2025 MLB postseason thread

[HanSenSE]

And here we go.

 

[UNCGrad]

Happy to sing the song today. Incredible bullpen effort from the Cubs, especially Daniel Palencia.

Defense, Swanson in particular, was nails.

 

[Jake from State Farm]

Skubal strikes out 14 and Tigers win 2-1 on a sacrifice squeeze by Zach McKinstry

 

[qtlaw]

Postseason MLB is still great.

 

[MileHigh]

Some great stuff so far.

 

[qtlaw]

100 p through 7 and Crochet has retired last 16 without any hard hit balls; I'm keeping him in (power lefty too).

Of course I wanted Grady to keep Pedro out there in Gm. 7 in 2003 and even Pedro was thinking "when are you coming out to take me out?"

Please keep Crochet in......

 

[Michael_ Gee]

Down 2, Yankees load the bases with nobody out in the bottom of the ninth. Next three batters can't put a ball in play. Without homers, they're really not a very good team. Of course, it would've been a crime for Crochet to lose, just as it would've been for Skubal.

 

[Della9250]

Couldn’t beat them in the regular season, won’t now

 

[MileHigh]

It's too bad someone has to win.

 

[tapintoamerica]

If Mets fans weren't already hacked off that their team couldn't beat out the Reds, watching this one won't make them feel any better. Reds will soon uphold the fine tradition of sweeps in the Wild Card Series.
They're the only team in a season of ≥ 150 games to make the playoffs with ≤ 84 overall victories and without winning more than five in a row.

 

[MTM]

This made me lol

 

[BYH 2: Electric Boogaloo]

If Mets fans weren't already hacked off that their team couldn't beat out the Reds, watching this one won't make them feel any better. Reds will soon uphold the fine tradition of sweeps in the Wild Card Series.
They're the only team in a season of ≥ 150 games to make the playoffs with ≤ 84 overall victories and without winning more than five in a row.

The consolation for Mets fans is they would have gotten blitzed too. Maybe McLean could have kept them in G1 for six innings, but the bullpen would have lit fires all over the place.

 

[MTM]

 

[lakefront]

100 p through 7 and Crochet has retired last 16 without any hard hit balls; I'm keeping him in (power lefty too).

Of course I wanted Grady to keep Pedro out there in Gm. 7 in 2003 and even Pedro was thinking "when are you coming out to take me out?"

Please keep Crochet in......

Timlin in the 8th Williamson in the 9th...

 

[Michael_ Gee]

Cora has to manage as if every game Crochet starts is a Game Seven (or Five, or Three). Because in practical terms, that's what it is for the Red Sox. Hard to imagine them winning any series where they lose a Crochet start.

 

[Jake from State Farm]

Casey Mize starting today was the right decision. He earned it by pitching well in September. It’s also a great story because he didn’t make the playoff roster last season. If he loses, Jack Flaherty goes in Game 3. If he wins, Flaherty starts Game 1 in Seattle with Skubal ready for Game 2

 

[Liut]

Casey Mize starting today was the right decision. He earned it by pitching well in September. It’s also a great story because he didn’t make the playoff roster last season. If he loses, Jack Flaherty goes in Game 3. If he wins, Flaherty starts Game 1 in Seattle with Skubal ready for Game 2

Gotta be in the conversation for A.L. Comeback Player of the Year, doesn't he?
I'm probably forgetting someone obvious.

 

[tapintoamerica]

That seems really unlikely.

 

[tapintoamerica]

Cubs going with the Opener/Bullpen game concept. Guess it’s really mainstream now.

 

[Cosmo]

Gotta be in the conversation for A.L. Comeback Player of the Year, doesn't he?
I'm probably forgetting someone obvious.

I mean, Trevor Rogers ...
2024 -- 2-11, 4.92 ERA, 14 HR allowed, 56 BB, 97 Ks in 124.1 IP with Miami and Baltimore, 0.9 WAR
2025 -- 9-3, 1.81 ERA, 6 HR allowed, 29 BB, 103 K in 109.2 IP with Baltimore, 5.5 WAR