2018-10-17 (NLCS Game #5): Brewers (Miley) at Dodgers (Kershaw) 4:05 PM CDT [Brewers lose, 5-2]

[Eye Black]

I think the clock has struck midnight, unfortunately.

[ShawnSpencer]

Off topic but these series should be 2-2-3 instead of 2-3-2. Get some real home field advantage going.

 

I think 2-2-1-1-1 should be the way the series are lined up

[BuckyBrewer61]

Already annoyed by anyone who finds reasons Counsell lost these games.

 

These games were lost by Cain (yesterday), Yelich, Aguilar, Moustakas, Schoop, and Perez. Period. Hard stop.

[dlk9s]

Rest of series, move Braun to 1B and put Santana in RF.

 

Santana definitely needs to be in the lineup and Yelich needs to be moved way down the order.

[TURBO]

Off topic but these series should be 2-2-3 instead of 2-3-2. Get some real home field advantage going.

 

I think 2-2-1-1-1 should be the way the series are lined up

 

Too much travel.

 

I like 2-2-3 better. That is an actual advantage. The current format makes no sense.

[BuckyBrewer61]

Off topic but these series should be 2-2-3 instead of 2-3-2. Get some real home field advantage going.

 

I think 2-2-1-1-1 should be the way the series are lined up

 

That will never happen in baseball. Need to get the season over with before November and can’t have that many travel days.

[Brewcrewin07]

Now Counsell IBB's a guy with two outs and a runner on 3rd?? Down 4 but not in a tie game last night?? Hmmm

[brewcrewdue80]

I don't understand how a professional pitcher can walk an opposing pitcher in the middle of May, let alone when it matters this much.

 

In this series, all the Dodgers pitchers seem to get a free ball that should have been a strike nearly every PA. Also Kershaws avg better than Schoop this season

[OldSchoolSnapper]

Least disappointing game. Really predictable, and to have a prayer this team badly needs a day off and a warm reception at home.

 

Have no faith in the offense to do anything but we can pray.

[NYChez]

At least Hader, Knebel, and Jeffress will get much-needed rest.

[coolhandluke121]

So Cedeno gets Muncy after all. I honestly think he had a better chance of getting him out than a gassed Woodruff back when the Dodgers first rallied.

[TURBO]

Brewers offense will wake up at home on Friday and push a game 7.

 

I just know it.

[topper09er]

Off topic but these series should be 2-2-3 instead of 2-3-2. Get some real home field advantage going.

 

I think 2-2-1-1-1 should be the way the series are lined up

 

Too much travel.

 

I like 2-2-3 better. That is an actual advantage. The current format makes no sense.

 

So the home field advantage is 5 games to 2?

[coolhandluke121]

Brewers offense will wake up at home on Friday and push a game 7.

 

I just know it.

 

Ryu is a tough match-up for them. Buehler is tough for anyone. Can we trade Jeffress to LAD right now and have him pitch the 9th for them?

[ShawnSpencer]

Off topic but these series should be 2-2-3 instead of 2-3-2. Get some real home field advantage going.

 

I think 2-2-1-1-1 should be the way the series are lined up

 

That will never happen in baseball. Need to get the season over with before November and can’t have that many travel days.

 

I get that part, just the way its set up there really isn't a home field advantage other than getting a game 7 at home if it gets that far.

[topper09er]

 

I get that part, just the way its set up there really isn't a home field advantage other than getting a game 7 at home if it gets that far.

 

Yes, that is what the home field advantage is.

[Ron Robinsons Beard]

Dodgers are putting on a clinic on station to station baseball and driving in runs with men in scoring position. Brewers look exactly like they did last night. Poor discipline, weak grounders and Ks

[tmwiese55]

I think 2-2-1-1-1 should be the way the series are lined up

 

 

 

I like 2-2-3 better. That is an actual advantage. The current format makes no sense.

 

So the home field advantage is 5 games to 2?

 

tough problem to fix. the old 2 2 1 gives too many off days for baseball. Allows the Johnson/Schilling approach to pitching. Current has the issues described. 5-2 home field advantage will never fly. What about 1-3-3?? SPitballing of course, same number of off days as now. However the issue is giving the lesser team 3 of the 4 first games. Tough problem

[pacopete4]

Shaw, let it hit your damn foot. We need base runners.

[82brewcrew82]

Dodgers are putting on a clinic on station to station baseball and driving in runs with men in scoring position. Brewers look exactly like they did last night. Poor discipline, weak grounders and Ks

Hence the "out-classed" and "more experienced" comments. They have made adjustments and they have managed to execute their game plan and neutralize ours.

[82brewcrew82]

Shaw, let it hit your damn foot. We need base runners.

This game is done. Hopefully they can regain some momentum in MKE but you can see it in the body language right now.

[Boomer5]

Already annoyed by anyone who finds reasons Counsell lost these games.

 

These games were lost by Cain (yesterday), Yelich, Aguilar, Moustakas, Schoop, and Perez. Period. Hard stop.

 

Spot on

[coolhandluke121]

Already annoyed by anyone who finds reasons Counsell lost these games.

 

These games were lost by Cain (yesterday), Yelich, Aguilar, Moustakas, Schoop, and Perez. Period. Hard stop.

 

Spot on

 

Can't forget JJ. Even if you think it was the right decision and wrong result to use him, you have to concede he crapped the bed something fierce. This was looking like 15 wins in a row and an easy trip to the World Series before the end of game 2.

[OldSchoolSnapper]

I'm oddly more optimistic after this mess.

 

The pressure is off. Everyone expects failure at this point and the Brewers are left for dead. They go into Game 6 with some house money. Everyone is expecting another one of these, so maybe they can show up. Just force another one and anything can happen.

 

This is one played out exactly how I'd feared though.

[tmwiese55]

Yes, the pitching management was the least of our problems. If anything, it was the one thing that has gotten them this far and had them in position to win the first 4 games. It's all the hitting.

 

Thinking positive, they'll have their whole P arsenal the next 2 games so anything can happen. especially if the offense can wake up just a bit