Sucked in high leverage all regular season too. Yet was a lock to make the roster (good job nerds!) and put right into high leverage in the post season (good job Don!)
All we need to do is win one fucking game with Clayton fucking KERSHAW on the mound and it hurts me how much I'm dreading it. I'm dreading having that slimmer of hope just to be devastated
The Mets pitcher will shut us down tomorrow and Kershaw will give up 1 or 2 HRs. That's where my confidence is at
Crawford needs to be benched immediately. The only Positive of us losing in the first round is DBB getting fired......hopefully
Kershaw better wash out his pussy tonight. He has a chance to put the narrative shit to bed tomorrow. Period
DBB getting fired is a plus, but no manager would have won tonight's game with Brett Anderson on the mound. We entered the playoffs with 2 starting pitchers.
Nothing to do now but give Anderson and Kendrick their Qualifying offers and send them on their way. (Greinke too, but obviously the intent would be to re-sign)
Here's the thing: who are really great options to replace Mattingly? I know everybody keeps yelling for that to happen but their also needs to be good replacement candidates?
Everybody so sure he is crashing and burning, huh? Bullshit. I say Donnie gets an extension...and deserves it.
I'm just so angry that we are wasting maybe the best 1-2 SPs to every pitch on the same team while at the peak of their powers. And we surrounded them with streaky hitters who are the anti-clutch, and a BP that couldnt pitch themselves out of a wet paperbag. Who gives up 6 runs after being handed a 3 run lead? What kind of manager leaves that guy in there only to substitute Wood? A gas can waiting to explode? What is with the faith being shown this guy? Why put a Rollins and Crawford in you lineup when runs will be at a premium with Anderson on the mound? Those stats he used includes years waaaay in the past. These are not the same players. Was this just a throw away game? I know as a GM its a tough call about Seager or Uria, but damn....did we need a premium SP.....it still hurts me that year in and year out, for 20 plus years, there is no post season confidence with this team.