Author Archive: Sean Dolinar

semmerling 4:54 PM

Go Rays!

millvillemeltdown 7:41 PM

go baseball

Mousebumples 7:48 PM

Let's go Brewers!

rluzinski 7:54 PM

I am about as bored with the current narrative (pressure now on the Brewers) as I was with the previous one (Rays were done after game 3 and the sweep was inevitable). We assume the players are as emotionally unstable as the fans.

rluzinski 7:57 PM

Fanthropomorphizing?

Matthew Tobin 7:58 PM

Genuinely curious: What do the markets have on the velo of Miz’s first fastball?

lzfreak 7:58 PM edited

I'm fascinated to see how Cash navigates this mess he's made of his available pitching

rluzinski 7:58 PM

Welcome to steal it, cus it happens a lot.

brewersbibliophile 8:01 PM

Im getting drunk for the first time in months. If any Mets hate comes out of me, I apologize in advance.

danodea 8:02 PM

Let's go Rays

Brian547 8:04 PM

That the game's brightest young star (personal opinion) is starting the potential last game of the season can only be a good thing.

BryanB 8:06 PM

Good evening everyone! Gonna try hard to just enjoy baseball and not yell at my team!

Brian547 8:07 PM

I feel like BK is super throwing Chef whats her name under the bus.

BryanB 8:10 PM

Jackson’s never seen a pitch he didn’t like

alden 8:11 PM

We back! Hello everybody

BryanB 8:11 PM

I have a theory that all baseball players are related

brewersbibliophile 8:13 PM

Im surprised more people aren’t wanting the Rays to win. If I were an outsider, I’d avsultely want them to win, just to keep the series going

BryanB 8:13 PM

We’re a passionate bunch

BryanB 8:13 PM

Bauers on a roll! Of not hitting I mean.

alden 8:13 PM

Puyallup, WA’s favorite son, Drew Rasmussen

raregokus 8:14 PM

I made it 3 minutes with Smoltz's commentary, but the part where he started saying Rasmussen was pitching better because he's more tired broke me

GammaDraconis 8:14 PM

Rasmussen looking good

BryanB 8:14 PM

I just want it to go back to Wil so the Brews can hit some homers

BryanB 8:15 PM

Jumanji Part 3: The Search for More Money

asf123 8:16 PM edited

What other Burger King products are we going to find out have been terrible all along??

BryanB 8:18 PM

If only there was some non-verbal way to communicate with someone. I dunno, like “hands” or something.

Nick Smith 8:19 PM

I want to see someone get Jumanji'ed into a worker-placement Eurogame.

BryanB 8:19 PM

Have yall been following the AFL outfield adjustment results? Insane.

Deduno Abides 8:20 PM

Mound problems again?!

BryanB 8:21 PM

Just make it out of concrete!

Brian547 8:21 PM

I think the conspiracy of road mound Miz has actually gotten to him.

raregokus 8:21 PM

What if you got extra fractions of a win for winning longer extra inning games? The series would be 3-1.33, and the Rays would only need to win 2 more as long as they play 6 more extra innings

GammaDraconis 8:22 PM

Should have stuck with the slippery mound.

BryanB 8:23 PM edited

I will allow a hit to Caminero only because I have his RC

Nick Smith 8:24 PM

Back to business: hitting it right to Turang.

brewersbibliophile 8:26 PM

As a truck driver, GTA is such a stress reliever. I get to live out all my road rage fantasies. Can’t wait for 6 to come out.

Brian547 8:28 PM

BeamNG

Yer Main Guy 8:31 PM

Why have more people claimed the Brewers are gonna win, than that the Brewers will win in five?

jzmaxson27 8:31 PM

I really appreciate them using the slow mo camera to show him walking with the trainer there. Helped me really make sense of the action.

BryanB 8:33 PM

I think the first/third base coaches are on crack

alden 8:33 PM

Pooper Cratt.

Brian547 8:33 PM

Out of the basepath…. Drink!

BryanB 8:34 PM

I think you should be able to run to home in that situation

BryanB 8:34 PM

That was inside

Brian547 8:35 PM

Only one run there feels like a big, well not mistake, wasted opportunity.

brewersbibliophile 8:36 PM

I forgot the downside of watching the game at the bar is everyone here believes they are experts at coaching. It’s inexcusable Frelick didn’t run home on that rundown, according to the people here

bosoxforlife 8:37 PM

What is inexcusable is Pratt not stopping at 1st. 1st and 3rd with 1 out is optimum in that in that situation.

Matthew Tobin 8:38 PM

That Polymarket ad shows the entire problem. She needs to bet everything he'll lose and THEN blow the whistle

AdvantageSchneider 8:39 PM

Tampa can’t sell out a World Series game and they can’t have a decent mound that doesn’t require in game service. Embarrassing for a franchise.

BryanB 8:40 PM

That mound looks like they just dumped rubble on it

Nick Smith 8:40 PM

And now I'm looking at the pitchers' feet. Thanks, Miz.

GammaDraconis 8:41 PM

So how many pitches before Miz throws something other than a fastball?

BryanB 8:41 PM

When it fails?

millvillemeltdown 8:41 PM

who is the largest shoe size (avg) : listed height

millvillemeltdown 8:43 PM

i have a suspicion that shoe size might be very slightly positively correlated with velocity

baseballfan115 8:43 PM

Whats the record for consecutive fly outs in a ws game? Either/both outs recorded by fly out and consecutive batters who flew out

millvillemeltdown 8:43 PM

but getting a height-independent measure for that sounds difficult (longer levers apart from foot)

asf123 8:44 PM

Literally everything Smoltz says is in service of trying to deny the reality that baseball has been revealed as a game of strength and power rather than finesse and strategy. Everything.

David 8:45 PM

The Pat Murphy angry smile

BryanB 8:47 PM

I wonder if Jackson would swing at a bowling pitch.

Brian547 8:47 PM

More research/public availability for whatever pain drugs they used to "fix" Jr's foot for this game. ?

GammaDraconis 8:48 PM

At least they caught it this time, but is it that hard for them to communicate?

BryanB 8:51 PM

Need a poll for most mistakes we’ll see tonight: running into each other, running too far, or misthrowing to first

Philip Christy 8:52 PM

Has there been any data about how much slower pitchers' average fastball velocity is in the postseason compared to the regular season? And is it different for starters and relievers?

raregokus 8:52 PM

Vilade diving into the lava pit

BryanB 8:52 PM

Wow

Solitaire 8:52 PM

The Brewers pitching coach is named Hook? And he's not the one who pulls the pitcher?

Nick Smith 8:53 PM

No dives. B-

Solitaire 8:54 PM

Why is it so hard to convince players that running through first is faster?

BryanB 8:55 PM

I wanna see Yandy hit the ball with his arm

brewersbibliophile 8:56 PM

Is Murphy rubbing off on Miz? He looked pretty pissed off there.

Solitaire 8:56 PM

Yandy has one cheek with triple-wide eyeblack and one with single-wide. What?

GammaDraconis 8:57 PM

Diaz and Frelick competing for most injured?

BryanB 8:58 PM

Oof

AdvantageSchneider 8:59 PM

Tampa Bay delay of games.

Brian547 8:59 PM

That the broadcast did not use their AI tokens to show me a comparison between Yandy and Miz biceps should get them all fired.

BryanB 8:59 PM

I like how they squeeze ads into any possible break

raregokus 9:00 PM

I wonder if it's even possible for Yandy to fully button his jersey

BryanB 9:01 PM

This whole “let’s experiment with telepathy” thing isn’t working

Solitaire 9:02 PM

Is it just insanely loud in the dome and nobody can hear each other?

Kenny 9:03 PM

OK, how many of you were betting three innings, Brewers winning, and count them zero strikeouts for Miz?

jzmaxson27 9:04 PM

They need to summon Pat Morita to visit Yandy in the locker room.

BryanB 9:07 PM

I don’t know how a hitter can even see these pitches

BryanB 9:07 PM

See in Milwaukee I bet that’s an HR

alden 9:11 PM

Hit the weight room JC

BryanB 9:17 PM

Been really impressed with Simpson in this post

Brian547 9:18 PM

No no no announcer man… infield in=bad

BryanB 9:18 PM

Keep your eye on the ball. Baseball 101.

alden 9:19 PM

I had been thinking the devil rays jerseys were holding TB back. They should know better than anyone that they’ve really only ever had success with the true Rays jerseys

BryanB 9:19 PM

Miz is done

GammaDraconis 9:20 PM

That was close.

BryanB 9:20 PM

Again with the throws to first. I just can’t.

BryanB 9:21 PM

Please put someone else at third.

Blue Shoes 9:21 PM

Make a good throw to third base challenge: impossible

alden 9:21 PM

Can’t blame them for getting their payday but I didn’t think Parquet Courts would be the type of band willing to sell out to Starbucks

AdvantageSchneider 9:22 PM edited

Nm

Solitaire 9:23 PM

Cash thinks he's got 5 bullpen innings tonight?

AdvantageSchneider 9:26 PM

Cooooop!

BryanB 9:26 PM

Cooper. Man.

lzfreak 9:27 PM

This could be the dagger inning

Matthew Tobin 9:28 PM

Don't the Rays know we need to squeeze every ounce of baseball out of this series because we don't know when we'll have it again?

asf123 9:30 PM

Smoltz must be soooo disappointed that they scored with a hit rather than a bunt.

jj1986 9:30 PM

Ashby comes in when and for how long?

Solitaire 9:30 PM

Was Williamson drawn really far in? Shouldn't they have been at double play depth?

BryanB 9:30 PM

I think the rule is you can’t be good at defense AND offense

sadtrombone 9:31 PM

Here we go again…

Rollie's Mustache 9:31 PM

If Ashby comes in and gets some big outs is he the WS MVP? Leads the team in +WPA to this point.

Matthew Tobin 9:31 PM

Rays need the Brewers to bring Shane Drohan in for some inexplicable reason

BryanB 9:31 PM

Chourio RISP master

Bud Smith 9:32 PM

What would it take for Kyle Harrison to finally get into a game?

lzfreak 9:33 PM

They should give out a postseason mvp award and Ashby would get that

BryanB 9:35 PM

Need to DH for Bauers

Solitaire 9:37 PM

I've been watching the playoffs for a month now and still don't know what a self-driving network is

baseballfan115 9:38 PM edited

Is google trying to turn people off of sabermetrics? These full moon stats cant be real…

jdbolick 9:39 PM

Contreras challenging pitches has been my favorite part of the World Series.

Crapshoot 9:40 PM edited

Hi guys, missed you all silly me socializing with real humans at a bar instead of on the internet

brewersbibliophile 9:41 PM

Food just showed up for me, and I forgot I even ordered

BryanB 9:41 PM

That mound legit looks like you could BMX on it

Crapshoot 9:41 PM

I did drink a pickle beer in honor of Milwaukee

https://www.totalwine.com/beer/specialty-styles/specialty-be…

BryanB 9:43 PM

Told ya Miz is done

GammaDraconis 9:43 PM

Nasty K

Brian547 9:44 PM edited

That felt like Miz taking credit for Yandy making a bad swing

Kenny 9:46 PM

Still feels crazy to me that he has no runs in, 15 outs, and only two by K.

David 9:48 PM

Yeah, I'm going with this ballgame is over. 3 runs feels like a mountain right now.

BryanB 9:49 PM

Never say never. I mean until the game is over.

GammaDraconis 9:49 PM

Found the guy who didn't have it tonight. How many more do Tampa have in their bullpen?

AdvantageSchneider 9:49 PM

Chandler took a bad route. Probably wouldn’t have caught it but it was a bad route.

Antonio Bananas 9:49 PM

Already not a fan of Floridians and now the poor Rays getting no home game support. No redeeming qualities

raregokus 9:52 PM

Are there a bunch of empty seats I'm missing or something? I feel like the whole "the Rays have zero fans" thing is a little overblown

ra1nyd9ys 9:55 PM

Oh wow

A Salty Scientist 9:55 PM

Interesting decision there

bosoxforlife 9:55 PM

Had to let it drop. How could he give up another run???

jzmaxson27 9:55 PM

Is letting it drop actually the right decision?

Brian547 9:56 PM

I think let it drop is correct here.

A Salty Scientist 9:56 PM

When down already? I think so.

Jeremy Fox 9:56 PM

Cooper Pratt, stealth WS MVP candidate?

A Salty Scientist 9:56 PM

4-0 seems so much worse than 3-0

baseballfan115 9:56 PM

Take the out. He has a chance to throw out Contreras. Drop it and Pratt might hit a double

Eltneg 9:57 PM

What's the win probability difference if the RF lets that drop? I understand it's not really feasible to conevy that in the moment but would love to know, feel like the extra run's a killer.

cochrane97@gmail.com 9:57 PM

It could have been 5-0 if Pratt gets a hit though

cashgod27 9:57 PM

Should've let it drop. The Rays have only scored 5 or more three times this postseason

cochrane97@gmail.com 9:57 PM

Guy had 6 hits in last 6 ABs

Brian547 9:57 PM edited

WE bump there was only 1% so we may be wrong

drplantwrench 9:57 PM

dropping by to say go brew crew!!

Crapshoot 9:59 PM

I think WPA is underestimating the gap – who the hell knows, but 4 runs against this bullpen feels like it would be D-Backs vs Mariano level shock

Eltneg 9:59 PM

Even before seeing that "teams are 27-4 when they score 4+ runs in this postseason" stat I was just thinking Game 2 was the death blow, brutal for the Rays to score 4 with their ace pitching on full rest and still lose

AdvantageSchneider 10:00 PM

Here comes Vaughn

cochrane97@gmail.com 10:00 PM

A slightly better throw and that sac is a double play and no runs score

Rich Hill's Fastball 10:00 PM

Just got home! How'd Miz look? The line's a bit confusing

drplantwrench 10:00 PM

was talking to a non baseball fan coworker (whos also a data scientist) and we were brainstorming an idea to take the derivative of WPA to measure how fast the "vibes" can change

raregokus 10:01 PM

We might be 3 innings from no baseball for who knows how long. We desperately need a Rays comeback.

Jeremy Fox 10:01 PM

Why is Matz coming in? Your season's already on life support and you absolutely cannot give up any more runs here. Is Matz really the most likely to get out of this with no more damage?

Eltneg 10:03 PM edited

Has Baker been that bad Matz is the best option here?

g4 10:04 PM

Chandler is the slowest fast-AF left fielder in history

AdvantageSchneider 10:04 PM

Matz .574 vs lefties 873 vs righties no idea why they didn’t PH Vaughn there. That could have been the dagger.

g4 10:06 PM

I never think of good questions. But y'all do a fantastic job with the mailbag

brewersbibliophile 10:07 PM

I’m gonna miss baseball if this is it.

lzfreak 10:08 PM

Is Smoltz cautioning Misiorowski on getting addicted to… pitching well?

Jeremy Fox 10:08 PM

Mailbag Q: can you build/develop more Ashbys (or further back, Andrew Millers)? If so, how?

asf123 10:09 PM

Yeah, yeah, yeah…strikeouts bad, radar guns bad…🙄

Antonio Bananas 10:12 PM

I got one for the mailbag: give us an analysis of Smotlz and quantify his claims to measure how wrong they are

TKDC 10:12 PM

Miz is still not pitching “old school” enough for Smoltz, even though he has allowed zero runs with very few strikeouts. The guy still just seems to hate baseball.

Rich Hill's Fastball 10:13 PM

Oh cramp

asf123 10:13 PM

FireJohnSmoltz dot com is available…just sayin’.

GammaDraconis 10:13 PM

How many more "worst things for a pitcher" does Smoltz have?

brewersbibliophile 10:14 PM

I love me some pickle juice

lzfreak 10:14 PM

That's a bummer of a way to finish this start for Miz

Jeremy Fox 10:15 PM

Oh man that's a bummer. For him and the team.

A Salty Scientist 10:15 PM

As someone who gets cramps all the time, it's so annoying. And yes, do the pickle juice.

Rich Hill's Fastball 10:15 PM

At least it's not an elbow or shoulder injury

BryanB 10:15 PM

I mean he got them almost six innings. That’s awesome.

Bud Smith 10:15 PM

If they hold on here, Miz WS MVP? 2 wins, 1 run in 10.2 innings

Antonio Bananas 10:16 PM

If like to see a orthopedic surgeon who's never seen baseball watch that slo-mo of Miz' pitching motion and give their thoughts

Eltneg 10:16 PM

Does MLB oversee the home team groundskeepers in the playoffs? If this was the '50s the Rays would've def tried to make the bottom of the mound as soft and loose as possible to screw with Miz's stride.

Crapshoot 10:17 PM

Sad for him to come out like this – but I think if you had asked the Brewers if they could get 5 2/3rds from him with 0 runs, they would gladly have taken it

cochrane97@gmail.com 10:17 PM

I have no idea who MVP will be. Chuorio 10 hits, Pratt 6 straight hits, Miz 2 W.

BryanB 10:18 PM

Worst feeling in the world? Mmm no. Giving up the series winning HR.

BryanB 10:23 PM

So the secret folks is get good players and have a good coach.

g4 10:23 PM

Monkey never cramp. Just sayin

TKDC 10:24 PM

It’s crazy how every team that is about to win the World Series always seems to have a great clubhouse!

bosoxforlife 10:24 PM

Contreras has contributed with the bat , the arm and his eyes. He leads IMHO

drplantwrench 10:24 PM

dj khaled voice

drplantwrench 10:24 PM

ANOTHER ONE

raregokus 10:25 PM

Bauers continuing to make his case for MVP

BryanB 10:25 PM

Bauers for the loss

Jeremy Fox 10:28 PM

Driving, game on radio. Need an update on how pissed off Pat Murphy looks.

raregokus 10:28 PM

Maybe if Ashby shuts it down from here he wins MVP? Otherwise I don't see a way it could happen

cochrane97@gmail.com 10:28 PM

Smoltz on that bauers DP ball with xBA of .420 “that’s about as easy as a play you’ll ever get as a first baseman”

brewersbibliophile 10:30 PM admin edited

F**king hiccups. I hate drinking

AdvantageSchneider 10:31 PM

Nice back door there by JoJo

Brian547 10:32 PM edited

Apparently I have no credibility. I talked about it in the, this would be fun and I want it to happen sense… but definitely am guilty.

raregokus 10:32 PM

Why did it take so long for Simpson to take off for 2nd?

raregokus 10:32 PM

Holy crap he didn't touch first

Antonio Bananas 10:32 PM

Smoltz says *anyone* who thought Miz should come in last night has no business talking baseball… wait until he hears there is a guy out there who would rather give up a HR than walk the leadoff hitter!

Andrew G 10:33 PM

Ump cam during reg season great!
Playoffs no thanks

asf123 10:33 PM

Ugh…cue up “putting pressure on the defense.”

asf123 10:33 PM

Yep. Nailed it.

Solitaire 10:33 PM

If Contreras wins, is MLB really gonna tout all his ABS challenges? Do they really want to highlight that there's so many wrong calls to correct?

asf123 10:35 PM

It’s baffling to me that ABS challenges are apparently so popular that MLB (and T-Mobile, of course) are building entire ads around them.

JohnThacker 10:38 PM

Smoltz wondering if the gloves are too large and should be regulated is probably his best comment this postseason.

Crapshoot 10:38 PM admin edited

In the spirit of being contrarian – who actually likes Smoltz? Is this just the case the average baseball viewer is 55 and remember him at his peak, and thus think highly of him? I'm willing to accept the case for him, but a guy who s**ts on the game doesn't seem like it helps to sell it

asf123 10:39 PM edited

I’m having to mute after every pitch. This DJ should be imprisoned.

jzmaxson27 10:42 PM

I actually watched many games broadcast by Joe Morgan. Smoltz is just garden variety compared to that.

jdbolick 10:42 PM

One thing I forgot to mention last night is how much I realized I missed extra innings without a runner on second.

drplantwrench 10:42 PM

at least we dont have to listen to rex hudler anymore

Eltneg 10:43 PM

Not over till it's over and all that but can't see this Rays lineup scoring 5 runs in 2 innings against Uribe/MeGill

g4 10:45 PM

Brian Anderson is a great help to his color men. He knows how to lead a horse to water.

Phil 10:45 PM

I admit I kind of liked Tim McCarver, despite stathead scorn. My grandfather was a Mets fan so I grew up listening to him, and he had folksy charm. Plus it was kind of fun when he was instantly proven wrong.

g4 10:45 PM

Not impressed by Joe Davis

alden 10:46 PM

I hope we get to see Palacios make another little league lollipop throw to first

Antonio Bananas 10:46 PM

Murphy would be great cast in a post apocalyptic movie where surviving a zombie outbreak is how he finally connects to his rebellious son.

Rich Hill's Fastball 10:46 PM edited

He wouldn't be a great national broadcast guy because he's a huge homer, but I often miss Hershiser as the color guy during the playoffs

Brian547 10:47 PM edited

Mailbag: Who among the FGers would make the best announcer?

GammaDraconis 10:47 PM

I've switched to the Brewers radio broadcast. not so hard to get it synchronized.

jdbolick 10:47 PM

I grew up listening to Jon Miller, then got Gary Thorne as an adult, and have Kevin Brown now. As a result, national broadcasters always felt underwhelming and I generally tune them out.

alden 10:48 PM

I’m not really that old (29) but I still miss bob costas

David 10:49 PM

I think they should have like 8 different booths, and you can pick based on mood.

David 10:50 PM

Feeling goofy? Here's Bennetti. Want good color? Here's Darling. etc.

Phil 10:50 PM

In last night's chat, someone posited an extra inning rule in which eventually Smoltz and Davis take over as pitchers. My question is, which would you rather have? Smoltz is almost 60 and Davis is 38, so Davis might last longer before breaking down, even if Smoltz presumably remembers how to throw a curveball.

AdvantageSchneider 10:51 PM

Not ph for walls?

Deduno Abides 10:51 PM

And Joe Buck always gave the vibe that he felt we were there to watch him instead of the game.

Antonio Bananas 10:52 PM

Smoltz has inspired me to keep my Duolingo streak going. This time next year, I hope to be fluent enough in Spanish to be able to watch the ESP broadcast.

A Salty Scientist 10:52 PM

That may help for Chourio's MVP case

Rich Hill's Fastball 10:53 PM

Joe Davis is a broadcaster's broadcaster; sometimes he isn't necessarily a fan's broadcaster

Solitaire 10:53 PM

Let us save a few reproachments for the Arod/Papi/Jeter trio who are incapable of expressing anything that wouldn't show up in a comments section. Is it that hard to find a thoughtful player? Can I not have a panel of Joey Votto, Sean Doolittle, and Brent Rooker?

Phil 10:53 PM

Another idea was Manfred vs. Bruce Meyer–I think Manfred's probably likelier to be able to get one over the plate.

Brian547 10:53 PM

does this mean that Ashby is closing?

g4 10:53 PM

Hit the gym Yandy. Too weak.

Crapshoot 10:54 PM

Im obviously biased as a giants fan but I think Jon Miller doing national stuff is utterly amazing. Him and Dave Flemming (another awesome person) are so so good

alden 10:54 PM

Megill is a notorious bunt hater so maybe it should be oops all bunts here on out for the flappy bois

David 10:55 PM

I've got so many (bad) ideas for TV booth combos by mood now. Banned announcers, for the anti-woke, manned by Thom Brennamen and Curt Schilling.

raregokus 10:55 PM

One more inning until lockout abyss 🙁

Benny The Jet 10:56 PM

If this is it, a huge thank you to Sean and everybody who had a hand in putting these together! It has been great meeting so many of you, I hope we get the chance to do this again soon!

jdbolick 10:58 PM

I also have a suspicion that the labor stoppage won't be too long. The owners know that the MLBPA will never budge on a salary cap under any circumstances, so presumably they have something else they want to get out of negotiations.

rluzinski 10:58 PM

As a Brewer fan who's been frustrated by the economic disparity in baseball for years, I am quite fine with a WS win followed by a lockout.

BryanB 10:58 PM

Even if you’re not Christian I think the Jesus commercial is best. That or Sweeney. I mean basically the same ad.

jdbolick 10:58 PM

It's nice that the Brewers get to win the title in front of their fans.

Daclubbies 10:58 PM

Need a booth from All the Smoke (except N Swisher)

Rich Hill's Fastball 10:58 PM

Cash's pitching decisions will be rightfully questioned (Seymour here???), but at some point your offense just has to score runs

TKDC 11:00 PM

Another good WS question would be who has won the MVP with the lowest cWPA for the series?Would presumably be like here, one without an easy winner.

Rich Hill's Fastball 11:01 PM

One more half inning <3

jm6321033 11:01 PM

Yes

brewersbibliophile 11:02 PM

My receipt says I have 10 beers in me. Do I have an 11th before the end of this inning??

lzfreak 11:02 PM

If the Rays actually come back and win this they still have no rested pitchers for game 6. Cash really has not managed his staff well this series.

asf123 11:02 PM

🍻

jdbolick 11:03 PM edited

Two hits through eight innings after the extra innings last night is crazy. Can't say enough about Milwaukee's pitching staff.

asf123 11:04 PM

Not a save situation, so I guess they don’t bring in Rollie Fingers. Maybe Dan Plesac.

raregokus 11:04 PM

Caminero has a plane to catch

Antonio Bananas 11:06 PM

At what point do the Mets (or Phillies or Yankees) raid Milwaukee of it's front office?

BryanB 11:08 PM

Luckiest hit EVER

asf123 11:08 PM

Wow.

Eltneg 11:08 PM

This looks and sounds like a home crowd, my goodness

jdbolick 11:08 PM

That reminds me to praise Hicks. I was skeptical about him being full-time catcher for a playoff team but his defense has been much better than I expected and his challenges have been nearly perfect as well.

asf123 11:08 PM edited

Let’s just hypothesize that the Rays come back to win the Series after that. Best baseball story ever?

alden 11:09 PM

Shoulda bunted smh

BryanB 11:10 PM

Pitching out of the zone the right call here

GammaDraconis 11:10 PM

So Simpson get's his first HR here?

TKDC 11:10 PM

Simpson HR, calling it.

Daclubbies 11:10 PM

Gotta hit it to bring Ashby in

brewersbibliophile 11:11 PM

There is hope!

David 11:11 PM

I've got Simpson for MVP

Crapshoot 11:11 PM edited

Ok -if you're Murphy – do you bring in Ashby here? Megill's longest outing of the world series, and even a HR isn't enough yet.

jdbolick 11:11 PM

Serious question, what is going on with Megill's pants?

BryanB 11:12 PM

Megill is not the man

Phil 11:12 PM

Megill has one more hitter either way, yes?

Paul 11:12 PM

I'd make a change

raregokus 11:12 PM

Richie's gonna homer

GammaDraconis 11:13 PM

Of course it ends with Turang fielding the ball

jdbolick 11:13 PM

Condolences to the diehard Rays fans who genuinely do love their team, but this is the happiest I have been about a World Series win since 1983.

Phil 11:13 PM

There we go.

Crapshoot 11:13 PM

WOO HOO MILWAUKEE

raregokus 11:14 PM

Congrats Milwaukee

alden 11:14 PM

Congrats Crew! Mostly happy for Vogey lol

war2d2 11:14 PM

“You count on it, rely on it to buffer the passage of time, to keep the memory of sunshine and high skies alive, and then just when the days are all twilight, when you need it most, it stops.”

https://mason.gmu.edu/~rmatz/giamatti.html

drplantwrench 11:14 PM

BREW CREW *clap clap clap*

BryanB 11:14 PM

YAAAAAASSSSSSS

Rich Hill's Fastball 11:14 PM

Ballgame

jtrichey 11:14 PM

Man, I'm so sick of the Brewers.

Daclubbies 11:14 PM

Congrats Milwaukee

A Salty Scientist 11:15 PM

It's been over a decade since I lived in Madison, but I'll always have a soft spot for the Brew Crew. Enjoy it fans.

rluzinski 11:15 PM

Finaafuckingly

TKDC 11:15 PM edited

Congrats to one of the sneakiest most dominant teams in MLB history.

Rich Hill's Fastball 11:15 PM

Congratulations Brewers fans, you deserve this

David 11:15 PM

That was a fun series, I wanted 2 more, but congrats MIL!

drplantwrench 11:15 PM

Man, i'm so not sick of the brewers

Brian547 11:15 PM

Good job August!

Paul 11:15 PM edited

I enjoy Vogelbach following Murphy around in the hug line.

Nick Smith 11:15 PM

Congrats, Brewers!

Solitaire 11:15 PM

Every body drink you beers *drink drink drink drink drink drink drink drink drink drink drink drink drink*

ra1nyd9ys 11:15 PM

Somehow, Pat Murphy still manages to look serious. Not quite as angry as usual though.

Phil 11:16 PM

They're reading a statement thanking Rays fans, but most of the people there are Brewers fans.

war2d2 11:17 PM

Thanks for everything, Fangraphs people. Not how I wanted it to end, but was a great season in these chats nonetheless.

Rich Hill's Fastball 11:18 PM

FanGraphs is wonderful

Crapshoot 11:18 PM

How does anyone NOT love baseball?

brewersbibliophile 11:19 PM

I love you FanGraphs. @brewersbibliophile on Bluesky. Find me. Ill

Antonio Bananas 11:19 PM

Thanks Fangraphs for making this happen. Best community in sports.

Andrew G 11:20 PM

Thank you Fangraphs!

jdbolick 11:20 PM

"Almost a home game for us"

drplantwrench 11:20 PM

we should do this more often

drplantwrench 11:20 PM

chat for every week of FA/lockout

Paul 11:21 PM

Thank you, FanGraphs team! Keep it up and hopefully we get a 2027 season!

ra1nyd9ys 11:21 PM

Thank you FanGraphs!!

asf123 11:21 PM

Congratulations to the Brewers – a very well-deserved title. And thank you to FanGraphs! This Chicagoan and Cubs fan couldn’t be happier for Brewers fans. Cheers!

brewersbibliophile 11:23 PM

I said the same thing about Counsell as I’ll say about Murphy. They’ve gone as far as they’ll go under him. Time to fire the manager and find the next guy!

ra1nyd9ys 11:23 PM

The power of friendship!!

jdbolick 11:23 PM

lol. I love the ******* bleeps. *** yeah. Let's ******* go!

Antonio Bananas 11:24 PM

Rosenthal doing his best Mean Gene to Megill's Andre here

Paul 11:25 PM

Merry Christmas to all and to all a good night! I'm out.

bosoxforlife 11:25 PM

The unsung heroes of this post-season has been the Brewers fans who came in droves to Florida to bring their team the World Series Championship. 3 cheers to all the fans!

Rich Hill's Fastball 11:25 PM

Adios, friends!! See ya on the other side. Thanks for a great month

OnWI1933 11:30 PM

Well that was something. Congrats to the Brewers and their front office. Amazing accomplishment

Solitaire 11:31 PM

I had the volume down, can someone tell me whether the crowd booed Manfred?

Matthew Spence 11:31 PM

Congrats Brewers,, well deserved

brewersbibliophile 11:32 PM

Goodnight yall! See ya next year.

BryanB 11:33 PM

Chatting with yall has been a highlight of my year!

BryanB 11:34 PM

“We’ll recognize the team in a minute, let’s talk to the head of HR! Get up here!”

BryanB 11:35 PM

And I work in HR so I can say that

BryanB 11:36 PM

Yay!!!!!!

David 11:38 PM

Bill trying to give away the hardware to Ashby, gotta love it.

asf123 11:38 PM

Class move by Contreras calling Ashby up to the podium.

brewersbibliophile 11:42 PM

Early reports says Zips has brewers at 79 wins next year, 4th place finish. /s

Antonio Bananas 11:44 PM

Any podcasts or alternative post game shows out there?

brewersbibliophile 11:48 PM edited

I don’t get to see my nephew very often, but him texting me throughout these playoffs has been a highlight of my life.

DavidRifkin 7:15 PM

Baby’s posting from the mobile app! Go Sean+team

Rich Hill's Fastball 7:49 PM

^^ Thank you for these all month, Sean.

Mousebumples 7:50 PM

Watching with my littles (4 & 7), and we'll see how long they make it tonight.

Phil 7:51 PM

Poll is quite certain about a sweep, so far.

danodea 7:53 PM

Dustin May is gonna pitch 9 shutout innings

Rich Hill's Fastball 7:53 PM

Dustin May is going for his fourth ring, which would tie him with Betts for most among active players. Dustin May!

tdmoc 7:58 PM

Won't be able to watch this one, but I wanted to thank Sean and co for these chats – they've been an excellent companion for the post season.

war2d2 8:00 PM

I second tdmoc’s message, thanks for all the hard work on the revised chat, it’s been great!

Phil 8:02 PM

Sean, has Fangraphs ever considered having a masthead somewhere? It's only from these chats that I've realized just how much you do, which is truly incredible–I hope you have a properly august title. And there was a very funny moment on EW when Lindbergh didn't realize that Meg had been promoted. How was anyone to know?

war2d2 8:03 PM

Wait when was Meg promoted?

comradeyurika 8:04 PM

Selfishly hoping it ends tonight because I won't be able to see the remaining games live

Matthew Tobin 8:06 PM

I feel like throwing May is a "Well if we win that would be great, But we will win at home anyways" move

brewersbibliophile 8:09 PM

Get the series wrap ups written, today’s game is just a formality.

lzfreak 8:10 PM

I think the Rays definitely have an avenue to win tonight. In particular, they're much more likely to throw their A bullpen arms. And Jax > May. Tomorrow would be much harder but today is quite winnable in my eyes.

Jim H 8:14 PM

Way to show Contreras he's not the only guy who can challenge on the corner.

Nick Smith 8:15 PM

That throw was not close.

Brian547 8:15 PM

What is the consensus view on the longest possible odds for a legit WS team against another. Lets assume like best player gets hurt, worst starter available is starting, bullpen was used into oblivion last night, its a 4 PM game, facing a team that won 110+ with 1999-2000 Pedro starting… 75/25? 90/10? its not worse than 90-10… Right?

Rich Hill's Fastball 8:16 PM

Jax is nibbling too much. His stuff is good enough to just aim down the middle

Brian Reinhart 8:18 PM

At this point just watching to see if (a) the Rays can get one, and (b) Pat Murphy will get Drohan and Harrison in so the whole roster's played.

lzfreak 8:19 PM

I don't understand why the broadcast always thinks Martinez is a big part of the pitching plan yesterday and today. Isn't he the expected starter tomorrow? You need to win all the games, you can't just go all out with all your starters tonight.

Jim H 8:20 PM

Other than the joy of not hearing Smoltz's voice for a long time, why are 60% in favor of the series ending early going into a lockout?

BryanB 8:22 PM

Brewers fans?

BryanB 8:23 PM

After this we should rewatch the previous World Series together in reverse order 🙂

alden 8:23 PM

Robert “literally Sandy Koufax” Gasser

BryanB 8:24 PM

Wait until Chandler “literally Rickey Henderson” Simpson

drplantwrench 8:25 PM

dustin may looks like that kid who wipes ice cream on his forehead to cool down

BryanB 8:25 PM

lol Contreras

BryanB 8:27 PM

I love the Billy Bob Thornton commercial where he just randomly starts talking to the young woman

BryanB 8:29 PM

And I love/hate liberty bibberty

drplantwrench 8:31 PM

i watch the games on mute, partially because of the announcers, partially to avoid liberty bibberty

BryanB 8:32 PM edited

Wait I just figured it out. The announcers aren’t announcing for us, they’re announcing for people that have never watched baseball. Or any sport. Or TV.

Nick Smith 8:32 PM

Jeez, why are we all hating on the horrifying giant mangy tennis ball with human teeth?!?

lzfreak 8:33 PM

The Rays should sell tickets to watch from the catwalks

Brian547 8:34 PM

The way Simpson moves is strongly reminiscent of Hunter Pence to me.

drplantwrench 8:40 PM

wheres the thumbs down emoji?? need it for the dad jokes

Jonathan 8:40 PM

As a Cardinal fan who watched 90% of May’s starts in the first half – my man, what have you done to your beard lol? This guys confidence must be through the roof to rock that.

drplantwrench 8:43 PM

this chandler simpson guy should be higher in the batting order

BryanB 8:43 PM

Looks like the Rays aren’t impressed

lzfreak 8:43 PM

A Chandler Simpson extra base hit! Somebody bat this guy 3rd

Anonymous Member #46 8:43 PM

What was Turang doing there?

Matthew Tobin 8:45 PM

Rays absolutely need 1 one run this inning

raregokus 8:46 PM

I have zero confidence this lead will last more than an inning

Jim H 8:46 PM

Ugly K.

Brian547 8:47 PM

Which pitcher over 6'5" throws from the lowest arm angle? Sale?

Ben Schneider 8:50 PM

Hi everyone, nice to see the Rays lead after two innings

raregokus 8:51 PM

Jiffin Grax sounds like the name of the protagonist of the worst Star Wars fanfic ever written

drplantwrench 8:51 PM

i hope fox used millions on tokens to make the stupidest thing i could imagine

Benny The Jet 8:52 PM

This is getting crazy

BryanB 8:53 PM

I feel like Bauers has had a couple of those? Need to work out more?

Jim H 8:53 PM

I'm pretty confused about Jax still being around after that Chourio hit.

Jonathan 8:54 PM

That changeup from Jax is filthy

BryanB 8:54 PM

Jax looks like the evil Nazi in the next Indiana Jones movie

BryanB 8:55 PM

Stealing on 1-2? Is that normal?

danodea 8:56 PM

Not convinced that was a swing

BryanB 8:56 PM

Oh MAN

AdvantageSchneider 8:56 PM

Not going to show replay on that check swing ?

David 8:57 PM

Yeah, not been a huge fan of the swing judgements this series.

Jim H 8:57 PM

Wow, got to give Jax credit for getting through that after the walky inning.

Solitaire 9:02 PM

Yandy's eyeblack is growing

raregokus 9:02 PM

It's so funny and depressing to imagine some Fox intern pushing 5 data centers in Utah to the max so they can make a graphic about ABS challenges with William Contreras as Gandalf or whatever

AdvantageSchneider 9:02 PM

2 replays of a foul ball zero on the check swing

BryanB 9:04 PM

I’m not SUPER impressed with either pitcher. He says while eating chocolate on the couch.

Brian547 9:06 PM

Did Kalshi just tell me that I should rely on gambling to predict the weather? Is this a soft launch of the new NOAA?

drplantwrench 9:07 PM

liberty bibberty is now the secretary of education

BryanB 9:07 PM

Contreras under eye slowly moving to mouth

BryanB 9:09 PM

Rays watched some highlight reels!

lzfreak 9:09 PM

DeLuca is having a really nice night out there

Rich Hill's Fastball 9:09 PM

What a catch

drplantwrench 9:09 PM

man one of these hart hit balls is gonna find grass at some point, right

Solitaire 9:09 PM

Nice to see the Rays remember they're good at defense

AdvantageSchneider 9:09 PM

Brewers need to stop hitting rockets and start hitting more Texas leaguers

Jim H 9:10 PM

Huge, high risk catch. Jump looked a little confused on reply, but great catch. Eyes tracking it was good replay.

raregokus 9:10 PM

To think, there's an alternate universe out there with Paul DeLuca and Jonny Lo Duca instead of the other way around

Nick Smith 9:12 PM

And so it begins.

BryanB 9:12 PM

Brewers see two outs as an insult

Rich Hill's Fastball 9:12 PM

And here. we. go.

Jim H 9:12 PM

Frelick was sick of watching Rays make nice catches against him.

danodea 9:12 PM

Team of destiny

Brian547 9:13 PM

I like that the patch on the left arm of Jax looks like it just says Rays WET from the camera angle.

drplantwrench 9:13 PM

there we go. finally not catchable balls

BryanB 9:13 PM

GREAT slide view

drplantwrench 9:14 PM

im on a little bit of a delay, but why was the broadcast showing the back of a sign

GammaDraconis 9:14 PM

Tampa's falling apart again.

Nick Smith 9:15 PM edited

There's no destruction like self-destruction.

drplantwrench 9:15 PM

the rays have not hit a ball harder then 90mph. the brewers have hit 8

comradeyurika 9:16 PM

I can't believe Jax is still in

Snerd 9:17 PM

Gutsy, gutsy outing by Jax so far

Brian Reinhart 9:21 PM

OK so now Cash has told us to look out for Nick Martinez. Rasmussen on 3 days' rest tomorrow?

lzfreak 9:22 PM

Or maybe Martinez is Yamamoto-ing from here on out

Brian547 9:23 PM

I told you all that Cash was jealous of Vogt's MOTY awards.

BryanB 9:25 PM

Wow

Ben Schneider 9:25 PM

Was he out of the baseline

lzfreak 9:25 PM

What on earth was that

drplantwrench 9:25 PM

oy yoy yoy

raregokus 9:25 PM

Had to be out of the baseline

jzmaxson27 9:26 PM

What constitutes the baseline there? It's judgement right?

drplantwrench 9:26 PM

i think baselines are fake and runners should be able to go anywhere they want

Rollie's Mustache 9:27 PM

Not a throw Hamilton probably should've made but I'd have liked to see Bauers come off 1B to keep that from getting away.

comradeyurika 9:29 PM

Baffling turn of events. I think he was out of the baseline, but challenging the tag is bizarre when the baseline element isn't challengeable

drplantwrench 9:29 PM

i knew chandler wasnt gonna be doubled off, but its hilarious for the camera to pan over and me to hold my breath seeing how close it is, only for chandler to be in RF already

raregokus 9:29 PM

simpson, chandler simpson
he's the greatest guy in history
from the
town of springfield
he's about to hit a chestnut tree

Brian547 9:30 PM

I heard something about 3 feet from where the tag is attempted but that seems super arbitrary… anyone know the actual rule?

drplantwrench 9:30 PM

baselines. are. fake.

Jim H 9:30 PM

That's just really, really bad with RH power at the plate vs. Romero.

Dan Gerous 9:31 PM edited

Why is the baseline rule non-reviewable? My contention is that most non-reviewable plays should be reviewable.

Jim H 9:34 PM

I guess Cash/Jax are going for the complete game tonight.

Phil 9:34 PM

Hamilton!

Ben Schneider 9:34 PM

Before I could even type "Jax is still in there?"

jzmaxson27 9:34 PM

These Brewers man.

Rollie's Mustache 9:34 PM

Uh, well, that's making amends for the defensive misplay.

Brian Reinhart 9:34 PM

can we put links in here? friend sent me the Chandler Simpson T-shirt link

Jim H 9:35 PM

I don't love second guessing people with inside info, but why Jax again?

Snerd 9:35 PM

Really not even a bad pitch. Just went up and got it

AdvantageSchneider 9:35 PM

All because of the threat of the bunt.

David 9:35 PM

Destiny is weird

Phil 9:36 PM

Is Hamilton the new Enrique Hernandez? He's not just a different hitter in the postseason, he's a different category of hitter.

Paul 9:36 PM

This IS a good game.

BryanB 9:41 PM

Two outs so this is where they make thirteen runs

BryanB 9:42 PM

Or not

Matthew Tobin 9:43 PM

Meg and Craig need to do something about the lack of Dog Park ads in the World Series

BryanB 9:44 PM

I’ve seen several new ads today. I’m unreasonably pleased.

Brian Reinhart 9:46 PM

Chandler Simpson shirt appears to be a Jomboy product. https://shop.jomboymedia.com/products/chandler-simpson

Phil 9:47 PM

Martinez warming.

Phil 9:48 PM

So if they win and keep winning, Rasmussen on short rest tomorrow, Martinez game 6, Peralta game 7?

Rich Hill's Fastball 9:49 PM

Rasmussen and pray for…well rain wouldn't work

lzfreak 9:49 PM

They seem very reluctant to use Rasmussen on even regular rest so I'd be shocked to see them use him on short rest

BryanB 9:50 PM edited

Love Uribe when he’s on

BryanB 9:51 PM

F cancer

Jim H 9:51 PM

Antonym of Murderer's Row is 'Mesa Jr., Palacios, Walls'.

lzfreak 9:56 PM

"There's no game 5 without winning game 4" is true sure but the goal is to win the World Series, not avoid a sweep. I disagree strongly with this move

BryanB 9:56 PM

Rays pulling out all the stops

Rich Hill's Fastball 9:57 PM

Using Martinez before Baker here feels indefensible

BryanB 9:58 PM

What a lot of people don’t know about Nick Martinez is he has the jimmy legs.

Phil 9:59 PM

Now I want the Rays to win just to see what Cash will do tomorrow.

lzfreak 9:59 PM

Maybe Murphy will get Misiorowski up now

David 10:00 PM

I’m getting word Cade Smith is warming in the bullpen

danodea 10:01 PM

2 out base hit. Water is wet. Etc.

asf123 10:01 PM

They can’t even keep Martinez in the frame for a close up shot.

BryanB 10:01 PM

Wow

lzfreak 10:01 PM

How did Simpson field that

BryanB 10:03 PM

Who are the rookies in this game? Chourio, Pratt, …?

BryanB 10:04 PM

Uhh I mean NOT Chourio

Antonio Bananas 10:04 PM

Who is excited for the Highlander remake?

asf123 10:04 PM

Currently in the game, or on the roster? Lara is a rookie.

lzfreak 10:06 PM

I think Mesa qualifies as a rookie too

David 10:06 PM

Henderson

Alan Sherman 10:07 PM

If the same team had Grant Taylor, Louis Varland and Cade Smith, would they be able to go with a 4 man rotation?

danodea 10:07 PM

Jeeeeeeeeeeeeeez

Rollie's Mustache 10:07 PM

Ooooof.

Rich Hill's Fastball 10:08 PM

woah

Crapshoot 10:08 PM

This defense is so so good. I love great offense, but something about absurd defense wins out

David 10:08 PM

Every margin play it feels like

Solitaire 10:08 PM

That's some destiny right there

Bobo Polaroids 10:08 PM

Oof, that's so deflating.

asf123 10:08 PM

Oof.

GammaDraconis 10:08 PM

Nothing he could do about that

brewersbibliophile 10:08 PM

That was beautiful

Nick Smith 10:08 PM

Wow!

Antonio Bananas 10:08 PM

Bruuuuuutal bad BABIP luck

Jim H 10:08 PM

Ouch. Don't even want to see the exit velo.

Rollie's Mustache 10:09 PM

108.1 mph off the bat with a .890 xBA. So of course it's a double play.

millvillemeltdown 10:09 PM edited

i am remembering that gidp that stanton hit directly at bobby witt jr that he just had to laugh at

mlommler 10:10 PM edited

Dammit, did I miss the ultimate frisbee nerdery?

Phil 10:10 PM

Maybe stop hitting it toward Turang. . .

Antonio Bananas 10:10 PM

Would TB have been more successful if they had an actual home field advantage vs such a high amount of away fans? Like give then a Philly environment

Brian547 10:10 PM

Most guys with crazy batspeed look like they swing really hard or are enormous… Jr is neither of these things

Rich Hill's Fastball 10:10 PM

Ashby gets the 7th+, right?

mlommler 10:11 PM

Is it too late for Ashby as Cy Young?

scottbot 10:12 PM

My local bar prioritized local regular season nba and nhl over the WS on the TV’s tonight 🫠

jtrichey 10:14 PM

Why are Joe Davis and people here saying there's nothing Yandy Diaz could do on that line drive? Taught forever to just freeze on a line drive until you know it's through. He should not have take 2 steps on that liner. It was a good catch, not an unbelievable catch.

Phil 10:14 PM

How long do they ride Martinez here? Until he gives up a baserunner?

asf123 10:16 PM

I think I’d struggle to hit Martinez’s change- up.

Ben Schneider 10:17 PM

That could have been scary

Antonio Bananas 10:17 PM

My wife's analysis of Martinez is he has to pee and thats where his set up dance comes from

asf123 10:18 PM

Is Palacios getting the yips?

Rich Hill's Fastball 10:19 PM

It's that time: what's everyone's favorite stretch?

BryanB 10:19 PM

AGAIN!

lzfreak 10:19 PM

Nick Martinez vs Jacob Wilson is a matchup I'd watch

Jim H 10:21 PM

Watching a guy like Martinez battle is damn fun to watch.

Rollie's Mustache 10:22 PM

Turang, human vacuum at the keystone.

Alan Sherman 10:22 PM

very surprised Hall not Ashby

lzfreak 10:23 PM

The last 3 batters have made 4 Turang-induced outs

lzfreak 10:23 PM

Oh hey Baker is on the roster

Rich Hill's Fastball 10:24 PM

I like using Baker for the heart of the order in the 8th, assuming he can't go more

asf123 10:24 PM

Rays failing the Turang Test.

lzfreak 10:24 PM

That's 5 Turang-induced outs in 4 batters

comradeyurika 10:25 PM

See what happens when you don't hit it to Turang?

Brian547 10:26 PM

The MLB record for the most consecutive outs credited to a single defensive position player in a game belongs to Jerry Grote, who recorded 10 consecutive putouts on April 22, 1970

asf123 10:27 PM

What about non-catchers?

Rollie's Mustache 10:27 PM

Man… Mesa Jr could've used a big hit there in a bad way.

Brian547 10:28 PM

On June 25, 1937, right fielder Ben Chapman set the MLB outfielder record by recording 7 consecutive putouts in a row.

asf123 10:29 PM

Ok, now what about non-racists?

Kenny 10:31 PM

As I pointed out yesterday, the "team of destiny" screenplay requires Yelich to hit a home run. This is the at bat. I acknowledge that he has not inspired confidence that he can hit the ball out of the infield this series, singles and walks not withstanding. Just putting this here so I get some credit if it happens.

asf123 10:31 PM

Chapman was one of Jackie Robinson’s worst antagonists, no?

Kenny 10:31 PM

Oh, well.

Brian547 10:33 PM

Kinda love the use of Baker here.

Solitaire 10:33 PM

Huh, Baker pretty helpful after all

Crapshoot 10:35 PM

It makes sense to go down swinging with your best arms, and Tampa doesn't have the Brewers murderer row (ie, Ashby + Megill)

millvillemeltdown 10:37 PM

if a one-inning arm has a very short inning, at what point do you go to him for another inning? 8 pitches? 5? 3?

Rich Hill's Fastball 10:37 PM

@milville, MIN and NYY flairs must've given you some strange emotions the last couple decades

Alan Sherman 10:38 PM

millville's flairs aren't about teams

jj1986 10:39 PM

Who is next in for TB? Wells? Cleavinger? I assume not Booser

scottbot 10:39 PM

Is Brice Turang tall Kinsler? The offensively potent IKF? Vanilla Jazz?

Alan Sherman 10:40 PM

how can a guy named Didi be an eternal enemy?

moomin 10:40 PM

a Rays batter challenging? Now I've seen everything

Alan Sherman 10:42 PM

Turang is alt universe Brandon Crawford: better hitting, slightly weaker defense

Solitaire 10:42 PM

Why does the ad about new college students not knowing how to do laundry feature a guy who appears to be in his mid 30s?

Alan Sherman 10:43 PM

drafted out of southern california

Alan Sherman 10:44 PM

well he's clearly not max muncy

asf123 10:44 PM

Not *a* Max Muncy.

Rich Hill's Fastball 10:45 PM

Hello Dan!

Alan Sherman 10:45 PM

Kinsler may have been embellishing though, how many guys' listed heights changed with the beginning of ABS this year

Antonio Bananas 10:45 PM edited

Game 3 of the 2004 ALCS was a blowout and then game 4 was an extra innings game. Just saying, maybe?

Alan Sherman 10:45 PM

neither of the maxes muncy are comparable to turang

GammaDraconis 10:46 PM

Need a poll! How many innings does this game go?

asf123 10:46 PM

This is a somewhat better game than last night.

Alan Sherman 10:46 PM

like michael b. jordan

Brian547 10:47 PM

Wait did Yandy fix the eye black?

BryanB 10:47 PM

Omg if I see one more HP commercial I’m going to…not buy one.

viceroy 10:47 PM

Are ad breaks longer in the World Series? The mid inning reliever switches make it feel like watching a compilation of ads with a few moments of baseball in between

Alan Sherman 10:48 PM

no Yandy still had his design

lzfreak 10:48 PM

I love that the poll goes from 9 to 35

lzfreak 10:50 PM

If the game goes 35 innings I'll hate the Nick Martinez relief appearance for a completely different reason

millvillemeltdown 10:50 PM

booo hiss thumbsdown thumbsdown

Brian Reinhart 10:50 PM

Sean cracked a dad joke so bad even he couldn't handle it

Antonio Bananas 10:51 PM

Instead of longer ad breaks, have they considered selling in-game sponsorship? "This at bat is sponsored by L'Oreal, because you're worth it"

asf123 10:51 PM

I’m working from home tomorrow with no scheduled meetings or calls. I’m in for whatever.

Brian Reinhart 10:52 PM

we're not talking enough about how the Brewers' custom protective cups have affected this series

Rich Hill's Fastball 10:53 PM

OMG

BryanB 10:53 PM

Mitchell shoulda hit that one out of the park

Crapshoot 10:53 PM

The defense again – just wow. No words (obviously not as good as Simpson's catch yday)

BryanB 10:53 PM

I mean all he did was catch it

comradeyurika 10:53 PM

Wow

BryanB 10:53 PM

Brewers just don’t have the strength

Phil 10:53 PM

Dan, would you have the capability, if you wanted to, to build a live version of Zips? Basically, likelihood for each team to score in an inning assuming no pinch-hitters (which in extra innings would also give you the likelihood for the game to be extended)? I'm not suggesting you should do this, just wondering about the feasibility. . .

David 10:54 PM

Gotta get Yelich back up tonight so he can hit the scripted homer, so whatever that takes.

Antonio Bananas 10:54 PM

Could individual players get their bats sponsored? Like could Jake Burger have a McDonalds logo on his bat?

brewersbibliophile 10:55 PM

My GOAT gonna give the brewers the win here

BryanB 10:55 PM

Man so many pitches taken right down the middle

Brian547 10:56 PM

out

BryanB 10:57 PM

Ugh another too close to call

brewersbibliophile 10:57 PM