I think the Brewers are really good and I have admired that there is a big element of Annoying Magic to their goodness, but man when it is not working it sure looks a lot like guys with .720 OPS'es grounding out.

vibe shift. never posted a photo of me on this site. let's go (im on the left)

Cmon kids let's do this

I had to draw him

William is so good at his job it's crazy. is there another catcher in mlb thay would have been on top of this madness? quickly climbing the ladder of my all time faves

alright, im done pissing and moaning (I promise-ish) going to the game tonight with my brother and plan on letting it all hang out . . . up on the terrace level baby. let's go freddy. let's go crew. fuck the dodgers

If a pitch enters the batter’s box it should be the same as hbp even if the batter gets out of the way. if they’re implementing abs next season anyway they should also do this. there shouldn’t be an incentive for wearing one and there shouldn’t be a penalty for self preservation.

we haven't been in a 7 game series since 2018, so this sort of take is understandable . . . but it's wrong. this is much closer to the regular season in terms of strategy. burning up your bullpen in game 1 will absolutely have repercussions, especially when you play 3 games in a row!

would love it if a baseball writer dug into blake snells cheat sheet on the mound. seemed like he went to it more often as the game progressed and only when he made it to a two-strike count.

put him in the booth!

This is only going to make Roberts trust Treinen more. Brewers are playing the long game.

Closest I can find to tonight's GIDP: Cleveland 9-2 GIDP in 1919 (Aug. 15). And a Reds' game that had a 7-2 in 1933 (June 4, Game 2). Those are the only two GIDP I can find that end with the ball in the catcher's hand and began with the ball in an outfielder's hand.

honestly, that sucked to come so close and lose but we had no business even having the chance. what *is* encouraging is that the bottom of the ninth provided an absolutely crucial jolt of energy. I have to imagine it helped the vibes a ton

game's over, treinen is a death sentence

*does a karate chop*

I really… like, Shohei Ohtani is great! He’s great. But why do teams keep doing this? Pitch to him. You’ve got so much better a chance if you just pitch to him. Mookie’s OBP is better than Shohei’s AVG. Will always be.

GO GET HIM MURPH

WHAT THE FUCK IS ABNER DOING IN THIS GAME!!!!!!??????

Has anyone asked ChatGPT how to hit Blake Snell?

if dave roberts takes snell out of this game he will be tempting the gods

Megill just hit 100 mph. little victories

the dodgers stupid little shimmy thing is also eating me alive. god I hate this team

Hi HBO, please stop showing advertisements for horror stuff (like creepy clowns!) while I'm trying to watch baseball with my kid. Thanks!

Snell checking his little cheat sheet every pitch is eating me alive right now.

I *need* this game to be the game that Dodgers fans rue for the rest of their lives. gonna need another dump truck of bullshit, but I think they got it in em

getting a few calls back

the score is 1-0

Trying to console the Dodger fans in my life after they ended up on the wrong side of a fluky double play

the thing is I still dont know why the *wall* is considered the *ground*!!

I still dont understand why that wasn't a catch

All your devil magic are belong to us Cardinals

Caleb Durbin might've gotten to second if he hadn't broken out the Victorian-Era Grocery Thief gait

happy to be wrong!

seems like priester got his groove back.

odds of caleb durbin attempting a bunt next inning have gone wayyyyy up.

Ribbon board is in effect

man is it cozy having BA in the booth

snell peeking at a scouting card on the mound. dont think I've ever seen that

100 years of suffering upon the Los Angeles Dodgers. May their bats chip and shatter. May any playoff joy turn to ash in their mouths. Go Brewers.

Dodgers' top 4 starters have, combined, 30 seasons in the majors. They've qualified for the ERA total, combined, four times. The fact that they're all healthy at the same time right now is either a very well executed plan, or just atrocious luck for Milwaukee.

The last season-killing strike happened after a 5-year period in which Minnesota, Cincinnati, and Oakland won the World Series, with Montreal having the best record in baseball

Today In 1960: Breathtaking view of Forbes Field during Game 7 of the World Series from the top of the University of Pittsburgh Cathedral of Learning building! (Original b&w photo by George Silk - colorization by BSmile) #MLB #Pirates #Yankees #Baseball #Postseason

thank the gods the nlcs is spared from being smoltz'd

did he remove the 29 buttplug shirt to reveal a 30 buttplug shirt underneath?

had a half baked joke that involved Iowa right end Hayden Large but almost fell asleep from the effort

going to game 2 and a little disappointed i won't see ohtani pitch (figured it was likely with the off day on wednesday)

This is neat

good morning