In a world where momentum actually exists and has a real and tangible impact on a wide range of baseball games, the Los Angeles Dodgers would probably go on to defeat the New York Mets in Game 2 of the NLCS season opener. this tournament with an overwhelming 9-0 victory. Lindor’s opening hit put the Mets on track and also boded ill for the Dodgers on their bullpen day. Ryan Brasier finished that first inning and gave way to Landon Knack and this is where the game really and truly changed. With two outs, the Mets pushed their lead to two runs and first base open, Dodgers manager Brian Roberts made the entirely reasonable decision to let Lindor walk.

Mark Vientos Took It Personal Sweatshirt

One thing that is real and tangible in baseball is pettiness. So when Mark Vientos realized that Francisco Lindor had been abandoned to the Dodgers and that Landon Knack was going to take his chance on him, it was like you could hear Michael Jordan from The Last Dance say “I considered that.” is personal”, instead of Vientos himself. If any team can respect intentional walks, it’s the Dodgers. Ultimately, this led to one of the funniest moments of the 2022 season when the Dodgers were in Chicago to take on Tony La Russa’s Chicago White Sox.

As the White Sox were in the early stages of their continued collapse into chaos, La Russa made the puzzling decision to walk then-Dodgers shortstop Trea Turner with the score 1- 2. That brought in Max Muncy and it didn’t end well for La Russa at all. After the match, Muncy declared that IBB “kind of gave me something” and sometimes, that little something is all you need.