Fear The Chorizo

Let me try to help with that - If not for a flyball that wouldve either gone foul or been caught on the edge of the warning track hitting the roof, and for Turang's botched double play grounder that gifted the Padres a run, there wouldnt be this narratove of the brewers lucking into a game 1 win, and the Padres would have scored a total of 4 runs in 18 innings against a brewer staff that has found a way to overcome inconsistent strike zones and its own youth in a playoff atmosphere. The Padres vaunted bullpen has lost them both games, and the only reason they've outhit the Brewers so far has been a slew of tough luck line outs the Brewers had in game 1. We tend to be fatalist as Brewers fans based on postseason experiences....but the Brewers have actually been the better team so far this series - its close, but theyve been better and being up 2-0 is a product of that. It's also a product of having the best damn player in this series on their team....that is tough for national media to swallow given the fact he's just 22 and the opposition is loaded with star talent in their own right.

Still euphoric after that game yesterday...great way to start out Monday! Looking at how that game unfolded again - Brewers make uncharacteristic fielding errors that give the Padres 2 runs, quiet offense most of the game, narrative building of veteran padres squad putting the screws on a young, plucky team that isnt built for October, 3rd base ump seemingly in the bag for the Padres on check swing calls, home plate ump with a terrible game and one where Contreras/brewer hitters had far more work to do making challenges, announcers and studio talking heads all but actively rooting for the Padres, the roof "controversy" nonsense.... And the Brewers just gave it all a big eff you in the bottom of the 9th.

The Padres back end of the bullpen has lost them both games this series...guessing not many people had that correctly prognosticated. A 6 out save in october with a 1 run lead is, to be frank, a recipe for disaster with any closer today. Even if it worked out getting them a win you essentially weaken your biggest strength the rest of this series even with an off day for travel.

Baseball is boring, huh? That extension is already worth it and everything else is gravy - we have a bad man in Milwaukee....and he's 22. The Padres had to have that one, and we ripped it out of their souls

Im really, really annoyed the padres get to use this guy across multiple innings for these games because we cant put a lineup together that isnt so many lefties bunched up. And not pinch hitting with Vaughn at all with this guy throwing is malpractice

3 errors in a tight game is certainly one way to try to win in October....not the best way though

Still no replay on bauers check swing... Wonder why

Unreal...there should be a rule that if an ump blows this many calls they need to go straight to fully automated the rest of the game Lets see a replay on that Bauer check swing, too

Screw this tough hitting luck...i know its also great defense, but find somewhere to land - that was an unbelievable jump by Tatis

We give contreras alot of flak with missed challenge calls....but it sure feels like he's got way too much influence on counts constantly with this BS umpiring. If he wasnt on constant zone monitoring duty the team ERA might be 1.5 runs higher the with how bad the zone is against brewer pitching right now

Like, tinfoil hat time - the fix is in

F you blue

Seriously these umps are awfully one-sided Having to challenge that 1st pitch to Machado is a complete joke

There should never be a mid afternoon playoff start in this park - shadows are terrible. Good on the 3rd base ump for being awake that time, I guess. Feels like the Brewers have to beat both the Padres and umps, and im not a conspiracy theorist.

This umpiring crew is doing a great job of turning me into a proponent of automated everything