Dodgers fans up in arms over former pitcher's comments about World Series Game 3

Dodgers fans have a lot of lovable flaws, but this might be the most relatable: they’ll sit through a 6-hour, 39-minute baseball hostage situation, then turn around and expect everyone else to treat it like a normal Tuesday.

So when former Dodgers pitcher Brock Stewart admitted he fell asleep during World Series Game 3 and woke up as it was ending, the internet reacted like he’d committed a civic crime instead of experiencing basic human biology. 

Dodgers fans spark an uncomfortable Brock Stewart debate after his Game 3 comment

This wasn’t some breezy nine-inning cruise where you doze off in the sixth and miss a couple insurance runs. This went 18 innings, ended at 11:50 p.m. PST (2:50 a.m. EST), and tied the longest World Series game by innings. The Dodgers just happened to be the team still standing at the end. If Stewart was in Charlotte like he said, his body didn’t “quit” — it filed for bankruptcy.

It’s not like anyone was running low on reasons to be tired. Shohei Ohtani hit two bombs, walked five times, and basically spent the night making Toronto improvise on the fly. Then Freddie Freeman finally put everyone out of their misery with a walk-off in the 18th. That game dragged on so long you could feel people mentally checking the fridge by the 13th.

The wildest part is the comments on X questioning how much Stewart actually cared. He was injured and at home, which means he wasn’t exactly pounding sunflower seeds in the dugout with adrenaline keeping his eyes open. He was on a couch. During the baseball equivalent of a double feature. 

Also, if your standard is “stay awake no matter what,” congratulations, you’ve invented caffeine culture, and it’s miserable. We’re not awarding morality points because someone chugged a Red Bull at 2:30 a.m. to prove they’re a real fan.

If anything, Stewart saying it out loud is kind of perfect. It’s an accidental compliment to how absurd Game 3 was. Dodgers fans should recognize it for what it is: not a bad look — just a very human one.