Bill Plaschke: What were they thinking? Massive brain cramp dooms Dodgers in NLCS Game 2.
The Dodgers lost their minds, then they lost the game. There is no other way to explain it. There is no possible way to excuse it. There is no way around it. Julio Urías? Instead of Blake Treinen or Kenley Jansen? A starting pitcher in a high-leverage relief situation for the first time all year instead of two established veteran closers? You're really going to bring in Urías in the eighth ...
by Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times
Oct 18, 2021
4 minutes
The Dodgers lost their minds, then they lost the game.
There is no other way to explain it. There is no possible way to excuse it. There is no way around it.
Julio Urías? Instead of Blake Treinen or Kenley Jansen?
A starting pitcher in a high-leverage relief situation for the first time all year instead of two established veteran closers?
You're really going to bring in Urías in the eighth inning with a two-run lead and the best back-end bullpen in baseball waiting to work?
Are you serious? Did this really happen? Are the Dodgers really that dumb?
Yes, yes, and, sigh, gulp,
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