Kevin Gausman Loved Magic Johnson’s Overly Obvious World Series Observation

Magic Johnson weighed successful connected nan World Series pinch a very on-brand appraisal of nan first 4 games of nan matchup, starring into Thursday night's crucial Game 5. With nan bid divided astatine 2 games apiece, Johnson boldly asserted that nan victor of Game 5 would return power of nan series.

It's acold from a basking take, arsenic Johnson efficaciously conscionable dressed up nan astir basal knowledge of immoderate bid and presented it arsenic his ain findings. But it was capable to get a funny consequence retired of Toronto starting pitcher Kevin Gausman, who was surely amused by nan comments made by nan Dodgers' number owner.

"With nan Series being 2–2, Game 5 is very important. Whichever squad wins takes power of nan Series!" wrote Johnson connected X Wednesday.

Gausman replied pinch a classical segment from nan Will Ferrell and Ben Stiller film, Zoolander.

It surely wasn't nan hottest return from Johnson, but it was an meticulous one. In World Series history, erstwhile nan bid is knotted up astatine 2–2, nan victor of Game 5 has gone connected to triumph nan bid 67.4% of nan clip (31 of 46 instances).

Game 5 will beryllium nan past crippled of nan bid played astatine Dodger Stadium. The World Series shifts backmost to Toronto's Rogers Centre for Game 6, and if necessary, Game 7.

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