JotCast | 2017 NLDS Game 5 Live Blog

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That Guy

5:27

Worse contract: Heyward or Ellsbury?

Jeff Sullivan

5:27

Ellsbury is 34 years old

And Turner is aboard with a broken-bat floinker. Dangerous guy to have on to lead off

5:28

Hailing like crazy all of a sudden here in Portland, OR. If hell has frozen over, maybe that means the Nats are winning an elimination game

5:29

Easy steal for Turner. Even despite his inconsistent hitting he is an underrated all-around player

Philip Christy

5:29

Why the FUCK didn't Jackson run to first last night?

Jeff Sullivan

5:29

He might still be waiting

Matt Vasgersian

5:29

If Nats have any chance, they need Gonzalez to go at least 6 innings, no matter how he pitches.

Show Hey O'Tawny

5:30

Who the hell starts NLCS game 1 if Gio, Roark, and Scherzer go today?

Jeff Sullivan

5:30

Roark could probably go if he only got an inning

Weird running catch in center by Almora

Mojo Hill

5:31

Still makes no sense to me to have Werth batting 2nd and Murphy-Rendon 5-6

Jeff Sullivan

5:31

Never made sense to have Alcides Escobar batting leadoff

5:32

Fun fact I learned last night about Bryce Harper: he sees by far the fewest inside fastballs for any left-handed hitter

Maybe that's obvious but there you go

Sadman

5:32

how do you handle stealing bases in high leverage games like this one? conservative, aggressive or just regular type?

Jeff Sullivan

5:32

Mostly regular. I'd trust a guy like Turner to know what he's doing

STL

5:32

I find it shocking that no one else thought to pinch hit for Heyward in the first : /

Jeff Sullivan

5:33

Several commenters did!

Lunar verLander

5:33

Quite a few middle infielder blunders the past few games; no reason to suspect it's indicative of anything, just random coincidences, right?

Jeff Sullivan

5:33

Juiced grass

Quality spoil by Harper on that low-away changeup

5:34

And Turner is out trying for home on the grounder. Great job by Baez making up for his earlier flub

That Guy

5:34

Quick reminder that Bryce Harper is STILL younger than either Aaron Judge or Jose Altuve

Pie

5:34

Live by the Trea, die by the Trea

Ben

5:35

who doesn't love Baez

Jeff Sullivan

5:35

Probably Brian McCann

Thomas

5:35

Jeff, what has surprised you most this postseason (can be anything regarding baseball)?

Jeff Sullivan

5:35

Kluber

Or the soft spot I've unexpectedly had for the Yankees

David

5:35

it cannot possibly be true that the best middle infield arm belongs to a second baseman right?

Jeff Sullivan

5:35

It's Simmons

Hello Jeff

5:36

did Andrelton Simmons die?

Jeff Sullivan

5:36

If he did that's a horrible way of breaking the news

Ben

5:36

Bryce Harper is STILL younger than either Aaron Judge or Jose Altuve......... um, won't he always be?

New Guy

5:36

Pardon my newness, but how's this work? We comment and you decided which ones to let through?

Jeff Sullivan

5:36

Basically, yes. But there are hundreds of people in here. It is very overwhelming

Luber

5:37

idk how mets fans tolerate ron darling year round

Jeff Sullivan

5:37

I find that he's a lot better doing the Mets-specific broadcast. I don't know what happens to his brain when he has to go national

And Zimmerman whiffs at a perfect changeup. 1-0 Cubs after 1

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