FYI, the 630 comments on the Dodgers’ Game Three post was the fourth-highest ever on this blog. The three higher all occurred during the 2017 World Series: Game Five — 1,022; Game Seven, — 691; and Game Three — 638.
On this date in baseball history Woodrow Wilson became the first President to attend a World Series game in 1915, rumors circulated about a fix of the 1919 World Series, Frank Robinson homered off Don Drysdale in the 1966 World Series to complete the sweep, 1-0, and Jeffrey Maier gave Derek Jeter and the Yankees a victory in Game One of the 1996 World Series.
The early game: Cardinals at Braves, 2:02 PM PDT, TV: TBS
The Cards’ RHP Jack Flaherty faces the Braves’ RHP Mike Foltynewicz in a rematch of Game Two pitchers. The Braves got three runs off Flaherty and won 3-0 in that game behind Foltynewicz’s seven scoreless innings.
Cardinals lineup:
For all the marbles#NLDS | #TimeToFly pic.twitter.com/ihON3pDyjH
— St. Louis Cardinals (@Cardinals) October 9, 2019
Braves lineup:
Game 5. Winner takes all.#RELENTLESS pic.twitter.com/VrYP1lhucH
— Atlanta Braves (@Braves) October 9, 2019
The late game: Nationals at Dodgers, 5:37 PM PDT, TV: TBS
The Nats send RHP Stephen Strasburg to the mound to face the Dodgers’ RHP Walker Buehler. In Game Two Strasburg gave up one run in six innings while striking out ten. Buehler gave up one hit and no runs in six innings in Game One.
Nationals lineup:
Go 1-0 today.#BeatLA // #STAYINTHEFIGHT pic.twitter.com/iIGcPIr98Z
— Washington Nationals (@Nationals) October 9, 2019
Dodgers lineup:
Tonight’s Gm. 5 Dodger lineup vs. Nationals:
Pederson RF
Muncy 2B
Turner 3B
Bellinger CF
Beaty 1B
Seager SS
Hernández LF
Smith C
Buehler P#NLDS | #LABleedsBlue pic.twitter.com/4CtCv7idBS— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) October 9, 2019
Hmm. I guess the idea is to hold Freese in reserve for pinch-hitting duties. I can’t see any other reason to start Beaty there.
Joe Posnanski on Game Five:
NPUT
Been busy with teaching (both Monday and Wednesday nights), so I missed the “pleasure” of watching this week’s debacles live. This is three seasons in a row that Robert’s bullpen mismanagement has killed the team. People used to get on Mattingly for his bullpen usage, but Doc has been as bad. Washington had no choice but to change their bullpen usage and go with their starters because their bullpen was terrible all year. The Dodgers’ bullpen was actually pretty good, especially if you remove Yimi and Floro, which they did. There was no need to resort to alternative usage, even given Kenley’s inconsistency.
Of course, it’s not Doc’s fault that the presumptive MVP has been terrible in the post-season for three straight years now (178/.234/.326, comparatively far worse than Kershaw’s woes). I have no idea how you fix that.
Also, it’s been raining and chilly here for a couple of days straight now, so no danger of wildfires back east. Hope all of you are safe and have power.
I’m ignoring Devil Rays and Minute Maids, but am pleased with this. https://twitter.com/jorgecastillo/status/1182465596438413312?s=20
I think he’s a good manager, but he needs to not fall in love with his pitchers, at least in the postseason.
I agree. There are many worse managers, and his people skills are first-rate by all accounts. Maybe he needs to talk to Geren more during games for the in-game stuff.
What I think shoujld have happened: Kershaw gets Eaton in the seventh. Maybe he comes back out to face Rendon as the first hitter in the eighth. After the HR, though, Kolarek should have been brought in to face Soto, since he’d gotten him out the other three times he’d faced him.
Then, since Kolarek is a LOOGY, whether he got Soto out or just limited him to a base hit other than an HR, Maeda should have come in to face the righties after Soto with the game still 3-2. If he was successful, then Jansen could have come in to save the game in the 9th. Granted he’s not the Jansen he once was either, he still had a whole lot of saves this season.
Makes total sense. Or let Kolarek pitch to both Rendon and Soto. Then Maeda. And KJ in the ninth, for sure.
If Doc is fired, I would like AJ Ellis to be Manager.
Friedman’s the one who didn’t get any competent relief help. Doc mismanaged the bullpen last night, I think, but he didn’t have the wipeout reliever like Andrew Miller was with the Indians three years ago. Joe Kelly was a poor alternative.
The Dodgers’ offense managed two hits after the second inning. Along with Roberts’ going with Kershaw, arguably his third or fourth best option, that did them in.
There was a graphic on SportsCenter last night which showed the top five pitchers with the highest postseason ERAs, minimum 20 innings. Kershaw was second highest, but also on the list were Clemens and Pedro Martinez. One of the ESPN guys said that showed managers were using their hearts and not their heads. I think that’s true of last night. Kershaw is not the Kershaw of five years ago and never will be again.
I agree about the offense. I thought we had it twice in the ninth. Will Smith came within a foot or two of winning this.
In this series alone, Dave Martinez did the same thing with Patrick Corbin. The belief that all starters can flip the switch to reliever seems overly aggressive.
I woke up this morning and don’t have any anguish. It seems like only a short while ago that we were eagerly awaiting game one of the 2019 season. Now we have an off season. Who knows what will happen then. Hopefully we will have Link graciously hosting us again next year. Thanks to everybody who together make this place fun, friendly, and family.
I was doing okay last night, but woke up mad at Doc, and then reading about the game made it worse. His post season decisions regarding pitchers are truly inexplicable. It’s as if he just tosses everything he knows out the window. But next year will be another year. Or something like that. I’m pretty low right now.
I’m trying to not blame anybody. If the Dodgers score one run after the second inning there would be no need for a 10th inning.
Maybe could have taken Kershaw out after the first home run and taken Kelly out after he walked a batter to lead off his second inning. We know what happened so tempting to use hindsight to judge Doc but you were concerned with Doc’s decisions before they didn’t work out so it isn’t just hindsight that make us unhappy with his choices.
Exactly. After the Darvish fiasco I am gun-shy about Doc and pitchers. I now get the Athletic and reading Molly Knight, etc., this morning didn’t help. But the concerns are valid. And as she said, bringing Kershaw back out for the heart of the lineup when Maeda was waiting in the pen (after announcing he would be doing so the day before, so that the Nats batters could really dig into their homework) was setting Clay up for failure. And where was Kenley? And Kolarek? Anyway, doesn’t take away from the joy I experienced all season, but today it stings a little more than last night. I tend to do that – have delayed responses to emotional events. When I think about how terrible Clayton must feel my eyes fill.
Jimmy Rollins postulating that Jansen may asked to be traded since Doc seemed hesitant to use him. At this point, I don’t see a better alternative, so I hope he doesn’t ask.
Kenley can opt out of his contract, but that’s highly unlikely.
HIs bullpen decisions were questionable, but today I feel a sense of indifferent resignation because the NL’s two best teams will not be playing the rest of October.
I don’t much care what happens the rest of this off-season. I loathe the Minute Maids and Yanquis, dislike the Budweisers, and can’t respect mild card teams. I can respect individual plays, though. https://twitter.com/mike_petriello/status/1181931554362331136?s=20
I have been watching my two grandsons all week (3 and 7) so I went to bed early. I got up around three and saw Kershaw’s anguished face on the web site so went back to bed. It has been a great year and I am glad Link does this for all of us as many of you said below.
Thank you everyone for your company this year.
Away teams celebrating at DS is getting to be a usual sight.
Surely Kolarek for Soto this time
Got to be.
Might want to plan for an 18 inning game
Stripling.
Kelly
or Jansen?NOT A STRIKE!!!!!!!!(That was for the ump, not Max.)
Alright. All we can do know is look forward.
I now.
Haha. Edited above.
I couldn’t resist.
It was perfect. I loved it.
So good in fact I changed my first comment back to the original for posterity’s sake.
Gee I hope this is not one batter too many
Would seem a natural place for Klayton to come in with the lefty coming up, but guess they prefer him to start the inning.
Stras is gone and two outs!
Good future person!
Surprised they’re not putting in a faster runner for Suzuki.
Robles injuried. Short bench.
Also leaves them with one catcher
He is coming in to catch.
How will this mess with Walkers head
Take Buehler out
Great that he is waking off
I hope there’s someone getting hot in a hurry in the bullpen.
That’s pone reason to take out a tired pitcher
Hit in the face or head…
Ouch
Now an HBP to Suzuki’s face.
Buehler again? He’s been in trouble the last two innings and he’s already up to 97 pitches.
I don’t mind the move with the bottom of the order up
I don’t mind the move with the bottom of the order up
Shades of staying with Kershaw in previous jpost season games
Shades of staying with Kershaw in previous jpost season games
Save Maeda for Rendon, I guess.
Save Maeda for Rendon, I guess.
Bottom of the order.
Yeah, well…
Yeah, well…
3 quick outs please. And get Strasburg out.
One way or another, he’ll be hit for.
Glad he waited until he was up in his pitch count to find his change up and curve.
3 Ks with a man on 2nd. Good grief.
Mier-coles…
Strasberg was the best he’s been all night.
That’s what made the first inning so special
https://twitter.com/InsideEdgeScout/status/1182127512375087104?s=20
I tuned in late and haven’t read all the comments but interesting Roberts chose Kike” over Lux and Pollock. Good decision as it turns out.
Quique for defense and Beaty cuz he can hit the slow stuff.
Straighten them out!
Strasburg has it going on now for sure.
Monday says the Dodgers are swinging at balls outside the K zone suddenly.
Boo!
Bad future person!
That was because they said he went around.
No doubt about on strike 3
Replay showed he did.
Strasburg really fooled Beaty there.
Thanks to all of your for your kind remarks below. I enjoy the company.
Phew. Nice K.
He threw three strikes early but got a ball called on one.
The Cards won today 13-1, but they were on the wrong end of an elimination game by a huge score back in 1985. 11-0, as the Royals smashed ’em behind Saberhagen. I seem to remember Andujar going crazy angry in that game.
Cards fans still salty I’m sure about loosing in Game 6.
The Denkinger Call game.
I was right, he did.
Kershaw gave up 28 HRs in the regular season in 2019, five more than he’d ever surrendered before. I guess it’s not entirely surprising he gave up two back-to-back (for the second time in his postseason career).
The only undecided Division Series is Rays v. Astros to be determined at 4:07 PM PDT Thursday on FS1. I don’t think I’ll bother with a game thread.
I’ll follow it from a distance (literally)
Let’s have a good quick inning Buehler.
Jon’s thoughts https://www.dodgerthoughts.com/2019/10/09/the-quicksand-of-misery/
Pretty spot on for me.
It will hurt for a bit, then life goes on. Until we do it all again next year
Yep, he nailed it.
Always thought Jon was too young to remember ’74 though. And I still hate the Yankees (especially Nettles) from ’77 and ’78.
This isn’t the first or last big game I’ll see the Dodgers will lose though.
I loathe the Yanquis, but I admired Nettles’s defense. I truly hated Reggie Jackson’s interference on the DP ball, though.
Oh yeah.
Two out and nobody is the best time to face Rendón.
He gave it a good ride, too.
Our post-season play reminds me of the movie The Runaway Bride.
Link is a link to our emotions, our ups and downs, the friendships that have been created here, and our love and fanaticism for the Dodgers. Losing this site would be worse that losing this or any other game. Thank you so much, Link.
That’s awfully kind of you, Scoop. Thanks.
I sincerely speak from my heart.
Here, here
In a perfect world, it would be special for all of us to get together.
Well, couldn’t have happened to a nicer team than the Nats, though their fans have been calling for Dave Martinez’ head ever since he started managing there.
All mild card teams are undeserving.
At the moment, the bright side is that the Budweisers will have to stay up until midnight to learn where they’re going – ideally, a cross-country flight from Atlanta to LA.
A big thanks once again to Link for keeping this mismatched band of misfits together in this one place. We are in this together, sink or swim
Link is the best host around!
Yes. Thanks to Link!
Link is the best!
Night all.
Sadly this doesn’t hurt nearly as much as the last 2 years. Especially 2017.
I’m still glad we didn’t trade Lux.
Amen to that.
Smith, Lux, some great young talent there
Simply too much emotional involvement over something I have absolutely no control over….I spent most of the day today, Yom Kippur, in synagogue. I atoned, but perhaps I should have prayed more.
That’s why we all come here
Oh Scoop – I meant to wish you a grand Yom Kippur.
Thanks, WPDave.
Most of the year it is pure joy. Walking up Vin Scully Drive. Watching the sky change from blue to peach to black. Enjoying the crowd, and the game…
Yes, and baseball does not rise to the level of praying over.
See Jon’s thoughts above.
Under review… hahaha. Desperate measures.
And there it is. But great season, my friends.
It was indeed
Nice catch.
My favourite moment(s) of Dodgers 2019 was definitely the Walk-off Weekend with the HR’s from the rookies.
Thanks everybody for all your posts all season long. I appreciate you as friends and sympaticos. See you all . . . in 2021. I am too old for this. Be well and peace.
Lol we will see you next year Scoop!
Who knows?
Oh you have to come back, Scoop!
Ask me again after we clean up the wreckage on the highway. LOL.
You’re taking next year off?
At this point that’s what I’m thinking. Maybe I will read the Great Books of the Western World with all that time, and some works on Buddhism.
Given a change to resuscitate his post-season career, Kershaw completedly failed. Given a chance to resuscitate his season, Kelly did the same….It wouldn’t be fair, but I wouldn’t be surprised to see Roberts take the fall.
Do you mean for this game or with his job?
He should never have brought Kersh back out. But he can be stubborn.
Tricky after only 3 pitches
Quit while he was ahead.
The mistake was not pitching someone else first, then Kolarek, then Kershaw. I wonder if announcing that was the strategy following Beuler, he felt locked in to that
Yeah, I think you are on to something.
He mismanaged the pen tonight, but his overall record is outstanding.
That would be a big mistake in my mind. Would be over reacting to one game.
The Toronto Raptors fired the Coach of the Year and won the NBA championship the next season.
Pollock be our Kendrick
Statistically impossible this inning.
Not that Kendrick
Not a big fan of those intentional walks, by the way.
Of course it burned the Dodgers – but didn’t the Nats in Game 2…
The Dodgers? Do a search on Camus’ The Myth of Sisyphus.
Four plus one?
Why not…
Let me get this started. We still have 3 outs.
Shall we all hold hands together?
I wish I wasn’t 19 years sober.
19 years? Good for you RBI. You rock!
Thanks! Puts things in perspective.
‘One of the best posts ever. But stay sober, and I know you will.
What can the Dodgers do to get through the playoffs? Do they need different players? Do they need different approach? Different coaching?
Sometimes it just happens, I’m not sure
Sometimes sure. 7 years in a row however is just a bit too much of a trend to ignore.
Just because it happened in a row, doesn’t make it a trend. Short series in a sport were everyone loses at least a third of their games is a bit of a crapshoot.
Not asking in a mad voice… what would make it a trend? Or is there no trend in baseball at all?
The trend is being good enough over that stretch to make it to the playoffs, after that…
… the trend is to lose in the playoffs. (jk)
But would we rather next year they didn’t make the playoffs so we could all have a sanity break? Not me
Depends if they win the WS this year or not. Lol
They were cooling off just as the Nats were heating up.
In a short series, anything can happen. If the Dodgers aren’t in it, though, I don’t really care who wins the Series.
Not the Yankees
I’ll pull for the Rays.
Sorry, no mild card teams.
So you do care who wins WBB.
You would care if it was San Fran. But honestly – I do hear you.
I could not care less.
After this, I’m not sure I’ll watch another pitch of the post-season.
Yeah – I think my October just opened up as well.
I just texted that message to a friend, who, like us, is a lifelong diehard Dodgers fan.
Well, my wife will be happy.
While my wife would have been into a Dodger World Series, mine will be too.
I’d like the Nats to go all the way, actually. Barring a miraculous bottom of the ninth.
I’d like a Nats vs Rays World Series
No mild card teams.
I honestly don’t care.
My secondary team, but still not happy. My DC friends are, though.
Didn’t want to be like the Buffalo Bills anyway
Booing Joe, but not all on him.
Booing Joe, but not all on him.
I will at least save a lot of time and money.
Best team in the NL but pitching failed them in the NLDS.
Batting wasn’t fantastic overall either
Bats failed in this one as well.
Needed Will Smiths ball to go out.
It doesn’t get any worse than this.
Braves fans disagree
This is worse.
They never led.
OMG.
The book is always better than the movie. This movie sucks.
Welp
Yup. Grand salami. Thanks, Doc. This one is squarely on you.
People around you leaving, RBI?
Dare I say Kendrick has helped us out before
Payback.
That doesn’t help
Dealt with Soso
What the Nats have been doing and we have not.
DP please.
Pull Kelly? Lead off walk not good.
Sheesh Kelly. Don’t lose control now.
Worry worry worry. Rendon and Soto coming up.
Top of the order for the Dodgers in the bottom of the 10th. Let’s keep this tied right here.
Dang it again!!!
Card fans must be enjoying the show right about now.
Taylor is used to heroics
Shades of Bellinger in Game 2 of the 2017 WS.
I was hoping
Heart attack time.
Let’s go Will. Oh man!!!!
Dang it!
I wondered if he was going to hit Lux here
Pretty sad when you begin to expect more from Kiké than Seager.
As I was saying…
I bet he will pitch low to Corey
I think that’s a good call.
You were correct.
Redemption time for Seager v Hudson.
Just saw- Matt Beaty at first? Wasn’t he terrible there? Or am I thinking about Joc..?
SSS – he doesn’t look terrible, but he had committed 3 errors in 21 starts at first.
A walkoff would now be appropriate.
Oh sure – now everyone wants a walk off! 🙂
Seageroff
Corey, kike and Will. Time to be a hero
Going back in for the bottom of the ninth!
You are made of strong stuff. Need all that your moniker can bring!
Is Joe Kelly your NLDS Game 5 winning pitcher?
5 k’s out of the last 7 Nat batters. It’s just that the other 2 were killers.
6 of 8.
We’ve K’ed ten time in this game, and it seems like most of them have been in the last three innings.
Kelly? Really?
Not where I wanted us to be in the top of the ninth.
Just hope it stays tied.
I hear you. There is one alternative that is worse but yeah it’s frustrating after leading all game.
Nice to be watching fro the west coast.
The best coast.
Freese please.
Darn it.
Oh Belli
Glad it’s a home game.
Now would be a good time, Cody.
It would be memorable that’s for sure.
Smart move on Corbin’s part.
However you can get on
Tough way to get on, but…
Please, JT.
Okay JT. Let’s get it done.
OKay, Max. Go.
The Maier incident was the first game of the 1996 ALCS Yanks-O’s. I remember it well (O’s being my secondary team at that time. Living in DC. FD: they are now my tertiary team, Nats being secondary at this point).
So Kershaw’s postseason rep continues to be tarnished. It’s hard to understand how he underperforms in these games.
Now I don’t want Jansen to pitch.
If we send a 4th batter to the place here, I suspect he will be pitching the 9th
Feeds on itself a bit. Strasburg’s, gutty keeping his team in it tonight mirrored Klayton’s game 2, when people complained about his performance. Six innings both left behind 3-1.
Time for the big bats to deliver
Kenta getting it done!
Do we get points for leading the most innings?
If innings were dollars we would have $2.1 million and they would have $102.
I actually think the worst of it is over. I think we win this in a walk off.
Ideally, without a walkoff.
Could happen but not my gut feeling.
I don’t want to wait that long.
Gee whiz – everyone wants a pitch off instead of a walk off.
I don’t want the Dodgers to need to hit in the ninth.
That’s why it would be a pitch off.
Let’s get runs here rather than a walkoff
Credit where it is due.
First one was not a bad pitch. Second one was served up.
I actually went into the restroom to hide. Watched the two dingers on Game Day.
Now we pay for the last three innings of batting futility.
Ugh
I feel bad for Kershaw. We needed Maeda.
Kershaw should feel bad for you.
I’m sure he does.
Well that almost makes it alright then.
I wish Roberts had stayed with his relievers.
Where was Kolarek when we needed him
ON the bullpen bench.
Felt that coming somehow. Not surprised.
2 pitches, 2 HRs.
This is what I was so afraid of.
https://twitter.com/jonweisman/status/1182128973792206849?s=21
Decent pitch
I had to go pee.
Oh no…
Oh no.
I can’t watch
Pollock is the only OF left on the bench, right? We all know Joc can’t hit lefties, so …
Thereby making Joc swing at ball two. This is infuriating.
On to the 8th.
Please don’t blink tonight Dodger relievers.
Another egregious call. Is he from D.C.?
Pollock or Joc? I prefer to let Joc hit.
You don’t say.
I know. Kike’ over Pollock to start the game. Taylor over Pollock just now. So, who knows?
With runners on, likely would have been Freese.
True.
Leaving him in for defense.
Let the pitching rotation wheel begin. (Or continue on I guess.)
I wonder what the plan is now, Kershaw for as long as possible. I wonder if/ when Kenley will be up
Soto has his own designated pitcher and maybe Maeda for Rendon. Will be interesting to see which way Doc goes. tough for him to keep Klayton off the mound however.
The double switch suggests he stays.
PLEASE get more runs, Dodgers!
Take a breath RBI!
Wow.
Short work.
Better
That’s rather efficient!!
Let’s do this Kersh.
I can’t breathe.
At least I have the option of not watching
Not giving Buehler anything close, or on the line.
Are they planning on using Walker again this postseason? It’s Game 5 of the DS not the WS.
He’ll have plenty of rest, probably game three.
He is pretty much dominating, no?
But getting close to 120 pitches…
Your wish.
Don’t win DS game five, no WS to worry about.
But they are leading this game right at this moment already. Not like they are behind.
Understand your concern, not sure I understand this statement, however.
Fair enough. I’m just feeling like they pushed Walker further than necessary. I could definitely be wrong.
Hand first at least, hope he is ok
I’d have to think he’s out of the game.
Wrist to helmet, replay tells Monday.
Okay. That bad but not as bad as the head.
Wrist to helmet, replay tells Monday.
Oh no.
Kersh warming up
Why Kershaw? You’ve got professional relievers out there. Save Clayton for the ninth.
At least Kenta first
Good plan.
Argh! Inches!
Nice play down the line!
Loud foul balls from Beaty.
Except for that one. Loud silent swing.
Nice jump!
On the first pitch!
The kids can run!
Bring him all the way around now Dodgers.
Asleep at the wheel! Errr, mound!
Yes. Belli
There’s a start
Seriously though. Two perfect pitches called balls recently.
Awake once more Dodger bats.
Indeed.
97 pitches, six Ks, one run. An excellent night, Mr. Buehler. Have a seat.
K!
One bad call then one lucky call for Walker
https://twitter.com/jorgecastillo/status/1182124101642571776?s=20
Walker is getting robbed.
Thank you Howie Kendrick!
He has been in the middle of the good and the bad
Better
Much better
Phew. Still at risk, but only one out to get.
Phew! Now one more.
There goes the scoreless streak for Buehler.
Drat it. Get somebody up in the bullpen, Dave.
Maeda’s up.
He has.
Stop this now.
Don’t like this trend.
They are dangerous. Especially Rendon.
Uh-oh, redux.
Bats are slowing down.
Or is Stras being Stras, finally
But almost 90 pitches.
Yes. He’s hitting the edges of the strike zone a lot more often.
Dodgers — don’t rest on your laurels here. You need more runs.
Tough for Atlanta to have to play out the game with their hearts broken.
I can’t feel sorry for the Barves.
This is a much better game for sure. Not that I would have minded a blow-out.
I would be entertained if the Dodgers scored 10 more runs
The Braves need to borrow Martin to pitch a clean inning.
If Russell were with the Budweisers, he could get a three-inning save.
Meant to say Link – thanks for the stats update re: number of comments. We were so close to moving into third place!
If we get to the World Serious…
1000 comments seems crazy…
Surprised not to see Game 3 from last years WS in the mix. 18 innings should have given us one or two things to chat about!
The counter got turned off by mistake in mid-year of 2018. So I don’t know how many comments there were.
Tightrope walkering!
Oh RBI. So good!
Yes. Inning over!
One more
Thanks, Davy.
Now about that DP. Please?
Hard with Trea
Unless it’s a hard one-hopper to Seager. He K’s a lot, though.
Strasburg free to bunt.
Uh-oh.
Let’s go Buehler. Ground ball DP.
Hard to double up Taylor.
Against the shift. Dang it.
Just keep focusing on the pitching Walker. That’s all that matters.
I’m with you.
Maybe three or four more runs, Dodgers. I’d feel safer.
If the cardinals can get 10…. well why not
Yes. K!
Very timely
Thank you.
Oh I guess you mean Buehler.
Still with a moderate pitch count.
Despite the error adding to the inning.
He is about an inning’s worth of pitches head of Strasburg.
Nice pitch
Radio is ten seconds ahead of TV. I had time to run down the hall and tell Mom to watch that catch.
I’ll now take my heart out of my mouth
Nice catch!
Cody!
Ugly.
Should have let Kike have it
Monday agrees with you.
Get Rendon.
Done
Love getting first batter out each inning.
Now Soto…
Nope.
https://twitter.com/FOXSportsBraves/status/1182098429947731968
At least the pitch count is nearing 60 for Strasburg.
Still on a pace to get maybe seven out of him. Perhaps they PH for him before that if the situation arises.
If they’re down this much, they can’t wait too long.
He has been one of only few guys on base for them however.
Way too high Corey!
Oh Corey.
C’mon Corey.
That’s unfortunate
Moved him over at least.
Steiner tells me Beaty was in 94 games. I don’t remember that many.
If Steiner says four balls equals a walk, don’t believe him.
Baseball Reference says he played 99 games.
I could have misheard.
Got a lot of play when Max and Belli had injuries and they moved Belli off of first.
Still not sure if Bellinger’s at bat was positive or not in terms of his hitting.
Foam finger hard at work!
Not a foam tomahawk.
Cody on first base!
Second!
Now on second.
Rough series for my namesake Howie!
I like Howie and I’ll be sorry for him as long as we win the game.
He’s had a fine career.
Howie’s looking like a DH.
Another Kendrick special
Through the wickets!
Double. Even a single. I’ll take something positive.
He looks like he is trying to hit everything too hard
OK, time to break it open!
Let’s come alive this inning Belli.
I’d like a crooked number here please.
Yawl wanna take the drama out of the game!?
Yep
¡Absolutamente! I want a laugher.
Another solid throw to end the inning.
Nice
Márquez burned Buehler with that no pitch.
Knuckle down here
Great one hop
No chance to double up Trea, but at least Strasburg had to try to run.
Well – he is not likely to steal a base anyways.
No, but you don’t want runners on for top of the order.
Especially now.
Arghhh! Don’t let them in!
Don’t walk him
Strong throw to get him.
HB ump now talking to Buehler. Any idea?.
Giving Will time to recover.
Now what? Umps gathering. No idea why.
Washington wants to give up already?
Feeling a little more relaxed (only a little)
Me, too. Still have butterflies.
Now that was in the air a long time. Just a bit too long unfortunately.
Let’s keep the scoring runs going!
Half way to the cycle.
He is not fooling our hitters so far!
Ok Joc. Don’t be a slacker. Hit a HR this time.
At first, I though Taylor had caught that.
Did not miss by much.
It was in the air for a long time. I didn’t think it was going out.
I thought Taylor was going to flash it in the glove.
Where are you sitting tonight?
Reserve behind home 4th level up. Some foul balls already on either side. Single seat was 80$. Seemed like a good deal to me.
Absolutely!
Yeah, maybe six inches.
Griffey woulda had it.
Judge woulda had it.
He’s not a CF.
I know. But the height.
Judge plays in a bandbox RF, so he gets those chances.
Never mind.
But Taylor is (and a decent one).
Kiké!!!! And Will hit it hard, too!
Ha!
Kiké!!!
Stadium is rocking! Much louder than Game One.
Must be just a bit louder now!
Alright. Don’t let Strasburg find his groove. Keep that pitch count rising.
Holy cow what a catch.
On a ball he misplayed, he did a Willie Davis.
Francoeur was more charitable. He said it was slicing a lot more than Hernandez thought.
Glad it wasn’t Pollock out there.
Pollock’s a pretty good outfielder, but he wouldn’t have had that.
Pollock is better in CF than in LF.
Qatch by Quique!
Nice catch? The question is around the nice part and not the catch part.
Yes. On the fly.
Kiké!!!!
He’s the one to track it down.
Ok Walker. Keep it clean here.
Still, 22 pitches.
Ugh. Ugly.
Darn. I’d hoped for a lot more.
Me too.
Sweet swing by Beaty for the single.
Oh Belli.
He got burned on the previous pitch.
Very true. It wasn’t a good call.
He had to cover the outside, and then got burned inside.
Inside – but also up in the zone.
I was just sorta hoping he’d advance the runner…
Mission. Accomplished.
He did.
Munster Mash!
Bye bye baby!
*Belted…
How’s it go? When you come to the ballpark there’s always a chance you’ll see something you never saw before.
That one is GONE!!
Muncy!!!
Now I’ve seen everything.
Now you see it. Now you don’t.
Did they show it on DiamondVision?
If only he’d hit it three feet to the left…
Joc smack!
Just a double.
Take it.
Joc!!!
It went through the fence.
That should count extra!
Joined a Film Noir Facebook group a few weeks ago and they have been having some watch parties. Hope it’s not meaningful that I switched over to watch this game after watching Nightmare Alley.
Off to a better start than Folty…
Wowsers. That’s for darn sure.
3 up. 3 down. Each out slightly more troubling then the next.
Emphasis on the slightly.
He can’t strike out 27 straight! 😉
Well certainly not now anyways. 🙂
Nice swinging K.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lk2B8988ws0
Took me a second. But yes – that sums it up nicely. Trouble and worry.
Overture, curtains, lights,
This is it, the night of nights
No more rehearsing and nursing a part
We know every part by heart
Overture, curtains, lights
This is it, you’ll hit the heights
And oh what heights we’ll hit
On with the show this is it.
Bugs and Daffy?
Indeed.
Here I am, representing!
Let’s go RBI! Let’s go Dodgers!
The Barves are still alive!
…but life support could only help so much.
I’m still knocked out by that defensive play to get Altuve yesterday. Kiermaier read the carom perfectly and made a great throw to Adames, who made a near-perfect relay to D’Arnaud for the putout (a tad to d’Arnaud’s right, but in plenty of time). Optimum defensive execution.
In retrospect, easy to say the Minute Maids should’ve held Altuve at third with just one out.
Not to take anything away from that play – especially the throw from Adames – but on repeated viewings it looked like even if Altuve had arrived before the throw (rather than a micro-second after), he missed the plate with his hand on the slide.
Regardless – one heck of a play.
Yes, he did miss the plate. d’Arnaud was waiting with the ball.
I like Kiké in the lineup.
Doc explains that Walker tends to give up fly balls, so he wants the better fielder out there.
Okay. Makes sense.
On my way to the stadium. Toes are home-painted blue-ish. Heart is hopeful-ish.
I’ve been glancing at Gameday, and it seems odd that the Budweisers are letting their No. 1 starter struggle in one-sided game. 90-plus pitches probably takes him out of the running until Game 3 of the NLCS,
Still, it looks as if walking the dog will be a more productive use of my time.
He’s gone five, so he qualifies for the win. Maybe that was the goal. He’s thrown 94 pitches.
It was foolish to worry about who gets the win in a no-doubt game.
104 pitches. Six innings.
Obviously my reasoning was flawed. Very strange.
Very
https://twitter.com/BaseballProject/status/1181989880555036672?s=20
Born on the same day as my dad. 9th October 1940
The Barves have cut the lead to 12!
This is hard to watch. How long before the fans start vacating the premises?
Not very, I imagine.
Now if the players walk out…
I don’t like to use the word “choke,” but…
Goodness gracious. Sacks loaded one out in the third, 11-0.
Putting on the jinx? https://www.stltoday.com/sports/baseball/professional/birdland/no-foam-tomahawks-on-seats-at-braves-ballpark-after-comments/article_c13d5386-93bb-514e-9555-98427108f8d6.html
Interesting that the Braves would be that sensitive to criticism. A welcome surprise.
Bright side? No chopping happening.
Wow. Cardinals just massacring the Braves. 9-0, one out in the first. Three doubles and three walks.
It would not break my heart if the Dodgers emulated that output in the first inning of their game.
The result of the Cards adjusting to Folty’s use of secondary pitches and avoidance of the fastball. Showing patience. Taking balls. Maybe we can do the same.
Strasburg’s a tougher opponent, but not infallible.
I know.