2023 LDS Game/Discussion Thread
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I thought that Kike was at fault there but that was a slow roller and he had to gather and make a perfect throw across his body.
Maybe should have eaten it or maybe thrown behind the runner at third?
I agree. He talks to analyze what is going on. He leaves a lot of space otherwise.
He ain't a SS. We are witnessing the downside of having a Betts and Freeman in that you have to piece together a workable roster out of MLB retreads. Fortunately for them/their fans, the Dodgers seem to have the best in rejuvenating technology.
Yeah, still, they are 6 for 8 on stolen bases. Is the success rate on bunting any better?
The Dodgers may have eeked this one out with a full bullpen game, but obviously that's not sustainable even in a 5 game series with 3 offdays, so i understand why they tried Bobby Miller.
As a Red Sox fan, I had to find things to root for. So I decided that I would like to see a WS between Torey Lovullo and Rocco Baldelli. So far, so good.
Something like 3 for 35 since 2021 in the post season is deadly for your leadoff hitter, especially when you consider how insanely good he is during the regular season.
The Dodgers have won 100+ games in four of the last five years, and have just the one Covid World Series to show for it. Looking at a second straight Division Series exit to a division rival.
Like the Rays, they haven’t exactly been turning all this regular season success into multiple championships.
Like the Rays, they haven’t exactly been turning all this regular season success into multiple championships.
There were a lot of predictions that the Dodgers were going to struggle this year with their rotation issues and lack of depth in the lineup. I think it's more surprising that they won 100 games again than that they're down in the playoffs. You can blame Dave Roberts if you want, but he doesn't have many cards to play right now.
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Gosh, have you seen the list of their injured and disgraced pitchers? They got nuttin'.
Exactly. When every choice is bad, there really are no bad decisions, just decisions.
They are basically the Niners in last year's championship game after Purdy was injured, except with starting pitchers instead of QBs. No matter how talented the rest of the team is, it's hard to compete when that important a position is depleted.
Yeah. I hadn't realized that until I read about the aftermath of Game One and how Kershaw was pretty much their only option as a starter.
Last 9 games:
Dodgers 2-7 record
Mookie 3-34, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 4 BB, 8K, 4 R.
.088 / .180 / .118 / .297
Well, the manager is not responsible for that, that's just baseball. Guys get hot, guys go cold.
Sure it would matter. It's easy to bemoan the status of their starters, but the team gave up 4 runs last night. That's a very winnable game if the offense can come through instead of scoring only 2.
It was the type of play that shows how being fundamentally sound can pay off in critical moments ... which made it painful for Red Sox fans to see.
The home run was fascinating as well. Seeing the swing in slo-mo, with the one-hand finish, was remarkable.
Mookie with the Sox in 21 postseason games: .227/.313/.341/.654. Not that I wouldn't still want him on the Sox but he wasn't a postseason monster when he was here either.
It was a great play, no doubt. And super fun to watch. But if Riley doesn't make that play, or if Harper is smarter on the bases, there's two outs with Harper on first and Stott coming up. Still long odds given Stott's 2023 numbers of 329 OBP and 419 SLG. Though his four 2023 postseason games have been slightly ahead of that.
Just read it's the first double play involving an outfielder to end a postseason game. If the Phillies don't advance, Harper is going to have nightmares about that play all offseason.
View: https://twitter.com/RabbiJeremyFine/status/1711491061514682409?s=20
Kremer pitched for Team Israel in the WBC.
Kremer pitched for Team Israel in the WBC.
I feel like the criticism has gone too far. They did a whole 15 minutes on it after the second game last night.
The reward for what he did is scoring the tying run if the ball is not caught, and also requiring a really good play for the double play. How many times have we seen runners stranded at third base this post-season? If he holds, doesn't score, and the Braves get two outs, he's criticized for a bad read.
Conversely, the downside of what he did is being way overstated. The run expectancy for first base, two outs, is very low. And even if they tie the game, they have to navigate the bottom of the ninth and then extras. Their win percentage if he had held or gotten back to first was exceptionally low. Is a slightly more than 5 percent chance better than zero percent? Of course. But that's what we're talking about here. The pundits were killing the guy for not taking the choice that preserves a 6 percent win probability. For the reward of tying the game and not getting potentially stranded on third if the ball was not caught.
People act like first base on the road with two outs is some position worth protecting at all cost and taking no risk. It's not. It's almost always a loss.
That's an awesome break down...and after reading it I no longer think Harper made a boneheaded play. That said - I still think he's going to have a lot of nightmares about it if they dont advance.
I really like Joe Posnanki's step-by-step coverage of the last play on his (paywalled) blog, especially his breakdown of the catch:
No doubt. It's rarely one thing when you have a tough loss, but the Bartman/Buckner principle is that these things kind of crystalize into a single culprit. Failure to tack on on the road and bullpen failure are the story of the game, but when you end the game in such spectacular fashion, it's easy to forget those things.
They just showed the Harris catch focusing on reaction, speed, and route, but didn't credit Posnanski. Compared the Riley play to Jeter's. (ugh)
Twins regressing to the mean: down 4-0 in the first inning. Poor Minnesota fans. Pay all that money and get to watch a probable loss for 9 innings.