Just make him think he’s facing the Giants and he’ll do fine

Pay Japan to wear Yomiuri Giants unis

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Not a bad prediction

I hated him so much last year. He faced the Giants every single series, and until the last game he was fire.

I feel like we torched him in 21 but then again I don’t think AZ won a single game against the Giants that year (maybe 1?).

Is there any team in the r/NLBest he doesn't own?

8.25 ERA against the dodgers in 2022

😠

Trea Turner gonna need a few more dingers

Saving this comment for September.

Turner is a Floridian so I gotta root for him. When it comes to the Phillies I certainly don't love them but they were the team I grew up watching at spring training (dad wasn't about to take me to Yankees spring training and risk me liking them) so I'll always have a soft spot for them.

Me last postseason

I don’t understand why we used Miles in a blowout but hey in Kelly we trust

Their seasons were extremely similar

Gotta love people nitpicking a 3.37 ERA vs a 3.29 ERA.

I know his implication was that Mikolas should start and I agree with you but think it’s still a valid question in the sense that we could have used them both regardless of who starts.

I don’t disagree, I just think it’s funny how some people are responding.

Mikolas faced the central. Kelly faced the harder NLWest. Similar stats means Kelly is better

isn’t the NL west way more pitcher friendly than the NL central in terms of parks though

Not particularly and the hitters are much deeper

I could be speculating but I think the cardinals told derosa to only use Mikolas in low risk situations.

And what if every game is close, just never throw him? What’s low risk?

That doesn’t make sense. Especially considering Waino started today

When he is on, Woogie can be a stud.

Is that a Something About Mary reference?

Yeah, just look at the guy. He looks shockingly similar to Chris Elliott.

Just hope he uses his strong hand

Kelly’s got this 😤

He was pretty good in '22. Our bullpen is deep enough we can probably make this work.

This is the right take. If he gives 2-3 innings the bullpen should be able to pitch well for the rest

I mean it's gotta be him or Singer, right?

Singer is probably first out of the pen.

Thank god, that worked great last time

Japan fucked Trust me

Japan hasn’t even won their semi yet. We can face Mexico

Japan isn't losing

Have you met Baseball?

Dominican Republic is obviously going to win their pool… Wait

Japan will win i guarantee

Ok bud

Was I wrong

Barely right lol was a great game

Comments like this make them so overrated

Hey have some faith, they won

That’s not even the point you was making it seem like Japan was a juggernaut lol.

Oh dear lord

I get why Verlander, Scherzer, Jake, and others didn’t want to pitch but man the US could have cruised if they had

Mets (and traitor) represent!

Dude, he pitched his heart and soul out for us for 7 years. He’s not a traitor. You’re probably thinking of John Tavares.

🐍🐍🐍

Kelly is pretty good

As long as he isn’t playing the Dodgers hah

This is true for almost anybody though. Sandy had nearly a 5 ERA against them in 2022.

He had the second lowest era last year of any starter pitching for team USA just barely behind Mikolas, he's nothing to sneeze at Edit: Singer was also slightly better but didn't qualify for the era title

Singer had a 3.23 last year.

Sorry, didn't see him because he didn't qualify but that's still not much better than Kelly, my point was just that Merrill Kelly is being disrespected and he is really a solid pitcher, if not quite the ace many people want

He had a rough start but he’s normally not that bad. Let’s see what he can do and all the bullpen is available if it goes awry

I believe in him (I may regret that statement) ^(USUSUS)

He looked a bit lost like time but Merrill the mainstay is not that bad. If his command is on, he’s great. Not dominant but let’s see.

So...Derosa used Mikolas from the pen during a blowout...because Kelly was in the wings?

Per his press conference DeRosa wanted the whole pen available for the final. Plus Cards told him to get Mikolas to 80 pitches.

Makes sense actually, they want him to get some warm up in since he's missing spring training. Low pressure situation, good time to get him on the mound to meet team restrictions.

The martians have the death laser pointed at the earth, the fate of the universe on the line, I want MERRILL KELLY

It’s that guy who looks like that guy with the little hand in Scary Movie 2.

No, it's the guy that looks like Woogie from There's Something About Mary.

No, it’s Roland from Schitt’s Creek

No, it's the evil snow plow man from Nickelodeons Snow Day.

I believe in Merrill the Mainstay

gonna be a rough pitcher's duel when Japan wins tomorrow night

😬

Oh God

I'm a Carson Kelly truther so I'm confident in this pick ngl

Goddammit

Should be Freeland on the bump for the *Free Land*… See what I did there?

I don’t get it

That’s a scary sight

No please no.

Did Mikolas sleep with DeRos wife or something

He just pitched last night.

Who

Saw him pitch last Weds vs. Colombia, in person. I’m just trying to imagine him trying to get Ohtani out and I’m failing.

No disrespect, but who??

My brother in Christ, your team is literally in the NL West

He's a dodgers fan we all know they don't actually watch baseball it's just a excuse to not be stuck in traffic for a few hours lol

A major league pitcher who has played 12 games against the dodgers in the last few years. Who are you?

that's KBO champion and Dbacks ace to you

I'm assuming the person I replied to doesn't know what the KBO is. I'm just trying to put it in the simplest possible terms lol

Zac gallen is our ace and be declined to participate

Waylp