with Judge.

[@jaycareaga9929]

Ohtani has two runs scored, two walks and a hit. Judge doesn’t.

[@ace12342]

@@Aih1616 Agreed, Ohtani hasn't been his usual superstar self but he hasn't been a complete dud either.

[@Aih1616]

@@ace12342 I mean people criticize Judge and I get it but baseball isn’t like basketball where players can shine consistently every game. Players in regular season has stretch of few games where they perform poorly but shine the next game.

[@michaelbutler5891]

Stephen A. Isn’t even a real fan bro. All year doesn’t say shit about Yankees or even baseball at that!

[@rafaelisslaam1894]

Bro calling Yankees the greatest franchise in sports history is disrespectful

[@heypal9418]

They haven’t faced a team like the dodgers!!! Dodgers have been there multiple times just waiting for this classic to happen

[@angeliafloyd3860]

Man..we miss F Freeman in Atlanta 😢😢

[@brandenchhuor9417]

0% chance Yankees comeback…..Dave Roberts was part of the Red Sox team that came back from 0-3….hes got Dodgers locked in…🧹

[@wongfu82]

Jess is trying to give them hope. How cute.

[@shockwavez3208]

Dodgers bullpen game plan. Plan A 1 Brasier, 2-4 Casparius, 5 Graterol, 6 Banda, 7 Kopech, 8 Vesia, 9 Treinen Plan B is if they fall behind early 1 Brasier, 2-3 Casparius, 4-6 Honeywell, 7-9 Knack. Save the high leverage arms for game 5

[@dan7291able]

Good call, Banda and Vesia wil have to be structured around where Soto pops up

[@shockwavez3208]

@@dan7291able neither have faced Soto this series, they both need to be placed around the bottom of the lineup. Majority of the Yankees hitters in the mid to bottom of the lineup are lefties.

[@22CMack]

I think it’ll be more traditional with how the arms have been taxes. See how long Honeywell and Casparius can go. If they can combine for essentially a quality start, they’ll go with that. But a lot of this has to do with the O. The approach might change if either the Yankees drop bombs, or the Dodgers O shells. Both teams have missed A LOT of opportunities w/ RISP. The Dodgers have actually been worse than the Yanks there, but the Yanks just haven’t had as many opportunities.

[@132byrdman]

Maybe a Soto shuffle would help lol. I mean Soto could be carrying the team but ???

[@ad34bballin]

No one should be surprised. This is who Aaron Judge is and has been: A massive playoff dropper. Also to Shannon's point: postseason performance absolutely changes how I view players. Bonds and Arod, regular season aside, were both massive chokers for the majority of their careers. Both had one, maybe two good postseasons out of many. Both had odd disappearing habits. I like guys who show up.

[@jordanenzie7314]

We knew the yanks wouldnt win the ws but, hoped theyd make it competitive

[@creditorclass6513]

I'm in my 50's and haven't watched a series in years, but I watched these games, and my 12 year old me is bummed. The Yankees/Dodgers series of 77', 78' and 81' cover my Little League Years, and it sucks that it isn't competitive.

[@austinshannon4197]

Great college football season so far and Sam West is the Heisman frontrunner, 8 and 0 Indiana University tight end. He’s from Greensburg, Indiana.

[@jameslowe971]

great show

[@JayCharisma_Official]

As a Cowboys fan... I've learned to love Stephen A. SMITH 😂

[@deangeloedelgado]

Dave is just a far better manager with a lot of post season and WS experience