Dusty has been doing a hell of job in the playoffs. Whomever your all time great manager couldn’t do anything better when the heart of your lineup lost the plot.
They have been harassed, insulted, jeered, berated all fucking season. If they do bad, “what, no more trash cans?”. If you do good “guess still have the trash cans”. Called names at every turn.
I hate to believe this is the way they are going out, without a fight
I’m gonna go take a walk, set a wood pile on fire. I’ll be back later but I’m not gonna look at this or listen to for a few minutes. Too disappointing.
Not to mention, this is a battle tested, experienced offense playing in front of its home fans and they know how much Dusty wants to win a World Series. Giving up in the fourth inning is unacceptable. Nut up and channel the team that found a way in game 5 of the 2017 World Series.
Albies – looks at FB strike in high outside corner 0-1, curve is low 1-1, breaking ball misses up and out 2-1, fouls 2-2, fouls off high FB 2-2, ball high 3-2, FB up and out. Walk.
d’Arnaud – looks at change up strike 0-1, FB high 1-1, swings and misses a high inside FB 1-2, FB way high gets to screen lets Albies move to 2nd 2-2, fouls off change up still 2-2, swings and misses a 95mph FB. K
Swanson – ball 1, FB up and in 2-0, swings and misses at breaking ball 2-1, same pitch, same swing 2-2, same pitch, fouled off still 2-2, hits FB over the Crawford Boxes, 2 run HR.
----- Taylor pitching
Rosario – looks at breaking ball strike 0-1, FB up and out 1-1, looks at another breaking ball strike 1-2, taps breaking ball back to Taylor. 1-3.
Soler – FB inside 1-0, FB up and in 2-0, FB up and in 3-0, FB up. Walks.
Freeman – FB way outside 1-0, fouls 1-1, FB low and outside 2-1, FB up and out 3-1, hits breaking ball off wall in left center. Doubles. Soler scores.
---- Maton pitching
Riley – looks at FB strike outer half 0-1, looks another FB that catches low outside corner (generous call) 0-2, FB high 1-2, breaking ball outside 2-2, hits breaking ball to left center F8.