# MLB: Post-Season 2019 **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Tags:** baseball-mlb\ **Created:** [September 30, 2019, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-post-season-2019/841046 "2019-09-30T14:37:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 8
**Author:** ![asahi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asahi/32/8693_2.png) [@asahi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asahi)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2019, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-post-season-2019/841046/141 "2019-10-10T02:00:46Z")
> [@harmonicamoon](#): > > And it all started with a small ball play. A bunt from Wong. > > Gotta love baseball. That’s my reaction: there was nothing about the pitching that made you think that this would be a 10-run inning. It’s a dropped pitch and some extreme plate discipline that started the whole unfortunate sequence for the braves. The Cards also swung level and/or down at the ball, which is classic small ball. ---
**Author:** ![BlankSlate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blankslate/32/80_2.png) [@BlankSlate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlankSlate)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2019, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-post-season-2019/841046/142 "2019-10-10T03:28:19Z")
So Rendon reaches and then Soto homers. Extra innings. Ha ha, unlikely, but I’m really enjoying this one. Why not some free baseball? ---
**Author:** ![BlankSlate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blankslate/32/80_2.png) [@BlankSlate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlankSlate)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2019, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-post-season-2019/841046/143 "2019-10-10T03:33:46Z")
> [@BlankSlate](#): > > So Rendon reaches and then Soto homers. Extra innings. Ha ha, unlikely, but I’m really enjoying this one. Why not some free baseball? I didn’t get it quite right. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2019, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-post-season-2019/841046/144 "2019-10-10T03:35:33Z")
Baseball can be a funny game, Clayton Kershaw, 3 pitches and 2 home runs. I’ve heard this guy Kershaw is supposed to be a good pitcher. ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2019, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-post-season-2019/841046/145 "2019-10-10T03:36:25Z")
> [@BlankSlate](#): > > So Rendon reaches and then Soto homers. Actually consecutive solo home runs by Rendon and Soto. Boom! ---
**Author:** ![BlankSlate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blankslate/32/80_2.png) [@BlankSlate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlankSlate)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2019, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-post-season-2019/841046/146 "2019-10-10T03:45:29Z")
Why are they using starters anyway? They should bring in Joe Kelly. That guy is automatic. ---
**Author:** ![Locrian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/locrian/32/14146_2.png) [@Locrian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Locrian)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2019, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-post-season-2019/841046/147 "2019-10-10T04:04:01Z")
Joe Kelley, the local idiot around here, just struck out the inning. I would’ve bet my house against that. Glad I don’t bet! 😃 Clayton!!! Six pitches!! 4 pitches to get third out of 7th then gives up TWO HOMERS on two pitches. Poor guy. My heart goes out to him. ---
**Author:** ![BlankSlate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blankslate/32/80_2.png) [@BlankSlate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlankSlate)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2019, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-post-season-2019/841046/148 "2019-10-10T04:07:05Z")
The Dodgers fans are just sitting there. Unbelievable. ---
**Author:** ![madsircool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madsircool/32/3432_2.png) [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2019, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-post-season-2019/841046/149 "2019-10-10T04:16:06Z")
> [@BlankSlate](#): > > The Dodgers fans are just sitting there. Unbelievable. Dodger fans are entitled. ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2019, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-post-season-2019/841046/150 "2019-10-10T04:24:19Z")
Grand Slam! 7-3 Nats! ---
**Author:** ![Locrian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/locrian/32/14146_2.png) [@Locrian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Locrian)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2019, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-post-season-2019/841046/151 "2019-10-10T04:24:56Z")
There’s the Joe we know. ---
**Author:** ![BlankSlate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blankslate/32/80_2.png) [@BlankSlate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlankSlate)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2019, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-post-season-2019/841046/152 "2019-10-10T04:48:17Z")
Somewhere around the eighth inning the LA fans were like _meh, I never really liked the Dodgers that much anyway._ Unbelievable, the whole game. ---
**Author:** ![jaycat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jaycat/32/3015_2.png) [@jaycat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jaycat)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2019, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-post-season-2019/841046/153 "2019-10-10T04:51:31Z")
I never saw a stadium empty out that quickly. I guess we’re OK without Bryce, huh? ---
**Author:** ![Locrian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/locrian/32/14146_2.png) [@Locrian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Locrian)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2019, 5:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-post-season-2019/841046/154 "2019-10-10T05:17:01Z")
After the last two years… but still, I’d stay the whole game even if it were like the last Cards/Braves game, if I were a Dodgers fan. But living out here, I understand the frustration. I feel bad for the Dodger fans. But not for Joe Kelly. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![madsircool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madsircool/32/3432_2.png) [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2019, 6:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-post-season-2019/841046/155 "2019-10-10T06:38:16Z")
If Kershaw doesnt win a championship, his reputation will always be tainted by playoff failure. Dave Roberts will likely get fired. Tactically, he is a disaster. The Dodgers have key players over 30. Perhaps their window is already closed. ---
**Author:** ![Dale\_Sams](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/779978/32.png) [@Dale\_Sams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dale_Sams)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2019, 7:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-post-season-2019/841046/156 "2019-10-10T07:00:30Z")
What a shitshow. The NL is chock full of pigheaded old-school managers. KNOW YOUR PLAYERS. You got an inning out of Joe Kelly. Should have pulled him after the first baserunner. You’re here to win ballgames not popularity contests in the clubhouse. Jesus Christ. And the Braves with Melancon…FFS. ---
**Author:** ![Gray\_Ghost](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c0e974/32.png) [@Gray\_Ghost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gray_Ghost)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2019, 10:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-post-season-2019/841046/157 "2019-10-10T10:56:33Z")
Jesus, I’m so sorry, Dodger fans. What a horrible, horrible way for that team to go out. Really thought they’d make it to the Series, with a good chance of winning it all. Kershaw’s obviously a Hall of Famer, but ugh. This is what it must’ve felt like, living in Houston and watching Biggio and Bagwell play in the playoffs. Though watching Barry Bonds in the playoffs wasn’t great either. The Dodgers have great, young talent. They’ll be back. ---
**Author:** ![Damuri\_Ajashi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/898d66/32.png) [@Damuri\_Ajashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Damuri_Ajashi)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2019, 11:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-post-season-2019/841046/158 "2019-10-10T11:05:08Z")
So maybe Harper was poison in the clubhouse after all. He was the face of the nats but he was never really a leader. More of a primadonna. ---
**Author:** ![NAF1138](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/naf1138/32/3245_2.png) [@NAF1138](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NAF1138)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2019, 11:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-post-season-2019/841046/159 "2019-10-10T11:16:51Z")
Well that was painful. I turned it off after the two home runs. Kershaw is such a great pitcher, was easily the best of his generation, but the post season narrative is powerful I suppose. Hate that. ---
**Author:** ![kayT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayt/32/3633_2.png) [@kayT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayT)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2019, 11:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-post-season-2019/841046/160 "2019-10-10T11:46:19Z")
All I can say is I wish I’d been watching the Nats win. I almost always root for the underdog. I especially like it when a batter not perceived as a threat hits a slam! Will not root for the underdog tonight when the Astros play however. I would not begrudge the Rays a win except that I feel the Astros team is going to be broken up after this season (probably saying bye to George, maybe Carlos, Garritt, who else?) so I would love to see this great group get to party one more time. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-post-season-2019/841046.md?page=7) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-post-season-2019/841046.md?page=9)