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Brian Cashman Defends Yankees amid Criticism from Dodgers' Joe Kelly After Title Loss

Los Angeles Dodgers reliever Joe Kelly was critical of the New York Yankees in the wake of his team's World Series Triumph over the Bronx Bombers, describing them as a "sloppy" team who played "bad ball" during a Monday appearance on the Baseball Isn't Boring podcast.

"It was just a mismatch from the get-go," he continued. "If we had a playoff reranking, they might be ranked eighth-or ninth-best playoff team. You know what I mean? You're putting the [San Diego] Padres ahead of them, you're putting the [Philadelphia] Phillies ahead of them, you're putting the [New York] Mets ahead of them, you're putting the [Atlanta] Braves ahead of them—and the Braves just got unlucky because they had to play that doubleheader.