2018-10-13 (NLCS Game #2): Dodgers (Ryu) at Brewers (Miley) 3:09 PM CDT [Brewers lose, 4-3 -- Miley in 5.2 IP allows 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 walks]

[jerichoholicninja]

Amazing how giving up a bloop single and a walk, getting a strikeout, and a double play is a choke job.

[phnxcrew]

Nice job Jeffress, wa to be a total choke job in the postseason.

 

Unnecessary and inaccurate.

 

And 1,000% wrong.

 

We won't win this series without the best reliever in the NL... so you can either criticize or drink to his improvement

[CheezWizHed]

Uh, how slow is Grandal?

 

Slow enough for me! To be fair... he is a catcher.

[ReverendBrewmeister]

Pushed to the brink in that inning. Managed to escape with the lead. Dodgers’ bench is now empty. Scratch across a couple runs, and reset the margin.

[HarveysWBs]

These Dodgers will not extend the strike zone by so much as half an inch, unless they’re named Puig. This is going to be tough.

[pitchleague]

I think I should order an in-home defibrillator. I feel like I might need one of these days.

[dlk9s]

For all the gripes about how bad JJ was, he:

 

1) Jammed the hell out of Joc, who got lucky to pop it into no man's land.

2) Struck out Puig.

3) Walked Barnes, who took some mighty good pitches.

4) Jammed Grandal, who grounded weakly into a DP.

 

I mean, it sucks that the walk was with the bases loaded, but JJ did a pretty nice job in a really tough situation.

[MrTPlush]

I don’t care how the people got on base. To walk a terrible hitter with the bases loaded is pretty sad in itself. That’s just how it is.

 

You gotta get it done or at least make the hitter try.

[WinkelsasVsSoriano]

[True Blue Brew Crew]

How is it possible to have nearly all if not entirely all of one's posts be negative during a 12-game winning streak and an NLCS berth? Just a random thought. Not directed at any named individual.

[Ron Robinsons Beard]

 

We won't win this series without the best reliever in the NL... so you can either criticize or drink to his improvement

 

I was agreeing that it was unnecessary and inaccurate. That inning was huge and very clutch from JJ.

[adambr2]

Nice job Jeffress, wa to be a total choke job in the postseason.

 

Unnecessary and inaccurate.

Correct. Burnes was more to blame for this inning. CC needs to go to JJ to begin an inning to be effective.

 

Yeah, Burnes did not have it tonight at all. Leadoff walk was a bad side and allowed a warning track job in the one out he recorded.

[CheezWizHed]

Frankly, I think the ump was just as fooled on ball 4. That curve was at the knees as it passed home plate.

[liveforoctober]

I don’t care how the people got on base. To walk a terrible hitter with the bases loaded is pretty sad in itself. That’s just how it is.

 

Great job by jeffress there. Clutch performer.

[WinkelsasVsSoriano]

I like the Grandy-man here, but tough to call out Counsell on much.

[dlk9s]

 

That's quite something.

[MrTPlush]

Frankly, I think the ump was just as fooled on ball 4. That curve was at the knees as it passed home plate.

 

Strike zone is where your knees start last I was aware. He bent down a lot as it came to the plate.

[jerichoholicninja]

Frankly, I think the ump was just as fooled on ball 4. That curve was at the knees as it passed home plate.

 

Well below according to FoxTrax and my eyes.

[Guest]

I have to believe that after the Dodgers emptied their bench the Brewers have them right where they want them.

[Oxy]

Frankly, I think the ump was just as fooled on ball 4. That curve was at the knees as it passed home plate.

 

Yep. The "fox box" had it low, but the side camera showed it coming right across the knees.

[DuWayne Steurer]

The reality of situational baseball being what it is, Jeffress (and Kratz) had to know that Barnes was not looking to swing during that AB. Jeffress did not pitch "bad" that inning. The hits were bloopers and bleeders, but you CANT WALK A GUY with the bases loaded when the batter has made it as obvious as he can that he's not going to swing. Throw a strike, and take your chances. Throwing a "good pitch" that would normally get someone to swing and make weak contract or swing and miss is not a good pitch if the guy was NEVER going to swing in the presented scenario.

[phnxcrew]

 

That was as beautiful as the birth of both of my children put together

[adambr2]

Dodgers are out of pinch hitters. Write that down for the 9th.

[pacopete4]

It was low but not by much. It was a pitch if he lands it we all jump for joy at how awesome he is. Unfortunately he just missed. This is baseball.

[The stache]

Nice walk Cain. Now, crush one, MVP. A two run home run would be absolutely huge here!