"I'm pretty sure the guys kind of felt the velocity a little bit more,"
"But there's nothing that we can do. That's not going to be an excuse for us to underperform."
"We were rested. I thought we were in a good spot. We had a 2-0 lead. So I don't think that had anything to do with it."
"I don't care if it's a month off. Find a way to be ready."
The Dodgers completed a 162-game regular season plus 10 playoff games before sweeping the Brewers in the NLCS, which produced a weeklong break. The week off was the team's longest since February, and the Dodgers struggled in an 11-4 World Series Game 1 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays. Players noted a possible drop in perceived velocity but declined to use the layoff as an excuse. Manager Dave Roberts said the break did not affect the team's readiness. Blake Snell acknowledged he needed to perform better after a 10-day gap between starts.
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