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https://www.si.com/mlb/brewers/2026-nlcs-game-3-big-bad-dodgers-pushed-to-brink-by-journeyman-and-rookie "Bauers had been a journeyman for most of his career. He debuted in 2018 with the Rays and bounced around the league for the next few years, spending time with the Guardians, Mariners and Yankees before landing with the Brewers in ‘24. He nearly retired after his first season in Milwaukee. He’d never found any semblance of stability in MLB, moving from organization to organization and struggling at the plate. But after deciding he was ready to call it quits on baseball, his wife found out she was pregnant, which caused Bauers to reconsider his stance on walking away from the game. Instead of retiring, Bauers decided to continue his career, because, in his own words, “We needed health insurance.” On August 1, 2022, the Padres traded Robert Gasser, Dinelson Lamet, Taylor Rogers, and Esteury Ruiz to the Milwaukee Brewers for Josh Hader. HEAVYJake Bauers Wasn't Wanted by Yankees or Cleveland, but No...Jake Bauers has traveled a wandering baseball journey, but he has finally found a home with the Milwaukee Brewers.

This time it’s different 🤪

maybe not that great compared to previous decade ??? or 2004 Red Sox / Yankees?

I thought the same thing

I don't remember the 05 playoffs getting great ratings. That's interesting.

Two factoids today: October 15, 1917 - The Sox won their second World Series title beating the New York Giants four games to two. The score in the series clincher was also 4-2. Future Hall of Famer Eddie Collins hit .409 with pitcher Urban “Red” Faber, another future Hall of Famer, winning three games (and losing one!) Afterwards a young federal judge and White Sox fan, one Kenesaw Mountain Landis sent a telegram congratulating the Sox for a job well done. The telegram read, “We did a fine job today...we disposed of the Giants.” Landis would go on to become the first baseball commissioner in the wake of the “Black Sox” scandal. October 15, 2020 – On the basis of their first winning season since 2012 and tremendous individual accomplishments, The Sporting News named Sox G. M. Rick Hahn their Executive of the Year and first baseman Jose Abreu the Player of the Year. Hahn became the third Sox executive to win the award following Roland Hemond (1972) and Bill Veeck (1977). Hahn’s deals and restocking the farm system during the rebuild proved to be worthwhile as the Sox turned the corner during the pandemic shortened season with a mark of 35-25 and their first playoff appearance since 2008. He received six of the 18 votes. San Diego’s A.J. Preller was second. Abreu just crushed baseballs since the first day of the year, posting a .317 batting average with 19 home runs, 15 doubles and an American League high 60 RBI during the 60-game season, appearing in every game. He led the American League in hits (76), slugging percentage, total bases (148) and RBI’s and was second in home runs. Abreu joined Frank Thomas (1993) and Early Wynn (1959) as White Sox players to win the award. Indians’ right-hander Shane Bieber was second and Braves first baseman Freddie Freeman third in the voting.

Their only other title was 1920. One year after the Black Sox scandal.

The Brewers just one win away from their first NL pennant and second overall in franchise history. If they can wrap this series up, that'll guarantee that the WS winner will either be winning for the first time or be breaking a 78-year championship drought. Amazing to think the Guardians drought is now only 10 years short of the White Sox 88-year drought of 1917-2005.

Airing immediately following NFL coverage, Sunday’s Dodgers-Brewers National League Championship Series Game 1 averaged 10.72 million viewers across FOX (10.6M) and Fox Deportes — marking the most-watched Game 1 of an LCS since Angels-White Sox in 2005 (15.01M) and most-watched Game 1 of an NLCS since Marlins-Cubs in 2003 (15.57M). (That excludes games that aired in regional windows; FOX aired Game 1 of one LCS and Game 2 of the other in regionalized primetime windows from 2002-06.) sportsmediawatch.com

In other weekend action, the deciding White Sox-Guardians ALDS Game 5 averaged 4.4 million across TNT and truTV — down 20% from Cubs-Brewers in the same window last year (5.5M), but up from Tigers-Guardians Game 5 in an early afternoon window two years ago (3.5M). Last year’s ALDS Game 5, Tigers-Mariners in a Friday night window on FOX, averaged 8.59 million. The full ALDS on TBS averaged 3.5 million viewers, down 16% from last year’s AL series on Fox Sports (4.15M), and also down from last year’s NLDS on TBS (4.0M). Viewership did increase 17% from the last time TBS carried the AL games two years ago. sportsmediawatch Games 3/4 were basically on par with the Cubs and Brewers last season

After 60 games lost the TV deals MLB has already signed start to lose value and will require MLB to not get as much money as they are expecting. One of two things happen around Memorial Day. *Either the owners break and cave in which means games will start around June 15 or *They will stay united and the 2027 season will not be played at all. One thing I'll willing to bet on, the MLBPA will not fracture or cave if the owners insist on a salary cap.

But not all have the instincts/techniques for basestealing. (Baldwin will be another next season, along with Peters Vargas Doyle Acuna Antonacci.) That used to be Grady Sizemore's job.

Just the 2004 Red Sox.

How many teams have come back from down 3-0?

Brewers didn't even need to use Ashby. That will likely be key tmrw. Both games moved up. CLE at 1 est and Dodgers at 7 est.

White Sox will be great next year. White Sox will be .500ish next year. White Sox will suck next year Genius. One will turn out to be correct. Nostradamus-like.

I’m not sure which is more ridiculous — defending Jerry or showing off about making three different record predictions. Both are stupid as f***.

But passing or mispresenting yourself as a licensed attorney in the state of CA is also a crime...what is a law degree without passing the bar? Useless. Ask Kim Kardashian. The irony is that she was "legal counsel" for a Rick Grenell funded non profit in CA...the same Rick Grenell who Trump's former attorney Alina Habba's new billionaire husband just today accused of embezzling $5-6 million in a business deal/side political donation gone bad.

Start spending money in free agency instead of constantly dumping the young talent in the system for other teams to benefit. For once, let the Sox draft talent, and let the Sox put it on the field instead of shipping it out. If there’s extra laying around, different story. Why are we always trying to do this? Be NORMAL!

Insee we are hanging onto when the imaging was done. But homework entails imaging and physicals before he was aquired. This does not answer if he was damaged goods or not until this is clear. Did the Sox get a clean bill of health?

Why isn't Peters part of the core? Played an excellent CF with offensive numbers similar to Meidroth. He's also fast and could steal more than he does. I get the sense that there is a concern that his 2026 production was luck-induced; that could be true, but it's not like he had some gaudy batting average propping things up. His walk rate could use improvement (for this regime; it would be top tier in prior regimes).

He pulled a reverse Cash and paid for it.

One other aspect that the Sox underutilize is the steal. Sos have some fast players. Couple this with more contact and we could make a nice jump.

I know I'm a broken record, but the Sox simply don't draft and develop near well enough to regenerate the young players that will be required for these pitchers like Detmers. I could see it if there were 4 years of control, but. not 2.

Right next to WestEddy makes up reasons to defend Jerry, again.