timetokill
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Baez you clown
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MLB Playoffs 2016 | Only thing worse than a Trump win is another Giants win
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sf2fanatic
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So I heard Santiago Casilla is the closer now after Romo's performance last night.One of these days you'll make it through the seventh, Kershaw!
ratcliffja
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Yep, every single time.
Grover Cleveland
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RIP CLAYTON
HarryDemeanor
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Fuck this shit.
CrispyBoar
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Damn, all that work done for nothing.
timetokill
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Sigh
Ninja Scooter
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the way the Dodgers keep losing these playoff games is something else...
ratcliffja
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Murphy fucks up Dodgers with Mets -> Dodgers pass on Murphy in free agency -> Murphy fucks up Dodgers with Nats
Full circle
Yeah it makes no sense. Even if he were terrible for the Dodgers, at least they wouldn't have to face him in the playoffs.
Edit: Also, it's amazing how they've had a terrible bullpen for over 5 years now. You'd think they would try to address that at some point.
Tragicomedy
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Dodgers bullpen is a disaster, but this is terrible managing. I mean...WTF,
timetokill
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Oh, there's the Dodger bullpen I remember, I was wondering where they went
Dodgers bullpen is a disaster, but this is terrible managing. I mean...WTF,
change the manager, but can't change the result
at the end of every year, i always think "how can this team look like this, and have that for a payroll" and never figure out the answer.
NameGenerated
Who paid you to grab Dr. Pavel?
He probably would have beaten it out. He's fucking fast.They gave Turner a hit? Lol.
Frankly I'm still shocked Espinosa got a hit.
timetokill
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It took our bullpen a whole three pitches to ruin the entire outing.
I mean, seriously. What the fuck
It's hilarious in a "someone kill me" kinda way
Kershaw throws 110 pitches and then the bullpen blows it in 3
Now THAT is efficiency
Ninja Scooter
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Should have brought in Blanton to face Werth to begin with. Baez is trash.
Alex Stroud
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It took our bullpen a whole three pitches to ruin the entire outing.
I mean, seriously. What the fuck
Horrifyingly impressive efficiency.
Tragicomedy
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change the manager, but can't change the result
I mean, I don't watch Dodgers baseball except for in the postseason, but this is absurd. Let Kershaw face one more batter? Don't pull the reliever after a 1 pitch HPB outing?
Why burn through three relievers in the 7th? If Blanton is your man and the stakes are so high, why not bring him out?
ratcliffja
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I mean, I don't watch Dodgers baseball except for in the postseason, but this is absurd. Let Kershaw face one more batter? Don't pull the reliever after a 1 pitch HPB outing?
Why burn through three relievers in the 7th? If Blanton is your man and the stakes are so high, why not bring him out?
Kershaw's allowed a ton of runs in the 7th. I don't blame them for pulling him. I blame the team for neglecting their bullpen despite it being the biggest reason for their playoff failures.
HarryDemeanor
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Every year.
Every goddamn year.
Every goddamn year.
Our bullpen was the best in baseball (or top 2) after the break, they just regressed to the mean the past two games. It isn't surprising, just really fucking bad timing. I would've just brought out Blanton from the start. Baez is the 8th inning guy anyway. Really stupid decision.
Ninja Scooter
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Kershaw's allowed a ton of runs in the 7th. I don't blame them for pulling him. I blame the team for neglecting their bullpen despite it being the biggest reason for their playoff failures.
the bullpen was actually good for the most part this year though. The FO did address it.
Alex Stroud
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If it ain't the Cardinals, Murphy will haunt Kershaw's winter nights just fine.
Tragicomedy
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Kershaw's allowed a ton of runs in the 7th. I don't blame them for pulling him. I blame the team for neglecting their bullpen despite it being the biggest reason for their playoff failures.
Fair enough. Then go to your top bullpen arm with the bases loaded, two outs, in a must win game.
ratcliffja
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the bullpen was actually good for the most part this year though. The FO did address it.
I typically don't follow the Dodgers much until the postseason. Just going by the postseason, you wouldn't think the bullpen was improved at all. Unfortunately, the other main reason for the Dodgers' playoff failures has been very poor clutch hitting, which isn't something they can easily fix.
Ninja Scooter
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I typically don't follow the Dodgers much until the postseason. Just going by the postseason, you wouldn't think the bullpen was improved at all. Unfortunately, the other main reason for the Dodgers' playoff failures has been very poor clutch hitting, which isn't something they can easily fix.
So based on a sample size of 3 games their bullpen hasn't improved at all, as opposed to the 162 game regular season? I mean, using this logic Bryce Harper stinks and should be DFA'd.
Fenderputty
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Another 7th inning collapse ... sigh
I mean, I don't watch Dodgers baseball except for in the postseason, but this is absurd. Let Kershaw face one more batter? Don't pull the reliever after a 1 pitch HPB outing?
Why burn through three relievers in the 7th? If Blanton is your man and the stakes are so high, why not bring him out?
i don't either, so idk, but when you've already decided to live or die on Kershaw's ability to pitch on short rest just to possibly have a game 5, seems like he'd have a longer leash. especially given Baez's long outing yesterday (wasn't he in for over 2 innings or am i thinking of someone else who made innings seem like years).
ratcliffja
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So based on a sample size of 3 games their bullpen hasn't improved at all, as opposed to the 162 game regular season? I mean, using this logic Bryce Harper stinks and should be DFA'd.
I'm not disagreeing with you. My point is that it's unfortunate that no matter how good the bullpen seemed on paper, their playoff run so far has been essentially the same as usual.
Tragicomedy
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How shitty are the bullpens in baseball? I keep hearing the Dodgers have one of the best but I refuse to believe it.
The one silver lining to the Royals' season was the bullpen. They went 41.1 scoreless innings in a row. Best since the Kansas City A's in 1966.
Shame about the starting pitching, offense, and injuries.
CrispyBoar
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What a bad call by the umpire. He didn't go at all.
HarryDemeanor
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I agree with this. Hopefully the Dodgers can pick him up.I mean, using this logic Bryce Harper stinks and should be DFA'd.
Ninja Scooter
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I'm not disagreeing with you. My point is that it's unfortunate that no matter how good the bullpen seemed on paper, their playoff run so far has been essentially the same as usual.
That's how things go. It's what makes the MLB playoffs so interesting. Baseball is a game of streaks. There are instances during the regular season where the best hitters or pitchers go through multi-game slumps, it just so happens that sometimes those slumps can occur at the worst moments (i.e. the playoffs). It's what can make the playoffs a crapshoot.
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