Ohtani

[Anon1751408132]

Dude

 

[Anon1751408132]

This game is crazy

 

[realHuskerDrew]

I mean, Ohtani is just 4 for 4, 2 bombs 2 doubles … 2 intentional walks… and now Kershaw coming in relief in the 12th… just another ho hum game

 

[realHuskerDrew]

I know 99.9% of you are asleep but holy ****

Freddie comes up big in the 18th
Oh and Ohtani went 4 for 4 with 5 walks, reaches all 9 at bats…

unbelievable

 

[HuskerInCarolina]

 

[HuskerInCarolina]

WHAT! A! GAME!

LETS GOOOOO DODGERS!!!!

 

[Poster FKA schuele]

Insane game. Tip of the cap to both Klein and Lauer. They did a lot of blood-and-guts relief pitching to make this game a classic.

Two guys who probably thought they would only be used for mop-up duty.

 

[Poster FKA schuele]

Oh and Ohtani went 4 for 4 with 5 walks, reaches all 9 at bats…

unbelievable

And now he gets to take a nap before starting what is almost like Game 2 of a doubleheader.

Can’t make this stuff up.

 

[Anon1751408132]

I know 99.9% of you are asleep but holy ****

Freddie comes up big in the 18th
Oh and Ohtani went 4 for 4 with 5 walks, reaches all 9 at bats…

unbelievable

Couldn't stay awake any longer, went to bed at 1am, paying for it today

On base every at bat, insane. Wouldn't be surprised if they walk him from here on out

 

[mgbreeze]

Huge mistake to pitch to him at all after the first homer. He's so locked in its ridiculous. That game was there for the taking, but I think the Jays are screwed now. Oh who am I kidding? They were screwed from the outset.

 

[DrAlan_Grant]

I'm not a big baseball fan, but my work colleague is a big Dodgers fan, so I've been loosely following and becoming a Dodgers fan I guess? Guess that makes me a bandwagoner.

Sounds like it was a hell of a game and Ohtani is just a monster. Why would you pitch to him if he is that on fire? Seems dumb.

 

[Poster FKA schuele]

Huge mistake to pitch to him at all after the first homer. He's so locked in its ridiculous. That game was there for the taking, but I think the Jays are screwed now. Oh who am I kidding? They were screwed from the outset.

I like John Schneider as a manager, but that was just one of a host of mistakes he made last night. Lost Springer to an injury, which he obviously cannot control. But then he pulls Bichette, which seemed overly cautious, pulls Barger for a pinch runner, then later pulls Kirk for a pinch runner. Next thing you know, he's sending nearly an entire lineup of bench players up to bat. I mean, hats off to the Dodger pen for keeping the game tied, but it helps when half the guys you are facing are AAAA players.

 

[mgbreeze]

I like John Schneider as a manager, but that was just one of a host of mistakes he made last night. Lost Springer to an injury, which he obviously cannot control. But then he pulls Bichette, which seemed overly cautious, pulls Barger for a pinch runner, then later pulls Kirk for a pinch runner. Next thing you know, he's sending nearly an entire lineup of bench players up to bat. I mean, hats off to the Dodger pen for keeping the game tied, but it helps when half the guys you are facing are AAAA players.

Good point. I went to bed after the top of the 11th!

 

[Anon1751408132]

I like John Schneider as a manager, but that was just one of a host of mistakes he made last night. Lost Springer to an injury, which he obviously cannot control. But then he pulls Bichette, which seemed overly cautious, pulls Barger for a pinch runner, then later pulls Kirk for a pinch runner. Next thing you know, he's sending nearly an entire lineup of bench players up to bat. I mean, hats off to the Dodger pen for keeping the game tied, but it helps when half the guys you are facing are AAAA players.

Yeah didn't agree with pulling Kirk for pinch runner there

 

[SuperBigFan69]

Why not just hit him with a pitch.

 

[Big bo fan]

I like John Schneider as a manager, but that was just one of a host of mistakes he made last night. Lost Springer to an injury, which he obviously cannot control. But then he pulls Bichette, which seemed overly cautious, pulls Barger for a pinch runner, then later pulls Kirk for a pinch runner. Next thing you know, he's sending nearly an entire lineup of bench players up to bat. I mean, hats off to the Dodger pen for keeping the game tied, but it helps when half the guys you are facing are AAAA players.

He is trying to win the game with faster pinch runners.you can’t assume the game is going to go 18 innings.

 

[4.6.3]

9 times on base in one game is insanity

 

[Poster FKA schuele]

He is trying to win the game with faster pinch runners.you can’t assume the game is going to go 18 innings.

Of course not, but pulling Barger out was just plain dumb. Barger's not slow, and Straw can't hit to save his life. And while Kirk is painfully slow, the backup catcher who ran for him isn't much faster. Schneider left himself with a decimated lineup.

 

[Anon1751408132]

He is trying to win the game with faster pinch runners.you can’t assume the game is going to go 18 innings.

Kirk was still at first base, I'm not pulling him there

 

[Poster FKA schuele]

Kirk was still at first base, I'm not pulling him there

Yes, and the really stupid move was using Straw to pinch run for Barger, who's a reasonably fast runner himself. If Schneider doesn't make that move, he has Straw available to pinch-run for Kirk or for Ty France, later in the game. But lifting Kirk to pinch-run your 35-year-old backup catcher just isn't worth it.

 

[Capiche]

Why not induct him in the HOF while he's still playing.

 

[lifer56]

Breaks the all-time MLB on-base record last night with two dingers, two doubles and, what, five walks?

And yet his favorite position? The one he grew up dreaming about playing? Pitcher.

Amazing. Best MLB player in history.

 

[Poster FKA schuele]

Well now it’s a series again. Ohtani pitched pretty well, but playing a 7-hour game the night before probably threw him off just a bit.

 

[HuskerInCarolina]

Well now it’s a series again. Ohtani pitched pretty well, but playing a 7-hour game the night before probably threw him off just a bit.

Maybe. But it didn’t affect Toronto, who’s used to EST and not PST like Ohtani and the Dodgers are. It looked like a typical feast or famine performance from the Dodgers that we see every year because they rely on the long ball. Like you said, Ohtani pitched well enough to win the game, but when you get 1 run of support, you’re not gonna win many of those games.

 

[Baxter48]

last night showed he’s human, I wouldn’t go as far as saying he’s the goat

 

[konaki]

Ohtani is still early in his career and will be a first ballot hall of fame but to say he is the goat at this point is not correct, he will have to finish his career or near the end of his career to be called the greatest. jmo

 

[Poster FKA schuele]

Was pulling hard for the Blue Jays, but have to give the Dodgers their props. They made the big plays/pitches/ABs when they needed them most.

Gotta say, in an era where sporting events often leave me wondering how I could have possibly wasted my time watching them, this was one helluva World Series. Probably the most exciting of my lifetime.

 

[Big bo fan]

Was pulling hard for the Blue Jays, but have to give the Dodgers their props. They made the big plays/pitches/ABs when they needed them most.

Gotta say, in an era where sporting events often leave me wondering how I could have possibly wasted my time watching them, this was one helluva World Series. Probably the most exciting of my lifetime.

Yep 7 games and 2 extra innings including an 18 innings game.