LOS ANGELES (AP) — Another year Dalton Pompey Jersey , another World Series celebration at Dodger Stadium by a team that wasn’t the Dodgers.It was almost too much to take for Los Angeles fans who watched the Boston Red Sox take the series in five games Sunday by winning 5-1, the same score of the Houston Astros‘ series-clinching win a year earlier.“It sucks a lot,” said fan Brian Beck, who sat in the stands through both the Red Sox and the Astros’ celebrations. “It’s one of the worst experiences as a fan ever.”The locals have now gone three decades without a World Series title, a span where other LA teams including the NBA’s Lakers and the NHL’s Kings have won multiple championships.Dodgers fan Glenda Morales looked dejected as she walked out of the stadium with her daughter, but insisted the feeling would pass, and so would the long championship drought.“I’m not hopeless, I’m hopeful,” Morales said. “It’ll happen.”Fans held on to a sliver of hope when Sunday began, with Clayton Kershaw, long the Dodgers’ best pitcher and a widely beloved figure in Southern California http://www.bluejaysfanproshop.com/authentic-roberto-osuna-jersey , on the mound for Game 5.It didn’t last long as Kershaw gave up a two-run home run in the top of the first inning, and the Red Sox took a lead they would never give back.The stadium’s many Boston fans, including famous ones such as Matt Damon and Ben Affleck, sounded as loud as a home crowd by the final innings.Dodgers fans stood and shouted for a rally one last time in the eighth inning when down 5-1, but many headed to the exits once it ended.Some stayed until the bitter end, and after.“We want a full dose of disappointment to fuel our rage against the people responsible for not getting us through the series,” said Scott White.He suggested that Mike Scioscia, a former Dodger who recently stepped down as manager of the Angels, might be brought in to turn things around.“He needs to come back home and teach these guys how to play Dodger baseball,” White said.White said he feared his Dodgers were turning into the NFL’s Buffalo Bills, who went to the Super Bowl for four straight years in the 1990s and came away with zero championships.Despite the sad scene on the field Roberto Alomar Jersey , many in Dodger blue said they didn’t regret coming.Beck said while watching the loss was one of his least favorite experiences, being at the World Series with his sons was one of his best.Chris Ellis, a Dodgers fan who lives in Vancouver, Canada, flew down for Saturday and Sunday night’s games, both rough losses. Yet he said he had no regrets.“We lost to the Red Sox. So we lost to the best,” Ellis said. “It’s sports. You win, you lose. But the World Series is a bucket-list thing.” It's early in the offseason, but the Seattle Mariners and Tampa Bay Rays have shaken up their rosters.The Mariners announced Thursday they have dealt catcher Mike Zunino, outfielder Guillermo Heredia and minor league pitcher Michael Plassmeyer to the Rays for outfielder Mallex Smith and minor league outfielder Jake Fraley.Ryan Divish of the Seattle Times first reported the deal Wednesday, noting the teams had been in discussions since last week.Zunino is the headliner of this trade in large part because of his glove. Divish noted he was named Wilson Defensive Player of the Year for catchers Wednesday http://www.bluejaysfanproshop.com/authentic-paul-molitor-jersey , and he was responsible for a career-best 12 defensive runs saved during the 2018 campaign, per FanGraphs.It was his fifth straight season saving at least four runs, and he has 40 in all during his career.However, he isn't as effective with the bat and slashed .201/.259/.410 with 44 RBI in 2018. He did bring power to the dish yet again with 20 home runs after he drilled 25 long balls during the 2017 campaign and 22 in 2014. Still, he's hit under .200 more times (twice) than he's hit over .214 (once).As for Heredia, he was a rotational outfielder for the Mariners who slashed .236/.318/.342 with five home runs and 19 RBI. His inclusion in the trade is surely just for depth purposes from Tampa Bay's perspective, as he was not particularly effective with his glove either, considering he was responsible for minus-10 defensive runs saved in the outfield in 2018, per FanGraphs.Seattle is set to add potential with 25-year-old Smith in exchange for those pieces after he slashed .296/.367/.406 last season. It was his speed that stood out the most with 40 stolen bases, and he would add a threat on the basepaths for the Mariners after they were a middling 13th in the league in stolen bases.The Mariners haven't reached the playoffs since the 2001 season and are already wheeling and dealing with an eye on 2019.
