MLB Playoffs

[DrinkItIn]

If you're Toronto, you might consider intentionally walking Ohtani — but then you still have to deal with Mookie and Freeman right behind him. What an insane lineup to have to deal with.

 

[2010sarenevercomingback]

If you're Toronto, you might consider intentionally walking Ohtani — but then you still have to deal with Mookie and Freeman right behind him. What an insane lineup to have to deal with.

Ohtani went 4 for his first 4, then got intentionally walked 4 consecutive times in the 9th & extra innings, plus walked again on 4 pitches in the 17th. Rest of the lineup couldn't pick him up. Quintessential modern baseball.

 

[ChocaEgg]

I don't understand why the Dodgers are so stingy with using Kershaw in the postseason. And why they pulled him after one batter when almost to the end of their available arms.

If Klein (who's a 1 inning guy at the back of the bullpen) doesn't put the team on his back for a career-best 4 innings (& Henriquez doesn't match his career-long outing before that), the Dodgers are going to position players or burning other starters because of it.

 

[Kaladin]

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Well he didn’t choke last night

 

[HCFord1]

I’m so tired today. That was one of the craziest games I’ve ever watched. The baserunning fuck ups, the insane plays made in the field to extend the game, two balls hit in extras that should’ve been home runs caught on the warning track, and two completely dogshit bullpens throwing 10 innings of scoreless baseball.

 

[2010sarenevercomingback]

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I guess. You're not asking him to go 5-8 innings as a reliever, though. 1-2 innings to go out there at high intensity, not multiple times through the lineup.

 

[Boondock_St_Sker]

Kershaw is done after this season...let the man pitch a few innings so when Los Dahyers win the series he can say he had a part in it. Love Kershaw and the fact he's been a Dodger his entire career

 

[SlumpBuster]

How can you not be romantic about baseball.

Also to the others ...Kershaw doesn't have a ton left in the tank, so they let him try to get a lefty out. His slider just doesn't cut like it used to.

 

[cwessel76]

I’m so tired today. That was one of the craziest games I’ve ever watched. The baserunning fuck ups, the insane plays made in the field to extend the game, two balls hit in extras that should’ve been home runs caught on the warning track, and two completely dogshit bullpens throwing 10 innings of scoreless baseball.

If I’m Toronto I’m pissed about that horseshit strike called that was clearly a ball. I think it was in the second or third inning and ended up costing them a run.

I thought that Toronto’s manager was way more tactful than I would have been in that situation.

 

[cwessel76]

How can you not be romantic about baseball.

Also to the others ...Kershaw doesn't have a ton left in the tank, so they let him try to get a lefty out. His slider just doesn't cut like it used to.

$10 this guy does stuff to baseballs

 

[SlumpBuster]

$10 this guy does stuff to baseballs

Clayton before the game last night:

 

[SlumpBuster]

I honestly think Klein is the story last night. I know Ohtani did something nobody's ever done, I know Freeman walked it off again. Those are both incredible.

But here's a guy battles through four innings, has been at best a journeyman most as career until this year. Wasn't on the postseason roster until a few days ago. Dude was probably packed up for the year. Now all the sudden he's pitching and probably the biggest moment he's ever going to pitch in. And he just refused to let a very talented Toronto lineup to get anything started.

What a performance.

 

[Dawgsauce]

Smoltz is so good on the call.

Sounds like you just need to adopt the Dodgers as your #2 team. Yeah the organization itself sucks, but the players are likable & the team roller coasters from choke artists to dominant for a nice emotional fan experience.

I don't hate em, but tired of them. Hate seeing Freddie on their team while also loving that he gets to play winning baseball and be that guy. If he gets a chance to retire and wants to retire as a Brave many years down the road that will go a long way in a weird way for me. I don't love Smoltz at all on the call, but if you are a Dodger's fan that would make sense. I hate media and the way LA is looked at in general. Freddie basically a stranger to world until he landed in LA, that being only thing that changed. I get it, Yanks and Dodgers are the darlings, but fuck all that.

Side note, ended up muting broadcast and listening to the Canadians instead. So good and too nice, lol. Fun broadcast eh

 

[Dawgsauce]

I honestly think Klein is the story last night. I know Ohtani did something nobody's ever done, I know Freeman walked it off again. Those are both incredible.

But here's a guy battles through four innings, has been at best a journeyman most as career until this year. Wasn't on the postseason roster until a few days ago. Dude was probably packed up for the year. Now all the sudden he's pitching and probably the biggest moment he's ever going to pitch in. And he just refused to let a very talented Toronto lineup to get anything started.

What a performance.

When your team has several stories then it's a good time. Good to see KC have a solid one last night as well.

 

[2010sarenevercomingback]

I don't hate em, but tired of them. Hate seeing Freddie on their team while also loving that he gets to play winning baseball and be that guy. If he gets a chance to retire and wants to retire as a Brave many years down the road that will go a long way in a weird way for me. I don't love Smoltz at all on the call, but if you are a Dodger's fan that would make sense. I hate media and the way LA is looked at in general. Freddie basically a stranger to world until he landed in LA, that being only thing that changed. I get it, Yanks and Dodgers are the darlings, but fuck all that.

Side note, ended up muting broadcast and listening to the Canadians instead. So good and too nice, lol. Fun broadcast eh

I've enjoyed Smoltz on the call forever, dog or no dog in the fight.

I also hate the media, hate LA, hate most of the Dodgers' executives, and have wanted to swear off my fandom for years, but Hershiser & Gibson in '88 must have some kind of sentimental hold on me, because I can't shake them.

 

[HCFord1]

If I’m Toronto I’m pissed about that horseshit strike called that was clearly a ball. I think it was in the second or third inning and ended up costing them a run.

I thought that Toronto’s manager was way more tactful than I would have been in that situation.

That call didn't cost them anything though. Varsho walked two or three pitches later. Bo Bichette made an assumption and turned his back to the play and started walking off first base and he paid the price.

 

[cwessel76]

That call didn't cost them anything though. Varsho walked two or three pitches later. Bo Bichette made an assumption and turned his back to the play and started walking off first base and he paid the price.

Two runs would have scored instead of one.

And that was a fairly healthy assumption on that non-strike strike call.

 

[HCFord1]

Two runs would have scored instead of one.

And that was a fairly healthy assumption on that non-strike strike call.

That's not true. That pitch being called a strike didn't cause Bo Bichette to get picked off of first. Bo Bichette not paying attention and turning his back to the play caused that. The batter ended up walking in the same AB, so if Bo hadn't gotten himself out then the ball/strike call wouldn't have mattered one bit.

 

[Kaladin]

 

[TampaBaySkers]

Two runs would have scored instead of one.

And that was a fairly healthy assumption on that non-strike strike call.

Quit making excuses for lazy base running.