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And hockey's back.(so's bassetball but who cares)
He made sure with that one. I did not see that game coming. The Jays looked a bit lifeless, like they played a zillion innings and flew across a continent.
That would be the ideal World Series in my world.T'would be interesting if the Mariners played the Brewers in the WS.
Brewers were the Seattle Pilots once upon a once ['69].
Seattle vs Seattle
GO M's!!! w00t!
There were fans in the stands wearing Maple Leafs jerseys. I had to smile when they were on the screen.
We are happy he is here. His catch was the play of the game. Or one of them anyway.We miss Randy in Tampa bay.
I think other than LA, MLB is very unhappy with the potential world series television ratings. Toronto is at least more of a national audience, since Seattle is pretty close to LA. Just a thought.
I have a hard time picking against the Dodgers because of how deep they are, but I believe this could be the year for Milwaukee.
That's an excellent analysis.NLCS begins today!
The Brewers are a very good team. They've won the NL Central four times in the past five seasons, and have only missed the postseason once from 2018-2025. They've proven they can build a very good regular season team. Unfortunately, postseason success has been limited. One NLCS appearance in 2018 and zero World Series appearances. It's time to prove it in the postseason! They are going up against a team that is very familiar with their situation. The Dodgers almost always win their division (every season from 2013-2025 except 2021 when the Giants were playing out of their heads) but they didn't capture a World Series title until 2020. Even then, some naysayers did not consider the 2020 WS win a 'real' one because of the kooky COVID season. I think in 2024 they might have silenced the critics.
The Brewers handled the Dodgers quite well in the regular season (6-0!) but all those games were played during their incredibly hot month of July, coincidentally while the Dodgers were on a bit of a cold streak. Hard to say if that means anything, but at the very least the Brewers have shown fairly recently that they can match up against LA. The Brewers are catching the Dodgers at an interesting time. The Dodgers' lineup hasn't exactly been firing on all cylinders so far in the postseason, although you never know when that might change, and the Dodgers' bullpen is rather questionable. They really need the starting pitching to show up for them. Or for one or two relievers to remember how to pitch better. I'm sure LA and their fans would like that
Exhausted is all relative. The Mariners put in more air miles than any other team on the planet, pretty much. So they are used to it. It is like that every year. Today's game happens while I'm supposed to be working. Hah!
My opinion, not playing for a week.
Hard to say! The Jays had nearly a full week off between Game #162 of the regular season and the start of the ALDS. The time off didn’t seem to hurt them in that case. They had ~3 days off between ALDS and ALCS and they didn’t look super hot in the first game… but there’s lots of ball left to play.
I'd say the former. Just because pitchers need rest, and quality starting pitching seems to be so hard to come by these days. If I'm a manager, I want as few bullpen games as possible.
If I was a betting man and had money on the series, I would go with the Brewers. That said, since I have no money on the series and also a Dodger fan, I am hoping for a Dodger win.NLCS begins today!
The Brewers are a very good team. They've won the NL Central four times in the past five seasons, and have only missed the postseason once from 2018-2025. They've proven they can build a very good regular season team. Unfortunately, postseason success has been limited. One NLCS appearance in 2018 and zero World Series appearances. It's time to prove it in the postseason! They are going up against a team that is very familiar with their situation. The Dodgers almost always win their division (every season from 2013-2025 except 2021 when the Giants were playing out of their heads) but they didn't capture a World Series title until 2020. Even then, some naysayers did not consider the 2020 WS win a 'real' one because of the kooky COVID season. I think in 2024 they might have silenced the critics.
The Brewers handled the Dodgers quite well in the regular season (6-0!) but all those games were played during their incredibly hot month of July, coincidentally while the Dodgers were on a bit of a cold streak. Hard to say if that means anything, but at the very least the Brewers have shown fairly recently that they can match up against LA. The Brewers are catching the Dodgers at an interesting time. The Dodgers' lineup hasn't exactly been firing on all cylinders so far in the postseason, although you never know when that might change, and the Dodgers' bullpen is rather questionable. They really need the starting pitching to show up for them. Or for one or two relievers to remember how to pitch better. I'm sure LA and their fans would like that
