Official 2018 MLB Season Thread

[Robz4000]

Might as well start an over/under on how many plays Nunez will make in this game before he dies.

[Reck]

If the Red Sox survive this inning Urias comes in, game over anyways, IMO.

[Millennial_Messiah]

What a catch by Nuñez. Khalil Mack like game on defense for him.

[Millennial_Messiah]

Freese the GOAT could end it here.

[Spurtacular]

There's nothing fundamental about throwing to third on a bunt, especially with the game in the balance at that point and the runner at second coming in hot. A lot of things can go wrong. The fundamental play is to get the out at first.

Fundamental play. There's some risk in general; but in this case the risk/reward made all the sense in the world to go to third.

[Robz4000]

Freese the GOAT could end it here.

He hasn't done in the postseason since 2011 tbh. Had the GOAT postseason but isn't the GOAT postseason performer.

[Spurtacular]

LA fans were ridiculously optimistic on that fly to center.

[Millennial_Messiah]

17th inning!

[Spurtacular]

Strangest playoff game I've ever watched. Even stranger than last season's 13-12 game 5. I've never seen offenses look this bad. And the pitching aside from Buehler hasn't necessarily been dominant. Porcello left a lot of meatballs. As have the Dodgers relievers.

Euvoldi has been money, tbh. It was Kimbrel who looked shaky.

[baseline bum]

How many ing infield popups are the Dodgers going to hit into?

[Robz4000]

Fundamental play. There's some risk in general; but in this case the risk/reward made all the sense in the world to go to third.

The risk is if you mess up the game is essentially over, while the reward is an out. You throw to first you get the out unless someone s their pants. In late game situations with runners on first and second getting an out is top priority; they even coach kids in this situation that the third baseman's responsibility is to play off the bag to ensure if the ball gets past the pitcher they're ready to field it and get the out at first. The pitcher fielding it to the third baseman who is unaccustomed to making bang-bang plays like a first baseman is generally too risky; in this situation it wasn't as risky since Machado is an elite defensive third baseman (or was, haven't watched much of him lately).

[Robz4000]

How many ing infield popups are the Dodgers going to hit into?

All of them

[Millennial_Messiah]

18th inning!

[Robz4000]

Dodgers pitching Wood? This can only go so well.

[Millennial_Messiah]

How many ing infield popups are the Dodgers going to hit into?

See down 2-0 in the series I don't know why not just try to get on base and play the RBI game.

[Chris]

LOL

[Robz4000]

Can't believe Betts is playing so horribly at the plate, basically 0-7 tonight. That's preposterous for an elite offensive player.

[Robz4000]

crazy to think these teams have to play a whole other game tomorrow

[Millennial_Messiah]

Why don't the Sox go with Sale at this point?

[baseline bum]

crazy to think these teams have to play a whole other game tomorrow

No it's today

[Robz4000]

Why don't the Sox go with Sale at this point?

Since they have games both tomorrow and Sunday. You need him to go a solid 6/7 innings when he goes in order to win, whether that's tomorrow or Sunday with the bullpen being depleted tonight. Whoever takes this game is winning the series.

[Millennial_Messiah]

No it's today

Pleb National League desperately needs to adopt the DH.

[Robz4000]

Euvaldi is out of gas. Gutsy performance tonight.

[Robz4000]

Muncy didn't miss that one!

[Robz4000]

Doyers are gonna backdoor sweep the Sox.