The Dodgers celebrating their Game 3 win over the Yankees in the 2024 World Series Oct 28, 2024; New York, New York, USA; The Los Angeles Dodgers celebrate with pitcher Michael Kopech (45) after defeating the New York Yankees in game three of the 2024 MLB World Series at Yankee Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Robert Deutsch-Imagn Images
By Reice Shipley on

On Monday, the Los Angeles Dodgers extended their lead in the World Series to 3-0 after their 4-2 win over the New York Yankees. And as far as USA Today MLB columnist Bob Nightengale sees it, the series is as good as done for the Bronx Bombers.

Lack of offense was again the name of the game for the Yankees, getting shutout through eight innings. Alex Verdugo was able to cut into the lead with a two-run home run in the bottom of the ninth inning. But it was simply too little too late.

Now, the Yankees need to do what no other team in MLB history has done before, win four straight games in the World Series to complete a 4-3 series comeback.

With that in mind, Nightengale took to social media to tell the Dodgers to “put the champagne on ice, and to “schedule that World Series parade”. Because in his eyes, this series is over.

“The Los Angeles Dodgers can put the champagne on ice, and schedule that World Series parade,” wrote Nightengale after the Dodgers win. “They knock off the Yankees again, 4-2, to take 3-0 lead in the World Series. It’s over.”

In all likelihood, Nightengale will be correct in his assessment of this series and the Dodgers will win their eighth World Series ring.  But if the Yankees do have any glimmer of hope, it may come from Nightengale’s propensity to prematurely predict results.

Nightengale has developed a lengthy reputation for going out on a limb, famously joking that the 2006 Detroit Tigers were so talented that they would win the World Series against the St. Louis Cardinals “in three games”, only for the Cardinals to win the series.

That was of course before the 2006 series began. So there is a big difference in the two predictions from Nightengale.

But as you may expect, Nightengale has received quite a few replies from Dodgers and Yankees fans alike who either love or hate the prediction for obvious reasons.

 

On the extremely unlikely chance that Nightengale curses the Dodgers, he will truly have an impossible time living this down…

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About Reice Shipley

Reice Shipley is a staff writer for Comeback Media that graduated from Ithaca College with a degree in Sports Media. He previously worked at Barrett Sports Media and is a fan of all things Syracuse sports.

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