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Dodgers/Brewers

Astros/Sox

I enjoy having SOME kind of rooting interest when I watch sports and my team isn't playing. Even if it's just that I like one guy on a team. In the case of Dodgers/Brewers, it's pretty easy...fuck Ryan Braun. Astros/Sox...I got nothing. I certainly don't dislike either team and I respect their games, but...total indifference.

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Best regular season pitcher of the decade, but what the fuck. A HR to the pitcher?

Passed balls, catchers interference, flat out not catching a throw home?

What an ass performance so far, defensively.

Kersh is far more important than bringing back Manny, and i definitely would like to see Manny back too, but Dodgers don't make all these playoffs without Kersh, nor do they next year without him (or replacing him with a younger ace)

i could be wrong, but i think his contract might be up

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JT and Grandal played the worst games I’ve ever seen them play, Kershaw sucked. Somehow only a 6-5 loss.

It's like Belly last year with the off-speed into his hands...he never adjusted and teams just kept pounding him with it. JT keeps swinging at these high fbs out of the zone - that was literally the only thing Knebel threw to him and only 1 was for a strike.

Miley helps himself out with 2 hits. Arcia with a dinger.

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bases loaded, no outs for Puig.

gets Jeffress out of a jam.

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in a big spot in the playoffs.

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for a guy that’s pretty good in the regular season.

Top of the order up. Time to make it happen.

they were trying to get Knebel ready, but...too late.

Both games have been tough to watch. When Kenta hug that slider middle-in to a middle-in pull mistake hitter (Grandy), I was ready for the white gates. Thankfully he got underneath it just enough.

Offense aside, Baez was the most important piece. Unlike last year where we constantly taxes the pen, Pedro has taken innings off everyone else. Counsel is finding out the double edged sword of long bullpen relief. I know it’s the formula that got them here but Miley’s cutter was just killing us, completely off balance.

i know yall mad

I'm so glad these two teams are playing each other, there's a chance this is the most compelling series of the playoffs. They might have been equals on paper but the Red Sox have a lot more holes on their roster.

McCullers and Maldonado could've crushed the Astros' team spirit there late with all those passed balls, but Bregman nearly took the house down in that final at bat. I love his development as a villain for opposing fanbases; dude is having a Bondsian series right now.

Kimbrel bending and not breaking has been nearly as dramatic as the last few episodes of Better Call Saul and some of fall's best television.


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Brewers openly hate Machado at this point and I know they get to go home after this but my gut tells me if they don't take this one, the Dodgers are gonna roll 'em Friday. They also gotta want to give the bullpen some extended time off and win Game 6 to end it now that they've lost Gio as well.

Sadly, it might be in the best interest of a competitive World Series if the Brewers roll over at this point, though. I like their team more, but I just don't see what realistic shot they have at either of the AL teams.

Then on the other side you've got the Astros, who should be rolling through the Red Sox on paper but their bullpen has been completely nullified by the Sox' hot bats and that Brasier guy is turning in a pretty fun post season so far. It's pretty wild how hot Springer and Bregman have been, Springer as a plain hitter and Bregman from every advanced stat, and yet the Astros seem to be getting colder and colder at the plate as a team. There's been so much offense in this series though, part of me wonders if tonight might fuck around and be a pitcher's duel.

As long as it doesn't go a sleepy 12 like last night, I'd take that. I don't really have a rooting interest in this one, I like both teams equally.


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yesterday was an amazing game, but back to back horrible hitting games will not get you to the WS. Even today, the dodgers have already left 2 on base.

you have 1 out, and a guy trying to bunt. let him bunt. get that second out. instead you walk him? then get frustrated and give up a run? Dodgers would not have the success they've had without Kershaw, but my god is he horrible in the playoffs.

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that makes no sense. yes, it worked, but you don't have your pitcher bat if you're pulling him from the game. SMH at Roberts.

player and it's a feint for the Brewers. If you follow Doc at all, you know he has a rationale for everything he does.

honestly, i just wanted to see Kersh get that 8th inning.

bullshit call

It’s right up there. He was great in a huge spot.

Some great, great at bats in the latter innings by most of the lineup.

yeah, he faltered in the first game vs the Brewers, but he's now had 2 playoff gems this year. dodgers do not win a world series without him pitching a gem.

dude has been nails

Didn't see this lasting less than 6 games, least of all after Game 1. David Price was a different man last night. He was completely relaxed. Hopefully Kimbrel settles down after last night's outing too cause he's been giving me heart attacks.

And congrats to JBJ! Huge series.

winner goes the WS, loser goes the fuck HOME. Buehler/Chacin get the starts. Leggo!!

Dodgers already got a man on, with no outs. I'd imagine there will be quick hooks for either pitcher...especially Chacin. How patient will Counsel be?

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Hader in in, top of the 3rd and Roberts goes with Hernandez...so, Joc is done for the night.

I don't get the Hernandez move and while taking out Buehler makes sense, putting in a 23-year old to replace him doesn't make much sense to me.

But again, I don't know either way.

and using the bench and pen.

They took Joc out because of that, but he got hit awfully hard on the wrist by a pitch yesterday. He can’t be feeling great today.

Huge catch there by Taylor there.

https://twitter.com/FOXSports/status/1053827177563643905

Amazing play in a huge spot.

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https://twitter.com/MLBONFOX/status/1053830006604914688

who's partner was killed in a drug bust, gone bad...since then he has only worked alone, but now the Chief has assigned the new detective to work with him.

had Ferguson and Maeda up here in the 7th ...try to get Madsen out of the 7th and used Maeda and/or Ferguson in the 8th with Kenley ready if need be...


4 run lead..our bullpen has been solid

Jansen was mowing them down. Only threw 15 pitches. Let it ride.

CK to close. Same formula as against the Nats in a close-out game 5 two years ago and the same formula Doc wanted to use in game 7 in the WS if we had a lead

It’s just....Jansen struck out 3 of 4 betters on only 15 pitches. The way it had gone, he was in great shape for another inning, and the uncertainty of a starter coming in on only two days rest. I know he’s done it before, but....

It worked though. Roberts does what he does and has done a great job so it’s hard to question him.....but in the moment I felt great about Jansen.

no one on the dodgers gets the crowd more hyped. no one. not even kersh or turner.

This shit is over.

no one would have been expecting that. put down any decent bunt, and a run scores.

fuck cheating ass Ryan Braun. Fuck racist/sexist/homophobe Hader.