2025 MLB Season

[18thandWells]

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[MU82]

The Dodgers were about a foot away from winning that game in a rout. It's amazing the Brewers even had a chance in the 9th. Sometimes the opposing pitcher is simply too good. Stating the obvious, big one today. Win it, and the Crew is fine.

[ChuckyChip]

yelich has had same godawful at bats in the playoffs. Baez would've even laid off some of the touches.

Seems like Yelich is having back issues again.  He sat out the first week in September to rest it, and since then he is hitting .232, but more tellingly only slugging at .347.  His bat looks slow, and about all he can do is hit ground balls to the right side.  His last home run was September 16th.  Since August 15th he's only hit four home runs.  He clearly can't play in the outfield, or they would have put him out there to help protect Churio's hamstring.  Yelich still gets on base enough to justify being in the lineup (notice how he's been hitting leadoff or second a lot), but he simply isn't a threat to drive the ball anymore.

[wadesworld]

That was about as dominant of a 1 run win as you'll see in baseball.  Facing the minimum through 8 innings and the Brewers still had a real chance to win the game in the 9th.  But that's the kind of game you  need to steal when the chance is there when you're playing against the Dodgers.

Their fully healthy rotation is Snell, Yamamoto, Ohtani, Glasnow, Kershaw.  That's one of the best starting rotations ever assembled, even with Kershaw "washed" (to the tune of a 3.36 ERA, 1.22 WHIP).

They've gone 6-1 in the Playoffs with Ohtani hitting .138, Freeman hitting .250, and Smith hitting .235.

They looked vulnerable during the regular season because their starting rotation was constantly injured.  The reality is they're an absolute wagon, and I'd be very surprised if anyone got to a 7th game, let alone beat them in a series.

[Jockey]

What doesn't make sense is Hernandez can tag up as soon as the ball hits the glove (don't need to wait for a finalized catch).Not sure what he or the 3rd Base Coach were thinking there.

The weird part is that if there wasn't already 1 out, it would have been a triple play as Muncy passed the runner at 1st base.

Or maybe the weird part is that is is scored as a ground Out double play - when the ball never once touched the ground - not on the "catch", not on the throw, not on the relay, not when Contreras walked to 3rd base for the force out to complete the double play.

[Its DJOver]

They get grief when they get calls wrong but all three on field ups involved absolutely nailed it live.  Immediately call the no catch, and kept up with where all the runners were supposed to be. Excellent job.

[CreightonWarrior]

They get grief when they get calls wrong but all three on field ups involved absolutely nailed it live.  Immediately call the no catch, and kept up with where all the runners were supposed to be. Excellent job.

Yeah the left field Umpire being able to spot the no catch immediately was impressive. If he didn't get it right a lot of what happened could've been unwound.

[MU82]

Hence the chant heard at the ballpark: Don't kill the umps!

[BM1090]

That was about as dominant of a 1 run win as you'll see in baseball.  Facing the minimum through 8 innings and the Brewers still had a real chance to win the game in the 9th.  But that's the kind of game you  need to steal when the chance is there when you're playing against the Dodgers.

Their fully healthy rotation is Snell, Yamamoto, Ohtani, Glasnow, Kershaw.  That's one of the best starting rotations ever assembled, even with Kershaw "washed" (to the tune of a 3.36 ERA, 1.22 WHIP).

They've gone 6-1 in the Playoffs with Ohtani hitting .138, Freeman hitting .250, and Smith hitting .235.

They looked vulnerable during the regular season because their starting rotation was constantly injured.  The reality is they're an absolute wagon, and I'd be very surprised if anyone got to a 7th game, let alone beat them in a series.

Their bullpen sucks though. Just need to get to it by the 6th or 7th.

[The Sultan]

That was about as dominant of a 1 run win as you'll see in baseball.  Facing the minimum through 8 innings and the Brewers still had a real chance to win the game in the 9th.  But that's the kind of game you  need to steal when the chance is there when you're playing against the Dodgers.

Their fully healthy rotation is Snell, Yamamoto, Ohtani, Glasnow, Kershaw.  That's one of the best starting rotations ever assembled, even with Kershaw "washed" (to the tune of a 3.36 ERA, 1.22 WHIP).

They've gone 6-1 in the Playoffs with Ohtani hitting .138, Freeman hitting .250, and Smith hitting .235.

They looked vulnerable during the regular season because their starting rotation was constantly injured.  The reality is they're an absolute wagon, and I'd be very surprised if anyone got to a 7th game, let alone beat them in a series.

OTOH, the Dodgers only run prior to the ninth was a sky shot home run that would have been on the warning track at many ballparks.

I don't think they are going to win the series, but it wouldn't be miraculous if they do.

[StillAWarrior]

To be fair, Muggsy does have to ask the flight attendant for a boost to get into his seat, but otherwise, spot on.

Things were much easier for people like Muggsy when major cities still published phone books.

[wadesworld]

OTOH, the Dodgers only run prior to the ninth was a sky shot home run that would have been on the warning track at many ballparks.

I don't think they are going to win the series, but it wouldn't be miraculous if they do.

No doubt, the home run was almost as out of the ordinary as the wild double play.  I think they said only one other home run in the stat cast era has ever had a higher launch angle?

But that was kind of my point, that it was as dominant as a one run game as I think I've seen.  Not only was it 7 to 2 in hits, it was 8 to 3 in walks all in favor of the Dodgers.  The Brewers made absolutely no good contact outside of Bauers's double.  Everything was a rollover groundout or a lazy fly ball.  Meanwhile Collins was making an awesome running, jumping catch at the wall, Turang made a couple of really good defensive plays on in between hops on sharp grounders into the hole, and obviously that wild double play that could've been either a grand slam or double (credit to Sal for making a play on it).

Obviously it's one game. And this:

Their bullpen sucks though. Just need to get to it by the 6th or 7th.

But that Dodgers starting pitching staff is just absurd.

[BM1090]

It is. But Snell is the only guy there that a truly fear. Are the other three good? Definitely. But they are all getable if we put together good at bats. With Snell it feels different.

They are probably going to get the two Snell games. We need to get the Freddy games. Then find a way to win 2 of the other 3.

[MuggsyB]

Chourio didn't miss that one. 

[MuggsyB]

Ouch.  Not a good pitch there. 

[GB Warrior]

Prime time Freddy is back

[MuggsyB]

It's time for the Brewers to wake up. 

[MuggsyB]

I get being aggressive, but these 1st pitch ground outs aren't helping.

[GB Warrior]

Prime time Freddy is back

2024 offense is back

[CreightonWarrior]

2024 offense is back

it's been pretty non existent since the 4th inning of game 2. Random 1 run innings spread out over multiple innings since. Dodgers are way too good to keep that up.

[MuggsyB]

it's been pretty non existent since the 4th inning of game 2. Random 1 run innings spread out over multiple innings since. Dodgers are way too good to keep that up.

Are they over swinging?

[GB Warrior]

One heavily used Yelich, free to a good home

[MuggsyB]

One heavily used Yelich, free to a good home

He's had horrid at bats. Yikes. 

[GB Warrior]

Doesn't even haven't to be a good home. Would send him to Epstein island if we get out of his contract

[CreightonWarrior]

Could've used another bat at the deadline. Yelich is washed but the bench is equally bad.