In the Year of Bullpenning, the Milwaukee Brewers found out the hard way that you live with the bullpen and you die with the bullpen. What works in a series against the Padres in July doesn’t work in a playoff series against Los Angeles in October. Even with bullpen […]
There will be a Game 7. If I were a fan of either team, I would have wanted this series to go no longer than four games. Life is too short to deal with that sort of stress. But because I am not a Dodgers fan or a Brewers fan, […]
It’s hard to repeat. The last team to win consecutive World Series was the Yankees, and they won three in a row from 1998 to 2000 according to our sodapdf documents. You look at what it takes to win and it’s a lot of luck, a lot of great baseball, […]
RULE 3.16—No interference shall be allowed when a fielder reaches over a fence, railing, rope, or into a stand to catch a ball. He does so at his own risk. However, should a spectator reach out on the playing field side of such fence, railing or rope, and plainly prevent […]
If I owned a major league baseball team, I would immediately hire John Smoltz to run it. Listening to him night after night offering his commentary during these playoff games, it’s easy to see he has a perspective that is candid, refreshing, based on a unique depth of insight, and, […]
It’s as if Major League Baseball said, “We need more drama. So, have your closers struggle.” Normally reliable closers like Jeremy Jeffress and Craig Kimbrel have been shaky so far in these playoffs. The more the Brewers run Jeffress out there, the more they are playing with fire. He’s making […]
Well, we finally found a team that could beat the Houston Astros and it’s the Houston Astros. On their march to their second consecutive World Series championship, Houston had a problem with defense. Gerrit Cole, who has been lights out pretty much all year, struggled from the beginning in this […]
You can’t keep a good man down. Game 1, Justin Turner struck out four times. This is a guy who is Mr. Clutch. He is the heart and soul of the Dodgers offense. He had played nearly one thousand major league games and had never struck out four times in […]
There are bad days and then there are bad days. Dodgers catcher Yasmani Grandal had a really bad day. Two passed balls. Catcher’s interference. A missed-catch error. And that was just the first three innings. The Brewers scored two runs in the mostly disastrous third inning, then three more in […]
The first round is over. It’s time to settle in for some real baseball. The Dodgers visit the Brewers today. Clayton Kershaw is on the mound. Playoff Clayton Kershaw hasn’t been Regular Season Clayton Kershaw, but I’d take him in a heartbeat. He is one of the top pitchers in […]
