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Yankees fortunate to only be down 1-0 early in another eliminatiion game.

"In postseason history, teams taking a 2-0 lead in any best-of-five series have gone on to win that series 80 of 90 times (88.9%). In Division Series with the current 2-2-1 format, teams to win both Games 1 and 2 at home have advanced 31 of 34 times (91.2%), including 20 sweeps. The most recent comeback in both situations came in the 2017 American League Division Series, when the Yankees rallied past Cleveland." Cubs still going against a lot of history here...

Didn't Peralta start on Sunday? Or it's just showing up on my phone that way because Sun China/US Saturday?

Do you throw Peralta on three day's rest/95 pitchers on Sunday...or hold him back for a potential G5 at home with rest??? Interesting decision.

Gotta trust Murphy there at this point with his decisions...as well as bringing Quintana in instead of holding him back to start G4.

"If everyone was fully healthy, we'd probably see the second of those. It sure feels like Chourio staying in left against the righty starter is a way to hide his balky hamstring in a corner spot, although the corner outfielders at Wrigley Field often have plenty of running to do in their own right. That does raise the question, though, of why we're not seeing Yelich play left, with Chourio slotted in as the DH instead. It feels like confirmation that Yelich, who missed a few days during September when his back flared up yet again, simply isn't available to play the field at the moment. He hasn't started there since August 27. With Yelich locked into the DH spot, if we also assume Chourio had to be in left, then the outfield question comes down to a few things. Starting Lockridge indicates that Murphy prefers him to Perkins, even though Perkins is at least as good a defender and would have the platoon edge. It also says that the team isn't currently treating Frelick as an option in center." https://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers/brewers-nlds-game-3-lineup-raises-some-questions-hints-at-answers-to-others-r3867/

Collins Perkins Monasterio...the problem is Ortiz is so important defensively. Lockridge will agree with...

Both of the runners moved up at least...nope, can't come through there. But the Brewers seem to be back in this one now.

Imagine if Frelick didn't make that play in the corner... Still a game for now.

Now Skubal is going to go on a full four day's rest on Friday against the Mariners...have to feel for that franchise's long-suffering fans.

Get Priester out of there.

Huge catch by Frelick...saved 2-3 runs potentially.

"The Dodgers had 4 consensus top 100: Dalton Rushing, Josue De Paula, Zyhir Hope, and Alex Freeland. Jackson Ferris was named on 4 lists, with only Keith Law (Athletic) failing to list him." It's not like Busch was going to supplant F.Freeman in LA...

White Sox realistically didn't have a good match for that trade...

Don't like Tucker bunting even with wind blowing in...

Seattle goes from 3-0 least to trailing 7-3. Baez with an early dagger to add on to the lead.

Cubs avoid early disaster, but still feels like everything going Brewers' way at this point.

Not when no player has a clear bead on the ball...umpire's discretion.

Reminiscent of the Gordon Beckham missed pop up on the mound that almost gave Harrelson a heart attack. Wow.

Bauers in for Vaughn ... Yelich rarely leads off, doubles right off the bat.

Naylor doesn't exactly shy away from contact. The Agitator.

Not exactly what the Tigers needed to get the home crowd into the game there early...

NBC new lead baseball analyst notes? "Jon Sciambi While ESPN made the right decision in 2023 by naming Sciambi its lead radio announcer for the World Series, it erred by not making Sciambi the television voice of “SNB.” Instead, ESPN gave the coveted TV chair to Karl Ravech, whose style is best suited for the studio, where he shined on programs like “SportsCenter” and “Baseball Tonight.” A self-proclaimed student of baseball play-by-play, Sciambi has drawn inspiration from greats like Vin Scully and Jon Miller and it shows. Of ESPN’s roster of full-time baseball broadcasters, Sciambi stands above the rest. A change in scenery would allow the 55-year-old to finally become the face and voice of a network property." sports tv ratings.com

https://www.sportsmediawatch.com/2025/10/mlb-postseason-ratings-yankees-red-sox-blue-jays-viewership/ Yankees/Jays the only "down" division series in the tv ratings, but that's due to how Canadian tv shares are not included Cubs' series up but not so dramatically, around 15% higher...Milwaukee weighs that down

If only Sox fans could have Guardiams' fans "problems" in terms of playoff histories since the mid 90s. https://champsorchumps.us/team/mlb/cleveland-guardians 9 times in the post season from 2007 onwards. White Sox 3. 6/7 from 1995-2001 15 playoff appearances since the 1994 strike year. White Sox=4, 5 if you go back one more year to 1993