The World Series is coming closer with every second that passes. With teams getting ejected from the race, it is getting more and more volatile. The very recent team that showed the chances of making it to at least the NLCS, the LA Dodgers, got eliminated from the division series against the San Diego Padres. The manager of the Dodgers, Dave Roberts, also got reeled in the staggering change of events that recently befell.
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With one hundred and eleven wins out of the one hundred and sixty-two games that the Dodgers played this regular season, the team had the best overall mark for the league. Not only this, but they also were the first team to clinch their division this season.
Not many hours after the Dodgers slipped away from the World Series, words said by the manager, started rounding off on Twitter. This ultimately led to the mocking that Roberts was a part of.?
Dave Roberts sounded over-confident
Wanting to put it on the record, as the Dodgers manager appeared on Dan Patrick’s show on March 24, he seemed to have made a prediction, which turned out to be slightly wrong.?
— FOX Sports: MLB (@MLBONFOX) October 16, 2022
Weeks before the regular season of Major League Baseball even started, Roberts became pretty sure that the Dodgers would be winning the World Series this year. But that did seem like the case at one point. When the team wrapped up the regular season with 111 wins in their corner, they sure looked like the team gearing up for a championship ring.??
"We are winning the World Series in 2022… We will win the World Series this year, put it on record."
–#Dodgers Manager Dave Roberts pic.twitter.com/wGtl1CRnwO
— Dan Patrick Show (@dpshow) March 24, 2022
Unfortunately, it did not happen, and the Dodgers came close to the World Series till the NLDS only.
Read More: ?Put It on Record?- LA Dodgers Manager Dave Roberts Confident of Winning the World Series in 2022
But Roberts’ words sure came back to bite him. As the man has now become a source of mockery, and the team was getting criticized as well.?
What are the fans saying about Roberts?
Fans poured in their barrage of opinions regarding the prediction. Let’s have a look at some of them-
But are they? This popped as the biggest question after things went wrong for the Dodgers.
https://twitter.com/EvannnnEvannnn/status/1581553465326653440?s=20&t=_taK0I5KOekrOhUDyMlLhw
While some felt the idea was not a nice one.
This is never a good idea to say this out loud.
— Brett (@Brettsbar) October 16, 2022
Some fans questioned Robert’s place.
bye bye Roberts
— Pain (@Terminatorfan11) October 16, 2022
He needs to go man
— Desi Tamayo (@desi_tamayo) October 16, 2022
Dear Roberts, you need to quit
— ade zelaya (@zelaya_nd2n) October 16, 2022
Moreover, some fans took a dig. Even the Fox took a swing!
@UrinatingTree even FOX is dunking on Dave Roberts lmfao 🤣
— ChiefBlue4298 (@STLBluesFan98) October 16, 2022
Must be embarrassing if fox sports has to point that out
— Sean (@DJNX4995) October 16, 2022
Meanwhile, MLB fans were not stopping from taking a dig at the team as well.
DODGERS BIGGER FRAUDS THAN 2021 GIANTS
— Hunter (@huntg022) October 16, 2022
https://twitter.com/STLGuy_/status/1581556325431246850?s=20&t=_taK0I5KOekrOhUDyMlLhw
This didn’t age well. LFGSD! 🦆 @Dodgers
— Luis Garcia (@LuisGarcia_1990) October 16, 2022
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— Ya boy STZA (@BabyfaceStu) October 16, 2022
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Do you also agree with the fans who want Roberts to quit? Let us know in the comments below.
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