# MLB: 2025 Postseason **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Tags:** baseball-mlb\ **Created:** [September 29, 2025, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-2025-postseason/1023478 "2025-09-29T12:49:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 49
**Author:** ![Coriolanus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/coriolanus/32/18769_2.png) [@Coriolanus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coriolanus)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2025, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-2025-postseason/1023478/961 "2025-11-02T00:39:44Z")
> [@John\_DiFool](#): > > Ohtani has his normal velocity but his command looks pretty blah so far. The Toronto guys just said the opposite. I’m not seeing good control here. Good to see the Jays in their home whites. Powder blue is road gear. ETA: Kirk ripped an inside pitch. Ohtani’s worth now is do you try and get another at-bat from him. ---
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2025, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-2025-postseason/1023478/962 "2025-11-02T00:42:08Z")
> [@Coriolanus](#): > > > [@John\_DiFool](#): > > > > Ohtani has his normal velocity but his command looks pretty blah so far. > > The Toronto guys just said the opposite. I’m not seeing good control here. You disagreeing with me, or them? _confused_ ---
**Author:** ![Coriolanus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/coriolanus/32/18769_2.png) [@Coriolanus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coriolanus)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2025, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-2025-postseason/1023478/963 "2025-11-02T00:44:41Z")
> [@John\_DiFool](#): > > You disagreeing with me, or them? _confused_ (sorry for confusion) I’ll just say Ohtani is a bit dicey with command of any of his pitches, so I suppose with them. ETA: Argh, I must have read you wrong. We all agree. Sorry again, ETA2: He’s batting cleanup, so I reckon the score after this half will mean a lot. ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2025, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-2025-postseason/1023478/964 "2025-11-02T00:50:29Z")
> [@Coriolanus](#): > > Ohtani’s worth now is do you try and get another at-bat from him. Remember, Ohtani can be pulled from the game as a pitcher and remain as DH. ---
**Author:** ![Jas09](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d07c76/32.png) [@Jas09](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jas09)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2025, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-2025-postseason/1023478/965 "2025-11-02T00:54:44Z")
I think Roberts should be happy he survived two innings and get Glasnow in there. Ohtani isn’t right. ---
**Author:** ![Jaycat.again](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jaycat.again/32/11525_2.png) [@Jaycat.again](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jaycat.again)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2025, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-2025-postseason/1023478/966 "2025-11-02T00:59:29Z")
It seems Ohtani got extra warm up pitches? ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2025, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-2025-postseason/1023478/967 "2025-11-02T01:02:12Z")
Well, now, maybe Ohtani should have had more warmup pitches. (He didn’t get more warmup pitches, but he was late getting to the mound, according to the announcers.) ---
**Author:** ![Coriolanus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/coriolanus/32/18769_2.png) [@Coriolanus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coriolanus)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2025, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-2025-postseason/1023478/968 "2025-11-02T01:02:49Z")
“abbreviated warm-up”. I guess you can’t really protest game 7, but whatever the penalty is for playing the "I am the greatest and rules don’t apply to me"ought to get some action from Schneider tham “fuming in the dugout” A blast. Blame it on the warm up clock. New Ohtani rule: No warm-up or pitch clock for the Star. ---
**Author:** ![Jas09](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d07c76/32.png) [@Jas09](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jas09)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2025, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-2025-postseason/1023478/969 "2025-11-02T01:02:57Z")
Every now and then I make a good prediction. Ridiculous by Roberts to send him back out there with how little command he had. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2025, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-2025-postseason/1023478/970 "2025-11-02T01:06:46Z")
So it’s “Live by the Ohtani; die by the Ohtani”? ---
**Author:** ![Coriolanus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/coriolanus/32/18769_2.png) [@Coriolanus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coriolanus)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2025, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-2025-postseason/1023478/971 "2025-11-02T01:09:07Z")
> [@Jas09](#): > > Every now and then I make a good prediction. Ridiculous by Roberts to send him back out there with how little command he had. Absolutely. After his AB he should just be DH. He had no command over any of his pitches. And I dunno what the drama was with being late to the mound. ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2025, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-2025-postseason/1023478/972 "2025-11-02T01:20:32Z")
Jays flashing some leather to keep the lead. Scherzer is probably done…he was hit pretty hard in that inning. ---
**Author:** ![Coriolanus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/coriolanus/32/18769_2.png) [@Coriolanus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coriolanus)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2025, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-2025-postseason/1023478/973 "2025-11-02T01:21:41Z")
How do you say, “Yo la tengo” in Canadian? That should be it for Scherzer yet this feels like a new game. ---
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2025, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-2025-postseason/1023478/974 "2025-11-02T01:21:57Z")
As I said in another post in a wrong thread, I really loathe IBB’s. x2 on Roberts putting him out there with the total lack of command and snap on his breaking balls. ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2025, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-2025-postseason/1023478/975 "2025-11-02T01:27:28Z")
Wow, benches empty. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2025, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-2025-postseason/1023478/976 "2025-11-02T01:29:42Z")
That was probably the most ridiculous _pro forma_ “brawl” of this century. ---
**Author:** ![Coriolanus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/coriolanus/32/18769_2.png) [@Coriolanus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coriolanus)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2025, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-2025-postseason/1023478/977 "2025-11-02T01:29:54Z")
Lots of inside pitches. You can do that but they’re allowed to not be happy about it. I didn’t see the catcher protect the pitcher. That and ump warnings to both teams are lame. ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2025, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-2025-postseason/1023478/978 "2025-11-02T01:34:27Z")
> [@Ike\_Witt](#): > > Wow, benches empty My memory isn’t great, but it’s been a while since I remember seeing the benches empty in a World Series game. Anybody remember seeing that happen recently? Or ever? ---
**Author:** ![Coriolanus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/coriolanus/32/18769_2.png) [@Coriolanus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coriolanus)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2025, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-2025-postseason/1023478/979 "2025-11-02T01:37:00Z")
> [@Railer13](#): > > Or ever 2000 World Series Roger Clemens throwing the shards of a broken bat at Mike Piazza in 2000 while PIazza was running whatever out. Piazza should have crushed Clemens. I guess he was all “WTF?” and that cleared the benches. ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2025, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-2025-postseason/1023478/980 "2025-11-02T01:39:33Z")
> [@Coriolanus](#): > > Roger Clemens throwing the shards of a broken bat at Mike Piazza in 2000 Wow, good recall! I obviously had totally forgotten about that dustup. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-2025-postseason/1023478.md?page=48) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-2025-postseason/1023478.md?page=50)