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Dodgers: Walker Buehler leaves interview after ridiculous tight pants question

Adam Weinrib
Adam Weinrib

Dodgers Way

ARLINGTON, TEXAS - OCTOBER 12: Walker Buehler#21 of the Los Angeles Dodgers leaves the game against the Atlanta Braves during the sixth inning in Game One of the National League Championship Series at Globe Life Field on October 12, 2020 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images)

Dodgers Game 1 starter Walker Buehler had no patience for the dumbest question of all time about his tight pants.

Were you curious about Walker Buehler’s extremely tight pants on Monday night, amid all the other on-field drama? Then, congrats! You might just have what it takes to get into the Dodgers media corps.

Buehler scuffled through another laborious opener, walking a career-high five men before turning things over to a bullpen that could only maintain the status quo for so long.

As a result, the Dodgers suffered a tough 5-1 loss, with all four tie-breaking runs coming dramatically in the ninth. It was a depressing scene in a depressing ballpark (Arlington’s own dimly-lit Globe Life Field), and after the game ended, nobody wanted to talk about the particulars of the affair. Just hand the ball to Kershaw and move on.

Well, except for one intrepid reporter who decided to ask a despondent Buehler about the topic we all needed clarity on: His pants, which were “trending on Twitter.” Buehler did … not take it well!

A good ol’ fashioned Storm Out! We don’t love what led to it, but we do love to see that type of energy from our bulldog.

Legitimately, you’ve got to wonder what the reporter thought he’d be getting out of this. “No way, get out of town, my PANTS were trending? On Twitter?! The very pants I had on tonight?! OK, that is a hoot. I’m gonna go tell Blake and Kiké, that’s gonna blow their minds. Thanks a lot, mister. YOU, sir, have saved the series.”

Of course, there’s also a very important flip side to this conversation.

Yup. The 24-hour news cycle would have a field day with that one. Instead, very little criticism has been levied on the asker. Extreme and clear double standard.

For now, let’s try to save the “all in good fun” questions for victories, eh? Perhaps when the entire series is over?

Adam Weinrib

Adam Weinrib

Adam Weinrib is a Content Director on the FanSided network, and has been the co-editor at Yanks Go Yard and Dodgers Way for 4 years. He also co-hosts The Baseball Insiders Podcast twice weekly, alongside FanSided MLB insider Robert Murray, as well as the Yanks Go Yard Podcast. Previously, he was a Senior Editor at 12up.com, and has been covering MLB and NFL for eight years. Previously, he was a headline and features contributor at ClickHole and Onion Sports, as well as the Associate Producer of the ESPN 30 for 30 film "Believeland". An avowed fan of the New York sports teams -- specifically the Yankees -- as well as the North Carolina Tar Heels, you can find Adam complaining mid-game on Twitter, as well as on Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn if the game goes really poorly.