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Jayson Stark @jaysonst.bsky.social · 20h

"Because this has never happened ever ... ever ... ever!"

We just dropped a great new Starkville

Brian Anderson & Lauren Shehadi joined me & @dougglanville.bsky.social - and let's just say we talked for a long time about 8-6-2 "ground ball" DPs!
pod.fo/e/33d441http...

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Jayson Stark @jaysonst.bsky.social · 4h

It's an NLCS edition of Weird & Wild

Dodgers starters go retro!
Can they see the parade from here?
How Snell compares to the great Game 1 starts
And that question you've been wondering about ...
More intentional walks (3) than hits (1)?
www.nytimes.com/athletic/671...

The Death Star Dodgers, backed by rotation’s unreal run, are 6 wins from another parade

The next Dodgers parade is now within view, thanks to a rotation of aces that clicked into gear around Labor Day. The numbers are amazing.

www.nytimes.com

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Jayson Stark @jaysonst.bsky.social · 16h

Pitch counts through the first 2 innings:
Yamamoto 22 pitches
Peralta 45 pitches

The Brewers desperately need innings from Peralta. This isn't a great formula to get them

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Jayson Stark @jaysonst.bsky.social · 20h

"Because this has never happened ever ... ever ... ever!"

We just dropped a great new Starkville

Brian Anderson & Lauren Shehadi joined me & @dougglanville.bsky.social - and let's just say we talked for a long time about 8-6-2 "ground ball" DPs!
pod.fo/e/33d441http...

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Jayson Stark @jaysonst.bsky.social · 1d

Did that 8-6-2 double play really happen?

Apparently!

So here's everything you need to know about a "ground-ball" double play that was missing the "ground" part!
www.nytimes.com/athletic/671...

Making sense of Brewers-Dodgers 8-6-2 DP, the strangest double play in postseason history

What will you tell your grandchildren about the strangest double play in postseason history? Here's everything you need to know about it.

www.nytimes.com

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Jayson Stark @jaysonst.bsky.social · 1d

Did that 8-6-2 double play really happen?

Apparently!

So here's everything you need to know about a "ground-ball" double play that was missing the "ground" part!
www.nytimes.com/athletic/671...

Making sense of Brewers-Dodgers 8-6-2 DP, the strangest double play in postseason history

What will you tell your grandchildren about the strangest double play in postseason history? Here's everything you need to know about it.

www.nytimes.com

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Jayson Stark @jaysonst.bsky.social · 1d

New column:

I wrote about the Strangest DP in postseason history Monday night because of course I did.

How can you not wax poetic about a "ground-ball" double play that had no actual "ground" in it?
www.nytimes.com/athletic/671...

Making sense of Brewers-Dodgers 8-6-2 DP, the strangest double play in postseason history

What will you tell your grandchildren about the strangest double play in postseason history? Here's everything you need to know about it.

www.nytimes.com

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Jayson Stark @jaysonst.bsky.social · 1d

In answer to your questions ...

No, I've never seen that before.
No, it didn't happen because I will Strange But True madness to happen.
Yes, we just saw a "grounded into double play" on a ball that looked like a possible slam over the CF wall.
And the catcher recorded both forceouts.

Baseball!

CJ Fogler @cjzero.bsky.social · 1d

what in the hell just happened in Milwaukee

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Jayson Stark @jaysonst.bsky.social · 1d

Yellow towel time in Milwaukee!

Let's get this started
#NLCS

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Jayson Stark @jaysonst.bsky.social · 1d

My office for the next 2 nights!

#NLCS in Milwaukee

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Jayson Stark @jaysonst.bsky.social · 1d

How big time are Pat Murphy's famous pocket pancakes?

You can now buy them at the concession stands here in Milwaukee!

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Jayson Stark @jaysonst.bsky.social · 2d

It’s only complete back to 1988 unfortunately. Sorry!

Jayson Stark @jaysonst.bsky.social · 2d

Leadoff HR on the first pitch of an LCS (since pitch counting began in 1988):

Brady Anderson, Orioles, 1997 ALCS
Kyle Schwarber, Phillies, 2023 NLCS
George Springer, Blue Jays, tonight

(All at home!)

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Jayson Stark @jaysonst.bsky.social · 3d

Here's how the Brewers won tonight:

3 runs
3 solo HR

Games they won in this regular season when scoring only on 3 solo homers - 0

Games they won in 2024 when scoring only on 3 solo homers - 0

But somehow, that's how they won the game that sent them to the NLCS

Baseball!

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Jayson Stark @jaysonst.bsky.social · 3d

The Brewers and Dodgers played 6 games this season.

Games won:
Brewers 6
Dodgers 0

Great NLCS on the way!

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Jayson Stark @jaysonst.bsky.social · 4d

“The ground was shaking every inning.”

My oh my. Amazing writing from ⁦‪Tyler on an October classic.

I couldn’t wait to read it. It was worth the wait

Tyler Kepner @tylerkepner.bsky.social · 4d

‘It just continues’: A new generation of Mariners heroes craft a baseball classic in Seattle

www.nytimes.com/athletic/670...

‘It just continues’: A new generation of Mariners heroes craft a baseball classic in Seattle

Still seeking the first pennant in team history, the Mariners are headed to the ALCS for the first time since 2001.

www.nytimes.com

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Jayson Stark @jaysonst.bsky.social · 4d

On the 575th pitch!

What. A. Game.

CJ Fogler @cjzero.bsky.social · 4d

JORGE POLANCO WALKS IT OFF

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Jayson Stark @jaysonst.bsky.social · 5d

New column from me

This time the Phillies can’t run it back.

Not after another season of beautiful dreams ended in the most painful, most unfathomable way possible, even by Phillies standards.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/670...

This time the Phillies can’t run it back

Orion Kerkering’s panicked 11th-inning meltdown Thursday night didn’t just end the Phillies’ season. It ended an era. Now what?

www.nytimes.com

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Jayson Stark @jaysonst.bsky.social · 5d

Should have clarified this last night.

This was the first to end on a "pure" error.

In the 2016 ALDS, Rougned Odor made a walkoff throwing error trying to turn a DP for Texas. But there was also a forceout at 2nd on that play.

So this was the only one to end on a play that was "only" an error.

Jayson Stark @jaysonst.bsky.social · 5d

That was the first postseason series in history to end on a walkoff error.

What a crushing way for any team to end a season.

Bill Buckner might come to mind, but that was only Game 6.

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Jayson Stark @jaysonst.bsky.social · 5d

I'm so lucky to work with such talented people at @TheAthleticMLB

@MattGelb & @charlottevarnes eloquently capture both the pain & perspective of the Phillies loss

Charlotte on Schwarber & the future www.nytimes.com/athletic/670...
Matt on Kerkering & much more www.nytimes.com/athletic/670...

What comes next for Phillies' core after 3 years of postseason pain?

www.nytimes.com

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Jayson Stark @jaysonst.bsky.social · 5d

New column from me

This time the Phillies can’t run it back.

Not after another season of beautiful dreams ended in the most painful, most unfathomable way possible, even by Phillies standards.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/670...

This time the Phillies can’t run it back

Orion Kerkering’s panicked 11th-inning meltdown Thursday night didn’t just end the Phillies’ season. It ended an era. Now what?

www.nytimes.com

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Jayson Stark @jaysonst.bsky.social · 5d

That was the first postseason series in history to end on a walkoff error.

What a crushing way for any team to end a season.

Bill Buckner might come to mind, but that was only Game 6.

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Jayson Stark @jaysonst.bsky.social · 5d

Every game is like a Game 7 this time of year.

Incredible to see Rob Thomson use his 4 most trusted starters in 2 games over 24 hours.

Amazing October theater in L.A.

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Mike Lynch @sportinfo247.bsky.social · 5d

Of note: Jhoan Duran has never gotten more than 6 outs

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Jayson Stark @jaysonst.bsky.social · 5d

Jhoan Duran has faced 90 hitters since he joined the Phillies.

He has unintentionally walked 4 of them.

They're all Dodgers.

The 4th just came on a 3-2 pitch to Mookie - and tied this game, 1-1, as it heads to the 8th.

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