Yes they lost by 2 runs....and probably the right call and rule change that should happen is it should have been called a ground rule double. One run would have scored but it also would not have been an out and who knows if the Astros would have scored more runs or not.....water under the bridge at this point but a rule change to take the fans out of it and make it fair in these situations would be to make it a ground rule double.

Think if it had been a Boston fan that had interfered......how upset would people be.....reverse the scenario and what if this was a hit by the Red Sox.....the call would have hurt them. Just don’t understand why it would not be a ground rule double....end of story and move on. You can not definitively prove the ball would have been caught if there had been no interference. A rule change should be highly considered...and one thing to note is the one camera angle that might have shown if the ball was out of the field of play was blocked by a security guard....a lot of good that did.

It sucks yes and there was not enough evidence to overturn despite all of the tech they implemented.

Still a better system than when there was no replay and Jeff Maier reached out ONTO the field and turned Jeter's out into a home run. Or Chuck Knoblauch's phantom tag on the Sox in 1999 (still salty about that one). At least those days are gone.

This was a difficult call.
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MLB is happy.
1/2 major market match-up secured.

This bullpenning approach seems to be an interesting approach for teams that don't have a three ace lineup, but I can see lots of issues with it as well. In the regular season, it's going to be pretty effective, but in a series, batters start to get more and more looks at every pitcher. Hitters always do better the more they see a pitcher. So with this crazy bullpenning stuff, the Dodgers are starting to key in better.

It's an interesting approach for smaller markets though. It's clearly going to shift the game, because the Brewers have gone far with it. If they beat the Dodgers, it's going to cause even more of a stir. But I can't see them beating the Red Sox lineup 4 out of 7 giving their batters so many repeated looks at the same pitchers.

It's not something they really wanted to do, it is just something they have had to resort to since they are not going to pay the going rate for quality starting pitching. That being said, I think Counsell has overthought this bullpen approach a bit too much this series. Miley and Chacin were cruising, but Counsell really dislikes a pitcher seeing a batter a 3rd time through the order because sabremetrics has that 3rd plate appearance .100 higher than the previous two appearances. So he quickly goes to the pen to bring in these guys. BUT.... this is the 3rd/4th time through seeing these guys for some of these batters in 3 days.

All that being said, pitching really hasn't been the problem this series for the Brewers. As quick as Counsell is to change pitchers, he is pretty reluctant to do the same with position players. Aguilar hasn't hit the side of a barn in almost a month, and Schoop hasn't seen a pitch he won't swing at, yet Counsell still feels obligated to throw them out there. On a team whose focus was getting offense, they have all but disappeared this series. The Brewers had September success because of the 40 man roster, that's a lot of chess pieces to play with. The 25 man roster they have right now really limits the options he has at his disposal.

Amazing game last night, so much energy in the stadium. I wonder how much my ears were damaged...

Regardless of tonight's outcome, it's been an interesting season and a well played series. Attended spring training this year for the first time in over a decade and got to see meaningful games in October. My team has not been to the series since I was six. Maybe, just maybe.

I really hope Grandal starts tonight.

Really hope the Brewers
send those Dodgers home.
Love seeing the small market teams
take it to the big shooters.
From one Midwesterner to another.

Dodgers bustin' it open now.

Hat's off to the Brewers for playing like they did and early in the series I thought they had good chance of winning it all. Dodgers had to fight tooth and nail to pull it off.

But with all the sports teams we have here, it would be nice to have at least one champion again. I won't hold me breath, but a couple of the football teams are starting to look like contenders too

That's all good and well unless you are an Angels and Chargers fan . lol. But, at this point I'll take what I can get. Chargers lookin' good though.

Oddly quite around here.

Great run for the Brewers! Looking forward to what should be a very entertaining WS with the two best teams this year!

It's really windy and difficult to post standing out here on the edge of this bridge.

Lol

Don't jump, brewers are gonna be good forthe next few years.

Lets liven up the place a bit then.

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Helluva series w the dodgers/brewers..I was watching the game w my father in law, and told him that Yelich was due..sure enough he hits a hr on the next pitch. So glad that Puig took it outta the park when he did. 4 more wins to go!!

I dislike the Sox, but their bats are hot right now. Even though I want dodgers to take it... I’m calling Bostie on this one

Beat LA Beat LA! Seriously though, this should be an awesome series.

You guys don't have Babe Ruth this time! Heard your team sold him to the Yankees. lol

I'm still pretty bummed, but that was a pretty incredible season. I actually expected to make the playoffs, but I didn't expect to be able to fight our way to gm7 of the NLCS. It was cool to see the new talent we brought in play so well. There's a lot of positives to take into next season.

This WS will be a tough watch for me, the personalities of Puig and Machado have really worn thin for me after this series, and I'm just not a fan of Boston sports.

Puig, has at times, worn thin in L.A. also.
Abrasive personality.

I'm less bothered by a guy acting excited and fired up than I was by the constant calls for reviews and allegations of cheating by the Brewers. Counsell acted like a bit of a baby the entire series. To quote Michael Wilbon, "shut up and play baseball."

It was a good run. I don't disagree that the best two teams made it to the end, but it's just less fun. Obviously, I'm a Brewers fan, but if they weren't in it I'd still be rooting for those underdog teams. Not sure who I'm rooting for at this point.

PS: I didn't make it to many games this year, but I made it to the last one.

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I still feel gross.... But that's what it's like being a Brewers fan. lol

Machado is a punk. I've felt that way since he tossed his bat a few years ago. Him kicking Aguilar at first, may have even been worse in some ways. With the bat toss, it was a retaliation for getting thrown at. The kick was him just being a dick. I don't mind having villains in baseball, but I wish they were more playful, like Puig. Not violent, like Machado. He is going to get someone hurt.

With that all said, Brewer fans also need to keep it in perspective. We were cheering for Gomez a few years back. He was a punk too. Most of the example I remember were him running his mouth. They can be fun to root for or against.

Machado is a bit of a punk, but I don’t question his will to win. Puig has matured a lil, I just luv his weird childish enthusiasm..who licks a bat nowadays? Congrats to brewers fans-you had a helluva year..Yelich will be an all star for years, your pen is solid..

I've been rooting a bit for the Sox. They've had the best record in baseball and are playing like they know it.

However, I see the Dodgers have Brian Dozier leading off tonight. He's one of the nicest guys you could ever meet. Needless to say, he had his best year ever with the Twins a couple years ago and hasn't done all that well since. I'd love to see him do well just to show the Twins what they gave up.

The Dodgers would have won except for two pop ups that they somehow couldn't corral. 5 or 6 of the Red Sox runs came as a direct result of those 2 stinking pop ups that they either lost in the lights or just plain misjudged.

Why Baez was taken out after he looked so good striking out his first two batters he faced is baffling. WTF Dave Roberts.

Well at least I won't have to see the rest of the carnage as I leave for the Phillipines tomorrow on a 16 hour flight with a 15 month old and will be gone for 16 days. 16 hour flight on a plane with seating for short people, and my 6' 6" frame. Awesome.

Wow that is an incredible amount of information for one paragraph.

Best part for me last night- listening to Buck Martinez instead of Joe Buck!

OMG YES!! And I don't miss those crappy TBS announcers much either...

Brian Andersen is our local Brewer announcer, he is pretty good. I can see him moving on to the national scene full time like Matt Vaskersian(sp?) did awhile back. Ron Darling (Jason Segel) is just okay to me, I could take him or leave him.

My favorite TV announcer (by a country mile) is John Smoltz. At times he is almost like a baseball clairvoyant.

I really like Brian Andersen. He definitely has the talent to go on to the national stage (more than he does now), but I think he likes the flexibility we offer. Attanasio allows him to go off and do other gigs (like the NCAA tourney) without much trouble. He seems to really like WI, and has really come into his own.

I really like Shulman..he knows his shit and just has a good tv voice..I think he normally does Sunday nite baseball...

LOL!

Fox really thinks they have the winning NFL announcer team with Aikman and Buck. Sorry to burst your bubble guys....

Joe Buck rides his fathers coattails. Always has.
+ He's about as drab and stale as a year old box of soda crackers.

Remember when Joe Garagiola did TWIB years ago? Those were the good ol days back then..who didn’t like ‘the kissing bandit ‘ and her big...hair..

Those were the days!
Still remember Mel Allen's lead-in... "I'm Mel Allen and this is This Week in Baseball
Every Saturday. Loved it!
The closing theme music still plays in my head.
Those were the days alright.

I honestly don't remember that. Might have been before my time.

But I do remember when he hosted the game show "Sale Of The Century".
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Must win for the boys in blue 2nite...please don’t put in Madson!!

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Will Chavez Ravine prove friendly tonight?
Only time will tell.
Lookin' forward!

the worst part of the brewers not making the WS is that we don't get to see that chick with the nice boobs behind home plate anymore......

Well, if you are going to make payments on them, you gotta find some way to pay for them....
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wow..... i had no idea that was a thing. that might be the saddest thing ever..... is this what happens when you tell your kid they can grow up to be anything?

Did l.a. install new sod right before the game? that field is a joke

6 hours 25 minutes later bottom of the 15th longest game in WS history, and still not over what a great game!