The 2024 MLB Playoffs Have Been Different...

we got players doing hump celebrations we have mascots dancing in subway trains a team apparently stole their opponent signs legally and beat them because of it as well as fans going to war over baseball games players trolling them in response egging them on blowing them kisses and having historical playoff appearances MLB is boasting about increases in viewership while one of their biggest stars is being called a Choke Artist their future Superstar is getting booed and became Public Enemy Number One in Kansas City and the best pitchers in the league can't stop blowing games the 2024 MLB playoffs have already taken 100 twist and turns and it all started with four series between eight teams whose entire Seasons would be decided in just 3 days and for some they ended in the most disappointing ways possible the Braves were projected to win more games than any other team in baseball then the entire roster basically got hurt they snuck in the playoffs on the last day of the season and immediately found out that their star pitcher was also hurt they had to start a guy who pitched one game in MLB All Season he got shelled they pitched Max freed the next day he also got hurt and the Braves got swept by the Padre's the Orioles had similar expectations over the past two years they've had the best record in the AL they won the division last year and over 100 games went the entire season without getting swept one time then went to the playoffs and instantly got swept this year things were supposed to be different they had the fourth best offense in the league but got to the playoffs and couldn't score this Homer by cedri Mullin was literally their only run over the past two years they played five postseason games and only have had a lead for one inning they lost two in a row to the Royals and got swept for the second year in a row the Mets however had the opposite expectations the Mets even being in the Wild Card round seemed unlikely they had lost their first five games of the Season at one point they were 11 games under 500 they only had a 7. 9% chance to make the playoffs at one point but ever since McDonald's mascot Grimace throughout the first pitch at City Field in June they have the best record in baseball now there are grimaces all over New York they've been seen chugging beers during rain delays distracting opposing teams pictures they painted Grimes on the New York subway trains Grimace himself has been riding the train and going crazy with fans now Grimace costumes are everywhere around the stadium and the team even installed a purple seat in the stadium as a tribute to Grimace this team was on the brink of elimination on the last day of the regular season and after blowing a lead against the Braves the Mets looked screwed another [ __ ] CS I held it again and [ __ ] happen again but down to their last two outs their star Short Stop came to the plate and on the very first pitch he saw Lor gets under one to center field Harris going back back near the wall and it's out of here L and now the Mets can't stop pulling off Miracles this earned them a matchup with the Brewers a team that's been beefing with them all season in the very first series of the Season reys Hoskins slid into Jeff mcneel to break up this double play mcneel screamed at him and stuck a finger in his face mcneel called Hoskins the dirtiest player he's ever seen and Hoskins kept calling him a crybaby as the two teams argued on the field things got worse the next day Hoskins went off got three hits including a bomb and the very next time he came to the plate this pitch was thrown behind him Hoskins got upset the pitcher was suspended three games then the Brewers swept the Mets and told them to be quiet after recording the last out fast forward to the last series of the Season Jesse Winker comes to the plate he used to play for the Brewers but hated it he had a terrible season and was even booed by Brewers fans in his final game there's speculation that Winker didn't get along with the Brewers while he was in Milwaukee so when the Brewers got the chance they nailed him with a pitch that was on purpose you think yes 100% and only a week after this these two teams matched up again in the playoffs the Mets barely squeaked in they had played a double header across the country the day before gave up multiple runs in the first inning without even getting an out and once again looked screwed but almost immediately they struck back Jesse Winker came up in the second and hit a triple started staring down Willie adamus while he was rounding the bases tied the game started talking about the Brewers to his own dugout then gotten a screaming match with adamus in the middle of the game adamus told Winker to meet him outside after the game the Mets ended up taking game one and according to adamus he waited in the parking lot for Winker but Winker never showed up in the meantime the tides turned for the Mets they squandered a lead in game two on the back of multiple homers by Jackson Cheerios the Brewers evened up the series then in the winner take all game they were shutting the Mets down after striking out eight times in eight Innings and only getting two hits the entire game the Mets were served a death punch in the seventh backto back home runs had Milwaukee going crazy going into the ninth the Brewers had a 93% chance to win and eliminate the Mets as they put in arguably the best closer in baseball but according to some this actually helped the Mets Devin Williams has two pitches a fast ball and arguably the best change up in baseball however video of this appearance shows that Williams was subconsciously changing his glove position every time he threw a change up his glove was slightly flatter when he threw his change up and more vertical when he threw his fast ball Williams was likely tipping his pitches it may not seem like a big difference at all but M Mo players are trained to watch for things like this teams have employees whose entire job is just to watch for things like this the Mets likely knowing Williams did this before the game probably watched his glove and knew every single pitch that was coming before he threw it Francisco Lindor LED off with a walk then Brandon nmo got a hit bringing up Pete Alonzo to the plate and down by two runs down to their final two outs on a 31 count swinging a Fly ball to right field pretty well hit get freck back at the wall he jumps it's gone he did it he did it Deon Williams had faced the Mets seven times in his career and only gave up one hit he's only given up three runs all year and has only allowed one home run all season but in this game he allowed three hits four runs and a homer in one inning to make matters worse Jesse Winker got hit by a pitch sole second scored and slammed his helmet to put a dagger in the Brew season the Mets somehow advaned setting up a matchup with their Rivals the Phillies while the Brewers season ends with their best pitcher blowing a game when it matters most and that has been a theme this postseason closers can't stop blowing games in the first 23 postseason games there was a game tying or go-ahead home run hit in the seventh inning or later seven different times last year in twice as many games this only happened five times teams keep losing in the most heartbreaking in ways like the Astros who paid their closer $95 million facing the Tigers they had four separate players on their team who made more than the entire Tigers roster combined in the past s years they've been to the ALCS seven times won the AL four times and won the World Series twice they are a juggernaut the Tigers haven't been in the playoffs in a decade they only have two starting pitchers on the roster we're so bad this year they traded away their best players knowing they had no chance at one point only had a. 2% chance to make the playoffs then somehow got in taking the final spot and despite having the worst record in the postseason the worst run differential and the lowest payroll they shocked the Astros in game one in doing so however they used their only reliable starter so in game two the Astros felt good the Tigers didn't have a pitcher get more than than five outs the entire game but somehow held the Astros scoreless through six Innings then facing a guy who only pitched in two MLB games his entire life they scored twice and took the lead the Tigers were now down to their last six outs strung together a couple hits and a wild pitch all of a sudden tied the game with the bases loaded the Astros bring in Josh hater his first three seasons he has six lowest ER R second highest for N and is the second best relever in baseball according to war he is making more money this season than every tiger who played in this game combined he's facing Andy Ian who at only 31 years old is the oldest player on the team he's hitting 161 since July 21st and hasn't had an RBI in over a month but despite this insane matchup and only needing one more strike to get out of this inning on the left field line it is a one run scores two run score everybody SC Andy AB shocks the Astros and the Tigers move on this is essentially a team filled with no buies that you've never heard of and the best pitcher in baseball most teams have five starting pitchers the Tigers have TK scoel that's basically it practically everyone else isn't a starter or a reliever they do both this philosophy is called pitching chaos they're throwing about six different pitchers a game they rarely pitch more than a single inning and even the starter usually only pitches an inning this strategy has worked perfectly for the Tigers down the stretch but in game one their starter couldn't get a single out they gave up five runs in the first inning and couldn't score the entire game the Guardians scored seven and their strategy looked like a complete disaster but the next day Sai Young favorite erck scoel took them out he is the best pitcher in baseball he struck out seven in four Innings got a massive double play to get out of a jam gave up zero runs and told Guardians fans to quote shut the [ __ ] up but at the time this meant nothing because the tigers also couldn't score they hadn't scored a single run in 17 Innings and looked completely lost at the plate but after a double in the eighth all of a sudden they had an opportunity the Guardians brought in the best closer in baseball he throws a 96 mph slider has the second most saves and the lowest ER in MLB facing a 24-year-old rookie who's batting 242 after two strikes he looks completely outmatched but on a onew count shot in left Center it is going to be and Steven Quan makes an amazing Play to save the game this inch was the difference and cost the Tigers the game with class coming out again in the ninth he instantly strikes out the first guy then gets a popup and the Tigers looked like they're going to get shut out again but with two outs Jake Rogers gets a single Trey Sweeney then gets a hit and now the Tigers entire season is up to Carrie Carpenter he is two for2 in the playoffs and didn't even start the game CL goes a 100 mph cutter then a nasty slider he just needs one more strike and decides he's going to throw a slider again hitters only hit 145 against this pitch he hasn't given up a homer on this pitch in two seasons against lefties he hasn't given up a homer on any pitch all year but on a two2 count pitches swung on a high fly ball to right field this one is going to fly this saved the tiger season they returned to Detroit where fans went crazy and all of a sudden the Guardians couldn't get a run in front of the largest crowd in Detroit Tigers history with six different pitchers they shut the Guardians down the tigers with their insane pitching strategy went 20 straight Innings without giving up a single run they finally did in game four but came back and in the seventh they only need seven more outs to win an advance Detroit is going crazy they bring in BO brisy needing just one more out to to get out of the inning when David fry swung on hit a ton deep left green back track wall go this is the eighth game tying or go Ahad home run in the seventh inning or later in this postseason alone and it sets up a winner go home game five in Cleveland once again the Tigers have their Ace on the mound when it matters most and the Guardians look loss however the Tigers also can't get it done they went 0 for five with runners in scoring position and Stranded five runners in the first four Innings but in the fifth Carrie Carpenter connects he breaks the tie up by one they just need to hold the Guardians for five more Innings and Terk scoo looks unhitable but this ground ball gets into the Outfield then Steven Quan gets a hit this weak ground ball somehow ends up getting through and with the bases loaded scuel now has to face the guardian's best hitter he Nails him in a High game with the bases loaded Lane Thomas now comes to the plate for the biggest at bat of his life and on the very first pitch Thomas swings hits a highfly ball deep in the left field it is up it is going to be a slam Terk scoel hadn't given up a run in 28 Innings and just gave up five in one inning the Guardians hold off the Tigers for the rest of the game and just needing one more win to advance the Tigers combined to go two for 25 with Runners and scoring position in their last two games ending their magical run the Guardians are set to face the winner between the Royals and the Yankees a series that predictably got extremely heated but before we get to that a quick word from geology I partnered with geology because I know you guys want clear skin I know you want beautiful hair but I also know there's trillions of products all saying they're the best and nobody has the time to do the research required to actually find the products that will work best for you luckily geology already did that their secret is their products are personalized you just take their 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position player ever and Aon judge the best hitter in baseball but this series he went missing judge went two for 13 and game one he was 0 for four with three strikeouts as people began pointing out he has a higher strikeout rate than any other player in postseason history he came up in game one with a chance to take the lead and struck out the Royals were about to take the lead but woto threw them out the game went back and forth all game in the seventh it was tied Jazz Chisum gets on base then steals he is safe but not everyone is convinced the Royals Challenge and some slow motion replays and screenshots make it look like chism's foot wasn't on the bag but after review the call stands Chisum then immediately scores on an Alex Verdugo hit the Yankees take the lead and win game one all because of this controversial call rules fans were not happy and things got even more contentious in game two once stto gets walked flips his Bat and stares down Cole Reagan he returned the favor by striking out SoDo and staring him down Yankee starter Carlos rodone came out hot struck out the side in the first screamed and stuck his tongue out after after each strikeout but rone ended up struggling and couldn't make it out of the fourth the Royals rallied and won and after the game Mel Garcia who had four hits quoted this tweet and said quote don't celebrate too early Jaz Chisum also had words he had a bomb this game and after the loss said quote we're still going to win it the Royals just got lucky and in Kansas City they did not like this Chisum was introduced and got [Music] booed when he came to the plate he got booed even more grounded out and Royals fans went crazy when he struck out in the sixth they went insane the Royals ended up going on a rally late and got a big hit to score a run and a few batters later with a chance to tie the game Michael Mazi rips one to right get right on the nose stto in Pursuit Dives and he gets by him can't catch it and the game is tied Jon Carlos Stanton breaks the tie with a homer of his own but the Royals instantly responded they got their lead off man on and then Vinnie pastino lines one to Center Line Drve base hit in the center field it was smothered out there I don't know if it was caught it was caught oh my gosh but despite the announcer saying it was a hit this wasn't a hit the Royals couldn't score and lose and the next game facing elimination things got even more chiy after Jazz chism's comments Mel Garcia went to Twitter told the Yankees not to celebrate early and said he doesn't fear anybody then in the sixth inning of game four he slides into second the slide is a little late and shortstop Anthony vulpi makes a little more contact afterwards Jaz Chisum was not a fan of this slide him and Garett Cole confront Mel Garcia and the bench is clear after the game Chisum said he felt like Garcia quote tried to injure was talking a lot on social media and was a sore loser Mel Garcia responded with clown emojis but after this Skirmish the Royals were still down three runs with only four Innings to go their season hangs in the balance Vinnie pastino hits a double that scores a run and wakes up the crowd Tommy fam then gets a single in the seventh bringing the tying run to the plate the Yankees decide to keep gar Cole in to face Kyle Isbell and on a one count sends this one to deep right back go SoDo by the bullpen and he's got it with his back against the bullpen face despite being a foot away from tying this game the Royals fell short while the yanes will advance and face Cleveland on the national league side the divisional series got even more contentious both matchups feature division Rivals the Mets are hot they keep pulling off Miracles and seem like a team of Destiny but the Phillies dominated the division all year they had the second most wins in baseball had the most hostile HomeField advantage in baseball and going into the playoffs were favored to win the World Series and the very first Phillies batter to come to the plate this post season sh watches it hit a ball gone one nothing the dangerous F lineup looked like it was about to explode on the Mets but other than Kyle schwarber the Phillies didn't end up getting another hit until the eighth inning with Zack Wheeler on the mound the Mets also had no chance he struck out nine set a postseason record with 30 swings and misses and only gave up one hit but in the eighth the Phillies went to their Bullpen and all hell broke loose they gave up a combined seven hits and six runs in just two innings the Mets took this momentum in the game twoo took a two- lead and the Phillies offense looked dead their season looked over and fans got impatient Nicholas casianos had chased a few bad pitches already in this series came up and swung and Miss at a ball swung and Miss at another ball and got booed the next pitch he didn't swing and Miss at a ball and Philly fans started sarcastically cheering himar cosos seemed annoyed by this and according to lip reader online mouth quote these fck people he then grounded out on the next pitch and got booed even more the Phillies one of the best offenses in baseball are getting shut down at home a loss basically ends the series and down by three the Mets have an 89% chance to win this game then Bryce Harford comes to the plate and goes yard and before the crowd could even calm down Nicholas cassos comes up and also hits a bomb castanos deep to left just like that this game is TI but just what momentum looked like it had gone to the Phillies Brandon nmo silences the crowd with a go-ahead homer of his own the Phillies then refuse to quit responding with three runs of their own taking the lead only needing three more outs to win this game when the Phillies Bullpen blows it again a game that looked over is now tied and unless the Phillies can score this is going into extras the leadoff man strikes out Kyle schwarber pops out and the inning looks dead but Trey Turner takes a walk then Bryce Harper gets walked and with two outs it all comes down to Nicholas castios just five innings after getting booed he's down to his last strike when on a onew count in the left field down the line it's a fair ball and the Phillies have tied the series the series went to New York where Mets fans were just as hyped to see their team win and all you did the entire game was use inappropriate language inappropriate um gestur oh my god there were grimaces all over the city on subway cars before the game even started and at concerts in the parking lot just 6 months ago this is what their Stadium looked like nobody in the ballpark ow and five hitless through seven feels like rock bottom but for game one it was electric as they watched Pete Alonzo hit his third home run this postseason to give them the lead they did not look back and smoked the Phillies at home now just one win away from going to the NLCS the Mets had a chance early but struck out twice with The Bases Loaded in the second the next inning they had another chance and squandered it again in the fourth they made an error and allowed the Philly to score they squ Ed another opportunity in the fifth but in the sixth the Mets had another chance down by one Francisco Lor came up with the bases loaded the Phillies brought in Carlos Estus he throws Lindor a fast ball and Lindor towards right center field this one is back it is gone gr slam crushing the Philly season a team that had a bullpen ER of 11.

37 in the playoffs that's the fifth worst Bullpen RA in playoff history they blew three leads to lose this series 3 to1 as the Mets wait to play the winner between the Padres and the Dodgers a series that got violent and this was a long time coming since 2017 Dave Roberts basically attacked a Padre's manager the Padre's pissed off the Dodgers by staring at home runs too long getting in a screaming match the Dodgers rocked them in the 2020 playoffs threw their gloves threw their hats made the Padre's mad and told them to go home fernandoo tatis pimped like four homers off the Dodgers in one series was accused of cheating by Dodgers pitcher Trevor Bower only to tell Bower that he was his father plus these fans fought each other in the stands then these guys fought each other in the stands and this guy went viral for flicking off a Dodgers fan the Padre's then shocked the Dodgers and eliminated them from the 20122 playoffs even more fans fought in the stands the Padre's put up a picture of Clayton Kershaw crying after beating them in San Diego more fans fought in the stands and this year Will Smith called jerricks and proar irrelevant he then hit a game-winning double against them the next day and went crazy and that leads us all the way to this year's playoffs where hit the fan immediately the Padre's made a statement instantly going up 30-0 but two innings later the best player alive came to the plate there's a drive it's a bullet was the Prett doubt sh Otani arrives in this clutch Homer ties it and puts the Dodgers right back in the game these two teams go back and forth all game but the Dodgers squeak out a two-run win to go up one Z this makes game two a must win for the Padre's and before they could even blink Muki bets hits a first inning bomb he puts his fist up and starts rounding the bases then realizes this wasn't a homer jxs and proar somehow robbed this home run then celebrated in the face of fans who were also trying to catch it the Padre's got out to a lead thanks to this bomb by Fernando tatis Jr but a few Innings later he got nailed by a pitch the Padres think this was on purpose Manny Machado starts saying something to Jack flarity so when he Strikes Out Machado moments later he tells him to sit the down then in between Innings Manny Machado threw this ball at the Dodgers Dugout they instantly reacted and Machado and flare kept screaming at each other into the next inning but with a 30-0 lead the Padres felt good jerx and proar trolling the fan who he robbed from getting a home run ball earlier in the game went back to him and handed him a ball to make it up to him this fan then throws the ball back on the field and moments later more balls come flying flying on the field profar becomes irate yells at the bleachers umpire and security has to come out on the field beer cans were thrown at Fernando tatis Jr as he just eggs them on more while more things are thrown on the field the Padre's Bullpen also had objects thrown at them as they started beefing with fans as well this causes a 10minute delay as Dodger Stadium is going insane in between Innings Manny Machado gives his team a speech to refocus them and it works the Padre's hit six home runs in this game tying a record for most home runs by one team in postseason history Fernando tatis wouldn't stop egging on fans he gave them fake tears stuck his tongue out at them blew them kisses and hit his second bomb of the game tying the series at one after the game tensions escalated further Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said the problem started with Machado who threw this ball at the Dodgers Dugout said Machado had intent behind this throw said it was intended at Dave Roberts and called it quote unsettling footage of this play became public and was sent to MLB to investigate it but they decided no punishment was necessary this series went back to San Diego and as if it couldn't get any crazier news broke that Dodgers game three starter Walker bu had gotten robbed for his $100,000 watch that weekend at a horse track buer makes the start anyway and gets rocked by the Padre's who go up 6 to1 in the second inning the Dodgers look dead but a grand slam makes this game close however the Padre's hold them off and seal the deal facing the hottest offense in the world the Dodgers now need to win two in a row or they're done and in an extremely hostile environment ment the Dodgers throw nine different pitchers and shut the Padre's down they score eight runs forcing a winner go home game five the first two rounds of the NLB playoffs have seen an insane 41% increase in viewership while this Series has set a record for most watch divisional series since FS1 started broadcasting it a decade ago when UD darish started game two the game was watched by 3. 7 million viewers in America but in Japan this game was watched by 10.