Another climate feature of their planet is that because it is bigger than real-life Earth it has much larger stretches of open water across its oceans, and combined with the fact that the warm summer seasons can last for years at a time, massive super-hurricanes are generated in the warmer southern waters of the Summer Sea during their summer years. BLACKPINK’s Lisa Increases Her $28M Net Worth These large storms sweep north, and usually tend to slam into the Stormlands and Shipbreaker Bay (it’s why these locations have such names in the first place). While the winds and rains can be dangerous, the water the storms dump when they make landfall has also turned the southern portions of the Stormlands around Cape Wrath into a lush temperate rainforest. The storms pass over the Stepstones to reach the Stormlands, the island chain between Westeros and Essos at the southern end of the Narrow Sea, before curving west to hit the Stormlands. If they went a little farther to the west, however, the storms would make landfall in Dorne, and dump all of their rains there – but because they don’t, Dorne remains a parched desert land. On rare occasions one of these super-hurricanes will sweep even farther north, past Massey’s Hook and into Blackwater Bay, where it will ravage islands like Dragonstone. Daenerys Targaryen earned the nickname “Daenerys Stormborn”, because she was born on Dragonstone while one of these super-hurricanes was making landfall on the island.
The solar system that the world is set in is known to have seven other planets besides the world the story takes place on. The peoples of the world don’t appear to realize that these are other worlds like their own, i.e. that people can stand on (it’s not even clear if they understand that the Moon is another “world” people can stand on). Planets are termed “wanderers” as they move across the night sky relative to the stars, which are fixed (incidentally, in real life the word “planet” comes from the Ancient Greek word for “wanderer”). On real-life Earth, ancient cultures (such as Classical Greece) only knew of five planets in the night sky, not seven. However, this does not necessarily mean that their solar system is different from our own, just that their rate of discovery is different. Uranus was only discovered in the seventeenth century, and Neptune in the nineteenth, using astronomical telescopes: even Galileo in the sixteenth century, using his simple telescope, was able to detect Neptune, though he mistook it for a star and thus is not credited with its discovery. However, the people of the world that Westeros is set in actually do possess simple telescopes, which are frequently used to aid astronomical observations of the night skies. The best telescopes, which they call “far-eyes”, come from the master-lenscrafters of the Free City of Myr, and are thus referred to as “Myrish-eyes”. Therefore, it is entirely possible that they discovered their equivalent of Uranus and Neptune already, because they possess a few technologies such as basic telescopes which real-life medieval Europe did not yet possess.
These are the official maps of Game of Thrones, created for The Lands of Ice and Fire. They are canon – and the only maps to cover the east of Essos, including everything from Qarth to Asshai. They were created for Random House, from the hand drawn maps of George RR Martin,
This article also examines the question of whether the odd-numbered games in the Series are more important than the even-numbered games. This broadly held notion is found to be too simplistic. As with many things when examined in detail, the answer depends on the situation. This analysis finds that Game Four is the most important game of the Series, followed in importance by Games Three and Five. In addition, Game Two is more important than Game One.
This article also examines the question of whether the odd-numbered games in the Series are more important than the even-numbered games. This broadly held notion is found to be too simplistic. As with many things when examined in detail, the answer depends on the situation. This analysis finds that Game Four is the most important game of the Series, followed in importance by Games Three and Five. In addition, Game Two is more important than Game One.
The Yankees are only the fourth team out of 25 to win Game 4 in the World Series after losing the first three. No team in World Series history has ever forced a Game 6 after falling behind 3-0. The Yankees will try to do that back at home on Wednesday with their ace, Gerrit Cole, on the mound.
What are the starting lineups?Dodgers: Los Angeles moved Kiké Hernández up two spots in the order, shifted Will Smith to the eighth spot and slotted Gavin Lux at No. 7 in the order against the right-handed Gil. Shohei Ohtani will play back-to-back games despite dealing with a left shoulder subluxation, which is a partial dislocation.
The New York Yankees will try to make history on Wednesday night in World Series Game 5. The Yankees dropped the first three games against the Dodgers in the 2024 Fall Classic, but they kept their season alive on Tuesday with a come-from-behind win in Game 4. Anthony Volpe hit a grand slam in a game that will also be remembered for a bizarre fan interference incident involving Mookie Betts in the first inning.
A Yankees team has not been swept in the World Series since 1976, against the Big Red Machine. But this World Series could be over in a New York minute if the Yankees don’t come to life Tuesday night.
The Dodgers lead the series 3-1 and even with Tuesday’s win and some momentum, New York has a long road ahead. No team has ever won the World Series after losing the first three games. Still, the Yankees took Game 4 with a dominant, hard-swinging win, and the World Series odds have tightened (a little).
• Teams are now 7-227 when trailing by at least five runs in World Series games and 20-624 in postseason history when trailing by at least five. The other World Series comebacks from five down, aside from the Dodgers: The Phillies in 2022 Game 1, Angels in 2002 Game 6, Yankees in 1996 Game 4, Blue Jays in 1993 Game 4, Dodgers in 1956 Game 2 and A’s in 1929 Game 4.
This is of particular import for the Dodgers because Shohei Ohtani, who did at least have a hit on Tuesday night, really does not look like himself this series. That shoulder is obviously bothering him; this has to be the most he has ever grimaced over a two-game span. The Dodgers may need Freeman to hit like Ohtani has all year. Fortunately, so far, he has been.
Can Flaherty keep it going? He has been hot and cold this postseason, and in many ways his whole career. If the Dodgers get Good Flaherty, they could finish this off Wednesday. If they get Bad Flaherty, everyone may be heading back to Los Angeles for Game 6. The Dodgers came into the series just hoping their rotation could hold up. It has turned out to be their strength. They need it to remain so.
In the bottom of the inning, Treinen allowed a one-out double to Judge and a walk, but induced a flyout to Stanton and struck out Rizzo to complete 2+1⁄3 scoreless innings of relief in his longest outing of the season. With the Dodgers still maintaining a one-run lead heading into the bottom of the ninth, and with very few remaining bullpen options available, Dave Roberts called on Game 3 starter Walker Buehler to close out the game and season. Buehler, on one day’s rest, pitched a perfect ninth inning, striking out Austin Wells and Alex Verdugo for the final two outs and clinching the title for Los Angeles.
How will the bullpens line up after the starter?Dodgers: Anthony Banda, Alex Vesia, Michael Kopech and Blake Treinen pitched in both games and could be somewhat limited heading into Game 3. Having the off-day does help, but the Dodgers will need to be mindful of the fact that they have a bullpen game lined up for Tuesday’s Game 4. But if the Dodgers take an early lead and have an opportunity to win a third game in the series, Roberts will be aggressive with his high-leverage relievers.
Even though he’s in the lineup, it remains to be seen if Ohtani is at the full extent of his capabilities. But either way, the Dodgers are in a great position in this Series. Both games at Dodger Stadium came down to a bases-loaded situation, and they both ended with an L.A. victory. Now, the Dodgers are just two wins away from their second World Series title in the last five years and their first in a full season since 1988.
• In that 2018 start, Buehler also allowed just two hits. He’s the fourth pitcher with multiple scoreless World Series outings of at least five innings and two or fewer hits allowed, joining Madison Bumgarner, Warren Spahn and George Earnshaw.
• Freeman has now homered in five consecutive World Series games dating back to 2021 with the Braves. That’s tied for the longest streak in the Fall Classic, with Springer. Freeman has homered in his last three games this postseason, tying 1985 Bill Madlock for the longest streak in Dodgers postseason history.