Fear The Chorizo
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Did some minor digging last night after Snell reminded us that he is a 2 time Cy Young winner and essentially got 3.5 months of this season to rehab a shoulder issue so he is nice and fresh this postseason... The combined AAV contracts for the four starting pitchers the Brewers will face this series is roughly $170M once you take out the deferred money shenanigans....Dodgers essentially sport a top 10 MLB payroll, rougly $50M more than the Brewers entire team, for their postseason 4 man rotation. The absurdity of MLB's current financial playing field on full display - and that would be the same for the Dodgers vs just about any other NLCS opponent, not just the Brewers.
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It looks way easier from the stands to hit that kind of stuff - Snell was electric and the best thing the Brewers have going is I dont think he will get his next start until game 5. Snell has made pretty much every team he's faced over the last month or so look this way, and as others said he basically got this season off while recovering from shoulder issues - so if he is healthy he's also not fatigued at all.
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Oh for sure...I actually thought lefty hitters had a better chance of doing damage against Snell early tonight because he wasnt throwing his curve for a strike as readily as the change - so he was having to throw more fastballs to lefties since the change up really isnt in his arsenal to them. Yelich got his doors blown off his 1st two at bats, though. Once uncle Charlie started dotting the outside corner the left bats had no chance.
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In a way I agree...but Snell wasnt your typical lefty tonight - that change up was used at will against Contreras, chourio, and vaughn. He didnt have to give in and offer up hittable pitches to those righties because his change was so good - both in the zone and out of it. Nobody had a shot against him Dodgers runs were scored off a moonshot HR by a great hitter with a season's worth of postseason at bats and walking in a guy during an inning full of walks. Betts took ball 4 and Turang couldn't get to that spot
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That approach about getting hit on anything inside in that spot is a learned one and goes to your mindset before that specific at bat even begins - you've got to convince yourself mentally before the AB that you are not backing away for any reason on a pitch you arent swinging at heading inside because its a game-tying RBI in that situation. Turang didnt approach that at bat correctly.
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Yamamoto probably going to pitch all 9 tomorrow after that farce of a 9th from the Dodgers pen, btw
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Thats a natural reaction to the pitch before, realizing he just gave up a HBP to tie the game up and he's gonna make up for it with a hit. Not being patient. Could say the same thing with losing patience "in the moment" by getting out of the way on that pitch inside, too.
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Man alive that sucks to lose on that 2 pitch sequence
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Let that hit you....oof!
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I still cant believe the idea of leaving Snell in for the 9th wasnt at least thought of more for the Dodgers.
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Ugh. Big hit though!
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Dammit Bauers....keep it on your shoulder
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Now its Bauers time to take a couple strikes
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Good plan!
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I dont think you are giving Snell enough credit - the Dodgers wouldve gotten bageled against him tonight, too.
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Any pitcher other than Snell would help the Brewers. I cant believe they are taking him out actually. And that is knowing that Sasaki has been unreal, too
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Thats just filthy 8 innings in You tip your cap
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That was a strike, just not a good one to hit
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Vaughn just shook his head on that 1st pitch...was sitting on a change and got a fastball instead
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And that approach is the reason why they arent coming anywhere close to it. Trying to hit a HR off Snell tonight just plays into that offspeed. You almost have to accidentally hit one or hope he gives you a mistake
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I know its not how the game is played anymore...but when you have elite offspeed and you are throwing it for strikes, the change in velocity plus movement can make today's hitters look completely overmatched. Snell can reach back and give a guy 96 with movement, too - Brewers hitters havent proven they can adjust to all the offspeed so he simply isnt giving them the fastballs they still are hoping to see.
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Brewer defense and that crazy dp are the reasons this is even a game right now. Get some guys on base and see what happens
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He also calls his own pitches - i think the catcher gets his signs
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Snell is dealing right now... he's got 96 looking the exact same as his offspeed out of his hand that either dives away or down and in on you - he makes lineups look like this regularly when he is throwing that change up for a low strike. He wont want to leave this game - Brewers need to find a way to force him out of it.
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Snell's change up is just dialed in
