Brewers (Ashby) @ Dodgers (Glasnow): 10/16/25, 5:08pm CT

[Fear The Chorizo]

3 minutes ago, RobertCrawley said:

Every team in baseball is the best team that that money can buy, depending on how much the owner is willing to spend.

If you want to look at it that way - the Dodgers' ownership are cheapskates compared to the Brewers when it comes to how much they pay the roster relative to the amount of revenue they generate.  They could actually spend a ton more if they wanted to.

 

Therein lies the problem

[Jim French Stepstool]

The bottom of the 1st was very weird. Ashby worked Ohtani really, really well. Then after making him look very ordinary he throws something offspeed, and everything---Ohtanis' hips, butt, legs---everything is way out in front. But to Ohtanis' credit he kept the bat back, got the barrel on it, and put it in a perfect spot. Really didn't deserve for it to be three bases.

But then the 1st pitch double, then he fell behind the next two hitters. Not saying Ashby was good, but his best work of the entire inning wound up being the AB that hurt him the most. When you're scoring three runs in three games I guess it makes little difference.

Looked like they could--and wanted to--run on Glasnow. Good strategy. Too bad you can't steal first.

[Nola Beery]

1 minute ago, RobertCrawley said:

It was nice seeing the sad faces of the cubs fans and well-compensated manager. 

Cold comfort.  But yeah, Schadenfreude.

[ClearWaterWI]

I imagine this series will rid Murphy of that back-to-back Manager of the Year award

[RobertCrawley]

2 minutes ago, Fear The Chorizo said:

If you want to look at it that way - the Dodgers' ownership are cheapskates compared to the Brewers when it comes to how much they pay the roster relative to the amount of revenue they generate.  They could actually spend a ton more if they wanted to.

 

Therein lies the problem

Also, spending doesn't guarantee winning, but it makes the probability higher.

[Brewluver]

3 minutes ago, RobertCrawley said:

It was nice seeing the sad faces of the cubs fans and well-compensated manager. 

You're looking in the mirror.

Stop it - There's still 4 games left

[adambr2]

4 minutes ago, Brian said:

Murphy completely changed his whole style of managing in the playoffs.  

Can you elaborate? I’m not saying you’re totally wrong but playoff baseball is a little different, you kind of have to play things a little differently. I felt that he actually played things fairly the same, still valued defense and speed and was reluctant to take bigger swings offensively.

To me it felt like the real problem was that we didn’t swing the bats at all and there’s not much else to it. 

[Cool Hand Lucroy]

Thoughts.

1) How about Mis? What a postseason from that kid. MVP of October. Talk about showing something. I am super impressed with his ability to harness his stuff and keep us in the game. Seriously. Nobody talks about heroic performances in losses. That was one. 

2) We wait on Chourio's hammy. I am going to choose to think he'll get a nice long rehab and recovery and come out better next year. Dude was still probably our best hitter in the playoffs. Gamer. Franchise cornerstone. Get healthy, kid.

3) Andrew Vaughn is making outs this series, but he has had very hard luck. Good ABs. Loving him at 1st next year.

4) Great game from Durbin. 

5) Our lefties didn't hit. We didn't win. I mean, what can you say? The offense has gone MIA, and it's not one guy. It's the whole group. If not for a great play from Muncy, we get two runs and still lose. I don't think our whole offensively philosophy is to blame. I don't think MLB economics are to blame. I think it's maybe a combo of good pitching, mental blocks, the nature of baseball, and randomness. We look like the April/May Brewers. Bad time for those guys to return.

6) Let's just win one. Just win one. We're all pretty resigned at this point. It was a good year. Keep it going one more day.

[JackNicholson1974]

I don’t know what quintanas issue is, but Woodruff going down was a game changer. Murphy is doing the best he can with what he has.

[adambr2]

Just now, JackNicholson1974 said:

I don’t know what quintanas issue is, but Woodruff going down was a game changer. Murphy is doing the best he can with what he has.

I feel it bears repeating — we have scored 1 run every game. 

Woodruff would have been nice, but he can’t help this offense. The series would still be 3-0.

[RobertCrawley]

3 minutes ago, JackNicholson1974 said:

I don’t know what quintanas issue is, but Woodruff going down was a game changer. Murphy is doing the best he can with what he has.

I know he's caught a lot of flack, but I think Murph has done a heck of a job.

[Jim French Stepstool]

28 minutes ago, RobertCrawley said:

Yelich swings at a pitch miles off the plate.

Really, one of the characteristics of this team moving forward should be to find ways to somehow contribute when not picking up the ball---you work walks, you stay on the ball & try to contribute the so-called productive out when you can, you always keep the idea of the bunt in your hip pocket. See as many pitches as possible. What's always bothered me about Yelich is that when he goes bad he seldom if ever does any of those things. It's just 2 or 3 or 4 weeks of chasing balls off the plate, and swinging through strikes. I've said it before. He can be hot & cold like a lot of guys, but his cold is exceptionally bad.

[jw5511986]

12 minutes ago, RobertCrawley said:

Oh yes. It was a time to love baseball with absolutely NO expectation that the team would play meaningful games in September and October.

How is this not a golden era if the major gripe around here is not being competitive late in the playoffs? What time in our entire history besides 1982 was better than now?

[adambr2]

My only criticism of Murphy — quit with this “underdog” and “average Joe’s” crap. It comes off as disparaging to your own players more than anything else.

Yes, you’re a scrappy underdog. We get it. You won 97 games. Act like it.

[treego14]

The score tonight -- 3:1 --> same as the payroll ratio!

What a surprise!

[treego14]

9 minutes ago, ClearWaterWI said:

I imagine this series will rid Murphy of that back-to-back Manager of the Year award

Because Dave Roberts is a better manager?

[treego14]

I don't respect the Dodgers as some great overcoming team. 

They are simply doing what they should do with all that player money investment.

[Brewluver]

2 minutes ago, treego14 said:

The score tonight -- 3:1 --> same as the payroll ratio!

What a surprise!

How about you stop your crying and complaining about the payroll.

Go look at your own posts and see how ridiculous you look.

Complaining over, and over, and over, and over.

C.mon dude,

We're not gonna beat the Pirates with 9 hits over 3 games !!

Just stop please !!!

[Brian]

10 minutes ago, adambr2 said:

Can you elaborate? I’m not saying you’re totally wrong but playoff baseball is a little different, you kind of have to play things a little differently. I felt that he actually played things fairly the same, still valued defense and speed and was reluctant to take bigger swings offensively.

To me it felt like the real problem was that we didn’t swing the bats at all and there’s not much else to it. 

The lineups were different for one and Brewers are in the record books though,  fewest hits in 3 consecutive games in 111 years of the MLB playoffs. Nine hits. 

[yourout]

17 minutes ago, ReverendBrewmeister said:

Completely disappearing offense in the NLCS. The question whether the Brewers type of offense could produce runs in the playoffs was a concern, since it's difficult to string multiple hits and walks together. Figured that they might put some runners on, but not get the RBI-producing hit. But this type of no-show offense, basically getting no baserunners at all, was unexpected. 

Since the Chourio 3 run bomb 10 days ago the offense has been offensive.

[RobertCrawley]

8 minutes ago, adambr2 said:

My only criticism of Murphy — quit with this “underdog” and “average Joe’s” crap. It comes off as disparaging to your own players more than anything else.

Yes, you’re a scrappy underdog. We get it. You won 97 games. Act like it.

He's a strange guy. But the players have performed well under him, at least until the Dodgers series. That's pretty good in professional sports. He's just got to find the magic sauce to get them to play well in a series like this. 

I also have to wonder how much the cubs series took out of us. Yes, it was great sending home those sad cubs fans and their befuzzled manager, but that had to be exhausting.

[adambr2]

1 minute ago, Brian said:

The lineups were different for one and Brewers are in the record books though,  fewest hits in 3 consecutive games in 111 years of the MLB playoffs. Nine hits. 

Yeah, that’s brutal for sure. I’m just not sure much would have changed no matter how much you mixed and matched the lineup. 

[yourout]

11 minutes ago, adambr2 said:

I feel it bears repeating — we have scored 1 run every game. 

Woodruff would have been nice, but he can’t help this offense. The series would still be 3-0.

Maybe he could have DHd

[homer]

2 minutes ago, Brewluver said:

How about you stop your crying and complaining about the payroll.

Go look at your own posts and see how ridiculous you look.

Complaining over, and over, and over, and over.

C.mon dude,

We're not gonna beat the Pirates with 9 hits over 3 games !!

Just stop please !!!

it's a tough loss. people are going to get emotional. 

[adambr2]

1 minute ago, RobertCrawley said:

He's a strange guy. But the players have performed well under him, at least until the Dodgers series. That's pretty good in professional sports. He's just got to find the magic sauce to get them to play well in a series like this. 

I also have to wonder how much the cubs series took out of us. Yes, it was great sending home those sad cubs fans and their befuzzled manage, but that had to be exhausting.

I hope we can at least build on this for the future. We’ll be back — this has been massively disappointing — pulling out Game 5 against the Cubs was a step though, and felt good. Hopefully we can take another next year.