Late last month, the Los Angeles Dodgers celebrated winning their eighth World Series.
They won Game 5 of the series, 7-6, and the American League champion New York Yankees were eliminated. The Dodgers won Game 1 in an instant classic with Freddie Freeman hitting a walk-off grand slam in the 10th inning.
Los Angeles won the next two games and was on the verge of winning the championship.
The Yankees managed to win Game 4, but in Game 5, five inning mistakes proved more than New York could overcome. California native and Dodgers pitcher Joe Kelly wasn't afraid to give an unfiltered account of why the Dodgers beat the Yankees.
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Los Angeles Dodgers relief pitcher Joe Kelly pitches in the bottom of the sixth inning against the Miami Marlins on September 18, 2024 at Lawndepot Park in Miami, Florida. (Sam Navarro/Imagn Images)
The latest version of “Baseball isn't boring” podcast, Kelly criticized the Yankees by suggesting they should have been a lower seed in the playoffs.
“We saw it every game. Just let them throw the ball to the infield. They can't make plays,” Kelly said. “It was a mismatch from the beginning. If there was a playoff reranking, they could be ranked eighth or ninth in the playoffs.
“I'm putting the Padres ahead of them. I'm putting the Phillies ahead of them. I'm putting the Mets ahead of them. I'm putting the Braves ahead of them. The Braves were just unlucky. That. To play a doubleheader.”
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Although the Yankees needed only five games to eliminate the Guardians in the ALCS, Kelly believes Cleveland played “better baseball overall.”
“I mean, the Guardians played shit, but the Guardians played better.” [defense] And the baseball has gotten better across the board,” Kelly said before recharacterizing the Dodgers-Yankees matchup as a “complete mismatch.”
Los Angeles Dodgers relief pitcher Joe Kelly pitches in the bottom of the sixth inning against the Miami Marlins on September 18, 2024 at Lawndepot Park in Miami, Florida. (Sam Navarro/Imagn Images)
In a disastrous fifth inning of Game 5, Aaron Judge and Anthony Volpe each committed errors. Pitcher Gerrit Cole's failure to cover first base added to the problem, helping the Dodgers score five runs in the inning.
Joe Kelly (99 years old) of the Los Angeles Dodgers celebrates after winning Game 5 of the 2024 World Series against the New York Yankees, 7-6, at Yankee Stadium in New York on October 30, 2024. and Teoscar Hernandez (37 years old). new york (Daniel Shiley/MLB Photo via Getty Images)
New York's defensive woes surfaced long before Game 5. In the series opener, Yankees infielder Gleyber Torres missed a relay throw, allowing Shohei Ohtani to advance to third base. The Dodgers' star designated hitter eventually reached home plate safely, tying the game.
“Shohei got an extra base hit to third base with a sloppy graveyard.'' [Torres] play. It's familiar, we all knew. …We are the Dodgers. …We know every detail. ”
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The Yankees enter the postseason with a cloud of uncertainty surrounding Juan Soto. The star outfielder hit a career-high 41 home runs in 2024. However, there is expected to be a battle to sign Soto this offseason as each team looks to sign him.
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