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The story
As the Dodgers push deeper into the MLB playoffs, a 5ch live-commentary thread lit up over news that Yoshinobu Yamamoto will start again the day after tomorrow. Posters repeatedly questioned the decision to slot him as the “number three” starter — some pointed to a tactical reason (he reportedly performs better on the road than at home), while others just vented frustration at the other starters. Shohei Ohtani’s hitting drew mixed reviews too: he hit a leadoff home run, but also had a moment that helped the opposing team win.
What people said
We'll probably just drop the rest in a row after that.
The historical stats back that up too.
what did he even learn from Yamamoto?
Someone other than Ohtani will come through.
he was useless all season too.
The Cy Young stuff is ancient history at this point.
On pure ability, Yamamoto's the obvious number one.
Even the White Sox had Taylor throw 4 innings — that was nuts too.
They're planning ahead for exactly this kind of situation.
Apparently his road stats are better than his home stats.
"Snell-boy" (a mocking nickname punning on Snell's name) is seriously not someone you can trust.
If push comes to shove, you can always send him to the bullpen.
He's got that "trump card" feel to him.
It's not like he's the only one who's lost it, though.
Even Dodgers fans all say Yamamoto's the ace.
everyone on the roster's gotten older and washed too.
At the end of the day the rotation's just too stacked.
Skubal, Yamamoto, Ohtani, Snell, Glasnow — they're all ace-caliber, and they all pulled their weight through the season.
He got a lucky hit.
Leadoff home run.
He was a huge contributor (to the other team's win).
The other team must be sick of him — doesn't feel like they can touch him after the first inning.
Re: #64
Everyone was gloating over him last year — did Ohtani already fall off after just one season?
Wasn't he MVP two or three years running?
Since the World Series began in 1903, there have only been 15 cases of back-to-back titles. Of those, only 4 teams managed three-peats or more: the Yankees (1936–39 and 1949–53), the Athletics (1972–74), and the Yankees again (1998–2000).
This gets said about every sport, but why act like "data" is needed for something this obvious?
Of course the team that's already up 1-0 has a higher win rate from that point on — that's just math.
Background and key points of this discussion
The thread’s premise is the starting rotation as the Dodgers advance through the MLB playoffs. As one reply notes, only four franchises since 1903 have won three or more consecutive World Series titles (the Yankees in the 1930s-50s, the Athletics in the 1970s, and the Yankees again around 2000) — a reminder of just how hard the feat the Dodgers are chasing really is. Where the thread splits is over the question of “why is Yamamoto only the number-three starter,” with some questioning his ability and others pointing to a tactical reason: that his stats are better on the road than at home. A point readers can easily misread is that being “number three” in the rotation doesn’t mean a downgrade in ability — it actually reflects both high trust in Yamamoto and deliberate, careful use of him. Despite the inflammatory tone of the thread title, the overall assessment of Yamamoto within the posts themselves is highly positive.
*This article is compiled from excerpts and a summary of a thread titled “[Sad news] Yoshinobu Yamamoto handed yet another must-not-lose game the day after tomorrow lolololololololololol” on 5ch’s “Nandemo Jikkyo G” (general live-commentary) board.
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