2021 NLCS: Braves vs. Dodgers

scottyno

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2nd and 3rd no out and then they get nothing. That's worse than anything the Sox did in games 3-5.
 

scottyno

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If the Dodgers had Kike or Verdugo instead of Mookie they'd probably be winning this series.
 

DeJesus Built My Hotrod

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Great restraint by Brian Anderson not to say anything at all after strike three to Betts, btw. Nice (no) call.
I know you may have a different perspective given your vocation but I think Anderson is fantastic for both baseball and the NBA. I dislike some of his BA-isms - "closing kick" in particular during hoops - but I find that he enhances my enjoyment of games versus most of his peers.

Matzek just came in and beasted the Dodgers and it was glorious. 11 pitches, 9 strikes, three Ks.
 

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That contract is aging in dog years. Love the guy, but you just don't sign players to contracts of that length. Period.
He only played 122 games in his age 28 season and did two separate stints on the IL with bone spurs and inflammation in his hip. Hard to imagine that not becoming a chronic issue for him as he ages. Love the guy but I'm glad the Sox aren't on the hook for the rest of that $340mm.
 
I know you may have a different perspective given your vocation but I think Anderson is fantastic for both baseball and the NBA. I dislike some of his BA-isms - "closing kick" in particular during hoops - but I find that he enhances my enjoyment of games versus most of his peers.
Completely agree, actually. He's solid, occasionally funny, and never takes anything off the table. I'd probably take Dan Shulman over him for both baseball and basketball, among guys in his peer group who do both, but not many others.
 

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That contract is aging in dog years. Love the guy, but you just don't sign players to contracts of that length. Period.
Couldn't agree more.

I like what our GM is doing, I don't want any mega superstars signed to albatross contracts that will sink the franchise down the road.

Good for you Mookie, you wanted to test free agency, got traded to LA, fell in love with the place and signed a mega deal to stay there.

Best of luck to you and the Dodgers going forward.
 

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I absolutely would. He has probably saved the game and so the series. He may well have also saved Snitker's job. But he has without question saved Jackson, especially after his meltdown in game 3, from a life of anguish.
I don't know that its all that dire but I am inclined your way. Then again, Snit is managing the Braves to an inning of the World Series after a pretty up and down season. I get the sense that he knows what he is doing at this point.
 

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Couldn't agree more.

I like what our GM is doing, I don't want any mega superstars signed to albatross contracts that will sink the franchise down the road.

Good for you Mookie, you wanted to test free agency, got traded to LA, fell in love with the place and signed a mega deal to stay there.

Best of luck to you and the Dodgers going forward.
This is well said

Fuck the Dodgers
This is actually much better