2026 MLB Postseason Thread

[SpencerBateman]

This should be an easy win today.  Head to LA up 2 games.

 

[glory]

Never thought I'd root for the Guardians to make the World Series, but here we are. Do the Rays even get a sellout tonight? 

[SpencerBateman]

It’s over.

[SpencerBateman]

Go rays 

[Brownie19]

5 hours ago, hanton said:

He twitched - ever so slightly (no idea how the ump saw that) - right before he disengaged from the rubber.  Not a balk IMO.  Hands can be anywhere as long as he disengages - 

I'm pretty sure the hands have to disengage when you step off.  Am I wrong?  I guess I could look that up.

[Brownie19]

3 hours ago, L54 said:

It’s the front knee breaking first before he steps off. It’s so subtle that it’s hard to see at first glance but if you watch for it it’s obvious 

Yeah I saw a slow motion replay. He did.  Ever so slightly.

[G-Snarls]

Yamamoto 73 pitches in the 3rd

Need to score though

[BTS]

12-pitch walk for Bauers. That was an unbelievable PA. Brewers are going to have 5+ innings against the mediocre LA pen 

[G-Snarls]

And Yelich drives in 2

NICE!

[BTS]

This Brewers team is so likeable. Immaculate vibes. 

[G-Snarls]

2 minutes ago, BTS said:

12-pitch walk for Bauers. That was an unbelievable PA. Brewers are going to have 5+ innings against the mediocre LA pen 

Yamamoto done 

Love it 

[glory]

Wow what great AB's by the Brewers. Hoping they can pull this out (game and series).

[SpencerBateman]

So both dodgers Japanese players suck now.  1 billion dollars of combined suck.  

 

Meanwhile we got a new Japanese star along with the white Sox.  

[L54]

Unreal third inning so far 

[L54]

26 minutes ago, Brownie19 said:

I'm pretty sure the hands have to disengage when you step off.  Am I wrong?  I guess I could look that up.

Yup you’re right the hands do have to disengage after stepping off 

[L54]

Everyone enjoying Front Row Amy this post season? 

[Brownie19]

It's wild to see Yamamoto out.  That guy has been absolute nails.  I obviously want the Dodgers to lose, but I love watching Yamamoto pitch.

[jaysblue]

5 minutes ago, Brownie19 said:

It's wild to see Yamamoto out.  That guy has been absolute nails.  I obviously want the Dodgers to lose, but I love watching Yamamoto pitch.

Yeah surprising. 

Jake Bauers made him throw a lot of pitches. 

Nice to see Yelich with a big hit. Hope he bounces back next season. 

[jaysblue]

9 minutes ago, L54 said:

Everyone enjoying Front Row Amy this post season? 

She's been in Milwaukee for years haha. 

[jaysblue]

Miller Park is a fun environment. They even tailgate before the games in the parking lot. 

Went to watch two games during the 2018 NLCS in Milwaukee and they were playing the Dodgers as well. Game 1 saw Kershaw vs. Gio Gonzalez and then Game 2 was Ryu vs. Miley. 

[BTS]

Henderson needs to do more PFP 

[Super Jays]

Man, the Brewers have basically gifted them all 3 runs

[hanton]

anyone have a stream?   

 

nevermind I'm good

[hanton]

1 hour ago, Brownie19 said:

I'm pretty sure the hands have to disengage when you step off.  Am I wrong?  I guess I could look that up.

You are correct, but it's for the purposes of preventing a quick pitch: stepping off then quickly stepping back on and pitching.  In that case yes must drop arms.

There's commentary in the umpire bible/mlb umpire manual on this situation

• MLB Umpire Interpretations & Jaksa/Roder (The PBUC / MLB Umpire Manual):

  Professional umpire manuals (the Major League Baseball Umpire Manual and the Jaksa/Roder Rules of Professional Baseball) clarify the intent: the rule is strictly an anti-quick-pitch mechanism.

  If a pitcher disengages while set, keeps their hands together, steps right back onto the rubber, and pitches immediately without resetting, they have bypassed the "come set" requirement and quick-pitched the batter. Therefore, dropping the hands to the sides is required to cleanly terminate the previous set position before engaging the rubber to pitch again. If the pitcher is throwing to a base, feinting a throw, or running toward a play, the hand-drop requirement does not apply.

[SpencerBateman]

Ohtani is so bad

[hanton]

...so in that case Miz didn't have to drop his hands since he was making a play on Teo

[VladdyAlomar]

[BTS]

It doesn't feel like Milwaukee is going to lose 4 of the next 5 games 

[Stangstag]

1 minute ago, BTS said:

It doesn't feel like Milwaukee is going to lose 4 of the next 5 games 

Agreed, but also its the Dodgers so i’d never count them out

[hanton]

The Brewers look fired up and LA looks like they're sick of winning