World Series Game 4: Brewers (TBD) vs Rays (Jax): 10/27/26, 7:00pm

[TURBO]

8 minutes ago, Brewcrew82 said:

Somehow, Game 4 of the NLDS still holds the IGT record at 56 pages. Surely we can do better tonight, right? 

I think a few of the regulars aren't posting much during the games.  I know that I haven't been posting during the games, just before and after.  I just want to take it all in, and not be distracted by anything!  

[liveforoctober]

This never crossed my mind. Admittedly I've thought the letters from Uecker were a bit of an eye roll... But if Murphy is actually sitting on a real letter for this moment that would be something.

 

[owbc]

 

[Cool Hand Lucroy]

In these 7-game situations, every game is a new series. The good news is, I trust these guys are locked in and focus and want to both finish the job and do it in a historic way.

Jax struggled in his Game 3 ALCS start against Cleveland, but he did manage 4 innings. He pitched 2 out of the bullpen against NYY. We'll see how patient Cash is with him. I'm especially interested to see whether Rasmussen or Martinez get a look out of the bullpen, although I hope the Brewers are up by so much I don't get to see that dilemma resolved. You'd have to think Baker gets at least an inning at some point. We'll see if his velocity is back, if he's rusty, or if the rest has helped him get back to the lockdown they relied on all year.

One of the strange things about our bullpen games is that they can look really different. Unlike a lot of teams, we don't have a lot of low-leverage arms. We have high-leverage and mid-leverage ones. 

I really want this one tonight. Even one loss will have me nervous about Rasmussen and Peralta coming up again. 

[tmwiese55]

6 minutes ago, liveforoctober said:

This never crossed my mind. Admittedly I've thought the letters from Uecker were a bit of an eye roll... But if Murphy is actually sitting on a real letter for this moment that would be something.

 

I've been curious if Bob recorded a video for the whole public for whenever this happened. 

[Jim French Stepstool]

1 hour ago, owbc said:

I kinda want to start Harrison. Getting him a little confidence boost going into '27 would be awesome. Only has to be one inning and then go to Drohan. 

From the left side, Ashby Drohan Romero & Hall are all available. I don't think we see Harrison unless it's a later inning & there's a cushion.

[WilsonFanInWakeCoNC]

Checking in from the 919 area code of North Carolina. Unable to make Single A Wilson's watch party today but decked out here at home.... Let's go get this thing!!!!!!! #BrewCrew

[RobertCrawley]

3 hours ago, TURBO said:

Seriously, that is why he hasn't been around?  He's boycotting MLB?  What a bad season to make that decision...

Tree-went

[Jim French Stepstool]

19 minutes ago, Cool Hand Lucroy said:

In these 7-game situations, every game is a new series. The good news is, I trust these guys are locked in and focus and want to both finish the job and do it in a historic way.

Jax struggled in his Game 3 ALCS start against Cleveland, but he did manage 4 innings. He pitched 2 out of the bullpen against NYY. We'll see how patient Cash is with him. I'm especially interested to see whether Rasmussen or Martinez get a look out of the bullpen, although I hope the Brewers are up by so much I don't get to see that dilemma resolved. You'd have to think Baker gets at least an inning at some point. We'll see if his velocity is back, if he's rusty, or if the rest has helped him get back to the lockdown they relied on all year.

One of the strange things about our bullpen games is that they can look really different. Unlike a lot of teams, we don't have a lot of low-leverage arms. We have high-leverage and mid-leverage ones. 

I really want this one tonight. Even one loss will have me nervous about Rasmussen and Peralta coming up again. 

I remember when they clinched the LA series. There was some outward happiness on the field of course, but I took note of how the real let-go was reserved for the clubhouse & there seemed to be a real 'the jobs not done yet' vibe to the whole thing--even after eliminating the defending champs. As you got through the latter stages of the season you'd hear things like "we haven't accomplished anything yet." And you're still hearing it now, even up 3-0. That's all Murphy. So yeah, the lock-in, the focus, has just been remarkable.

We should've learned by now not to assume this-or-that from a BP game, but I'll guess we see May either starting or first out of the BP. Drohan pitches early, but maybe Hall instead? Senzatela could even open & go an inning; someone else mentioned that. It would be back-to-back days but that's not a big deal at this stage & he threw the ball really well last night.

I expect Martinez to follow Jax.

[BruisedCrew]

5 hours ago, MrTPlush said:

Brewers will be going for a postseason record 9-game winning streak and be the first team to ever to sweep both the LCS and World Series.

In the regular season, the Brewers never won more than 5 games in a row. 
 

Definition of playing your best baseball at the right time.

The 1976 50th Anniversary Big Red Machine swept the NLCS and World Series, though the LCS was 3 wins, not 4. 

[Turning2]

4 hours ago, TURBO said:

Seriously, that is why he hasn't been around?  He's boycotting MLB?  What a bad season to make that decision...

On the flipside... I boycotted, or simply just tuned out MLB from around 1986 until late 2022 just after the Hader trade. We were in the process of relocating back to WI and I had reached a point of "if you can't beat'em (MLB unlevel playing field, free agency, players team hopping, Players' Union) might as well join'em)... so happy, grateful I got back on board without being a 2026 Johnny come lately. 

[cragi]

1 hour ago, edfunderburk said:

At one point in April, Milwaukee was 13-13 … several games back of white-hot Chicago.

Since then, they have a 100-47 record. 

Yes I remember a brief moment where a form of mass hysteria was spreading as the cubs were gonna blow past us and leave us in the dust because they fixed everything at the trade deadline and we somehow got worse

[dlk9s]

42 minutes ago, liveforoctober said:

This never crossed my mind. Admittedly I've thought the letters from Uecker were a bit of an eye roll... But if Murphy is actually sitting on a real letter for this moment that would be something.

 

It actually 100% crossed my mind that there's a real Uecker letter waiting. I do think the fake letters are a little cringe, but hey, if the players like them and Ueck's family is cool with them, it's all good. I'm not on the team.

[cragi]

I think the team will be locked in. That the team can establish itself as the best playoff run ever is another goal they never even considered and that is like manna for Murphy to work with.

i really hope to see Harrison tonight. He was critical for this team’s success and we rode his arm all season. He had a strong last showing. 

I get the impression based on his comments that his issues were primarily fatigue-related, not so much “injury”. And when he took a break and came back, he performed at first.

We’re gonna need this guy so best to get some playoff experience under the belt

[dlk9s]

I think the only two scenarios in which Harrison might pitch are:

1) Blowout in the Rays' favor

2) Extra innings

Even if it's another 10-0 game in our favor, I think Murphy still goes with the most trustworthy guys to ensure (as much as one can in baseball) that the Rays don't mount a comeback. No reason to screw around.

[Turning2]

Really have to wonder if Tampa will show any interest, any fight tonight. I would hope every professional athlete would have competitive spirit and pride as their biggest motivational tools. But geez.... I don't know. They might roll over pretty quickly tonight. 

 

[owbc]

12 minutes ago, dlk9s said:

It actually 100% crossed my mind that there's a real Uecker letter waiting. I do think the fake letters are a little cringe, but hey, if the players like them and Ueck's family is cool with them, it's all good. I'm not on the team.

That would really be something. I hope so.

But even if not, Murph can read his own made up letter for an hour if he wants, nobody is gonna care when we have the trophy in our hands 

[Aussie Brew Crew]

2 minutes ago, Turning2 said:

Really have to wonder if Tampa will show any interest, any fight tonight. I would hope every professional athlete would have competitive spirit and pride as their biggest motivational tools. But geez.... I don't know. They might roll over pretty quickly tonight. 

 

Let’s hope so….they looked very dejected in the dugout late in that game last night