I'm not totally surprised they pitched to Moose, but throwing him 4 pitches right down the middle, uh, okay. Figured at least they'd throw him 4 junkballs and try to make him chase.
Yup. That was all on the ump getting suckered by their catcher. That 2-1 was a missed call, but chasing a pitch 18 inches off the plate is never on the umpire.
Knebel, Soria, Jeffress, Hader, yes, maybe even Burnes, these guys are going to be available tomorrow. They're all coming into today off 2 days rest and their pitch counts were watched carefully. I don't know why we're worried so much about this.
There was no reaction from anyone on that flyball by Parra. I couldn't tell if there was no reaction because it was going to be going 440 feet or be caught.
Again, it wasn't the bullpen that failed to cash in on runs multiple times during the game. The bullpen threw 8 scoreless innings and probably more. Yep. The bullpen day worked just fine, that has nothing to do with where we're at right now, in fact it's probably the reason we're still playing. Everyone who pitched today is likely available tomorrow with the exception of Woodruff. This is the playoffs. They get days off on days when there's not a game.
Yep. I can't believe a few were defending that. It made no sense then and looks even worse now. If Keon Broxton is who you need to send up for your biggest scoring chance when you're carrying 14 position players, you screwed up.
I think so, too, but I would rather make sure they get the out at home. I think it was the right decision. Yep. Remember when Kris Bryant thought he could turn two? Job #1 there, the only thing that matters, is making sure the score can't change on that play.
Lol wow. I don't even blame JJ much. I blame an abomination of missed opportunities on offense and a horribly bad decision by Counsell to lead off Santana in the 3rd freaking inning.
I mean it was like an inch away from being fair and the guy who called it is 100 feet away and running full speed. It's not like it was just an egregiously bad call that missed the line by a foot.